AMTRA 

Corner Man System

 

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CORNER MAN BASICS

 

You have a lead rider (in front all day) and a tail-man (at the back all day)! They usually both wear bright vests so you know who they are. You ride between them all day!

If you are behind the lead rider coming up to a corner, he will point at the corner. This means you stop your bike, face it in the direction he went. Once everyone has passed the sweep rider will wave you on, to go in front of him.

Often, when riding down main roads with tracks running off them the lead rider may not drop corner-men there, as it is obvious that they are not turning!
 

RIDERS RESPONSIBILITIES NEVER LEAVE YOUR CORNER.

 

Sometimes you can be there for 1 hour if someone has broken down. Stay at your corner . The system depends on everyone! 

• Nod at the lead rider so he knows you recognize you have to stop when he is pointing.

• If you are behind the lead rider and you pass a corner that the lead rider does not see, that you think people may get confused on, stop anyway.

• Be careful when passing people. Enduro's are for racing, not trail rides. If someone is behind you wanting to get passed, point a leg out to let them pass at a suitable point.

 

OTHER TIPS:
 

• To help keep the group moving count the riders going through, and be ready to ride off when the tail-man gets there.

• If the tail-man is behind you and you are coming up to the next corner, tap your helmet so that corner-man knows he should be ready to take off.

• Do not stop around blind corners.

• Give each rider an opportunity to see you and which way to go.

• The lead rider may stop you before a hazard, such as a log or bog hole, not just a corner!

• Look before you cross a road, even if there is a corner-man there! It is your life, keep it!