Flag Symbols

Understanding the flagging system for ARC Academy.

Session is Open.
Green flag waving in the purple Safe Straight Zone mean overtaking is permitted.
No green flag waving in the purple Safe Straight Zone mean overtaking is not permitted unless there is a waving green flag that is permitting overtaking.

Green Flag

Yellow Flag - Motionless: Slow down. Danger ahead. PASSING is prohibited, until completely past the incident, or until past the next flag station that is not displaying any Yellow Flag(s). Whichever comes first. There may be one (1) yellow flag covering more than one incident. There may be several yellow flags before reaching the emergency area.

Yellow Flag - Waving: Great danger, slow down. Be prepared to stop. Passing is prohibited until completely past the incident, or until past the next flag station that is not displaying any Yellow Flag(s). Whichever comes first. Note: There may be one (1) yellow flag covering more than one incident.

Double Yellow Flags: Full course yellow condition exists. Be prepared to encounter a Pace Car and/or emergency vehicles. Drivers should not significantly slow down. Be prepared to encounter a slow-moving pack and other local flag conditions. Drivers shall obey the local flag conditions (e.g. waving yellow). Passing is prohibited until the Pace Car (if on track) has pulled off and the driver has passed the next flag station that is not displaying any Yellow Flag(s).

Black Flag - Open: Track Officials want to talk to you. Complete the current lap and pull into the pits for consultation.

Black Flag - Furied (rolled up black flag): Warning. You are driving in an unsafe manner or you did something wrong. If you continue to do so, an open black flag will be shown to you.

Black Flag All - Waving: All flag stations will display waving black flags during this condition. Some flag stations might display a sign with the word “ALL.” All cars proceed slowly to the hot pits. Passing is prohibited.

Emergency. Come to an immediate and controlled stop on the side of the track in a safe location.

Session is over. Complete the current lap cautiously and exit via pit lane or otherwise designated end-of-session track exit point. Passing rules remain the same during the checkered flag lap as during the session.

Blue Flag (with diagonal yellow stripe): Another vehicle is approaching quickly or following very closely and may attempt a overtake.

Debris Flag (yellow and red stripes): Caution. To be displayed motionless. Oil or debris may be present on the track surface or a slippery condition may be present. This flag will be taken down after several laps, but that does not mean that the condition has been resolved; just that the driver should now be taking it into account

Emergency Vehicle Flag (white flag with a red cross): There is an emergency vehicle on course. Pass with extreme caution.

Mechanical Black Flag (with orange ball in center): There appears to be something mechanically wrong with your car. Proceed to the pits at reduced speed.

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Pace Car (with lights on): Follow the Pace Car at about the same speed. Do not pass the Pace Car unless instructed to do so by the Pace Car personnel. Passing is only allowed after the Pace Car has pulled off and the driver has passed the next flag station that is not displaying a yellow flag.

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Discord Com (drivers) will be sent a link upon membership sign up to join our Discord servers that ARC Racing will highly encourage all drivers to join a communication voice chat to be able to communicate with other drivers including ARC Racing officials and the marshal flaggers for safe track day events.

All vehicle windows must be rolled up and a functioning internal or external bluetooth vehicle speakers, earbuds or helmets equipped bluetooth communication speakers for drivers to effectively hear and communicate in the chat coms.