SAT 3 JULY 2021 OULTON PARK COMPETITIOR ADVICE As of 29/03/2021 TIMETABLE
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OFFICIAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME SAT 3 JULY 2021 OULTON PARK COMPETITIOR ADVICE As of 29/03/2021 TIMETABLE MSVR has put in place a number of changes to ensure we can operate our race events safely and enjoyably, whilst complying with Motorsport UK and government guidelines. OFFICIALS SATURDAY 3 JULY 2021 Motorsport UK Steward SIGNING ON VENUE RESTRICTIONS Ray Sumner 08.30 Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Practice 30 mins • All signing on for the event will take place online, • Pass numbers will be limited to assist with social distancing Event Stewards Championship with Pirelli ahead of the event requirements and are for competitors and their essential Graham Battersby, John Leck 09.10 GT Cup Championship Warm Up 15 mins helpers only Senior Clerk of the Course • The link will be available under the event information David Scott on the calendar page of the MSVR website • The paddock(s) will be closed to non-essential personnel Clerks of the Course 09.40 GT Cup Championship Qualifying 15 mins Gareth Newton, Tony Watts, Mark Hulme at all MSVR events until further notice • The signing-on process includes your scrutineering Secretary of the Meeting 10.05 Track Attack Race Club Qualifying 20 mins James Bolton King declaration and part of your briefing (see below) • Garage doors should remain open front and back when the garage is occupied Deputy Secretary of the Meeting 10.35 Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Qualifying 20 mins Maggie Watts SCRUTINEERING Championship with Pirelli • Unfortunately there will be no podium ceremonies at Chief Incident Marshal • As part of the signing-on process you will submit your car MSVR events for the time being Dave Cleavley/Geoff Cooper 11.05 The Cayman Islands Porsche Sprint Challenge GB Qualifying 20 mins and safety equipment information, self declaring your Chief Scrutineer compliance with Motorsport UK regulations • Other restrictions may apply at individual venues and Steve Walker 11.35 GT Cup Championship (R1) Race 1 40 mins must be complied with Chief Marshal • This information will be passed to the Chief Scrutineer Margaret Simpson Chief Medical Officer 12.30 Track Attack Race Club (R1) Race 2 20 mins ahead of the weekend, and the scrutineers of the meeting • Face coverings are required to be worn as specified by current Motorsport UK guidelines Dr Samir Shah will have the power to perform spot checks throughout Chief Flags/Starter 13.05 Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Race 3 25 mins the event, to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations • Access to Race Control is restricted to essential personnel only Sean Herbert Championship with Pirelli (R1) Chief Pit Marshal • Please remember that the standard Motorsport UK ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEAMS Mark Tipping 13.30 Lunch Break 50 mins penalties continue to apply for non-compliance Chief Assembly/Paddock Marshal • Teams must consider bringing the minimum number of James Elder 14.20 The Cayman Islands Porsche Sprint Challenge GB (R1) Race 4 25 mins COMPETITOR BRIEFINGS people required to an event Chief Startline Marshal Alison Featherstone 15.00 GT Cup Championship (R2) Race 5 40 mins • As part of the signing-on process you will go through a • Teams are recommended to bring their own first aid kit, etc. Chief Timekeeper preliminary safety briefing. You MUST go through this to minimise the need to use the circuit medical resources Nick Palmer 15.55 Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Race 6 25 mins from start to finish to complete the signing-on process Commentators • Teams should bring adequate PPE for all personnel and Ian Titchmarsh, Paul Jurd Championship with Pirelli (R2) • You may receive additional briefing notes via your retain a record of those attending the event Safety Car Driver coordinator or the Clerk of the Course. Please ensure Allan Farrimond 16.35 Track Attack Race Club (R2) Race 7 20 mins OTHER CONSIDERATIONS you are also familiar with these before your first session Safety Car Observer Andrew Wycherley 17.10 The Cayman Islands Porsche Sprint Challenge GB (R2) Race 8 25 mins on circuit • DO NOT visit the medical centre if you suspect you have Marshals/Event Officials COVID-19 symptoms. If you begin to feel unwell during Members of the BMMC, BARC & RACE ADMINISTRATION the event, notify the organisers and leave the venue in BRSCC and other Motorsport UK *All timings are provisional and subject to change • No printed results or bulletins will be available to collect. line with government guidance. recognised Clubs Ambulances The event page on the MSVR website will become a • Restaurants/toilets/shower facilities will vary by venue – Event Fire and Rescue “virtual noticeboard” and should become your first port of for the latest updates please check the circuit website Medical Services call for event documentation Event Fire and Rescue • Overnight stays onsite are permitted for those attending Rescue Unit • Transponder hire will still be available but should be for work, the provision of voluntary services or any other MSVR booked in advance with TSL – www.tsl-timing.com or recognised exemption under government guidelines. Recovery Cross Country Recovery, MS 01827 285666 Shared facilities available will be subject to enhanced Covid-19 Officer JUDICIAL GUIDANCE cleaning regimes. Under 16s are not permitted to stay James Bolton King overnight on site at this time • As a result of distancing measures, the usual judicial procedures have changed • Be advised that circuit management retain the right to This meeting is organised by MotorSport Vision Racing, governed by the General pause or stop track activities if health and safety protocols Competition Rules of the Motorsport • Detailed information is available from the Motorsport (COVID-19 related or otherwise) are consistently breached UK, incorporating the provisions of the UK website – please ensure you are familiar with the International Sporting Code of the FIA, new guidelines at www.motorsportuk.org/restart additional Supplementary Regulations and any written instructions the organisers KEEP UP TO DATE WITH MSVR - WWW.MSVRACING.COM issue for the event. This event will be held under IMPORTANT: You must not attend any race meeting if you have any symptoms of Covid-19, or you are required Motorsport UK Permit number: FACEBOOK.COM/MSVRACING @MSVRACING @MSVR_OFFICIAL to self-isolate under Government guidelines Interclub: : 120560 WWW.MSVRACING.CO.UK 2 OULTON PARK - 3 JULY 2021 WWW.MSVRACING.CO.UK 3 OULTON PARK - 3 JULY 2021 WELCOME TURKINGTON // HILL // SUTTON // INGRAM // PLATO // COOK 2021 BRITISH TOURING CARS elcome to It’s important to remember that motorsport in the WOulton Park for UK simply couldn’t happen without the invaluable what looks to be an work of the many volunteer marshals up and down exciting and packed the country. The “orange army” give up their time to programme of racing. ensure we can put on these events and they keep the It’s wonderful to drivers safe. I would like to offer the first thanks of many be able to welcome to all the marshals and volunteer officials for their help spectators to the this weekend. As a thank you, one lucky marshal will meeting to watch win a PalmerSport Formula 3000 drive at MSV’s todays activities. Bedford Autodrome. First race on the Last of all, please can I ask that we are all respectful programme is for GT of the government and Motorsport UK guidelines in Cup. A packed grid of some mouth-watering supercars relation to Covid-19. We are in a very privileged position is bound to get hearts racing. GT Cup, of course, has two to be back racing again, and our individual actions could races each a mini endurance with pit stops and driver jeopardise motorsport in the UK for everybody, and let’s changes. Currently Jensen Lunn & Warren Gilbert top the face it, nobody wants to be that person. leaderboard in their Lamborghini Super Trofeo but with plenty of points on offer today, will they maintain their I hope you enjoy the racing today - for live timing, all the slender advantage? latest news and our full calendar please visit the MSVR website at www.msvracing.com. Next on track for the first of their two races is Track Attack Race Club. All shapes and sizes of ‘tin top’ & GT cars will battle it out for honours. DAVID SCOTT CLERK OF THE COURSE Last race before lunch is the Porsche Club Championship. Simon Clark heads the points in his Cayman S. He’ll be challenged all the way by some wiry Porsche specialists including Pete Morris in his 997 and Mark McAleer in another 997. Class B for the trusty Boxter S is led by Matthew Kyle-Henney. First up after a short pit stop for the marshals is the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB. The championship is for identical Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars. There are two competitive categories: Pro and Am. While both will race on the same grid, each category will have its own 31 JUly/1 august points structure and championship table. OULTONADULT RACEDAY ADMISSION (ONLINE) £32* // WEEKEND ADMISSION (ONLINE) £43* // GRANDSTANDPARK SEATING FROM £10 // CHILDREN UNDER 13 GO FREE! 0843 453 9000* WWW.OULTONPARK.CO.UK WWW.MSVRACING.CO.UK 5 OULTON PARK - 3 JULY 2021 *Advance booking closes midday Thursday 29 July. Postage fee applies. Calls will cost 7p per minute plus your telephone company’s access charge. RACE NUMBERS & DURATION GT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 1 (40 MINS) & RACE 5 (40 MINS) TECH TALK DESCRIPTION Since it began in 2007, the GT Cup has grown to become a firmly established part of the UK motorsport landscape. The championship also enjoys one of the widest variety of GT car grids in the United Kingdom, which is split into five Groups by the maximum lap time potential of each car and runs on Pirelli tyres.