Hmm, will this prevent me from getting a racing licence?

[BobM]

Originally Posted by PTRACER

If you're referring to me, then my amblyopic eye is 6/9 with correction and 6/12 without.

OK, not bad at all then.

Originally Posted by PTRACER

Incidentally, my medical is this Sunday with Dr. Mark Green of the Motor Racing Medics, at the London Motorsports Race Car Live show at Brands.

My GP wanted to charge me �145 for a medical at my local surgery

I really think 145 quid is pretty outrageous and it embarrasses me as another GP. I like to earn money to pay for more toys as much as the next man but it's out of proportion to the amount of work/responsibility involved. In fairness to the MSA their medical form is one of the more straightforward and sensible ones I've seen and is really a doddle to complete.

[JohnD]

I'm a bit puzzled by the ease with which "Motor Racing Medics" and other organisations can offer to do the MSA medical. Only two or three years ago, the Blue Book was changed from referring to 'a doctor' to saying that the medical would be "by their General Practitioner (GP)". This form is used several times in Section C (a) 26. "Their GP" means the doctor in general practice with whom the applicant is registered under the NHS.

We must presume that this was changed so that the medical was performed by a doctor with in depth knowledge of the applicant's medical history, possibly to prevent fraud. So why is a medical from a doctor who has never seen the applicant before the "London Motorsports Race Car Live" show acceptable?

John

[Tim Falce]

One reason is that a lot of GPs wont do private medicals of this sort, mine wouldn't for a few years when the new contracts came in as they were too busy sorting the mess out.

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by PTRACER

Incidentally, my medical is this Sunday with Dr. Mark Green of the Motor Racing Medics, at the London Motorsports Race Car Live show at Brands.

My GP wanted to charge me �145 for a medical at my local surgery

How much is Motor Racing Medics charging? my GP charges me about £45 or if I'm realy nice to my bestest mate in the whole world he asks his wife to do it for a box of chocolates.

[PTRACER]

He's charging £65 + VAT.

I thought that was rather expensive, after hearing that my friend's GP does his for just £25 because he's over 45 and goes there once a year. However, I heard their usual charge is £90. I think it's rather unreasonable for the actual work involved.

Originally Posted by Alan Cherry

Good luck with the medical PT Racer - If all goes well, what are you coming out in next year ?

I have asked my friend if I can share his Classic F3 car next year...He still hasn't agreed to it as such, but it's been a month and a half since I asked him and he still hasn't said no and IS still thinking about it. I've offered to buy into it, basically...Give him enough money so I technically own a 40% or 50% share of the car and then we share the costs between us for the season. Keeps him involved as he's getting to the point where he's not so interested in driving anymore as he's done it for 30 years, but very much interested in the engineering side of race cars...preparing, repairing...

If he says no, then I'll be a bit stuck. I'll have to buy an old banger for a couple of grand and try and muddle along with my non-existent engineering skills and complete and utter lack of tools.

Failing that, I was hoping to make a few "friends" in the club racing world and see if anyone will let me drive their car for the odd race, providing they don't try and make too much (or even any) profit out of me

[Suze]

My GP wanted a lot - can't remember now, £175 / £200, something like that. Paid £50 in the end.

[PTRACER]

Passed my medical no problem

Full peripheral vision and my amblyopia isn't a problem - 6/18 both uncorrected and corrected, left eye 6/12 uncorrected and 6/5 corrected (just about!!!), both eyes open easily 6/5. BP was good (130/80) and I don't have any illnesses.

May go for the test on December 18th at Brands. A bit miffed I don't get any practice without paying another £200, but I've driven the cars before, I have a vague idea of how they handle having driven them for 15 minutes last year, so fingers crossed, I'll be going racing in 2009...

[AU N EGL]

Congrats

[Suze]

Originally Posted by PTRACER

A bit miffed I don't get any practice without paying another £200, but I've driven the cars before, I have a vague idea of how they handle having driven them for 15 minutes last year, so fingers crossed, I'll be going racing in 2009...

That's normal though - I paid £250 / £275 for my test at Snetterton [can't remember the exact figure] and did it in a VX220 - having never driven one before, nor anything like it, until I was actually doing the test. The instructor drove for a couple of laps, I then had a couple of laps of driving around and he then said that I was being assessed for the next few laps. If you can drive and have the awareness etc required, it's really not that hard.

[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by PTRACER

Passed my medical no problem
........ I'll be going racing in 2009...

an excellent result then...

[Chris Y]

Congrats

[Mr.Jingles]

Congrats! see you out there

[JohnD]

Well done, PT!
Did yu ever tellus what you will race?
John

[PTRACER]

Cheers guys...Without your support, I probably wouldn't have done the medical, nor would I be readying myself for the ARDS test...Really appreciate the advice I've been given The easy bit is out of the way now, so congratulate me when I've got through the hard bit

JohnD - See post 130 on the previous page:
http://tentenths.com/forum/showpost....&postcount=130

[Al Weyman]

Well done PT, straight into an F3 car eh, sounds a big step.

[Peter Dunne]

Well done PT, I'm delighted for you.

So you're hoping to drive a club F3? Piece of cake!

[PTRACER]

Not club, but classic.

Test is booked for Dec 18th at Brands, no tuition purchased...Says on the notes that helmets are available for hire, so I will try and buy my own before so I don't have to spend money unnecessarily.

[Tim Falce]

Wait until next week for the helmet purchase so you save 51p in VAT

BTW, congrats on the medical.

[PTRACER]

The helmet I wanted has already gone up by £50 as I discovered they're made in the USA and no doubt the exchange rate has increased the price!

[AU N EGL]

[Tim Falce]

I had my medical today and my left eye is 6/9 and the right eye 6/6 uncorrected so I'm pretty pleased with that as I thought my eyesight had deteriorated, but obviously it hasn't apart from needing reading glasses.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by falcemob

I had my medical today and my left eye is 6/9 and the right eye 6/6 uncorrected so I'm pretty pleased with that as I thought my eyesight had deteriorated, but obviously it hasn't apart from needing reading glasses.

I knew you would need glasses if you didn't stop !!!

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I knew you would need glasses if you didn't stop !!!

I should have listened to what my dad said.

[PTRACER]

ARDS test is coming up in two and a half days...Other than flags, is there anything else I should be revising?

[Suze]

Flags and use your common sense really, and you should be fine! Good luck.