MSA Rule Change - Dry Break

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

For those of you keen enough to have read your Motorsport Now magazine, you will have seem that the MSA is looking to bring in a rule that cars will have to have a dry break fuel sampling coupling. Rule 19 page 46.

Having read this through and discussed with the MSA it would appear that all the Speed Series cars would have to have one fitted. Having discussed with a few of the committee members, the extra expense of what seems an unecessry peice of equipment for our sport, seemed to be at odds with encouraging people into motorsport.

I have therefore put an objection to this rule to the MSA and hope that this will be listened to.

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

Well spotted and well done Nick. I could do with a dry break myself though  

[Terry Everall]

Well done Nick and the Committee. What are they going to test for

Methanol???

[Mark Stanton]

Pringles anyone        

[greenandmean]

Thats the first of the rumours I heard on the 14 April confirmed how long before the rest rear their ugly heads.

[Matt Seabrook]

Pringles anyone        

Got any sour cream and chive Mark

[Mark Stanton]

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Got any sour cream and chive

Yuk      

BBQ        

If you see any more ugly heads Paul - hit em with a big heavy stick              

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

Thats the first of the rumours I heard on the 14 April confirmed how long before the rest rear their ugly heads.

Getting ready to jump on the rest of them, hopefully we and the other competitors in other clubs will be listened to. Time will of course tell.

[windy]

They've tried fuel sampling in rallying already, it didn't work and started to put competitors off. Organising clubs suffered from lack of entries for the rest of the season which resulted in them (the clubs) putting pressure on the MSA to stop sampling. There were fears that clubs would go to the wall if the MSA enforced the fuel rule. Although the rule is in place I don't think the MSA will dare try sampling any more cars in future. Most clubs are ignoring the rule & carrying on regardless.

The WSCC should put pressure on the MSA & apply for exemption of the fuel sampling / RON octane rule as a matter of principle.

[Mark Stanton]

Fuel will probably never be checked and neither will cats at our level of motorsport - BUT it only takes one over zealous, officious scrute to get on his bluebook soapbox to ruin someones day an I'm sure we can all name one or two of those                    

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

The WSCC should put pressure on the MSA & apply for exemption of the fuel sampling / RON octane rule as a matter of principle.

Have suggested one solution is to exclude from Sprints & Hillclimbs.

It is going to be interesting to see what response we get.

[Mark Stanton]

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It is going to be interesting to see what response we get.

If any                          

Like last time and time before that         the MSA current approach appears to be making sprints and hills as difficult and as costly as possible