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Motorsport In Scotland J U L Y 2 0 1 5 SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION OF CAR CLUBS www.scottishcarclubs.com THREE SCOTTISH ROUNDS IN NEW LOOK BRITISH RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2016 The MSA British Rally Rally Championship's top 2016 British Rally Championship returns in stars on the UK's second Championship provi- 2016 with an exciting new biggest stage rally, the sional calendar* -look calendar to go with Circuit of Ireland, before the revised vehicle eligi- returning to Carlisle for March 5th/6th 2016: bility regulations that were the first of four long- Mid Wales Stages announced in January. standing BRC events, (Gravel) In what‟s set to be the the Pirelli Rally. biggest shake-up for Having tackled Kielder April 8th/9th 2016: many years, next sea- over the Bank Holiday Circuit of Ireland son‟s revitalised BRC will weekend, the BRC crews (Asphalt) be staged throughout the will take on the Borders' British Isles and will in- asphalt for the Jim Clark April 29th/30th 2016: clude a mix of gravel and Rally at the end of May. Pirelli Rally (Gravel) asphalt surfaces to pro- The Scottish Rally occu- vide crews with the ulti- pies its traditional date at May 27th/28th 2016: mate challenge in national the end of June, before Jim Clark Rally rallying. an eight-week gap to the (Asphalt) Starting in March and championship's second concluding in September, visit to Northern Ireland June 24th/25th 2016: the new championship will for the Ulster Rally in Au- RSAC Scottish Rally comprise seven events, of gust. The season will (Gravel) which four are retained conclude with a journey from previous years, while north for the end of year August 19th/20th three are new or returning celebrations at the Gran- 2016: Ulster Rally rounds of the champion- ite City Rally in Aber- (Asphalt) ship deen, which put on such The campaign opens with a great show earlier this September 9th/10th the Mid Wales Stages, year. 2016 Granite City using the legendary for- The inclusion of a made- Rally (Gravel) ests of Myherin and Ha- for-TV one-day special fren that test the world's event remains a possibil- * subject to approval best drivers each year on ity for 2016, subject to by the MSA Wales Rally GB. A visit to discussions with broad- Belfast after Easter allows cast partners and secur- crew to test themselves ing a suitable venue/ against the FIA European date. P A G E 2 Calendar July/August 4th July Albar Junior Rally Kames East Ayrshire 4th July Autotest Kyleakin,Skye Skye 4th July Autotest Huntly 63 4th/5th July Sprint Boyndie, Banff Aberdeen 5th July Albar Rally Kames East Ayrshire 11th/12th Mach 1 Stages Machrahanish Dunfermline 12th July Sprint Alford Grampian 18/19th July Grass Autotest Strathhaven Coltness 19th July Race Meeting Knockhill Scottish Motor Racing 25th/26th July BTRDA/MSA Autotest Heathhall Dumfries South of Scotland 25th/26th July Sprint Kames East Ayrshire 25th July Superlap Scotland Knockhill Knockhill MSC 26th July Autotest Stonehaven Stonehaven 1st August Speyside Stages Elgin Speyside 6th August PCT Forfar 750 8th August Solway Coast Rally Dundrennan Solway 9th August Solway Coast Junior Rally Dundrennan Solway 8th/9th August Golspie Sprint Golspie Caithness 15th/16th August Fintry Hillclimb Fintry Grampian 16th August Grass Autotest Strathaven Coltness 16th August PC Autotest Stonehaven Stonehaven 16th August Race Meeting Knockhill Scottish Motor Racing 16th August Go-Motorsport Open Day Knockhill 22/23 August Bathgate Comp Safari West Lothian Scottish Hill Rally Club 22/23 August British Touring Cars Knockhill 22nd August Autotest Kyleakin,Skye Skye 22nd August Autumn Navigational Rally Highland 23rd August Autotest Dallachy Airfield 63 29th August Nomad Navigational Rally 63 29/30 August Forrestburn Hillclimb Forrestburn Monklands Sporting The full calendar for the year is on SACC website Events Calendar page, where you can search by club, championship or type of event To get your event added to the calendar visit the SACC website and complete the form or contact Raymond Mann directly 01592 264517 [email protected] MOTORSPORT IN SCOTLA ND J U L Y 2 0 1 5 P A G E 3 Rally Safety Update Dear all Another busy month in the rally world. We are of course right in the middle of rally season now and I‟m just back (like many of you) from the Jim Clark rally in Kielder forest. Now look- ing forward to the Scottish. Met the teams from the Scottish rally and the McRae Stages to talk about plans for the events and discuss the impact of the safety recommendations. Also had an interesting day in Pitlochry with the Saltire Rally Club learning about other rally disci- plines (the slower ones!) – don‟t know if my manoeuvring skills in my mini would get me round too many cones… At the MSA there is a lot happening (we are at rally speed – no handbraking…) – MSA (Rally) Marshal Accreditation Scheme – good progress and will be established later this year. New registrations will go straight onto the new scheme with renewals for rally coming out slightly later this year with longer timescales to renew to tie in with the new requirements. It will be based on registration, completion of some short online training focussed on safety and with some changes to current practice (submission of CVs) to ensure that existing marshals are started fairly at the right grade reflecting ex- perience. The online training is being developed to support all marshals and we will be looking to get a group of marshals involved in telling us what you might need to help you deal with keeping yourselves and spectators safe out on a stage. MSA Marshal Partnership (Reward) Scheme – we are kicking this off and regions have been asked to contribute information. Ideally it should be in place when the MSA Ac- creditation scheme starts. Regions will play a key part in this scheme. Communications – some new ideas coming very soon with the aim of getting everyone involved in talking about the future of rally… Rally Safety Requirements – a new manual is being put together for rally organisers – it will apply from January 2016 replacing the 2015 requirements (but building on it). A working group has been set up chaired by Andrew Kellitt with MSA representatives but with important experience from the field – the members include: Andy Smith, Ian James, Matthew Atkinson, Martin Leonard, Neil Malcolm, Barry Guess, Gary Nicholls and, from Scotland, Neil Shanks. Rally Forums – regions are being asked to help us to set up some rally forums around the country involving some well-known celebrity faces and to give clubs a chance to join in the debate. Best wishes Jacqueline P A G E 4 Scottish Motor Sports—Rory Bryant SMS News Granite City Rally filming Both myself and Jacqueline Campbell were given the opportunity to join the marshalling teams on stages 4 and 7 of the Granite City Rally, on the 2nd May. We took the opportunity to commis- sion a film producer to capture our experience on the rally and create a short film that aims to highlight how much fun it is to get involved in motor sport as a marshal. This is currently in the final stages of edit but a short preview of the video was featured recently in the MSA‟s monthly newsletter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3vao9HSdyQ&feature=youtu.be). Once com- pleted the film will be launched via our Youtube channel and will hopefully become a resource that helps clubs recruit marshals. McRae Rally Challenge We worked with GoMotorsport and clubs to coordinate a promotional stand at the McRae Rally Challenge on the 16th & 17th May, at Knockhill. The set up was manned by a diverse team which included members from SMMC, Dunfermline Car Club and other knowledgeable individuals (including Marshal the Lion)! There was a particular emphasis on promoting marshalling opportu- nities to the public but the team worked hard to promote all that motor sport has to offer. This in- cluded working with Glenrothes MC to give over 40 people AutoSolo passenger rides on the Sun- day. Over the course of the weekend we captured details of 48 new people, who noted interest in get- ting more involved in the sport. This data was gathered on the MSA‟s Ipads and has been passed onto the SACC to follow up on appropriately. We‟d like to say a big thank you to Knockhill for accommodating us and to everyone that contrib- uted to the stand over the weekend. Special thanks to Team Sleigh Racing for providing the truck and awning to keep us all dry too! MOTORSPORT IN SCOTLA ND J U L Y 2 0 1 5 P A G E 5 GoMotorsport Live Further to our recent press release (see supplementary document), we are intending to run a Go- Motorsport Live event on the 16th August at Knockhill. The event will be based on the success of the „Live‟ events that have run at Silverstone and Snetterton in recent years. It will be set in the backdrop of the mid-season rounds of the Scottish Motor Racing Championship and aims to cre- ate a platform for clubs to sell themselves and grass roots motor sport to the public. At the time of writing, we have 8 clubs expressing an interest in attending the event but would like to see more of you getting involved. If you are interested then please do contact either myself ([email protected]) or Alison Clark ([email protected]) to discuss further.