Competitor Guidance - Fire Extinguisher Regulations

The MSA have published Competitor Guidance to clarify the changes in extinguisher regulations, as referred to in our February Update posting.

The very short version is that existing non-homologated extinguishers must be serviced every 24 months, or sooner if specified by the manufacturer, but there is more to it than that if you have FIA homologated extinguishers, and you will all need FIA extinguishers by 2021.

You can find the full guidance document with other scrutineering documents on the Scottish Association website

SACC Rally Forum

A NEW BEGINNING FOR MOTORSPORT IN SCOTLAND

F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart joined representatives from sportscotland, the Motor Sports Association, and the Scottish Auto Cycle Union at Ingliston on 10th May, to announce a new partnership to grow motor sport in Scotland. 

Scotland has produced a procession of champions on two, three, and four wheels from motorcycling legends Jimmy Guthrie and Jock Taylor to Jim Clark, Colin McRae, and ‘The Flying Scot’ Sir Jackie himself. 

This new agreement, backed by £360,000 investment over four years from sportscotland, will support the development of the sport and provide more opportunities for people from all across Scotland to get involved at every level.

Scottish Association of Car Clubs Meeting held in Bridge of Allan 16th June 2015

The most recent meeting was again a mixture of routine, but none the less important, procedural stuff, including vital communication from the MSA, interspaced with a very active debate on a range of related topics.

In terms of proceedings, one of the key things that clubs should be making members aware of is the ongoing high workload at the MSA. The governing body for UK motorsport looks after our interests by getting involved in all sorts of stuff including important legislation from the UK and European Governments that we might otherwise never hear about until we trip over them. One of these is a move by the EU to legislate by 2017 for mandatory 3rd party insurance for every motorised vehicle regardless of where it is used.

MSA News - Scottish Motorsport Event Safety Review

A report on the Scottish Motorsport Event Safety Review in the April edition of MSA News, worth a read.

Also available is a summary of the 29 recommendations of the Motorsport Event Safety Review, plus one added by the MSA.

SACC and the Future of Stage Rallying

If you follow any of the social media channels, it seems that everyone and their dog have a view on the future of forest stage rallying. A common thread is

The view from Castle Bunnet: Safety Review - Act Now!

The original of this report, and a lot of other good rants by John Fife, is at    http://www.jaggybunnet.co.uk/2015/03/12-mar-safety-review-act-now/ 


Written  by   jaggybunnet   on   March 12, 2015 … 

John Cleland (President of the SACC) and John Fife (Press) were invited to a meeting yesterday (11th March) at the Scottish Government’s offices in Leith. It was enlightening, positive and upbeat. It was also decidedly scary! … Be fearful, be very fearful … 

The view from Castle Bunnet: Safety Review Group Presentation

The original of this report by John Fife is at  http://www.jaggybunnet.co.uk/2015/02/7173/ 


The following report is from last night’s (24th Feb) Scottish Association of Car Clubs meeting in Bridge of Allan. It’s quite a long report but if you have the interests of Scottish rallying at heart, then it should be of interest. 

As Rob Jones (MSA Chief Exec) said: “To do nothing is not an option”. 
The future of our sport is in our hands.