Signs a break is more than 30 seconds

Stuart

Having moved behind a break yesterday in a race I was just wondering how many riders knew that the gap is a least thirty seconds if the assistant comm moves behind the break.
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JONNO · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:20 am Post subject:

I always thought it was 45 seconds. How about setting a bit of a quiz up on rules of racing for us? Very Happy

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Stuart · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:24 am Post subject:

30 seconds is the minimum a break has to have before an assistant commissaire would move behind the break.

60 seconds is the minimum a break has before a team vehicle is allowed to move up to the break.

Obviously, a slight touch of common sense comes in to play and normally one would watch the break before moving behind it in case it came back or summat.
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dockeca · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject:

Stuart is right in essence, 30 seconds for commissaire and possibly neutral service, at least 60 seconds for team cars. Getting out is sometimes left a bit closer, sometimes down to 45 seconds for team cars, 30 seconds for the neutral but down to 20-25 seconds for the commissaire car. It all depends on how quickly the gap is opening and/or closing and the road situation, whether it's easy to get out or not. One thing any rider can be certain of, when the moto-comm comes out it's probably close to all over!
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SteveO · Div 1 Pro Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 6161

I'm normally a lot more than 30 seconds behind the break. Embarassed

Stuart · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

Voodoo · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject:

Matt Clinton · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I don't think anyone really knew. We had some idea when one of the cars pulled over before Islip, but we didn't know a time until Dave Coulson went and asked you Stuart, even then we were a bit unsure of what the gap was, hence I think the reason everyone was going through and off so well.
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Des · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject:

How does this work at Hillingdon then Wink

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Voodoo · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject:

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dockeca · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject:

Me too! I've got a long memory....
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