NOTTINGHAM SPORTS CAR CLUB
April 2012
1 CLUB WEBSITE
www.gosprinting.co.uk Don’t forget to visit the Club Web Site. Its full of useful information from Club events and dates to results, Championship positions, downloadable regs and membership forms and details. If you’ve got something that could be useful to other NSCC Club members, then why not advertise it on the Web site. For further details contact Andrew Warren on :- [email protected]
SPIN OFF ARTICLES
Breaking news, adverts, for sale items, letters, views and race & event write ups should be sent to the Editor. Copy date for the next Spin Off:-
14th May 2012
And sent to : Paul Marvin. 4 Marriott Drive, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester LE8 0JX Tel : Mobile : 07715 353440 or Email : [email protected]
2 IN THIS ISSUE
Chairmans Chat 4 Editors Mutterings 5
2012 Provisional Championship Rounds 6
Veloce Publishing 7
2012 Championship Contact details 8
Major Motorsport Events 2012 9
NSCC Events, Forms and Regulations 10
Membership update 10
Moon Walk 12th May for Breast Cancer 11
2012 Target Times 12 - 13
Marshals Update 14
Westfield SE For Sale 15
Bath Pageant of Motoring 16
BMMC 17
Snippets from “The Bulletin” Summer 1967 18 - 20
Something to put a smile on your face 21
MSA News February 2012 22 - 26
Official & Committee contacts 27
Acknowledgement The artwork on the front cover is re-printed with the kind permission of the well known motorsport cartoonist Jim Bamber. Jim has very kindly allowed me to use his illustra- tions. For a sneek preview why not visit his web site www.jimbamber.co.uk
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Chairman's Chatter
What a Chinese cracker! It was Rosbergs weekend with a scintillating pole position and absolute dominance in the race - I don't think Jenson would have caught him, even without the fluffed pit stop. Well done to Mercedes for their continued support for F1 after what has been a tough few years for them. Great driving all down the field with lots of passing and wheel to wheel battles after a slow start as everybody conserved tyres in the early stages - third race of the year and I think we can say grand prix racing is back with a bang.
Pirelli must take a lot of the credit for producing tyres that put an increased onus on the driver to make them last but the speed and reliability of the mid grid cars is a credit to the engineers and teams who have brought them into contention with the 'big boys' and in some cases got ahead of them. The prospects for the rest of the season are great with the top drivers all in competitive cars (ok, Ferrari have got to catch up a bit) and the rest ready to pounce.
Curborough coming up with a slim entry so plenty of runs for everyone and after this weekends Harewood and Three Sister's points are added to the mix we'll start to get a feel of whose going to be battling it out at the top of our Championship - I already get the feel that there are two or three who are determined to give it their best shot after knocking on the door during the last couple of seasons.
See you at Curborough
Roger C [email protected]
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Editors Mutterings
I do hope many of you are venturing to Curborough shortly for the first of our 5 events this season. We have been unable top attract any championships other than NSCC to this popular venue so the likely- hood of multiple runs is very high and as ever, all timed runs count, so take plenty of fuel with you, there is a very high possibility that you’re going to need it! Hopefully with the support of the NSCC members we can make this event pay, otherwise with my Treasurers hat on, I’ll be voting against its inclusion next year on the grounds of profitability.
All the entry forms for the July double lapper event at Curborough are available on the club website. This event traditionally fills up before the closing date and with a good smattering of championships participating this year I expect it to fill up early. Therefore advance notice that if you haven’t got your entry in yet than I advise you to do so and please re- member that I will not bank your cheques until the closing date.
We should hopefully have the entry forms for the season finale at Thoresby Park available to download, just waiting for the track licence from the MSA and then the event application can be processed.
I would appreciate some write ups from the Curborough event on Sun- day 22nd April. Only NSCC entrants at this event so there’s no excuse for some of you not to write down about your days exploits, and for many of you, it will be your first event of the season. Email anything you have to me or post if you prefer. Contact details on inside front and rear covers.
Ed
2012 NSCC RIVERSIDE SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
R’nd Date Day Circuit Organising Club
1 March 11th Sunday Mallory Park BARC (Midlands)
2 Apr 15th Sunday Harewood BARC (Yorkshire)
3 Apr 15th Sunday 3 Sisters Longton & District
4 Apr 22nd Sunday Curborough NSCC
5 Apr 28th Saturday Aintree Liverpool MC
6 May 5th Saturday MIRA Bentley DC
7 June 9th Saturday Anglesey Chester MC
8 June 10th Sunday Anglesey Chester MC
9 June 17th Sunday Curborough Westfield SCC
10 Jun 30th Saturday Aintree Liverpool MC
11 July 8th Sunday Curborough 2 lap NSCC
12 July 21st Saturday Blyton Westfield SCC
13 July 22nd Sunday Blyton Westfield SCC
14 Aug 11th Saturday MIRA NSCC
15 Aug 19th Sunday Olivers Mount Auto 66
16 Aug 26th Sunday Harewood BARC (Yorkshire)
17 Sept 1st Saturday Aintree Liverpool MC
18 Sept 9th Sunday Loton Park Hagley & District
19 Sept 9th Sunday 3 Sisters Longton & District MC
20 Sept 15th Saturday Thoresby Park NSCC
21 Sept 16th Sunday Thoresby Park NSCC
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Date Date TBC March April 15th April 15th 22nd April April 28th May 5th June 9th June 10th 8 June 17th June 30th 8th July July 21st July 22nd August 11th August 19th August 26th Sept 1st Sept 9th Sept 9th Sept 15th Sept 16th MAJOR MOTOR SPORTS EVENTS FOR 2012
F1 Round 1 AUSTRALIA (MELBOURNE) MARCH 18th Round 2 MALAYSIA (KUALA LUMPA) MARCH 25th Round 3 CHINA (SHANGHAI) APRIL 15th Round 4 BAHRAIN (SAKHIR) APRIL 22nd Round 5 SPAIN (CATALUNYA) MAY 13th Round 6 MONACO (MONTE CARLO) MAY 27th Round 7 CANADA (MONTREAL) JUNE 10th Round 8 EUROPE (VALENCIA) JUNE 24th Round 9 BRITAIN (SILVERSTONE) JULY 8th Round 10 GERMANY (HOCKENHEIM) JULY 22nd Round 11 HUNGARY (BUDAPEST) JULY 29th Round 12 BELGIUM (SPA-FRANCOCHAMPS) SEPT 2nd Round 13 ITALY (MONZA) SEPT 9th Round 14 SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE) SEPT 23rd Round 15 JAPAN (SUZUKA) OCT 7th Round 16 KOREA (YEONGAM) OCT 14th Round 17 INDIA (NEW DELHI) OCT 28th Round 18 ABU DHABI (YAS MARINA) NOV 4th Round 19 UNITED STATES of AMERICA (AUSTIN) NOV 18th Round 20 BRAZIL (SAO PAULO) NOV 25th MOTO GP Round 1 QATAR (Losail) APRIL 8th Round 2 SPAIN (Jerez) APRIL 29th Round 3 PORTUGAL (Estoril) MAY 6th Round 4 FRANCE (Le Mans) MAY 20th Round 5 CATALUNYA JUNE 3rd Round 6 GREAT BRTAIN (Silverstone) JUNE 17th Round 7 NETHERLANDS (Assen) JUNE 30th Round 8 GERMANY (Sachsenring) JULY 8TH Round 9 ITALY (Mugello) JULY 15th Round 10 USA (Laguna Seca) JULY 29th Round 11 INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANAPOLIS) AUG 19th Round 12 CZECH REPUBLIC (Brno) AUG 26th Round 13 SAN MARINO (Misano) SEPT 16th Round 14 ARAGON MOTORLAND (Aragon) SEPT 30th Round 15 JAPAN (Motegi) OCT 14th Round 16 MALAYSIA (Sepang) OCT 21st Round 17 AUSTRALIA (Phillip Island) OCT 28th Round 18 VALENCIA (Ricardo Tormo) 9 NOV 11th NSCC 2012 Events
Championship Regulations and Supplementary Event Regulations are now on the Club Website and available for you to download. Event Entry Forms are also available under the relevant event on the left hand side of the Club Home Page. Remember to get your entries in early as some of these events are prone to filling up quickly and you should also remember that unlike other clubs we do not bank your cheques, however early you send them in, until the closing date for each event. So there is no excuse for not getting an entry for any of the 5 NSCC rounds that we host at Curborough (in April and July), Mira (August) and Thoresby Park (September). Ed
MEMBERSHIP NEWS Hi everyone. Membership is progressing nicely with a few new members taking advantage of the new “cash” benefits of finishing in the top ten of the Nottingham Sports Car Club Championship for 2012, and an ex- cellent variety of venues up and down the country.
No new members this month so far but as the season has now got under way we have noticed an increase in membership applications, long may it continue
Kim
10 The Moon Walk May 12th London
A Walk in aid of Breast Cancer Hi
For those of you who know me you will know I am more at home in high heels rather than trainers! But recently that has all changed. I am now in training for the London Moonwalk. On 12 th May I will be joining 17,000 other women taking part in the London Moonwalk raising money for Breast Cancer. The Moonwalk, as its name suggests, is a moonlit marathon through the parks and streets wearing our decorated bras. A very special friend of mine was diagnosed with this cancer last year and with 1 in 8 women in the UK expected to experience some form of breast cancer, this 26 mile powerwalk is my small way of supporting this very worthwhile charity.
If you feel able to support me in my challenge, there will be a link on the club website to my sponsorship page (www.gosprinting.co.uk) or copy the link below to take you straight to it. http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/Kim_Marvin
Many thanks
Kim Marvin ([email protected])
11 NSCC 2012 TARGET TIMES Curborough
Class Factor Capacity Aintree Short Long
1 SA 1.000 Standard Saloon & Sports up to 1400cc 59.04 41.16 72.10
2 SB 0.904 Standard Saloon & Sports 1401 to 2000cc 55.09 37.19 67.10
3 SC 0.865 Standard Saloon & Sports over 2000cc 54.14 35.62 64.70
4 1A 0.909 Road Modified Saloon & Sports up to 1400cc 54.15 37.43 66.26
5 1B 0.887 Road Modified Saloon & Sports 1401 to 2000cc 52.79 36.50 64.46
6 1C 0.846 Road Modified Saloon & Sports over 2000cc 49.52 34.82 64.23
7 2A 0.796 Road Modified Kit, Replica, etc. up to 1700cc 48.80 32.77 60.40
8 2B 0.766 Road Modified Kit, Replica, etc. over 1700cc 46.42 31.53 56.27
9 2E 0.836 Road Modified Lotus Elise 1800cc 49.62 34.40 62.00
10 3A 0.832 Mod Prod exclu kit/space framed up to 1400cc 51.18 34.25 60.12
11 3B 0.813 Mod Prod exclu kit/space framed 1401 to 2000cc 48.04 33.47 60.61
12 3C 0.813 Mod Prod exclu kit/space framed over 2000cc 47.98 33.45 59.03
13 3F 0.763 Mod Prod Kit/space frame up to 1800cc 45.31 31.42 58.84
14 3G 0.742 Mod Prod Kit/space frame over 1800cc 43.93 30.55 54.71
15 4A 0.736 Sports Libre & Hillclimb S/Sports up to 1700cc 45.14 30.28 53.21
16 4B 0.711 Sports Libre & Hillclimb S/Sports over 1700cc 43.28 29.28 53.28
17 5A 0.702 Racing Cars up to 1100cc 41.80 28.89 52.76
18 5B 0.828 Formula Ford 1600cc 48.87 34.07 58.94
19 5C 0.698 Racing Cars 1101 to 1600cc 41.24 28.75 51.23
20 5D 0.689 Racing Cars 1601 to 2000cc 40.69 28.37 51.39
21 5E 0.689 Racing Cars over 2000cc 40.65 28.34 49.21 12 3 Sisters 3 Sisters Anglesey Anglesey Mallory Olivers Harewood Blyton Loton MIRA Thoresby April layout 2 Int' Nat Nat Park Mount
74.90 55.59 55.10 69.98 61.45 59.62 118.52 149.91 80.48
69.49 52.82 53.78 64.00 57.20 54.93 109.98 139.11 71.83
68.60 52.82 53.10 63.58 55.48 53.16 115.24 132.08 73.15
68.11 50.98 51.65 63.66 57.98 56.67 103.94 143.74 71.3
66.92 51.45 51.93 62.06 55.32 54.86 103.65 129.90 67.68
65.63 49.78 52.20 61.33 53.90 50.92 98.14 122.09 68.58
61.18 47.85 49.20 55.77 50.22 48.84 93.53 122.69 66.91
59.74 46.97 47.53 54.10 48.72 50.19 93.31 118.20 63.00
63.88 47.80 50.08 58.49 51.66 51.29 98.61 128.62 67.26
63.70 46.92 48.59 58.23 49.00 54.06 107.22 123.13 71.19 20 20 POINT 60.91 46.59 48.34 56.96 49.86 50.80 103.56 130.75 77.65 POINT ROUND ROUND
60.87 44.46 46.69 56.87 47.71 49.95 103.50 123.34 65.32
57.32 44.49 45.24 53.42 46.33 45.76 89.63 114.49 61.44
58.10 42.93 44.81 52.22 45.80 46.86 90.24 114.14 59.73
55.10 43.12 45.61 51.48 45.95 49.33 91.24 113.06 62.36
53.28 44.02 45.28 49.78 43.54 46.50 85.92 108.61 57.25
52.97 40.38 42.52 49.12 43.69 45.61 82.60 101.78 63.03
62.00 45.65 46.51 57.93 51.03 52.25 97.11 117.77 69.15
52.32 40.76 42.32 48.88 43.61 44.51 85.34 103.53 57.27
51.87 40.10 43.25 48.23 42.63 n/a 77.89 99.35 58.26
51.57 38.60 36.51 48.18 41.1313 n/a 75.50 93.80 55.41 Marshals Page
As I write we are all set for our first event, A disappointing entry so there will be lots of runs for the competitors. The numbers would have been lower but for the persistant effort put in by Steve Miles to 'drum up business' We have sufficient support for Curborough and Mira events but still need a few volunteers for Thoresby Park, I know its early days but check your diaries please! Just watched the GP and what a fantastic race the best one for me for a long time, with lots of close racing and overtaking, and well done Nico. Thanks again for your support and hope for a day free from April showers! See you there - if you receive this before the event. Vi.
TARGET TIMES
This years target times for the Riverside NSCC Speed Championship are also available for download from the club site at
www.gosprinting.co.uk
14 FOR SALE 1988 WESTFIELD SE
Having owned this car for 21 years I have decided to sell my beloved Red Westfield to make way for a new project before I’m too old! It is currently on a SORN and MOT till June 5 th . This is a well proven reliable car that handles extremely well and is equally at home on the road or circuit. I have won nu- merous class awards over the years and have finished in the top 10 of the “Nottingham Sports Car Club Speed Champion- ship” for 15 of the 20 years that I have been competing. In 2010 I finished 3 rd overall in this Championship following a full bottom end rebuild (crank re-grind etc) the previous year. Ready to run in Class2A. £6000 ono. Videos of the car in action can be seen at the following: www. youtube.com/watch?v=itCYdFP2jsY (at 1min 37s) and www. youtube.com/watch?v=iZxXGqn4LLg (at 00.57s & 3min 30s) Please e-mail me for the full car spec & included extras. mar- [email protected]
15 THE BATH PAGEANT OF MOTORING
I'm writing to you and your club members to draw atten- tion to : THE BATH PAGEANT OF MOTORING To be held on JUNE 23 rd . and 24 th . This year at BATH RACE COURSE. I would like to invite you all as a club with a club stand or, failing that individual entries from as many of your mem- bers who can turn up. We are hoping to attract as many different and interesting CARS AND MOTORCYCLES AS POSSIBLE To see all about it go to: bathpageantofmotoring.com
Individual entries received up three weeks (JUNE 1 st .) before the event will be free for qualifying vehicles and up to four occupants. Club stand fees are based on £3.00 per meter frontage with a fixed depth of 6 meters.
Entries can be submitted on line or a mail to me : [email protected] will start the process.
I look forward to hearing from you, Kind regards, Nick Luke
16 17 With thanks to Terry Goodlud for the loan of the historic NSCC “Bulletins” that follow from Summer 1967!………...
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20 SOMETHING TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE! Sitting on the side of the road waiting to catch speeding drivers, a Mas- sachusetts state trooper sees a car puttering along at 24 mph. He thinks to himself, "This driver is as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are five elderly ladies - two in the front seat, and three in the back, wide-eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand. I was going the exact speed limit. What seems to be the problem?" The trooper, trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that "24" was the Route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error. "But before you go, Ma'am, I have to ask, "is everyone in this car OK? These women seem awfully shaken." "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 128." ****************************************************** Golf Ethics ……………. What if you were playing in the club championship tournament finals and the match was halved at the end of 17 holes. You had the honour and hit your ball a modest two hundred fifty yards to the middle of the fairway, leaving a simple six iron to the pin. Your opponent then hits his ball, lofting it deep into the woods to the right of the fairway. Being the golfing gentleman that you are, you help your opponent look for his ball. Just before the permitted five minute search period ends, your opponent says: "Go ahead and hit your second shot and if I don't find it in time, I'll concede the match." You hit your ball, landing it on the green, stopping about ten feet from the pin. About the time your ball comes to rest, you hear your opponent exclaim from deep in the woods: "I found it!". The second sound you hear is a click, the sound of a club striking a ball and the ball comes sailing out of the woods and lands on the green, stopping no more than six inches from the hole. Now here is the ethical dilemma:
Do you pull the cheating bastard's ball out of your pocket and confront him with it or do you keep your mouth shut?
21 MSA News ISSUE 23 March issue: Wounded soldiers get back on track at Silverstone Almost 50 wounded servicemen and women gathered at Silverstone last Wednesday (7 March) for a special track day organised by Motorsport Endeavour, which provides motoring experiences for serving and former members of the Armed Forces who have suffered physical or mental injury. The veterans spent the day on the Stowe circuit driving cars loaned by Alfa Romeo, Audi, Jack Barclay Bentley, Ford, Maserati, Nissan, Peugeot and Porsche. Silverstone provided instructors, while further support came from motoring school BSM and fuel company Total. Kevin Hunter, 31, suffered a severe knee injury while serving with the Royal Air Force in Afghanistan and has since begun marshalling at Prescott with the Bugatti Owners Club. “I love mo- tor sport, so when this opportunity came up I couldn’t put my name down quick enough,” he said. “A lot of the guys here today are lacking confidence following their injuries and many have been stuck at home for a long time dur- ing rehabilitation. Events like this help them understand that their injuries needn’t limit their ability to enjoy life. Some probably haven’t smiled for quite a while so if one person walks away with a grin on their face then it’s been a good day.” Graham Raphael, founder of Motorsport Endeavour, added: “These boys have put their lives on the line, and some of them have lost limbs or their sight, so that we can stand here at Silverstone in complete safety. A key word on a day like today is ‘confidence’ and the ability to take control of a high per- formance car at Silverstone is sure to bring some of that confidence back.” Attendees were invited through the charities Help for Heroes, Combat Stress, Band of Brothers, Talking2Minds, Blind Veterans UK and Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court. For more information, www.motorsportendeavour.com **************************************************************************************** MSA pays tribute to Robert Fearnall The Motor Sports Association is saddened by the loss of former Donington Park managing director Robert Fearnall, who died last week aged 57. Robert was one of the most respected and long-serving stalwarts of British motor sport, with a career that began on the editorial staff of Autosport magazine in the early 1970s. He then became press officer at Silverstone before the late Tom Wheatcroft took him to Donington, where he remained in charge almost continuously until his passing. MSA Chief Executive, Colin Hilton, said: “Robert was an old friend of the MSA and devoted much of his life to both two- and four-wheel motor sport. He earned great respect among the racing community during his many successful years at the helm of Donington Park, which he helped to develop into one of the UK’s premier venues. “He had a knack for persuading international cham- pionships to visit the UK, bringing truck racing to this country for the first time, luring DTM to Donington for its first British race in 2002, and he was in charge
22 of the circuit when it hosted the European Grand Prix in 1993. He also helped to shape motor racing in the UK through more than 20 years’ valuable service on Race Committee and we were all shocked and saddened to hear of his passing. On behalf of everybody at the MSA, we send our sincere condolences to Robert’s family and friends at this time.” ******************************************************************************************
New BMSTT chairman Lord Rooker attends Shelsley Walsh marshals’ training Lord Rooker, the recently appointed chairman of the British Motor Sports Training Trust (BMSTT), headed to Shelsley Walsh earlier this month to ob- serve a marshals’ training session at the 107-year-old hill climb venue. “Having been to Shelsley Walsh a few times as a fan and spectator, it was ic- ing on the cake to visit during a marshals’ training session,” said Lord Rooker, who was accompanied on the visit by MSA General Secretary Rob Jones. “The youngest marshal I talked with was aged 14, and it was also fascinating to hear from the experts. My only regret is that I had to leave before they set fire to a scrapyard car on the track in order to do the fire drill!” Topics covered on the day included radio procedure, C-spine immobilisation, first aid, motor- bike handling, electric car handling, fire handling, car rolling procedure and post chief training. The BMSTT is the MSA’s preferred charity, which supports various training projects such as marshals’ training days and medical training for doctors and paramedics ******************************************************************************************
Lydden gets in to Top Gear Budget motor sport will feature on BBC Top Gear this Sunday (11 March) at 8pm, when presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to prove that racing can be cheaper than playing golf by getting behind the wheel in a specially organised BTRDA rallycross event at Lydden Hill ******************************************************************************************
Lynn secures double podium on F3 debut Formula Renault UK champion Alex Lynn scored a pair of podium finishes on his F3 debut in the European Formula 3 Open Winter Series at Paul Ricard in France earlier this month. Lynn is tackling the F3 Open in order to gain experience ahead of his first Cooper Tires British F3 International Series cam- paign, which kicks off at Oulton Park in April. “I’m over the moon,” said the 18- year-old. “You always want to win races and although that didn’t happen I’m really happy with what I’ve learned. I got two very solid results. It’s going to be a tough season this year and I want to prepare as thoroughly as possible – these races have been a great experience. ******************************************************************************************
23 Go Motorsport: the choice of champions Škoda UK has pledged increased support for Go Motorsport, with the campaign’s logos being displayed on the Škoda Fabia S2000 of defending Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) champion Andreas Mikkelsen this season. Mikkelsen and co-driver Ola Floene kicked off their IRC title defence with victory on the season-opening Rallye Açores last month. “Although I’m competing internationally now, I learned many of my skills by rallying in the Welsh forests and that’s why I’m very happy to be flying Go Motorsport flags on my Fabia S2000,” said Mikkelsen. “Whether it’s navigational events organised on the public roads by local motor clubs or stage rallies held on forest tracks, rallying clearly has lots to offer everyone in the UK.” Last summer Škoda arranged for Team UK’s three rally drivers to test Mikkelsen’s championshipwinning Fabia on the Goodwood Forest Rally Stage. Later in the year Andreas joined forces with TV presenter Vicki ButlerHenderson to help Go Motorsport promote entry-level navigational rallies on Five’s Fifth Gear. “We have been working closely with the MSA over the last year and are keen to help where we can,” said Cathie Sleigh, head of Škoda UK Motorsport. “It’s impor- tant for us to help promising young drivers to develop their skills as well as to en- sure the sport’s appeal reaches ever wider audiences.” *********************************************************************************************
Fake seat homologation labels Two images have benn published to highlight fraudulent seat homologation labels that have been brought to the MSA’s attention recently. The most common FIA ho- mologation standard for seats is “FIA 8855-1999”; this number never changes, so the presence of the numbers “FIA 8855- 2003” and “FIA 8855-2001” confirms that these labels are fakes. A genuine FIA seat label details the manufacturer name, as well as the individual FIA homologation reference, in the style: CS.XXX. XX. The technical list (no. 29) for seat homologations can be found on the FIA website by going to: http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/regulations/Pages/ TechnicalLists.asp *********************************************************************************************
Helmets and intercom systems The MSA Technical Department is aware of queries regarding the standards given to helmets fitted with intercom systems. Some helmets have built-in intercoms and have passed through testing and ap- proval procedures with these in place. In particular, the department has been ad- vised that: “Stilo put all their helmets through the relevant Snell and FIA testing with their flexible earcups in position. These are an homologated part of the helmet and are legal for all race events*. These are in no way a safety issue to the wearer.” *Competitors are kindly reminded of MSA General Regulation (Q)8.1.10, which limits the use of pit/car radio transmissions to International non-historic
24 races or National races that involve a driver change. The image shows a helmet with an inbuilt microphone system that is acceptable because it was in place when the helmet received standards approval. How- ever, the MSA has seen home-installed systems for which the expanded poly- styrene liner inside the helmet has been removed around the ear area to allow for a pair of aluminium-framed miniature speakers. This is totally unacceptable and voids the helmet standard, as it opens the possibility of severe injury in the event of an accident.
****************************************************************************************** Team UK put through paces in 36-hour Lake District challenge Members of Team UK and the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) headed to the Lake District earlier this month for 36 hours of arduous outdoor exercises designed to test their physical and mental limits. For the last two years the national squad has tackled 24- and 48-hour military training exercises in Sussex, but this year the challenge relocated to Cumbria and incorporated mountain biking and kayaking, in addition to hiking. The drivers – including National Race Coach David Brabham and National Rally Coach James Wozencroft – endured being cold, wet and sleep deprived throughout the event, which was run by Votwo Events & Adventure and included navigation, lake crossings, casualty evacuation and moving as a team. “This year’s exercise was less militaryfocused than last year’s, but in many ways it was more difficult,” said Team UK’s Jack Harvey, 18, who is preparing for his second season in the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series. “I think we all had moments where we felt we weren’t going to make it but everybody finished in the end. It puts into perspective what is and isn’t a big problem, and it’s reset my perception of what’s possible both mentally and physically.” Eighteen-year-old AASE graduate Max Coates added: “It was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Although they’re outweighed by the good days, as a driver you have a lot of bad days, and an event like this is great for toughening you up so that you are better able to deal with those lows and move forward. It was also good to work alongside some of the guys on Team UK; I was able to compare my strength and fitness to theirs and I think I did OK, so I was very happy with that.” To watch Team UK in action at: http://youtu.be/nJB0QtzD-tc ******************************************************************************************* Euroclassic discount for early entrants Entries for this year’s 20th anniversary MSA Euroclassic pan-European tour are now open, with a £200 discount on offer to those who register by 30 March. The event is open to cars over 20 years old, with a limited number of places available for ‘modern classics’. Beginning on 25 September in León, Spain, the route will travel through Northern Spain and South-Western France before culminating on 2 October in the spa town of Vichy, France. Highlights will include laps of the Jarama, Albi and Charade (Clermont-Ferrand) circuits, plus en route check points in Salamanca (a UNESCO World >>>
25 Heritage Site), Saint-Gaudens (home to the 1928 French Grand Prix) and at the Pic du Midi high up in the French Pyrenées, as well as a full day exploring the city of Madrid. “We are keen to remind prospective entrants about the early booking deadline so they don’t miss out on this year’s anniversary tour,” said Andrew Coe, Chief Execu- tive of organiser International Motor Sports. “With entries limited, we are advising those hoping to participate not to delay their application. It promises to be an exceptional event.”The 2012 MSA Euroclassic brochure can be viewed online by visiting: http://www.msaclassics.co.uk/documents/Euro12BrochureLR8212.pdf Hard copies are available on request from IMS by calling 01753 765100 or emailing [email protected]. For more information, visit www.msaeuroclassic.co.uk *********************************************************************************************** MSA publishes social media guidelines The MSA recommends that members take the time to read its new guidelines on motor sport-related use of social media, which are available on the MSA website at: http://www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/press/MSA_Social_Media_Guidelines.pdf The guidelines are designed to offer advice to those who want to use the power of social media but who want to be mindful of the potential pitfalls. ***********************************************************************************************
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