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Flaggers are getting worse all the time
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[QUOTE="Rider 007, post: 812736, member: 17322"] Oldguy, Glad to see someone else has noticed the lack of competency in flaggers, even at the top levels of MX and SX. The incident that first got my attention was the Atlanta SX (94 I believe). It was the 125 class and a rider had gone down on the backside of the triples, to the left. The flagger walks out onto the top of the first jump and diplays the yellow flag. Problem was, HE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE JUMP! Pichon was still a ways from this section but it was clear that if the rider and bike weren't removed from the track he was going to be directed right into the downed rider. My friends thought I overreacting when I started saying (loudly) that we're fixing to have a big mess. As Pichon got closer, it was obvious what was going to happen. I stood up and started screaming for the flagger to move to the other side of the jump (fat chance of being heard, it was just my natural reaction). I'm sure you've seen the clip of what happened next. Pichon took off on the left side of the triple and when he could see what he was about to land on, he pushed the bike down and stepped over the bars, ejecting at the height of his jump. He hit the ground so hard that his head whipped forward with such velocity that his goggles flew off. Unbelievable whiplash. He tumbled and then jumped up, only to pass out and collapse. No doubt a delayed reaction to the headsnap. It was a miracle that someone wasn't killed. Ever since then I tend to watch the flaggers at the track to see what goes on. It isn't pretty and Milville was another example, only more high profile. Something really bad is going to happen if the AMA doesn't step up and fix this. And then they're going to be sued for negligence. The worst part is that it could have been avoided. :ride: [/QUOTE]
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