BRSCC - e-newsletter - Wednesday 15th MARCH
LATEST NEWS FROM THE BRSCC - Wednesday 15th MARCH
* ENTRY PACKS NOW AVAILABLE
Entry packs for all BRSCC Championships are now available from the
respective championship co-ordinators or you can download them
directly from the championships section of our website. http://
www.brscc.co.uk/default.asp?page3Dchampionships
* BRSCC AGM
The 2006 AGM will be held on Sunday 2nd April at 2.30pm at the
Hilton Northampton. All members are welcome to attend but you must
produce your membership card to gain entry. The Hilton Northampton
is just off Junction 15 of the M1.
* RACING MEMBERSHIP CARDS
A brief reminder that all drivers competing in BRSCC championships
need to be Racing Members of the Club and you will be asked to
produce your BRSCC Racing Membership card when you sign-on at the
beginning of a meeting. To smooth the process please have the card
handy. If you have mislaid your card please contact Jo Ward on
01732 783145 or email
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* MALLORY STARTS THE SEASON
Our Midland Centre gets the 2006 BRSCC season underway at Mallory
Park on Sunday 26th March. The first of nine races features the
Mill Street Motors Ford Saloon Car Championship, which has over
fifty registered drivers this season - the most since the mid
nineties. The other championships on the race day schedule are the
Caterham Roadsports, Club Formula Ford (MS), VSR V6, Super
Silhouettes, and the www.dees.co.uk Ford Fiesta Championship. The
full timetable can be viewed at www.brsccco.uk/calendar/timetables/
mp26mar.pdf
* PRP RESCUE
With the season almost upon us you are no doubt all busy making the
final preparations for your first race of 2006. Have you stopped to
think what will happen if you broke down en route to the meeting?
In January, PRP Rescue, founders of Specialist Rescue Services with
over 20 years experience in the sporting world, launched an
entirely new motorsport race team breakdown service.
Aimed at everyone who takes part in motorsport, PRP Rescue provides
a membership scheme within the UK and Europe with a comprehensive
breakdown service including tyres to suit every combination of
equipment. 46rom cars, trailers, large transporters with trailers
and mobile homes, PRP Rescue have the answer to all your breakdown
and recovery problems. A competitor can be reassured of a network
of support ready to assist with any breakdown that may occur when
participating at a motorsport event. Your time and entry fee would
be wasted and you could also miss out on some vital championships
points and finally end up with a very costly garage call out. PRP
Rescue will put an end to that worry with an assistance programme
built around the needs of a competitor.
Just one free phone call to the control centre will produce the
fastest possible emergency response to your vehicles. A single low-
cost annual membership fee guarantees:
Unlimited FREE roadside assistance.
Unlimited Free recovery of competitor, the vehicle and equipment to
any destination if repair is not possible.
Dedicated FREE tyre call-outs (you only pay for any tyres fitted at
a later date). European cover (subject to separate application).
To obtain details go to www.transrescue.com or contact Jon Phillips
Tel: 01488 657650 Email:
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* MARSHALS TRAINING DAY
On 11/12th March the BRSCC South Eastern Centre ran a successful
training weekend at Brands Hatch. Over 150 marshals from all
disciplines attended. Thanks to Anne Rothberg and Dave Pierre for
their hard work in arranging and organising the exercise.
* 20% DISCOUNT ON SILVERSTONE DRIVING EXPERIENCES
Silverstone Circuits Ltd has offered all BRSCC members a 20%
discount off the retail price when booking any Silverstone driving
experience direct through their sales team. BRSCC members will be
entitled to a total of two discounted bookings until 30th November.
For further information or to make a booking please call 08704 588
200, quoting your BRSCC membership number and CM01.
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE BRSCC CHIEF SCRUTINEER
Helmets - as from 1st January this year the Snell SA95 helmet
standard is no-longer acceptable. The ONLY helmet standards
acceptable for car events are:- BS6658-85 Type A/FR (red label),
Snell SA2000 and SA2005, SFI 31.1A and 31.2A, FIA 8860-2004. The
older BS6658-85 Type A (blue label) IS still acceptable but only in
the UK (NOT including Southern Ireland). If your championship is
running at a mainland European event this standard is NOT
acceptable even if it is a complete British Championship round.
As from the 1st of January this year ALL racing cars constructed
after 31st December 1961 (1960 for single seaters) are required to
have a currently FIA Homologated safety harness (seat belts). All
FIA Homologated harnesses will have a homologation label attached
to each part of the set. On this label will be the Homologation
number and a "not valid after" date. Once this date is past the set
is no longer homologated and will not be accepted. Please refer to
MSA Yearbook, section J regulation 20.14.2.
As from the 1st January this year ALL racing cars constructed after
31st December 1965 (1966 for Formula 2) are required to have a fire
extinguisher complying with MSA Yearbook section Q regulation 3.1.2.
(a). Medium, (2.25 litre AFFF or Zero 2000) Plumbed-in, for
discharge into both cockpit and engine compartment.
Please take a moment to check your car complies with both these
regulations which are new for 2006. Some championships may have
already had these requirements in the past but now they apply to
the vast majority of cars in all BRSCC Championships. If your car
is presented at scrutineering and does not comply YOU WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED ON THE CIRCUIT.
* STAFF HOLIDAY
Vicki Squirrell, Assistant Competitions Manager, will be on holiday
from Thursday 16th March and will return to the office on Monday
27th March. In her absence please direct any enquires to Jamie
Pankhurst on 01732 780100.
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