Brits Barnicoat and Russell take Euro Kart crowns on home soil

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Brits Barnicoat and Russell take
Euro Kart crowns on home soil
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British karters Ben Barnicoat and George Russell beat dozens of rivals
from across Europe to capture the CIK-FIA European KF2 and KF3
Championship titles at PF International on 22 July.
Russell dominated the KF3
class, taking victories in both
points-paying ‘finals’ in the
second and last championship
round at PFI. Having won
one final in the first round at
Varennes in France, and with
each driver’s poorest result
being discounted, Russell
achieved a maximum possible
75 points, 27 more than
his nearest rival. The result
followed his 2011 title success
at Zuera in Spain.
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“It feels amazing to win the title again, and I’m really happy to have done it at home in
England too,” said Russell, aged 14 from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. “Now we have to
go on to try and win the KF3 World Cup at Zuera in Spain in September.”
The KF2 result was less
straightforward. The
Netherlands’ Max Verstappen
received a 10-second penalty
for clashing with Barnicoat
during a qualifying heat, but
the penalty was suspended
when the Dutchman lodged
his intention to appeal and
he went on to claim the
title provisionally. However
Verstappen’s appeal did not
materialise and Barnicoat is
now awaiting the CIK-FIA’s
formal confirmation that he is
the champion.
Barnicoat, 15, said: “It’s an absolutely amazing feeling to be European Champion – it’s
one of the biggest titles in karting and I’d like to thank the Racing Steps Foundation and
ART for putting me in a position to win it. I’d have preferred to win it on the track but if we
hadn’t had the crash [with Verstappen] in the first place I might still have won. Either way,
it’s the European Championship and I’m going to take it.”
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General NEWS
GENERAL
News
MSA News - August 2012
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Final call for WRGB
National entries
Competitors aiming to compete on Wales
Rally GB National in September have
until 24 August to submit their entry form,
which can be found on the Wales Rally GB
website.
Winners crowned at UK’s most prestigious
standalone kart event
Over 200 competitors took part in the TAG Heuer MSA Kartmasters British
Kart Grand Prix at PF International last weekend, with the eight class winners
receiving the honour of carrying GP plates on their karts for the next year.
Dylan Lee beat Lewis Thompson in the WTP Cadet Grand Final, while Philip
Rawson took the MiniMax class after a wet race. James Kellet took the KF3 win
after reeling in Jessica Hawkins and now has the choice of running the GP or
ABkC O Plate on his kart.
Dean Macdonald took the Comer Cadet spoils after a last lap dash, while Toby
Sowery won Junior Max from pole and Luke Wooder took the Honda Cadet
victory. Formula KGP was a highlight with Tom Healy taking the top spot on the
last lap, and Ashley Hand won Rotax Senior Max from Lewis Plato.
Metcalfe named North East Go Motorsport RDO
Whickham & District Motor Club’s Peter Metcalfe has been appointed Go
Motorsport’s new Regional Development Officer (RDO) in the North East.
There are 10 RDOs across the UK, tasked with helping to develop local motor
clubs and deliver the Go Motorsport message in schools and colleges.
Metcalfe has been a club member and grass roots competitor since the early
1990s. “I have a real passion for club motor sport and relish the opportunity
to show how easy it can be to take the step from having a passing interest to
actually taking part,” said Metcalfe. “I also look forward to helping clubs promote
themselves and their events. It’s exciting to be part of a scheme that encourages
people to have the great experiences, competition and above all fun that we all
get from our sport.”
If you would like Peter to assist your club’s development and promotional
activities, or deliver a Go Motorsport presentation in your local school, he can be
reached on [email protected]
The MSA extends its thanks to Anthony Dunn, who has stepped down from the
post after three years of valuable service.
The National leg will follow much of the
WRC event’s pan-Wales route. Day one
begins in Newtown, with stages in Dyfnant,
Hafren, Sweet Lamb and Myherin. On
Saturday, competitors will take on Crychan,
Epynt and Halfway, while on Sunday the
action culminates with stages in Port Talbot
and Rheola, finishing with the Likes Land
Rover at Walters Arena stage.
Historic and contemporary cars, as well
as cars complying with FIA Appendix K
regulations, are eligible, though with limited
spots available entries will be allocated on
a first-come-first-served basis.
The entry fee of £655+VAT includes 100
competitive stage miles. Regulations, entry
forms and more information can be found at
www.walesrallygb.com
John Wood made MBE
Former MSA Technical Advisory Panel
chairman John Wood has been awarded
an MBE for services to mechanical
engineering.
The honour recognises an outstanding
career in the sector, beginning as a
Cambridge engineering graduate in
the Army in the Royal Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers. He later became
Technical Director at RAC Motoring
Services before moving to automotive test
and development company MIRA, where
he became Managing Director and Chief
Executive.
He is also a Past President of the Institution
of Mechanical Engineers (iMechE), and has
been Chairman of both the Engineering
Heritage Committee and Formula Student.
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GENERAL
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First FIA Women in Motorsport seminar
a success
The first FIA Women in Motorsport Seminar has taken place in
Paris, aimed at generating ideas to get more women involved
in motor sport at all levels.
Representatives from 47 countries took part, including MSA
Women in Motorsport Group member Tracey Louise Muir and
Jan Baddeley of the British Rally Marshals Club.
FIA Women in Motorsport Commission member and MSA
Women in Motorsport Group chair Sue Sanders, who
helped organise the event, said: “The seminar was a great
success and it was fantastic to have so many successful
female competitors and organisers in one room working
together to promote women in motor sport. We had various
guest speakers including Dr Paul Trafford, the BTCC doctor,
broadcaster Louise Goodman, and three girls from the F1 in
Schools competition.”
First MSA regional club forum to take
place in Northern Ireland
The first of a series of MSA club development open evenings
takes place in Portadown, Northern Ireland on Monday 13
August.
Hosted by the Association of Northern Ireland Car Clubs
and led by MSA Club Development Officer Richard Egger,
the sessions will provide an open forum for representatives
of MSA-registered clubs to discuss ideas for promoting their
activities and growing their memberships.
Richard will be joined in Northern Ireland by local Regional
Development Officer Jonathan MacDonald and the ANICC’s
Nicky Moffitt.
“All clubs in Northern Ireland are invited to send a small
representative group,” said Richard. “Ideally they would be
a couple of experienced old hands and a couple of newer
club members who are becoming aware of club organisation.
There will be a presentation to start with, and then we’ll have
an open discussion to stimulate ideas about how clubs can
boost membership numbers and help to get more people
involved in grass roots motor sport.”
Final call JLT/MSA Club and
Marshal Award entries
Clubs are reminded that Regional Associations must submit
their nominations for the 2012 JLT/MSA Club of the Year
Award by 1 October.
Clubs wishing to be considered for the award should register
their interest with their Regional Association as soon as
possible. The winning club will receive a trophy and a cheque
for £1000 at the Night of Champions (pictured) in London in
January, and there are further second and third place prizes
of £500 and £250 respectively.
Clubs are further reminded that they must also submit
nominations for the JLT/MSA Marshal of the Year Award to
their Regional Association as soon as possible, with a brief
summary of their reasons for the nomination.
McLaren tour for 2012 BSKC winners
This year’s British Schools Karting Championship (BSKC)
winners visited the McLaren Technology Centre last month as
part of their victory prize.
Ben Dillon (18), Alex
Jobson (17) and Ivan May
Jones (16), from Caterham
School, beat 617 teams
from 235 schools to take
the title in April.
Dillon said: “The tour was
absolutely incredible and
a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Alex, Ivan and myself. A
definite highlight for me was meeting Neil, the Chief Engineer
of my hero, Ayrton Senna, something I’m sure that I will
always remember, and an opportunity that I would not have
had without winning the BSKC.”
The BSKC is a national arrive-and-drive karting championship
open to all UK school and college students aged 13 to 18. For
more information visit www.bskc.co.uk
The Northern Ireland forum takes place at the Seagoe Hotel in
Portadown from 8pm.
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General News
Forestry Panel publishes final report
The government’s Independent Panel on Forestry published
its final report on 4 July. Set up in early 2011 after the public
reaction to plans to sell off or change the management
structure of the public forest estate in England, the Panel headed by the Bishop of Liverpool - consulted widely with all
sectors of society to understand the role of woodlands to the
public.
MSA’s RTP work continues in
Madagascar and Oman
The National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) in Madagascar
and Oman have become the latest to benefit from the MSA’s
expertise as part of the FIA Institute’s Regional Training
programme.
MSA Trainers Sue Sanders, Fred Gallagher and Stuart
Westbrook delivered three days of training to the Federation
du Sport Automobile de Madagascar (FSAM), comprising
a one-day marshalling workshop, another for Clerks and
Stewards, and a pair of two-hour ‘first on scene’ training
evenings.
The trip was the first of a two-part programme; the MSA
will return in November to cover areas such as karting,
observation and assessment of marshals and ‘Train the
Trainer’ programmes.
Meanwhile MSA Trainers Peter Lawton and Michael Flute
delivered programmes for key officials from the Oman
Automobile Association (OAA), as well as representatives of
the Fire and Ambulance services.
“The organisational side of the sport is still developing in
Oman at the moment but with the enthusiasm and dedication
of the team we were working with there is no doubt that they
will soon be making great progress,” said Lawton. “The same
sense of excitement about motor sport is evident in those
taking part and there is a genuine desire to learn more about
marshalling and safety procedures.”
MSA Director of Training and Education, Allan DeanLewis MBE, added: “We are pleased to be assisting the
development of motor sport in Madagascar and Oman in
our role as an FIA Institute Gold Standard Regional Training
Provider (RTP). The first stage of the Madagascan project
was well supported, with an average of 63 delegates at each
of the three workshops, while the 20-plus delegates in Oman
impressed our trainers with their level of engagement and
enthusiasm.”
Any surplus funds generated by the MSA through its
international training projects are used to benefit future
training of volunteer officials in the UK.
The MSA took the opportunity to present its case to the
Panel at the start of this year and was encouraged by the
understanding demonstrated by the members of the panel
and the Secretariat of the specific issues facing motor sport.
As a minority user of the forests, albeit one that contributes
around £850,000 per year, the MSA was concerned that
the sport might have become the unintended victim of
recommendations on leisure provision and/or ecological
preservation, so the chance to illustrate motor sport’s excellent
track record of working with the Forestry Commission across
the UK to manage and maintain resources and to co-exist
happily alongside other users was welcomed enthusiastically.
The Panel also noted the strong response from the motor
sport lobby at the time of the original proposals - a great
reflection on the sport’s ability to mobilise its resources when
required.
In the end, the final 72-page report does not seek to offer
solutions to the specific issues facing the estate. Rather it sets
out a framework to enable public debate to continue about
the future of England’s woods and forests, and the social,
environmental and economic opportunities that they can
deliver. The report does conclude that the public forest estate
should remain in public ownership and heaps praise on the
excellent work of the Forestry Commission since its formation
in 1919.
In his foreword, the Bishop states: “Our forests and woods
are nature’s playground for the adventurous, museum for the
curious, hospital for the stressed, cathedral for the spiritual,
and a livelihood for the entrepreneur” and the report itself
confirms that “Forest Enterprise England is the single largest
provider of outdoor leisure and recreation in England.” The
report later recommends that the new English public forestry
management organisation should, among many other things:
“promote quality access to woodlands for a wide range of
activities consistent with the other purposes.”
In the final reckoning, therefore, the report does not, as was
perhaps originally feared, make any comment about the
leisure activities currently being undertaken within the public
forest estate, but the MSA remains involved in the on-going
debates that will be stimulated by this report.
To view the report, please click here: http://www.defra.gov.
uk/forestrypanel/files/Independent-Panel-on-Forestry-FinalReport1.pdf
General News
Wigton Motor Club in pro-active
development push in Cumbria
Wigton Motor Club has been at the forefront of promoting
motor sport in Cumbria recently, having organised a visit to
St Cuthbert’s Primary School in Wigton with M-Sport during
National Motorsport Week, while also running a number of ongoing projects such as “Kids Go Karting” with Cumbria Kart
Club.
WRC drivers Matthew Wilson and Ott Tanak arrived at the
school with a Ford Fiesta WRC car bearing the livery of the
FIA Action for Road Safety campaign. They took part in a
road safety assembly with the pupils and judged a poster
competition, while prizes and gifts were provided by M-Sport
and Go Motorsport.
Wigton Motor Club’s David Wiggins said: “We are delighted
that Matt, Ott and the M-Sport team were able to support
this as we feel it is vital to sell our sport to youngsters at the
earliest possible age. It is also important to get the road safety
message across to children. We hope to do further events for
children over the next few months.”
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Disabled drivers get into motor sport
Loughborough Car Club’s fifth Disabled Driver Scholarship
has reached its midway point, with 2012 scholars Simon
Harrison and Mark Edwards having taken part in an
assessment day followed by three grass Autotests. They
have also competed in their first AutoSOLO, finishing a very
credible third and fifth in class.
The scheme is designed to bring two disabled drivers per
year into the club fold. “We’ve come up with a novel problem
this year, which is that the 2012 drivers are having to fight
hard to stay ahead of last year’s scholars, both of whom have
got the bug, bought cars and returned to defend their honour!”
said Loughborough Car Club’s Richard Egger. “However this
year’s scholars are clinging on, holding first and second in the
club’s championship in the small car class and edging out last
year’s drivers.”
The scholarship also took part in the recent “Get Going
Live” show at Donington Park, which was targeted at young
disabled drivers. The 2011 and 2012 scholars took turns
giving disabled drivers a taste of club Autotesting, with some
driving and others enjoying thrilling passenger rides.
Swedish Uni wins FStudent at Silverstone as Oxford Brookes takes seventh
A team of students from Chalmers
University of Technology in Gothenburg,
Sweden, won the 2012 Formula Student
crown at Silverstone last month.
The annual competition challenges
universities from across the world to
design and build a car before racing
them at Silverstone. The cars are
judged on speed, acceleration, handling
and endurance, while teams are
tested on design costing and business
presentation.
“This is the biggest student engineering
competition in the world,” said Jonathan
Rice, Project Manager of Chalmers
Formula Student. “We’ve competed
against the very best universities, not
just from the UK and Europe, but from
around the world. It feels amazing to
have won it.”
Around 3000 students in 134 teams
from 34 countries took part this year,
with Chalmers University beating the
Delft University of Technology by the
smallest ever winning margin of 2.4
points out of a maximum 1000.
Oxford Brookes University was the best
of the 50 UK universities in seventh
place, having won the figure-of-eight
skidpad event and taken third in the
single-lap sprint.
MSA ACADEMY / TEAM UK
Drivers across the
UK benefit from MSA
Academy initiatives
A busy few weeks for the MSA
Academy has included a gathering
of the Development Squad at
Silverstone, Performance Master
Classes at Pembrey and an antidoping seminar at Thruxton.
The Development Squad,
comprising almost 30 promising
race, rally and kart drivers,
focussed on fitness training with
the votwo human performance
experts at Silverstone’s Porsche
Performance Centre.
Development Squad member
and British GT racer Jody Fannin
said: “In the morning we had
presentations on nutrition and in
the afternoon did some strength
and conditioning exercises, as well
as some reaction tests and learning
how to warm up and warm down
properly. It was another excellent
day, and as an AASE graduate it’s
great to be able to keep benefitting
from the MSA Academy through the
Development Squad.”
Meanwhile the PMCs, led by
MSA Coaches Bradley Ellis and
Eliot Chalifour, were delivered
to InterSteps drivers as part of
the championship’s MSA U18
Compliant status.
Fellow MSA Coach and BTCC
frontrunner Tom Onslow-Cole
delivered an anti-doping session to
truck racers at Thruxton. The MSA
is now well into its new anti-doping
education and testing programme,
which aims not only to keep the
sport clean and fair but also to
bring it into line with other major
sports.
Race wins keep Harvey in
British F3 lead
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Jack Harvey regained the Cooper Tires
British F3 International Series lead with
a win last time out at Snetterton, having
dropped behind Felix Serralles the
previous weekend at Spa.
The RSF driver led race one from pole
position until its premature end on lap nine of 16 when the heavens opened and
made it too dangerous to continue. “The first two laps I took it easy and assessed the
situation; after that I decided to push it forward and get the fastest lap,” said Harvey.
“Then the rain started to come down and when you are leading in that situation it’s
mightily hard to decide when to push. The conditions were unbelievable at the end.”
National squad graduate Harry Tincknell was also a winner at Snetterton, leading race
two from pole to the chequered flag. “Once I was out in front it was fairly straightforward
to be honest,” he said. “I drove really consistently but I didn’t really have to push too
hard. It was all just about being consistent and bringing it home.”
Evans wins in Finland to
lead WRC Academy
Team UK’s Elfyn Evans took the WRC
Academy championship lead with
victory on the Neste Oil Rally Finland,
his second win in a row.
Webster doubles up at Croft
Josh Webster edged closer to the Formula
Renault BARC Championship lead with a
brace of wins at Croft.
Webster headed into the weekend
brimming with confidence after scoring
an Invitational Class victory in the RTL
GP Masters of F3 at Zandvoort in The
Netherlands the previous weekend, despite
it being his F3 debut.
“Ultimately this is what we wanted to do,
close-up on [championship leader] Scott
[Malvern] and take a double win – it’s
exactly what I needed”, said the 18-year-old
after dominating both races at Croft. “After
driving the Formula 3 car, physically the
Formula Renault is easier so doing the F3
race definitely helped.”
Evans’ Finland success deposed Team
UK graduate Alastair Fisher from the top
of the points table at the halfway point
of the series, which is the main feeder to
the World Rally Championship.
“It’s a special event and I’m really
pleased to have won,” said 23-yearold Evans, who also leads the MSA
British Rally Championship with two
rounds to go. “Today was just about
getting through, looking after the car
and making no mistakes. It’s fantastic
and it’s been another good learning
experience.”
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TECHNICAL / REGULATIONS
Guidance on minimum regulatory
requirements
There are many examples of regulations requiring particular
levels of equipment. One such example is (S)10.1.9:
“Road-Going Series Production and Road-Going Specialist
Production must comply with K2.1.1”.
(K)2.1.1 calls for a three-point seat belt; this is the minimum
requirement, so if a competitor running in this class chooses to
have a four-, five- or six-point harness then it is absolutely fine
because the minimum requirement has been met.
Fake FIA homologation stickers
The MSA Technical Department continues to encounter
counterfeit FIA homologation stickers and labels.
A fraudulent label was picked up recently when the Scrutineer
became suspicious; while at a glance the label looked OK, he
realised it had been printed in landscape format rather than
the standard portrait format of all of other labels he had seen
from the purported manufacturer. It had also been applied so
that the print read from top to bottom rather from side to side.
It is potentially minor details such as this that should prompt
closer inspection.
Mud flaps on Stage Rally cars
The photo shown below was forwarded to the MSA Technical
Department with a query as to whether the mud flaps meet the
regulatory requirement.
The answer is no, as (R)48.1.12 states: “The fitting of mud
flaps of a flexible material of 4mm minimum thickness behind
each wheel extending to a minimum of 40mm each side of the
tyre tread and to within 80mm of the ground when the car is
unoccupied is mandatory”.
In this example the tyre tread
is clearly not covered. Where
the tread is not covered by
bodywork, the mud flap is to
cover the tyre tread plus the
40mm margin. A sketch is also
provided as a visual reference
of the requirements.
Please make sure that you are familiar with the appearance of
the genuine items, examples of which are available on the FIA
website.
125 ICC (UK)/KZ2 (UK) & KZ1 wet tyre
Please note that the manufacturer of the Dunlop KT11 wet
tyre currently used for the 125 ICC (UK)/KZ2 (UK) and KZ1
classes has replaced it with a new model, the Dunlop KT13.
The KT13 is a current CIK homologated tyre – as was the
KT11 – and the size and price of the tyres are unchanged. The
KT13 also has a very similar tread pattern to the older KT11
tyre. The UK importer will replace unused sets of KT11 tyres
with new KT13 sets.
The MSA has approved the use of the Dunlop KT13 tyre in
these classes with effect from 21.07.12. The official MSA Kart
Race Yearbook amendment can be found on the MSA website
at www.msauk.org/karttech.
Honda GX160
Please note that the latest Honda GX160 Technical
Regulations, version 7a, came into effect on 01.08.12. This
latest version includes further information on the new T2
variant, which is now permitted again for use in the Honda
classes. The latest Technical Regulations are available to
download from the MSA website by clicking here.
MSA seeks Bambino engine & tyre
suppliers
The MSA has launched tender processes to find a supplier for
the Bambino kart engine and another for Bambino tyres for
three calendar years from 1 March 2013.
The two tender documents – one for engine and one for tyres
– detailing the requirements are available on the MSA website
at www.msauk.org/tenders, or directly via the following links:
www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/tenders/BambinoEngine.pdf
www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/tenders/BambinoTyres.pdf
Submissions must be received by the MSA by no later than
12 noon on 28 September, delivered in accordance with the
guidelines in the tender documents.
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CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE
Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series
Team UK’s Jack Harvey moved back into
the championship lead with a victory at
Snetterton, where Harry Tincknell and
Carlos Sainz were also winners.
Provisional championship standings
1 Jack Harvey – 252 points
2 Felix Serralles – 248
3 Jazeman Jaafar – 232
Avon Tyres British GT Championship
Charles Bateman & Matt Bell and Steve
Tandy & Joe Osbourne shared the wins
at Snetterton but David Ashburn has a
narrow championship lead.
1 David Ashburn – 104.5 points
2 Matt Griffin – 104
= Duncan Cameron – 104
Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain
Argentinian Eric Lichtenstein moved
up to third place in the championship
standings with three wins out of three at
Snetterton, though Antti Buri retains the
title advantage.
1 Antti Buri – 481 points
2 Jake Cook – 368
3 Eric Lichtenstein – 362
Avon Tyres MSA British Hill Climb Championship
Trevor Willis took two run-off victories and
a bonus point on the quick public road
hill climb at Craigantlet to take an outright
championship lead.
1 Trevor Willis – 207 points
2 Scott Moran – 182
3 Jos Goodyear – 150
Link Up Ltd MSA British Autotest Championship
Steven Ferguson successfully defended
his Championship title after a tight battle
with Richard Pinkney on the Crimson
Dynamo Autotest.
1 Stephen Ferguson – 179 points (CHAMPION)
2 Richard Pinkney – 176
3 Mark King – 156
Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship
Mosler duo Javier Morcillo and Manuel
Cintrano triumphed at Brands Hatch after
a late-race battle with the Ferrari 430 of
Paul Bailey and Andy Schulz.
1 Byford / Green / Adams – 184 points
2 Morcillo / Cintrano / White – 183
3 O’Neill / Huggins / Winstanley / Fiorentino – 179
Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship
Gareth James and Steffan Davis debuted
with victory on the Harry Flatter Historic
Rally as Julian Reynolds edged way in the
title race.
1 Julian Reynolds – 155 points
2 Nick Elliott – 150
3 Dessie Nutt – 131
Britpart MSA British Cross Country Championship
Reigning champion Ian Rochelle took his Provisional championship standings
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four at Radnor forest after Justin Birchall
and Richard Kershaw hit trouble.
SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship
Stewart Robb was in imperious form as
he took back-to-back victories at Kames,
bringing his victory tally this season to
eight.
1 Stewart Robb – 87 points
2 Terry Holmes – 77
3 Graham Porrett – 58
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CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE
MSA British Superkart Championship
Defending champion Paul Platt took a
1 Paul Platt – 315 points
pair of wins at Snetterton to establish a
commanding 72-point championship lead. 2 Louis Wall – 243
3 Toby Davis – 234
Edgar’s Hyundai MSA British Kart Championship
Ben Barnicoat had the legs on the rest of
pack at Glan y Gors despite crashing out
of timed qualifying and suffering another
off-track excursion in one of the heats.
1 Ben Barnicoat – 377 points
2 Mark Litchfield – 361
3 Jack Barlow – 359
Edgar’s Hyundai MSA British Junior Kart Championship
A pair of wins at Glan y Gors put CIK-FIA
European KF3 Champion George Russell
into the British championship lead, once
dropped scores are taken into account.
1 Alex Gill – 380 points
2 George Russell – 341
3 Josh Price – 318
MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Hugo Bentley-Ellis and Josh Smith took
their maiden victories at Glan Y Gors
but Dean Macdonald maintained his
championship lead.
1 Dean Macdonald – 1181 points
2 Enaam Ahmed – 1145
3 Josh Smith – 1125
Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship
Former champion Pat Doran gave his
new Citroën DS3 its first win when the
championship visited Mallory Park on
Sunday.
1 Julian Godfrey – 67 points
2 Pat Doran – 61
3 Ollie O’Donovan – 47
MSA British Car Trial Championship
Barrie Parker won the HCC Wales Car
Trial after slowly extending his class
lead over Nick Pollitt and increasing his
championship lead in the process.
1 Barrie Parker – 35points
2 John Moffatt – 32
3 Dave Oliver – 30
MSA Scottish Rally Championship
Euan Thorburn kept his title hopes alive
with a second win of the season on
Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages, 26
seconds ahead of David Bogie.
1 David Bogie – 148 points
2 Euan Thorburn – 142
3 Mike Faulkner – 141
Pirelli MSA Welsh Rally Championship
Tom Cave and Craig Parry sealed a
hat-trick of wins on the Coracle Stages to
register their fourth victory of the season.
1 Matt Edwards – 108 points
2 Bob Ceen – 103
3 Tom Naughton – 101
REIS Get Connected MSA Asphalt Rally Championship
Steve Simpson and Patrick Walsh claimed
a maximum points haul on the ALMC
Stages after championship leader Damian
Cole suffered a technical problem on the
last stage.
1 Damian Cole – 114
2 Steve Simpson – 106
3 Melvyn Evans – 50
10
PROFILE
MEET…
Trials Committee Chairman Nick Pollitt
This month Nick Pollitt discusses being inspired by Stirling
Moss, chasing MSA titles and proving himself wrong.
Where did your love of motor
sport come from?
My dad was a successful road rally driver
in the 1950s and we would also travel
round in his Triumph TR3 to various
events, including race meetings at
Silverstone. My hero in those days was
Stirling Moss, who I still consider to be the
greatest all-round driver ever. When you’re
inspired by people at the pinnacle, like he
was, it makes you want to get involved
yourself, and while F1 is just a dream to
most you soon find that there are plenty of
other avenues into the sport via the grass
roots.
How much competing have you
done yourself?
I’ve competed in many branches of the
sport from the late ’60s right up to the
present day. I started off as a passenger
in Car Trials for a variety of drivers, then
when I was 17 I competed in Autotests and
Car Trials. In the ’70s I was road rallying
in a Mini Cooper S in the Motoring News
series and in ’73 I drove in the Tour of
Britain, which James Hunt won that year.
I concentrated more on Trials in the ’80s,
winning the BTRDA Production Car Trial
Championship and finishing second in the
MSA British Car Trial Championship. In the
’90s I went stage rallying in the BTRDA
Gold Star series and did the Network Q
Rally three times, finishing twice, as well
as winning the BTRDA Allrounders title. I’m
now concentrating on Car Trials again and
I’m still chasing the MSA title.
When and why did you join the
Trials Committee?
I think the MSA was – and possibly still
is – seen as a bit of a closed shop in some
respects. I was convinced that it wouldn’t
be possible to serve on a committee
without knowing the right people, so I
applied in 1998 through the stated MSA
process to try and prove myself right. I
knew the chairman at the time, Julian
Fack, but I didn’t tell him I was applying,
nor did I tell anyone else on the committee.
Lo and behold I was invited to join, so
I’d proved myself wrong! I get people
saying to me now, “How do you get on a
committee? I suppose you’ve got to know
somebody.” And I say I’m proof that you
absolutely don’t.
buy an appropriate car for £1500 and do
a 10-event season for around £750. It’s a
great place to start and, as a passenger is
required, it can be a team effort.
How would you describe the
Trials Committee’s role?
Sporting Trials are the same principle
but the cars are designed especially for
the purpose, not for use on the road, so
they’re far more sophisticated and the
courses are more difficult. The highly
developed cars can climb amazing
gradients, and with an active passenger
tend to be spectacular and very exciting.
The priority is to make sure the regulations
governing the discipline enable events
to be run safely and successfully. We
don’t write rules for the sake of it but if
something needs changing, particularly
from a safety perspective, we’re there to
identify it and fix it. We also get all sorts
of suggestions from licence holders, both
unsolicited and during the regulation
consultation process; some are quite off
the wall and some are extremely sensible,
we take them all into account.
Who makes up the current Trials
Committee?
I’m proud to say that all of the members
are current active competitors, so they
know the sport and they know what
needs to be done to make it better. We
have representatives from the British
Trial and Rally Drivers Association
(BTRDA), the Vintage Sports Car Club
(VSCC), the Motor Cycle Club (MCC)
and the Association of Classic Trials
Clubs (ACTC). We also have the younger
generation with the likes of Duncan
Stephens, an MSA British Champion
in both Car Trials and Sporting Trials.
We must now attract the younger up
and coming Trials competitors onto the
committee; they have fresh ideas and a
different ethos, which will be essential to
progress our wonderful sport.
Which branches of Trials does
the committee cover and how do
they differ?
We cover Car Trials, Sporting Trials and
Classic Trials. They’re all about finding
traction on a loose surface slope and
seeing how far up it you can get before
gravity takes over.
Car Trials are for the driver who wants to
compete in his road car; any road-going,
two-wheel-drive vehicle is fine. You can
Classic Trials are the original form of
Trials. The cars tend to date from as
early the 1930s but there is an increasing
number of more modern cars taking part.
What makes this branch different is that
the competitive sections are longer and
events are run at multiple venues so road
mileage is involved, and some events like
the Land’s End Trial are held over two
days and can attract up to 300 entrants.
What about Historic Trials?
It’s a new and evolving branch of Trials
for post-war era Sporting Trials cars, of
which there are a surprising number still
in existence. The Historic Sporting Trials
Association (HSTA) has run one event so
far and has another scheduled before the
end of the year. We now await specific
regulations to progress the venture into the
Blue Book.
How can newcomers get
involved?
The Trials community is always very eager
to welcome new people in. If somebody
doesn’t want to plunge in and compete
straight away I would suggest they go to
a championship event and speak to me,
one of the other committee members or
indeed any of the competitors and take it
from there. Look at GoMotorsport.net and
BTRDA.com, then join a local car club, get
a half decent car, a set of good tyres, the
right attitude, a passenger, and have some
fun. What a great way to spend a Sunday
afternoon in the countryside!

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