Drivers Meeting Notes
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This is a TOWARDS ZERO WASTE event Pack it in / Pack it out No Recycling bins No rubbish bins All food vendors are using compostable plates, cups, etc There are two Zero Waste lounges - at Manuka and Bronte streets with compost bins and sinks to rinse your own containers The Child Cancer Foundation crew and the Road Marshalls have rubbish bags for you to take ALL of your rubbish (and any you find!) home with you Let's show the spectators that the drivers can keep the grid clean! LOST KIDS: Report to the Zero Waste Lounges Grid Line Up for Heats, Semis, Finals AND Grudge Races All Zoomers' trolleys line up Then all Sprinters Then all Rockets After crossing the finish line, ride your brakes so that you come to a gradual stop a metre or so before (but NOT DIRECTLY in front of) the hay bales NEW TIMING SYSTEM - with Traffic Lights Red Means Stop Amber means be ready Green means GO The Grudge Races will be used as a practice for the new timing system SHUTTLES: Loading trolleys into the shuttles at the bottom of the hill Load your own trolley under guidance of the truck driver Drivers CAN return to the top in the trucks and vans Before you head back up the hill, make sure you know which truck your trolley is on Unloading trolleys out of the shuttles at the top of the hill Help to unload trolleys at the top of the hill As soon as the truck is unloaded, line up your trolley in the Grid and stay there, moving a little further down the hill after each and every heat No parking signs apply to ALL vehicles, including trolley drivers utes, cars and trailers, etc If you are using your own vehicle to shuttle your trolley up the hill, do NOT obstruct the shuttle trucks No promise of four heats per trolley If it looks like we're going to run out of time, the first to suffer will be: the ROCKETS, then the SPRINTERS, then the ZOOMERS So... there is an incentive for the grown-ups to behave like adults and lend a hand SEMI FINALS 12 fastest trolleys in each grade progress to the Semi Finals Seeding the Semis Semi 1: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th fastest trolleys in each grade from the heats Semi 2: 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th fastest trolleys in each grade from the heats FINALS: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd from each semi (i.e. SIX trolleys) will proceed to the Finals NIPPERS TROLLEYS: Trolleys that have made it into the Zoomers, Sprinter or Rockets final AND are being run in The Nippers need to get back up the hill quickly! Possibly just pushed back up after Nippers! CRAZY RUNS: Do NOT go in the Crazy Runs if you are in the Monarchs. Your trolley will not come back!! MONARCH OF THE HILL: 2 pushers, 15 metres start gate. Pushers' feet start on up-hill line Pushers feet must not cross the lower line while they are still touching the trolley. The next pair of trolleys will be released as the trolleys before crosses the St Josephs pedestrain crossing If you crash, remove your trolley - if possible, BEHIND the straw barrier PRIZE GIVING: All trolleys will be left at the bottom of the hill after the Crazy Runs and The Monarch of the Hill. Concours d'Elegance During the RUNNING OF THE BALLS SET-UP we would like as many trolleys as possible to be angle-parked - on the LEFT side of the road (heading downhill) in the 90m ABOVE the finish line truck - to create a Concours d'Elegance style setting for the Prize Giving SAFETY: Zoomers and newbies: Remember it is okay to use your brakes until you get used to the hill Helmets are COMPULSORY Collingwood Street will be opened to vehicles in the event of an emergency Please take care of the neighbours fences and verge Help each other out, the trolley derby is about having some fun and thrills not stress Enjoy yourself
