Motorsports On Closed Public Roads - Consultation

Some of you will have seen this before I got to my keyboard but this is the announcement we have been waiting for. 

See announcement on Transport Scotland website 

or go straight to the Consultation - eight questions here.  

You all have 8 weeks - till 28th January - to respond. 

Motorsport UK have said the following:

Motorsport UK welcomes the news that Transport Scotland has launched a public consultation on proposals to enable motorsport on closed public roads.

Closed-road events help organisers take the sport to new audiences and deliver an economic boost to local hosting communities. As the sport’s governing body, Motorsport UK has spent many years campaigning for new laws to allow these events in all four nations of the United Kingdom.

New powers enabling closed-road motorsport came into effect in England in April 2017, and in Wales in February 2018. Closed-road motorsport was already possible across Northern Ireland, where road closure orders have made famous events possible for decades.

In its consultation, Transport Scotland is seeking views on a possible event application process involving the relevant governing bodies and local authorities. The consultation can be found here and the deadline for responses is midnight on 28 January 2019.

Motorsport UK and Scottish Motor Sports (SMS), the umbrella organisation representing the interests of both two- and four-wheel motorsport in Scotland, recently attended a meeting of the advisory group that assisted in developing the consultation.

David Richards, Chairman of Motorsport UK, said: “This is fantastic news and takes us a step closer to seeing closed-road motorsport right across the UK. Motorsport UK is committed to promoting the sport in all its forms and new closed-road regulations would create a wealth of opportunities to do just that. We urge the motorsport community to respond positively to the consultation and help us realise the possibility of a new generation of closed-road events in Scotland.”

Tom Purves, Chairman of Scottish Motor Sports (SMS), said: “This is an important step on the road back to closed-road motorsport in Scotland. It is now vital that the Scottish motorsport community gets behind this consultation and delivers a clear message of support for these proposals, which would allow us not only to revive world-renowned events but also to take different forms of motorsport to new parts of our country.”

I urge all SAMSC clubs to be proactive in this process.

Regards

Pete Weall

Chairman

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Knockhill Stages Rally Sunday 9 December 2018

Following the success of the inaugural MSN Circuit Rally Challenge at Knockhill in 2017, Dunfermline Car Club has been asked to run the Knockhill Stages, on Sunday 9th December 2018.   As last year, the event will be using the off-road section around the car parks on the hill opposite the service area as well as the circuit. 

BRITPART Scottish "Borders" Hill Rally 17th & 18th November 2018

It is time for my annual plea - I am looking for a full team of Marshals from all forms of Motorsport, to carry out a full range of duties, with all and any levels of experience for this years Premier Scottish Cross Country Event, the BRITPART Scottish "Borders" Hill Rally  17th & 18th November at Forrest Estate, Dumfries & Galloway, DG3 7XS 

MSA Operational Guide for Radios and Radio Marshals Handbook

Following the latest issue of the Stage Rally Safety Requirements the MSA has updated the Operational Guide for Radios and at the same time Chrys Worboys has updated the Radio Marshals Handbook. 

These can be found on the SMMC downloads page, or via the above links. 

The content will be covered as part of a Radio Training day being planned for early 2019 for which further details will follow in the near future. 

As included in the Operational Guide, each Radio Operator must be provided with a copy of the Radio Licence.  Please review the details against your call-sign and let me know by return if any updates are required.  You should have a copy of the licence with you when you are out on events.

Should you have any questions please let me know. 

Regards

Garry 

MRG Kingdom Stages

Before the rallying attention starts to focus on the Welsh forests here is the usual Club advice for the final round of The Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship, the Kingdom Stages.

Please note that this event is being held at Leuchars and NOT Crail.

If you can assist please contact Grahame Douglas direct.

Thanks

Garry 

The Application of motorsport engineering to create the electric cars of the future.

We have been invited to a lecture by Paul McNamara, Technical Director, Williams Advanced Engineering on Wednesday 3rd October at 2pm in Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Colinton Road Edinburgh.

In his talk Paul will describe the technologies within electric motorsport and how these are being implemented into road cars as well as discussing the expected future trends in transport electrification. 

For more information and a link to register for the event, see below

Memorial Garden Stages, Condor MC

Please see the following from Condor MSC:

Condor MSC are running the Memorial Garden Stages Senior and Junior rallies on the airfield at the Royal Marines RM Condor base in Arbroath on 15th September. 


For the rally to run safely we will need a team of marshals of all disciplines - timing, radio, in stage etc.  If you are available and would like to be a part of this exciting new event please contact either:

Stewart Paton, Chief Marshal at marshal@paton-family.co.uk

Diana Baines, Radio Controller at bainesdt65@gmail.com

If anybody fancies competing, entries are still available.  A lot of improvements have been made to the stages since the last rally was run in 2016 and is an excellent venue with a variety of different challenges throughout the stages!  39 stage miles over 6 stages and part of the Junior Ecosse 1000 championship and a parallel Senior rally.  

The Senior Regs, Junior Regs, and entry forms can be found at  https://www.condormsc.co.uk/memorial-garden-stages-regs

Many thanks

Sam Ollis
Secretary
Condor MSC

This September, the hills are alive with……

The sound of competition cars in various speed and rally events.  These events are looking for your support:

MRG – Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally

The final round of the 2018 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship, the Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, is being held on Saturday 8 September and your help in providing safety communications is requested.

The event is based in Castle Douglas with stages in the Galloway Forest Park – as featured in the TV series ’The Forest’

A reminder that the week before the rally, Rally and Cross Country Marshal Training will be held at the Barony College, Dumfries.  Sessions will cover Fire Theory, Fire Practical, Introduction to Radio, Incident Handling, FMOS, Incident Reporting or Spectator Safety, Stage Set up and Chain of Command.  To register go to: https://goo.gl/forms/Cb6kJuuGSveeMB7k2 

I look forward to hearing from you.

Garry 

MRG Events - Grampian Forest Rally

On Saturday 11th August the action returns to the forests for the penultimate round of the 2018 ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship, the Grampian Forest Rally. 

Stages are in and around Fetteresso, Drumtochty and Durris, all close to Stonehaven.  A number of Radio Operators and Controllers are required to provide safety cover.

Please contact Craig direct if you can assist

A reminder that from July Yellow Flags have been replaced by Red.  Make sure the correct colour is in your boot. 

Solway Coast Rally

On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5, Solway Car Club will organise three rallies at Dundrennan Military Ranges, near Kirkcudbright.  The usercarparts Solway Coast Rally will take place on Saturday followed by the Historic and Junior events on the Sunday. 

Basic accommodation will be available on site on both Friday and Saturday night.  Bookings will open in June – check out the event website (http://www.solwaycarclub.co.uk/solway-coast/faqs/) for more information.  Catering and bar facilities will also be available as will a dedicated area for tents, caravans and motorhomes.

Please note that as this is a working MOD facility no dogs or pets are permitted inside the Rally HQ compound (which includes Service Area, Accommodation Block and campsite).

If you can assist please contact Garry Headridge.

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Scottish Training Programme 2018

We have a training programme for marshals and officials of all levels of experience, from complete novice to guru level, and the courses are all free, and run by qualified instructors licensed by the MSA
To sign up for a training event, use the Register link in the right hand columnin the table below.
Alternatively, email training@scottishcarclubs.com

Date	Discipline	Location	Modules	Register
14 Jan	Instructors	N. Queensferry	Instructors	N/A
17 Feb	Rescue	Edinburgh	Rescue	N/A
4 Mar	Race	Knockhill	Race	Via SMRC
17 Mar	Speed	Kames	Speed, Flag, Communication, Incident reporting	Register
18 Mar	Rescue	Knockhill	Medical topics for rescue crew	Register
14 Apr	Rally/Cross Country	Arbroath	Fire Theory, Fire Practical, Intro to Radio, Incident Handling, FMOS, Incident Reporting	Register
14 Apr	Rally Cross Country	Arbroath	Spectator Safety, Stage Set up, Chain of Command
12 May	Rally/Cross Country	Kelso	Radio, FMOS, Chain of Command	Register
16 Jun	Rally/Cross Country	Dunoon	TBC	Register
29 Jul	Rally/Cross Country	Boyndie	Fire Theory, Fire Practical, Intro to Radio, Incident Handling, FMOS, Incident Reporting	Register
29 Jul	Speed	Boyndie	Speed, Flag, Communication, Incident reporting	Register
29 Jul	Kart	Boyndie	Kart Marshalling	Register
4 Augt	Rally/Cross Country	Stonehaven	Intro to Rally Marshalling, Intro to Rally Spectator Safety, FMOS, Rally Stage Set Up	Email
1 Sep	Rally/Cross Country	Dumfries	Fire Theory, Fire Practical, Intro to Radio, Incident Handling, FMOS, Incident Reporting	Register
1 Sep	Rally/Cross Country	Dumfries	Spectator Safety, Stage Set up, Chain of Command
30 Sep	Rally/Cross Country	Knockhill	Fire Theory, Fire Practical, Intro to Radio, Incident Handling, FMOS, Incident Reporting	Register
30 Sep	Rally/Cross Country	Knockhill	Radio, FMOS, Chain of Command
11 Oct	Rally/Cross Country	Mull	TBC	Register
20 Oct	Rally/Cross Country	Knockhill	Intro to Rally Marshalling, Intro to Rally Spectator Safety, Intro to Radio, FMOS, Rally Stage Set Up	Register
16 Nov	Rally/Cross Country	St. John’s Town of Dalry	Intro to Cross Country Marshalling, Spectator Safety, Chain of Command, Incident Reporting	Register
1 -2 Dec	Safety Services	Knockhill	Rescue/Recovery/Medical	Register
TBC	Rally	Lewis	TBC	TBA
TBC	Recovery	TBC	TBC	TBA
TBC	Rally	Skye	TBC	TBA
TBC	Rally	Fife	Navigational Rally Marshalling	TBA