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A competitor who enters the shut pitlane can only do so for a safety related reason. Failure to comply means disqualification

Marshal’s solution to safety car chaos

Your column suggests a solution to safety car chaos (Club Autosport, 17 June). However, I believe a better version is this: just before the safety car joins the track the pitlane is shut. Once the safety car is withdrawn and all race cars have passed the flag stand, the pitlane is reopened. Any competitor in the pits at the time of closing is allowed to rejoin at the rear of the train as the cars pass the pit exit.

A competitor who enters the shut pitlane can only do so for a safety related reason. Failure to comply means disqualification.

A version of this procedure was successfully used in world sportscar races run in the 1970s and 1980s.

If someone’s got a copy of the old yellow book of FISA regs I’m certain it’s in there.

Howard Bayliss (motorsport marshal since 1967)

By email

Interesting idea, not sure about the execution

After reading your interesting preview of Pure ETCR

(17 June), I decided to tune in to see how things panned out. Unfortunately, with the needlessly complicated format, a reliance on broadcasting gimmicks, and a lack of on-track action for much of the event, I’m not sure I’ll be coming back. Perhaps the FIA’S Electric GT series will bring us something more entertaining in 2023?

Tom Elliott

By email

See World of Sport, page 45 – ed

Archive stirs memories of halcyon days

I always enjoy your From the Archive feature, and particularly so from a couple of weeks ago with F2 from Thruxton (10 June).

What a great series that was – large, competitive grids, close racing and above all unlimited accessibility to the teams and drivers via paddock transfers.

As a young boy, Easter weekend was eagerly awaited in order to watch at first hand the cars being prepared under awnings, and mixing both with the established stars as well as with those drivers of tomorrow.

Autographs and photos were easy to gather and those memories still vividly resonate today.

Hugh Wroth

Marlborough, Wiltshire

Here’s one-time Formula 1 world championship podium finisher Reine Wisell (above) waiting in parc ferme in his Lotus 69 ahead of the 1971 BARC 200 at Thruxton – ed

Time for Toto to turn up the heat?

Might we now see Toto Wolff’s renowned relaxed, empowering and facilitative management style become rather more taut? Graeme Innes-johnstone

Elland, West Yorks