On Course Flag Designations
On Course Flag Designations
Coastal Driving School Flag Usage
WAVING YELLOW
Meaning: An immediate hazard on course.
Driver: As soon as seen, check your mirrors, slow down a lot (50% speed or less), change line as needed and be prepared to stop. Do not pass.
Turn worker: Wave flag with a figure 8 motion as a first response to an on-track hazardous incident (spin, shunt, etc.)
Driver: As soon as seen, check your mirrors, slow down a lot (50% speed or less), change line as needed and be prepared to stop. Do not pass.
Turn worker: Wave flag with a figure 8 motion as a first response to an on-track hazardous incident (spin, shunt, etc.)
STANDING YELLOW
Meaning: Caution for a potential hazard.
Driver: Immediately check mirrors, slow to 75% of speed or less, be alert, do not pass.
Turn worker: Hold flag steady at top and bottom.
Driver: Immediately check mirrors, slow to 75% of speed or less, be alert, do not pass.
Turn worker: Hold flag steady at top and bottom.
SLIPPERY TRACK
Meaning: Oil, water, other substance on track.
Driver: Check your mirrors, slow down, evaluate track surface conditions. Oil is hard to see. Avoid driving through gravel, you will lift it into cars behind you. Prepare to avoid cars in front of you which may have slowed greatly.
Turn worker: Display standing for any traction hazard. May show with waving yellow.
Driver: Check your mirrors, slow down, evaluate track surface conditions. Oil is hard to see. Avoid driving through gravel, you will lift it into cars behind you. Prepare to avoid cars in front of you which may have slowed greatly.
Turn worker: Display standing for any traction hazard. May show with waving yellow.
PASSING SITUATION
Meaning: Potential passing situation. A faster car is approaching.
Driver: Check your mirrors. Signal overtaking car to pass at next suitable location.
Turn worker: Display held steady when faster car is approaching or has caught slower car. Advise control of failure to heed.
Driver: Check your mirrors. Signal overtaking car to pass at next suitable location.
Turn worker: Display held steady when faster car is approaching or has caught slower car. Advise control of failure to heed.
MEATBALL
Meaning: Mechanical malfunction.
Driver: Check your mirrors. Slow down, put arm out and up, move off line. Evaluate car for unexpected conditions (sounds, handling etc.). Either pull off in a safe place or proceed slowly to black flag or tech station at the head of grid.
Turn worker: Display flag with car number.
Driver: Check your mirrors. Slow down, put arm out and up, move off line. Evaluate car for unexpected conditions (sounds, handling etc.). Either pull off in a safe place or proceed slowly to black flag or tech station at the head of grid.
Turn worker: Display flag with car number.
FURLED BLACK
Meaning: Warning of driving infraction.
Driver: Discontinue unacceptable driving behavior or face open black flag.
Turn worker: Point the furled black flag at the offending car.
Driver: Discontinue unacceptable driving behavior or face open black flag.
Turn worker: Point the furled black flag at the offending car.
OPEN BLACK
Meaning: Driving infraction.
Driver: Check mirrors. Reduce speed. Proceed immediately to the grid via designated course exit. Once in the grid proceed slowly to the black flag station at the head of grid.
Turn worker: Display flag and car number.
Driver: Check mirrors. Reduce speed. Proceed immediately to the grid via designated course exit. Once in the grid proceed slowly to the black flag station at the head of grid.
Turn worker: Display flag and car number.
FULL COUSE BLACK
Meaning: Session ends/pauses now.
Driver: Check mirrors. Reduce speed. Proceed via course exit at reduced speed to grid for further instructions. Do not go to the pits; the steward may want a word with the group.
Turn worker: This black flag will be displayed at all turns held steady top and bottom..
Driver: Check mirrors. Reduce speed. Proceed via course exit at reduced speed to grid for further instructions. Do not go to the pits; the steward may want a word with the group.
Turn worker: This black flag will be displayed at all turns held steady top and bottom..
WHITE
Meaning: Service or emergency vehicle on track.
Driver: Use caution; be prepared to avoid emergency/service vehicle on track. You may pass a moving emergency/service vehicle if pointed to do so. If the vehicle is parked be sure to pass it at greatly reduced speed as workers may be on/near the track.
Turn worker: Display flag held steady. May be shown concurrently with yellow flag.
Driver: Use caution; be prepared to avoid emergency/service vehicle on track. You may pass a moving emergency/service vehicle if pointed to do so. If the vehicle is parked be sure to pass it at greatly reduced speed as workers may be on/near the track.
Turn worker: Display flag held steady. May be shown concurrently with yellow flag.
WHITE
Meaning: STOP !! On-track emergency.
Driver: Check your mirrors. Put your arm out and up. Safely come to a full stop off line and in sight of a turn worker and visible from behind. Stay in the car and belted. Move on only when signaled to do so by a turn worker or safety worker.
Turn worker: This flag will be displayed at all turns held steady top and bottom.
Driver: Check your mirrors. Put your arm out and up. Safely come to a full stop off line and in sight of a turn worker and visible from behind. Stay in the car and belted. Move on only when signaled to do so by a turn worker or safety worker.
Turn worker: This flag will be displayed at all turns held steady top and bottom.
WHITE
Meaning: This is the Last lap. Begin your cooldown, prepare to come in.
Driver: Last lap. Continue to practice or slow down and begin cooling the car. You must continue to let faster traffic pass. Return to the pits via normal course exit.
Turn worker: This flag will be displayed at all turns held steady top and bottom.
Driver: Last lap. Continue to practice or slow down and begin cooling the car. You must continue to let faster traffic pass. Return to the pits via normal course exit.
Turn worker: This flag will be displayed at all turns held steady top and bottom.
WHITE
Meaning: Course is clear.
Driver: Course is clear. Go safely and have fun.
Driver: Course is clear. Go safely and have fun.
Drivers should acknowledge flags by a head nod or hand wave to the worker displaying it