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There are two types of ‘ Trackside Team ’ which comprises of some who mainly cover the Flag Posts and the Pick Up Groups couture but sometimes under the radar in our collective consciousness - do on a typical WorldSBK weekend ? Probably more , and more nuanced , things than you first imagined . John explains the breadth of the operation “ The marshals on duty fall into four groups ,” he said , “ the ‘ Pitlane Team ,’ monitoring activities in Pitlane including the opening and closing of the pit exit at the start of sessions , and the build up to race starts . At race starts they cover each row with a grid number and yellow flag to warn of stalled bikes . The ‘ Recovery Team ’ has vans and bikes around the circuit to return fallen , but uninjured , riders and their bike to the team ’ s garage . They also start and end the weekend by distributing the flags , number boards and other equipment to the corners .” Even the trackside guys , the ones you are most likely to see on TV , have two specialisations to fulfil . “ There are two types of ‘ Trackside Team ’ which comprises of some who mainly cover the Flag Posts and the Pick Up Groups , who will initially go out to recover any fallen rider and their bike back behind the barriers . Of these the most important are the flags , since these are our means of communicating to the riders .”
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