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So Neubauer worked out a system of signals using red and black flags, a blackboard and chalk to keep them posted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He used his system for the first time at the Solitude circuit near Stuttgart in September 1926: there, to the spectators\u2019 amazement, the seriously overweight Rennleiter pranced about in front of the Mercedes-Benz pits, energetically waving his flags and holding out his blackboards to the roaring cars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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