The 2021 Championship will finish with the Maximum Attack Autotest at Kames on Sunday 21st October.
Glenrothes Motor Sport Club will be running an AutoSOLO, All Forward Autotest and All Forward PCA at Knockhill on Sat. 21st August.
This will be the first time we have used the Rally Stage roads on the hillside for such an event and will present the Competitors with a different challenge.
There will be 4 open and flowing tests on the sealed surface and they will be ideally suited to anyone who wishes to bring along their road car and try this grass roots motorsport, the event is also open to Autotest cars, Rally cars and there is a class for vehicles which are not taxed or MOTd.
Regulations and entry links are in the Downloads section of the Autotest page
If you need any more information about the Club, our event or how to get started please contact -
Bill Creevy - Tel. - 07740 374458 or email - bill.creevy@btinternet.com.
Having lost a couple of events due to Covid, the championship has now published a revised calendar (though still some dates TBC).
The next round will be the South of Scotland CC Maximum Attack Autotest at Lockerbie Lorry Park, on 17th July. This is a round of the
2021 Link-up Ltd. Motorsport UK Autotest Championship
2021 demon tweeks Direct BTRDA Autotest Championship
2021 BTRDA Allrounders Championship
and so will feature some of the best drivers in the country.
The following week, Glenrothes MSC will run the HMS Jackdaw autotest on Crail airfield on Saturday 24th July.
More information, including Regulations for the championship and these events, can be found on the Autotest page.
Great news for rallying in Scotland - the Scottish Government has agreed to drop the rule that only members of the same household could share a car for motorsport.
This means that rallying, trials, etc can resume almost as normal, but this applies only in areas at Level 3 or below, and there are still requirements, like face coverings in the car, and no spectators. Guidelines issued by Motorsport UK must be followed, an update is expected Friday 14th May
Read on for more details from Chairman Pete.
With the easing of Covid regulations, the 2021 Scottish Autotest Championship gets under way on Saturday 15th May with the Glenrothes MSC Andy Wilson Memorial Autotest at Knockhill.
More details of the Championship, including the Regulations and Registration form, are also on the Autotest Page of the SAMSC site, along with Regulations for the event, which include a link to the online entry form.
Following the announcement last week that travel within Scotland is now allowed for leisure purposes. the First Minister confirmed on Tuesday that the next stage of relaxing Covid19 restrictions would go ahead as planned with effect from Monday 26th April. I am delighted to confirm that, following formal agreement with Scottish Government, this includes competitive motorsport events running with Motorsport UK permits.
I am however disappointed that, despite strong representation being made, the Scottish Government has not given agreement to allow two competitors in a car which means that rallies and other disciplines with a driver and passenger are still not allowed in Scotland. Efforts will continue to get some movement on this issue.
An updated version of the Scotland specific guidelines has been agreed and has today been made available on the Covid-19 page of the Motorsport UK website. Clubs intending to organise events should read through all of the available material, not just the Scotland page, to ensure they meet all of the compliance requirements for running a Covid19 safe event. Note in particular that spectators are not allowed and total numbers on site are also limited. These points may change in future phases of easing restrictions. Clubs should also make sure they engage fully with the venues they want to use to make sure they comply with any local requirements which may. Overnight stays are allowed within the guidelines applicable to the hospitality sector.
The team at Motorsport UK, led by John Ryan, have worked very hard to gain approval from Scottish Government to allow out sport to continue and it is incumbent on all of us to follow all of the rules and guideline to show motorsport in a good light.
Regards
Pete Weall
Chairman
Tuesday 10th November at 19:00, we have the first of our Monthly Marketing Show webinars in association with ContentCal.
Clubs are always looking for ways in which they can raise awareness of their activities and attract new members, particularly younger ones. It is a fact that social media is now the most effective way of achieving this.
However, simply putting posts on your Facebook page is only the starting point - in order to widen the reach of your social media output you need to utilise many more of the tools at your disposal. The good news is that many of these are free.
This series of webinars will teach you how to use these tools effectively, how to put together a content plan, and some simple techniques for reaching interested audiences that may currently be outside of your club's engagement methods.
To register, please go to the Club Webinars page on our website here: https://www.motorsportuk.org/
Regards,
Ian
Ian Berry
Head of Sport Promotion
M: +44 (0) 7774 933 812
T: +44 (0) 1753 765 016
I hope you are all well and getting back to some sort of normality and looking forward to participating in Motor Sport again in Scotland.
GMSC are holding an AutoSolo, Autotest and Production Car Autotest at Leuchars Army Base on Sunday September 20th 2020, there will be an All Forward option in the Autotest and P.C.A.
The event is being held within the current Scottish Government guidelines on maximum outdoor gathering size.
More news on the Training Site