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MSA confirms Motor Sports Council decisions regarding Frontal Head Restraints
Motor
Sports Council, the MSA’s rule-making body, has voted to mandate
the use of Frontal Head Restraints in Stage Rallying, Hill Climb and
Sprint – with certain exceptions in each – from 2016
onward. The decisions were taken 9 June at the second of
Council’s three meetings in 2015, held at Motor Sports House.
After
a very lengthy debate, it was decided that from 1 January 2016 an
FIA-approved FHR will be mandatory for all Stage Rally competitors,
except for those in Historic Category One vehicles, for whom it will be
a recommendation in 2016 and mandatory from 2017.
It was also
decided that from 1 January 2016 an FIA-approved FHR will be mandatory
for all Hill Climb and Sprint competitors, except for those in Period
Defined Vehicles, Road-going Series Production Cars and Road-going
Specialist Production Cars. Nonetheless, it will be recommended for
those excepted competitors.
The relevant new regulations –
along with all others approved by Motor Sports Council yesterday
– will be published in due course.
Tony Scott Andrews,
Chairman of Motor Sports Council, said: “This is an important
decision, which I appreciate will not be universally popular; I
understand that it will place an additional financial burden on
competitors and I empathise with those affected. I do however believe
that the governing body has a responsibility to ensure so far as
possible the safety of its competitors and the decision has been taken
in pursuit of that aim.
“We believe that an FHR has become
as much a part of a competitor’s safety equipment as a seat,
belts, protective clothing and helmet. We were very keen to announce
this particular regulation change immediately in order to give
competitors as much notice as possible.”
For more information on FHR https://www.msauk.org/assets/fhrguidance.pdf
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