[autoavia]

There was a damaged car which had pulled to the side of the circuit. It was a danger to other drivers so, quite rightly, there were yellow flags. It was unfortunate that a lot of other cars were on their last flying lap but that is the risk you take in waiting until the last moments of qualifying so that the track is in what is perceived as the best condition for a fastest lap. 

 As far as slot car marshalling goes I will call out to as politely as possible to a marshal who has been distracted and hasn't realised that my car has gone off but there is no justification for berating a marshal because you don't think they have been fast enough getting your car back into the slot.

 Many years ago I competed in motorcycle trials. Each section (or hazard) was watched over by a volunteer observer who recorded the number of marks a rider lost for putting their feet down, stopping or going outside the marked limits of the section. At one time some of the better riders thought it was reasonable to argue with the observers about the number of marks they had lost in a section. As a result it became more and more difficult to find volunteer observers and at some events the organising club's riders had to share observer duties on a section as well as ride.