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When the flagger was on the track

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Jay Mooney:
Tex Enright was 5 Mile Point Speedway's flagger for a season or two in the mid-70's.  If I remember right, he would start the races by throwing the green from the inside of the front stretch.  After the last car passed him, he'd run across the track and climb up into the starter's stand before the field came back around to complete lap one. 

The Point also had a flagger, I can't remember his name, in '79-'80 who would stand on the inside of the front stretch and start the races by simultaneously waving the green and hopping across the track as the cars came out of four.  He'd make it out of harm's way and up to the fence by the time the cars got to the start finish line.

JC124:
I believe John Rohner ? was the other flagger at FMP that started races from the track

Sunfish112:
I remember one time at Canadaiguia Speedway Bobby Watson was down on the track for the line up. He would skip backwards when this one time he tripped and fell on his butt, almost getting run over by a couple drivers, The crowd cheered and laughed at him as his nice white pants were all muddy. Fortunately he didn't get run over.

grb716:
Middletown, new york.  mid to late 60's. native american flagger would flag from a kitchen table on the inside of the track.  Only went once. That day some one came off the track and took the table out from under him.  Must have happened often cause they had another table ready.

Bobp:
This years hangover race at ransomville the starter waved the green flag from the front strech

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