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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
244 days, just over eight months between one race meeting finishing and the next one starting.
Rob Lee
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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2020 – The year of the marshal
As we start a new year and a new decade, we also work our way closer to the start of another circuit racing season. The time of year when...
Rob Lee
Jan 30, 20203 min read
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Marshalling and the Internet
Do you remember a time before the internet, Facebook, Twitter and the entire social platform? I may have been privileged enough to have...
Rob Lee
Sep 24, 20194 min read
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Life over the edge
You’ve probably heard many drivers in motorsport talk about ‘Life on the Edge’ the perfect balance of exploring the limits of what is...
Rob Lee
Jun 5, 20195 min read
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Five tracks to marshal this year
As I said in my blog ‘Five ways to make 2019 the marshalling year for you’, the season is very much approaching and your calendars are...
Rob Lee
Feb 22, 20194 min read
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A Day in the life – Motorsport Marshal – Part Two
Last year I wrote part one to a day in the life of a motorsport marshal and it was rather successful, so I decided to follow it up with...
Rob Lee
Feb 16, 20195 min read
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A day in the life – Motorsport marshal – part one
After seeing a blog about the day in the life of a digital communications officer, I thought it would be an idea to do a blog or two...
Rob Lee
Nov 1, 20184 min read
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A Taste of something new
There are moments and experiences in marshalling that don’t come around very often and if you are ever offered or get the chance, you...
Rob Lee
Oct 19, 20183 min read
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A wall of invisible orange
As the chequered flag falls on a race the crowds erupt into a roar of emotion, whether their driver won or not, it is vocally expressed....
Rob Lee
Sep 14, 20184 min read
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Finding My Feet
After just six race meetings of being an Incident Officer I find myself writing about it? Before it goes against me that I’m either too...
Rob Lee
May 17, 20183 min read
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That colour doesn’t suit me!
Over the years that I have been marshalling I’ve heard many people, many non-marshals, have a dig at our overalls. Some have called them...
Rob Lee
Apr 26, 20183 min read
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Marshal Journey: Track to Experienced
Following last year’s blog by Andrew Garrett on what it takes for a marshal to get from the Trainee grade to the Track grade, or White to...
Rob Lee
Nov 2, 20174 min read
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When it’s not Motorsport, It’s Motorsport!
The title may be a confusing one, but you’ll have to bear with me, as every marshal knows that when they aren’t at the track they...
Rob Lee
Oct 27, 20173 min read
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The Master of the Blue Flag.
To many, flagging is an art, to some it is uncharted territory, for the few it is the only marshalling way of life, but for all of us it...
Rob Lee
Oct 19, 20174 min read
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Life’s a Beach! Where’s the Track?
In a previous blog, I wrote about how you sometimes need to take a short break away from marshalling and that it helps clear the mind and...
Rob Lee
Oct 12, 20174 min read
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Can You Do It on a Cold, Wet Weekend in Anglesey?
As I sit here listening to the sound of the rain hit my window, it got me thinking about two things. The first is the old saying in...
Rob Lee
Sep 28, 20173 min read
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Marshalling
Motorsport! Glitz, Glamour, that Rock and Roll lifestyle by the sea, on yachts, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous. Champagne on...
Rob Lee
Sep 14, 20173 min read
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The Power of Positivity!
There will be many ups and downs during your days marshalling, some days you’re buzzing around with the best hobby in the world, the next...
Rob Lee
Sep 7, 20173 min read
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Out With the Old, In With the New!
There are many thinks that change within marshalling, some take a bit of time like updates to a race track, we see race series come and...
Rob Lee
Aug 10, 20173 min read
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Going into the Learning Curve
Before you start reading I want you to ask yourself these two question: Have you learnt anything new at marshalling this year? Why should...
Rob Lee
Jun 1, 20173 min read
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