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Originally Posted by Tim
We use the radios in ASCS. They're good for line-ups, etc. (although I think the infield officials should also have a black board as well as the radios in case of radio malfunction), but it's been my experience that I've seen the yellow light long before I heard it in my ear. Remember, the person transmitting has to see the yellow before they can warn the drivers and, usually, by that time I've already seen the light.
Some tracks previously had a system in which a yellow light came on on the car dash anytime the flagman flipped on the track yellow. This may have helped, but things happen pretty fast out there, especially when you're looking into the sun.
Tim Simmons
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I am sure things happen very quickly, I've raced things that were not nearly as powerful as sprints and things happened quickly even then. I was just eluding to situations such as Terre Haute where dust/sun was blinding and drivers couldn't see an accident nearly a straightaway ahead of them.