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Coming just one week after the British Grand Prix and at the culmination of National Motorsport Week 2013 (29 June-7July), Go Motorsport Live! will showcase all the sport has to offer from local motor club events to future careers within a top Formula One team.
The public will be admitted free of charge and will have the chance to experience a wide variety of different disciplines… even some from the passenger seat. The MSA is inviting local motor clubs to participate and showcase their grassroots activities, and is also encouraging teams and championships to set up informative displays.
To provide all those attending Go Motorsport Live! with a real insight into the kind of affordable fun they can have, often in their own road car, passenger rides in entry-level disciplines such as Production Car Autotests and Trials will be on offer.
Highlighting the MSA’s ‘Year of the Volunteer’ initiative, marshals clubs will be offering advice to potential recruits while, as an introduction to both circuit racing and rallying, Silverstone will be providing hot laps and rally rides as well as tours of its world famous facilities. Visitors will even be offered the chance to stand on the F1 podium.
As co-promoters of National Motorsport Week, the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) and its members will be offering careers advice for those seeking employment within the world leading UK motor sport industry. Young engineers will also enjoy special access to the Formula Student finals that are being staged at Silverstone over that weekend.
Championships, event organisers, motor clubs, teams and others wishing to promote their activities with displays at Go Motorsport Live! should contact Jess Fack, Development Officer at the MSA (jess.fack@msauk.org or +44 (0)7568 105 887). Public admittance – including parking – is entirely free on the day and no tickets are required.
Tyre manufacturers in agreement over rally tread patterns
Three leading tyre manufacturers have voluntarily agreed not to propose certain tread patterns for forest rally use after they were deemed too ‘aggressive’ during a meeting of the Stage Rally Tyre Working Group at the Motor Sports Association’s offices in Colnbrook.
DMACK, Dunlop and Yokohama each submitted a provisional list of future gravel rally tyres but removed their respective Mud, DZ74R and A031 tyres following discussion. Hankook and Michelin were also present, while Khumo and Pirelli were unable to attend.
It was confirmed that a Forest/Gravel Rally Tyre List of acceptable tyres for UK stage rallying will be issued for guidance in the 2014 MSA Yearbook and enforced from 2015. The manufacturers also agreed the template for a document detailing such tyres, which will help event scrutineers to check eligibility.
Mike Broad, Stage Rally Tyre Working Group chairman, said: “I would like to thank everyone involved in these meetings for the constructive discussions that are helping us to make progress. The manufacturers understand that we are working to secure the future of rallying and appreciate that this entails reducing the impact of tyres on the forest environment.
“Competitors can rest assured that we are not going to be taking away any major tyres at short notice. They should check that any tyres they have in storage comply with the guidance that will be issued in the 2014 MSA Yearbook, and if not they have until the end of 2014 to use them.”
2013 Forestry Commission Fees
The rates per mile for 2013 are:
Special Stage Rallies (including Multi-Use and Historic Special Stage Rallies)
Primary usage: £651.00 Secondary usage: £386.00
Special Stage Rallies (including Multi-Use and Historic Special Stage Rallies)
Primary usage: £651.00 Secondary usage: £386.00
Endurance Road RalliesPrimary
usage: £198.00 Secondary usage: £123.00
National Cross Country Events
(Tyres Restricted) (Competitive Safari or Hill Rally)
Primary usage
Category A roads: £203.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £65.00
Secondary usage
Category A roads: £98.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £33.00
Primary usage
Category A roads: £203.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £65.00
Secondary usage
Category A roads: £98.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £33.00
Road Rallies
Primary usage: £98.00 Secondary usage: £54.00
Primary usage: £98.00 Secondary usage: £54.00
Navigation Rallies
Primary usage: £54.00 Secondary usage: £54.00
Primary usage: £54.00 Secondary usage: £54.00
Rally Time Trial
Rally Time Trial (multiple usage): £1421.00
Rally Time Trial (multiple usage): £1421.00
Forestry Commission Permit
International Rally of GB: £2960.00 British Rally Championship rounds: £1185.00 Other events: £327.00
International Rally of GB: £2960.00 British Rally Championship rounds: £1185.00 Other events: £327.00
Right to
Roam Closure Order
CROW Act 2001: £126.00
CROW Act 2001: £126.00
BAJAGB
Primary usage
Category A roads: £332.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £119.00
Secondary usage
Category A roads: £177.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £59.00
Forestry Commission permit: £2368.00
Prices have increased in line with the Retail Price index (RPI) at 3.2%
Primary usage
Category A roads: £332.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £119.00
Secondary usage
Category A roads: £177.00 Category B roads and other surfaces: £59.00
Forestry Commission permit: £2368.00
Prices have increased in line with the Retail Price index (RPI) at 3.2%
Lifing of seats in Stage Rallying for 2013
The Motor Sports Council considered the issue of lifing of seats in
Stage Rallying and has agreed to extend for a further 12 months (to the
end of 2013) Regulation 48.10.6.1 in the current 2012 Blue Book. This
means that, for any vehicle issued with an MSA Competition Car Log Book
prior to 1st January 2009, all seats must have previously been FIA
Homologated (even if that homologation has subsequently been withdrawn
for whatever reason), and must have the appropriate seat mountings in
accordance with R48.10.6.
This extension has been allowed to allow for further testing and research which Council feels is required to make an informed decision, and in recognition of competitors’ requirements to make plans for 2013.
This extension has been allowed to allow for further testing and research which Council feels is required to make an informed decision, and in recognition of competitors’ requirements to make plans for 2013.
General advice on risk management
The
MSA operates a comprehensive insurance programme but this by no means
negates the need for all those involved in motor sport to take care and
think about their actions at all times. The fundamental principle is to
make sure that whether you are organising, officiating or competing, you
comply with MSA Regulations, for they are the bedrock of the insurance.
In general terms, MSA Regulations exist 50 per cent to maintain a
reasonably level playing field and 50 per cent to manage the risk that
is inherent in motor sport.
Irrespective
of the insurance aspect, it is in everyone’s best interests to do all
they can to avoid personal injury. Damage to vehicles costs money and
may jeopardise future participation in events, while property damage
costs affect future insurance premiums and, in extreme cases, may
threaten the availability of the venue for future events.
Risk can
never be entirely eliminated but it can and must be managed to reduce
the possibility of incidents occurring and to reduce the consequences of
incidents that do occur. Everyone can contribute to managing the risk
in many ways. For example, wearing appropriate clothing and protective
equipment can make a huge difference to both the possibility of an
incident and to what the consequences of an incident are.
If you are
marshalling on a stage rally, think about where a car is most likely to
go if the driver loses control. Will there be wheels spinning, throwing
out a shower of debris? Have you thought about the fact that the car may
be at an angle to its direction of travel, so the spread of debris is
wider? By thinking about such factors and positioning yourself
appropriately you can help to minimise the risk of injury and damage.
In
stage rallying, (R)24.4.12 requires all non-competing vehicles to be at
least 30m from the stage; usually this distance is appropriate but
there are situations where it needs to be increased. (R)24.4.13 allows
the stage commander to usediscretion for vehicles used for safety reasons but this should be the exception rather than the rule.
When
setting a course, whether it is a stage rally or any other event, think
about what might happen. If a driver misjudges his/her braking and
overshoots, think of the potential consequences and what can be done to
minimise them; is there a piece of equipment there which can be removed?
Is some sort of barrier appropriate?
The insurance cover is in place
during event set-up, and care and thought are every bit as important at
these times as during the competition period. Wear stout footwear with
good ankle support and preferably incorporating toe protection.
Use
suitable gloves when handling materials, check ground conditions, avoid
the risk of stranding vehicles, and if personnel are spread about a
forest, avoid anybody having to work alone and at the end of the day
check that everyone is accounted for.
Permitted tyres
Many competitions refer to “tyre lists”, and the MSA Technical Department would like to draw attention to regulation (L)2.1, which states: “Tyres with sidewall markings removed will be prohibited in all events unless they are correctly marked ‘Retread’ or ‘Remould’.”
There have been a few instances recently of Speed event competitors using tyres with wording such as “competition use only” buffed off. These are generally easy to spot, and are clearly contrary to regulations.
It should also be remembered that any tyre listed in section (L) must bear the lettering as published. For example, in List 1A there are 11 Goodyear tyres featuring the word “Eagle”. There are almost certainly other Goodyear Eagle tyres that are available but unless they have one of the designations listed, e.g. “Goodyear Eagle Ventura”, they are not on the list.
It should also be remembered that any tyre listed in section (L) must bear the lettering as published. For example, in List 1A there are 11 Goodyear tyres featuring the word “Eagle”. There are almost certainly other Goodyear Eagle tyres that are available but unless they have one of the designations listed, e.g. “Goodyear Eagle Ventura”, they are not on the list.
Note also the headlining of List 1A: “It is prohibited to re-groove tyres in this list"
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