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A blue flag and an L-shaped LED light will be used to warn backmarkers they are about to be lapped during the AMA races this weekend at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

AMA Pro Racing’s Ron Barrick made the announcement during the riders’ meeting Friday and said the blue flag would be displayed at start/finish and the L-light would be displayed on rider’s left entering turn three.

Barrick said slower riders would only be shown the flag and light as they are about to be lapped by the lead group for the first time in each race. It would be too confusing to display the light to every rider about to be passed by every front runner throughout every race, according to Barrick.