Cross Country Challenge Competition Licences
Mr Ian Davis of the MSA Cross Country Executive confirmed that drivers competing in ALL Cross Country Challenge events require a MSA Competition Licence.
This new rule is published in the 2010 Competitors’ and Officials’ Yearbook (the Motor Sports Association ‘BLUE BOOK’).
Being members of responsible clubs, the LRS organisers are ensuring all registered Championship Contenders are aware of the rule change and its implications to competitors.
MSA Rule N.24.2.
Drivers at events other than Competitive Safaris, Timed Trials, Team Recovery, Point to Point, Challenge Events and Hill Rallies up to and including Clubmen Status, must produce a valid Club Membership Card.
MSA Rule N.24.2.1.
At events of National B status and above and all Competitive Safaris, Timed Trials, Team Recovery, Point to Point, (Challenge Events) and Junior Trials, drivers must produce a Competition Licence [as detailed in Section H], and Passengers must produce a valid club membership card.
Mr Ian Davis stated that the words ‘Challenge Events’, shown in brackets above, had been omitted in the original ruling but will be corrected and be adhered to from the 1st of January 2010.
The LRS Challenge permits have been issued by the ‘MSA Permit Application Department’ against our Supplementary Regulations despite not mentioning the above rule change.
Had it been picked up and the permits refused, the change could have been circulated sooner.
Drivers (only) need to apply for a CROSS COUNTRY NON RACE CLUBMAN LICENCE (LFA) at £23 (the least category required) and present it at EVERY EVENT.
Failure to produce the licence could mean that competitors’ will not be able to start the event (or be fined).
The MSA will be carrying out checks at events for compliance.
ONLY MSA LICENCE HOLDERS can drive on the event, so if ‘winch men’ drive, they too need to apply.
The MSA Competiton Licence form is downloadable from their website (www.msauk.org), where assistance in completion of the form is avaialable if required or simply click:
IN ORDER TO BE IN POSSESSION OF YOUR MSA COMPETITION LICENCE IN TIME FOR THE FIRST ROUND, THE LRS COMMITTEE ADVISE YOU TO APPLY AT THE EARLIEST OPPERTUNITY AS COMPETITORS MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO START ANY EVENT UNLESS A VALID LICENCE IS PRODUCED.
There is usually a ten day turn around.
Competitors will be required to produce their MSA Competiton Licence, DVLA Driving Licence and the appropriate Club Membership Card at all LRS Challenge rounds as per SR's. Failure to produce any of these could mean a competitor is unable to start the event.