| Location | These are spread out on the course with the precise location depending on the course layout. |
| Staffing Level | Two participants |
| Equipment | Radio, Fire Extinguisher, Yellow Flag |
| Job Description | – Watch the cones in your area as cars go by
– Check any that nudged, replacing any that are knocked out of place – Report associated penalties over the radio – Watch for safety concerns and stop vehicles by deploying the Yellow Flag |
| Safety Notes | – Share the workload with your partner
– Watch your partner’s back when they are on course replacing cones |
Type 2: Stop Box (if applicable)
| Location | At the area following the finish line |
| Staffing Level | One or two participants |
| Equipment | Radio, Yellow Flag |
| Job Description | – Watch for even the slightest contact between vehicles and any cone in the stop box area
– Report any contact over the radio – Restore any touched cone to its starting position – Watch for safety concerns and stop vehicles by deploying the Yellow Flag |
| Safety Notes | – Do not turn your back to oncoming traffic |
A Bit About Cone Penalties
Each cone that is standing upright on the course will have a box around its base, commonly referred to as the “chalk box”. The graphic below describes when a cone penalty is and isn’t warranted. If you’re better with words, a penalty is warranted whenever the cone is knocked over, regardless of its position relative to the chalk box; or if it's standing and no longer touching any part of the chalk box.
If a vehicle nudges a cone, but not enough to get a penalty, marshals are expected to put the cone back into the center of the chalk box. If a penalty is warranted, put the cone back in the chalk box and use the radio as follows:
- Press the button to transmit
- Speak clearly into the radio, “Car XX, Y cone(s)”
- The timing tent will acknowledge your call. If they don’t, wait a minute or two and repeat.