2015 MSA Formula, Certified by FIA, Powered by Ford Ecoboost Championship Information Bulletin Pre-ROCK Ref

2015 MSA Formula, Certified by FIA, Powered by Ford EcoBoost Championship Information Bulletin pre-ROCK_Ref. 14_MSAF August 28 th 2015

1. Rounds 22, 23 and 24 Rockingham Circuit. 4-6 September.

1.1 Logistics Timetable below; full timetable and MSA Formula schedule at end of bulletin, along with Final Instructions and track diagram. PLEASE NOTE: There is strictly no access to the Paddocks on Wednesday, September 2. Our teams doing the General Test on Tuesday need to put vehicles by the main entry security gate on the gravel until MSO are ready for them. Cars may be prepared here. Nothing can be left in the Inner Paddock – an event takes place there on Wednesday.

One team (not ours) who selfishly left their vehicle in Paddock 2 at Knockhill on the Tuesday night (despite being told not to) caused MSO major problems - they lost more than two hours trying to work round it and had severe difficulties parking up other teams.

Thursday, September 3 09.00 – 10.30 Ginetta Parking Up 10.30 – 11.30 MSA Formula Parking Up 11.30 – 12.30 Renault Parking Up 12.30 – 18.00 HSCC Parking Up 16.00 – 24.00 Power available (pre-booking essential through MSO – new generator company)

Friday, September 4 07.30 – 08.30 Parking Up for Support Race Latecomers 08.30 – 12.00 HSCC Parking Up 09.00 – 09.45 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Testing 09.50 – 10.35 MSA Formula Testing 10:40 – 11:15 HSCC Testing 11.20 – 12.05 Renault Clios Testing 12.10 – 12.55 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Testing 12.55 – 13.50 Lunch Break 13.50 – 14.45 MSA Formula Testing (Note – extra time included). 14.50 – 15.20 Ginetta Juniors Testing 15.25 – 16.00 HSCC Testing 16.05 – 16.50 Renault Clios Testing 16.55 – 17.35 Ginetta Juniors Testing After 18.00 No Racing Engines to be run

Saturday, September 5 Before 07.00 Total ban on the use of paddock vehicles etc. Before 08.30 No racing engines to be run 13.20 – 14.00 Lunch Break After 18.00 No racing engines to be run After 19.00 Total ban on the use of paddock vehicles etc.

Sunday, September 6 Before 08.00 Total ban on the use of paddock vehicles etc. Before 09.30 No racing engines to be run 12.15 – 13.00 Lunch Break After 17.30 No racing engines to be run After 18.30 Total ban on the use of paddock vehicles etc. www.msaformula.com 2. Paddock Parking-Up / Set-up / Pack-Down:

2.1 Pit Apron Allocation

Pit No Team Pit No Team 36/35 Temporary BTCC Media Office/Podium 14 RICHARDSON RACING Handy Motorsport 34/33/32/31 CARLIN Team BMR RCIB Insurance 12a JTR Dextra Racing 30/29 DOUBLE R Honda Yuasa Racing 12 JTR Marshals Sign-On 28/27 MG 888 Racing 11 / 10 JHR Motorbase Performance 26/25 ARDEN Team JCT600 with GardX 9 / 8 FALCON AmD Tuning.com 24 ARDEN Team IHG Rewards Club 7 Houseman Racing 23 / 22 SWB WIX Racing / Laser Tools Racing 6 Support Our Paras Racing 21 / 20 FORTEC Power Maxed Racing 5 Welch Motorsport 19 / 18 FORTEC Exocet AlcoSense 4 RCIB Insurance Racing 17 / 16 MBM Eurotech Racing 3 TOCA Technical / ITV 15 RICHARDSON RACING Speedworks Msport 2/1 Not in Use (Marshals Offices) 2.2 Vehicle Access into the circuit:

ALL vehicles should enter the circuit via the main gate (Mitchell Road) for Parking Up on Thursday and Friday. Any vehicles that do not have Paddock passes will be shown into the Competitors’ Car Parks by circuit security. It will be possible to enter the circuit via the Birchington Road/Steel Road Roundabout (Shelton Road entrance) on both Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6. This gate should be open from 06.00hrs. See map and traffic information (pages 9 and 10 below).

2.3 Teams exit from the circuit:

Transporters and large vehicles from the Outer Paddock can leave from the start of the third BTCC race (16.40) as usual but the circuit will stop those vehicles from leaving the Outer Paddock between 17.10 and 18.00 to ease the clearance of the public car parks.

The paddocks must be totally cleared by the end of Sunday, September 6.

2.4 Pit Lane access Friday, September 4

There is strictly no access to the main pit lane for BTCC vehicles during the test sessions on Friday – however teams will be permitted to push their cars into the Cold Pit Lane as long as the Support Races have space for their pit trolleys during their sessions.

3 Important Information:

3.1 Pit Lane:

Support Race cars are not permitted to drive down the Cold Pit Lane (the area between the garages and the small concrete wall in the pit lane). The only time they should be in the Cold Pit Lane is when they cross it from the Assembly Area to the pit lane during the Meeting (and from the pit lane to the gate next to Garage 36 during the Test Day).

3.2 Pit Lane Equipment

All large equipment necessary for use in the pit lane must be kept against the wall (pit lane side) separating the pit lane from the Cold Pit Lane when not in use.

www.msaformula.com 3.3 Competitors’ Car Parks:

The Competitors Car Park for Support Races is over the road from & opposite the roadway leading to the Support Race Paddock (not in the Paddock or on the gravel directly in front of it!) in Blue Zone VIP Parking 2. The circuit advises entering via the Birchington Road/Steel Road Roundabout route (Shelton Road entrance) on Sunday, September 6, for easiest access to this car park. All private cars, crew buses, vans etc. should be parked there. No cars unless vital to the running of the meeting will be permitted access to the paddocks.

3.4 Live Television:

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the demands of the live ITV broadcast, the event timetable on Sunday is flexible to allow for any unforeseen circumstances on the day. Therefore start times, particularly for the BTCC races, may change at short notice and teams/competitors will be notified by event officials if/when that happens.

3.5 Support Race Pit Lane Entry / Exit and re-fuelling during testing:

Entry for Support Race pit lane equipment for the race weekend, including the Friday test day, is via the gap into the pit lane between Garages 12 and 12a. Teams must approach that gap using the back access road behind the BTCC paddock and then turn left when opposite the gap (near the entrance to the Scrutineering Bay) – they must not go through the middle of the BTCC paddock!

Race car entry into the pit lane for the entire event ( including the test day) is via the Assembly Area at the back of Garage 1 (again cars should approach that area using the back access road behind the BTCC paddock ensuring a roadway is left clear for emergency vehicle access to the Med Centre).

Race cars should not be driven through the BTCC paddock and should NOT be driven in the Cold Pit Lane – they should be pushed if it is necessary to be in the Cold Pit Lane!

Exit for Support Race pit lane equipment for all three days is through the gap next to Garage 36. Re-fuelling during testing (if necessary) should only take place in the Cold Pit Lane in front of garages 1 and 2 and teams must ensure they have fire extinguishers with them during re-fuelling.

All Support Race large pit equipment should be in the Cold Pit Lane next to the wall, not next to the front of the garages.

3.6 Ticket Collection Point:

Rockingham will operate a ticket collection point (details on the map attached with this Bulletin). This will be open from 06.00hrs on both Saturday and Sunday. Any tickets / passes left at the Ticket Collection point should be in envelopes clearly labelled with both the recipient's name and team name, contact phone number.

4 Circuit Specific Information:

4.1 Please note it is not permitted to drive any pins or stakes into the Paddock surface. A fine of £100 plus reinstatement costs may be levied by the circuit for each and every breach of this rule. A limited supply of concrete blocks is available from the circuit.

4.2 The Fire Lane at the rear of the Pit Garages must be kept totally clear at all times.

4.3 Pedestrian access to the Centre Paddock from the car parks and Outer Paddock is via the two pedestrian tunnels. The first, the South Tunnel, runs underneath the exit of the pit lane (enter near Stairway 3), is one-way for entering the paddock (during busy periods only). The second, the North Tunnel, runs under Turn 4 (or the entry to the pit lane) and operates both ways. www.msaformula.com 4.4 Empty Carless fuel cans should be left neatly in the fuel container compound which will be next to the waste oil store in the Support Race paddock. Waste oil should be disposed of in a proper manner using the waste oil drums in the Support Race Paddock. Please ensure that all waste oil is placed in the waste oil facilities and not put into empty Carless fuel cans (along with any other substances) as these incur high costs to recycle and the costs will be passed on to all teams in your Championship.

4.5 All used tyres must be removed from the venue at the end of the event.

4.6 All tyres and fuel should have been ordered and paid for in advance.

4.7 Circuit Security will scan the barcodes on TOCA passes on entry to the circuit on Saturday and Sunday. Should a pass holder wish to exit the circuit and return on the same day, the barcode must be scanned again on exit. However, the system will reset overnight so pass holders will not need to be scanned out if they do not need to regain access the same day.

4.8 Circuit contact details: Rockingham, Mitchell Road, Corby, NN17 5AF, Tel: 01536 500500. www.rockingham.co.uk

4.9 Do book in now for places in hospitality at the Race Centre – for the last 3 events. They cannot be bought on site once the event has started.

4.10 Logistics have cancelled the end of event prize giving at the last few rounds. It is intended to hold this at Rockingham, after the last race – even though it may be during the final touring car race. Please give yourself extra time at the end of the event. All drivers are expected to be present please. All podium visitors will be needed also.

5. Full Provisional Timetable:

On separate pages below.

6. Concussion review. Further to the talk with Dr Paul Trafford at Knockhill, his article was released this week. There is a link to the FIA publication below.

The article on concussion is at the back of the publication. It includes an interview from World rally driver Andreas Mikkelsen after he was knocked unconscious in an accident at the 2012 Circuit of Ireland Rally – but managed to complete the event.

For those who don’t want to look at the journal here is just the link to the survey. Paul encourages all competitors to complete it to help improve our knowledge and understanding of this subject. It’s confidential and will only take a few minutes to fill in. Please complete it and pass the link on to any other competitors you are in contact with. Let me know if any of these links do not work. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FIA_concussion

http://issuu.com/fia-auto/docs/auto_medical_5 Please click here to read AUTO+ Medical online

Please click here to download a PDF version

We were all deeply shocked at the accident of Justin Wilson last weekend. At Silverstone there will be an opportunity for drivers to carry a decal for Justin, should they wish. These are available at sign-on. www.msaformula.com ROCKINGHAM INTERNATIONAL SUPER SPORTS CAR CIRCUIT 2015 TOCA Timetable : Version 1 (20.01.15) Saturday / Sunday September 5 – 6

Saturday, September 5

09.00 – 09.15 Free Practice KICK Start Energy Ginetta Junior Championship 09.25 – 10.05 Free Practice Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 10.20 – 10.40 Qualifying MSA Formula Championship 10.50 – 11.20 Qualifying Renault UK Clio Cup 11.30 – 12.00 Qualifying HSCC Super Touring Car Championship 12.10 – 12.30 Qualifying Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup 12.40 – 13.20 Free Practice Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 13.20 – 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 – 14.15 Qualifying KICK Start Energy Ginetta Junior Championship 14.25 Race MSA Formula Championship 20 mins 15.00 Race Renault UK Clio Cup 14 15.40 – 16.10 Qualifying Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 16.20 Race HSCC Super Touring Car Championship 20 mins 16.55 Race KICK Start Energy Ginetta Junior Championship 10

Sunday, September 6

09.40 Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup 18 10.20 MSA Formula Championship 20 mins 10.55 KICK Start Energy Ginetta Junior Championship 8 11.25 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 11.37 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 16 12.15 – 13.00 Lunch Break 12.30 – 12.55 Pit Lane Walkabout / Autograph Session 13.00 Renault UK Clio Cup 14 13.40 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 13.52 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 16 14.32 HSCC Super Touring Car Championship 20 mins 15.12 Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup 18 15.52 MSA Formula Championship 20 mins 16.28 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 16.40 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 16

The programme may be brought forward or the programme order may be amended and competitors should listen carefully to the instructions given to them by their Championship Co-ordinator and/or Paddock announcements. It may not be possible to accommodate competitors arriving after the Assembly Area has been cleared.

www.msaformula.com Rockingham Circuit (International Super Sports Car Circuit) 1.94 miles / 1.6093 kilometres

Noise curfew: Different for each day—please check below.

Provisional Timetable - MSA Formula – Certified by FIA - Powered by Ford EcoBoost [1]

Thursday-Saturday Paddock entry via Mitchell Road main entrance. Sunday via Shelton Road / Steel Road.

Thursday 3 September

10:30 – 11:30 Parking up in paddock. NB Health & Safety checks during & after build

NO CARS OR TEAM MAY ACCESS BEHIND BTCC GARAGES—NO SPACE! Use road beside Scrutineering Bay in Inner Paddock only. Cars access circuit via Assembly Area all weekend. Pit crew access circuit via gap by garages 12/12a all weekend. Pit equipment in Cold Pit Lane next to centre wall (not garages).

Friday 4 September Engine silence before 08:00 and after 18:00

07:30-08:30 Late arrivals park-up 08:15-08:40 Driver sign-on for TEST DAY in Race Centre 09:50-10:35 Test [Re-fuelling in cold Pit Lane outside garages 1 & 2 ONL 12:55-13:50 Lunch break 13:50-14:45 Test [Re-fuelling in cold Pit Lane outside garages 1 & 2 ONLY] 14:45-15:30 Driver weighing in Tech Centre (with race clothing, HANS device) Scrutineering in Race Awnings through the day

Saturday 5 September Engine silence before 08:30 and after 18:00

07:45-08:15 Driver Sign-on Ford Race Centre. Also guardians & Driver Entrants with licences. 08:00 Technical Area Open—Ford Technical Centre. 08:30 Driver Briefing in Ford Race Centre. All drivers with team manager. 09:40 Assembly Area with noise testing on entry. 10:20-10:40 Qualifying – 20 Minutes 10:40-11:40 Parc Fermé for invited personnel only 13:20-14:00 Lunch break 13:55 Assembly Area, convoy in grid order 14:25-14:45 Race 1 [Round 22] (20 minutes) 14:45-15:45 Parc Fermé for invited personnel only 18:00 Technical Area Closed

Sunday 6 September Engine silence before 09:30 and after 17:30 Paddock entry via Shelton Road / Steel Road link only. 08:00 Technical Area Open—Race Centre 09:40 Assembly Area, convoy in grid order 10:20-11:40 Race 2 [Round 23] (20 minutes) 11:40-12:40 Parc Fermé 12:15-13:00 Lunch break 12:30-12:55 Driver Autograph session at Ford Race Centre—all drivers please, in race suits 15:10 Assembly Area, convoy in grid order 15:52-16:12 Race 3 [Round 24] (20 minutes) 16:12-17:12 Parc Fermé 17:00 (as advice) End of Parc Fermé Technical Area Closed 17:00 approx Championship Awards in Race Centre. For all drivers, supporters and teams. www.msaformula.com We look forward to seeing you at Rockingham!

Penny Mattocks Co-ordinator, MSA Formula, Certified by FIA, Powered by Ford EcoBoost M. 07881 627123 e: [email protected] w: www.racingline.com w: www.msaformula.com Ends Championship Information Bulletin pre-ROCK_Ref.114_MSAF August 28 th 2015

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