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Certainly appears to be no attempt to get organisers to collaborate on calendars so event clashes are avoided, nor any appraisal of all the series and championships to see if a gentle culling would produce better sport (bigger grids) and less pressure on finding sufficient officials and marshals. I guess that's in the 'too hard' tray. Still, new executives have to be seen to be doing something don't they. Emperor's new clothes anyone? |
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Seems that our instance is just realizing the national HTP's are not expensive enough, so lets go for an increase in prize! Clothes plus Louboutin shoes…
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23 Nov 2019, 15:38 (Ref:3942365) | #29 | |
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Hmm It seems that Medicals for International licenses are valid for a year, according to the MSUK web page
Renewal of International Licences Your previous medical examination is valid for 12 months and can be used to renew your licence, provided that your application is received and processed before the 12-month validity period expires. The expiry of the 12-month validity period must be beyond 1st January 2020. But National license medicals only last 3 months. Is National racing more detrimental to your health then? |
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How many National licence holders compared to International? Although why getting people to pay annually for a medical is of benefit is not clear. Is there some possible recompense involved? |
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International licence holders have to have a med every year, and it’s valid for 12 months. BUT, if you had a med in Jan this year, and apply for next years licence now, it is still valid, as it’s less than 12 months from issue. So you can get two seasons from one med if you play the system.... |
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Let's get this in perspective. The rise is less than the cost of of the fuel to get to the channel port for our next adventure. For £155 or whatever it is we have access to a regulated, standardised, broadly level playing field with high safety standards. Most of us here would get back from a good night out and find that much missing from our wallets without a qualm.
Racing drivers get an awful lot in their sport FREE. Marshals, organisers, officials, club personnel - most do it for fun. Race meetings don't just happen. How fair is it that they incur expenses, early starts and long days just so we can enjoy ourselves? If by paying a little extra we can help reward them with training, expenses and a professional organisation then it's worth it. Someone has to pay for it, why shouldn't it be the end user? We've been cosseted by a bargain basement governing body for 100 years. And we've done nothing but moan about said governing body. Maybe by paying a more realistic rate we'll get all those changes that we've demanded. If anyone can do it, Dave Richards can. Remember two things - motor racing isn't compulsory and it's still cheaper than Belgium! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk |
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Discovered at the CSCC AGM today, that the MUK fee that each club pays for each and every competitor that signs on has risen from £21 to £33. No end of year rebates for clubs going forward either. That rebate was worth about £9k in previous years.
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Max you've either been out of racing for far too long or you had too much last night and are still befuddled! Comments inline in blue.
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Thought that my usual Devil's advocate stance would provoke some fun. Definitely not all the MSUK officials and club organisers are full time paid jobs with freebies on top. Down in the dirty end there's still a lot of volunteers working for expenses only, or the love of the sport, they need supporting. Yes I agree we had all the advantages of regulated sport last year at £50 less. As usual when someone offers something at a cheap price, there's a lot of discontent when a realistic price is charged. The current price was unsustainable according to what I've heard. Bet you do spend £155 on a night out at a concert Food, drinks, tickets, travel...it all adds up. Now, MSUK have made their objectives pretty well known and if they don't achieve them at this increased price, then we can hold them to account. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk |
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Although no longer a licence holder (though I was for almost 50 years) it seems to me that MSUK have played a bit of a sleight of hand here. The need for a medical has been removed (up to the age of 60) thereby saving competitors around £100 or more per year which went to the medical profession, not MSUK. They then increase licence fees by a hefty whack which does go to them.
We all know that the sport must be made cheaper for youngsters/newbies but I must question some of the spending by MSUK on liaison persons for this, that and the other, etc. |
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So glad I live where I do. 😂😂 As for getting two years out of your medical, I thought everyone knew of that trick? It was taught me around twenty years ago by non other than BSS himself. 😀 |
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I think more to the point is that this (self-appointed, remember) so-called regulator wants £155 for a licence and then £xx from every single race entry.
This adds up to millions each year and yet they actually do very, very, very, very little for the average racer. I’d go so far as to say they are totally unfit for purpose - and always have been old boy! |
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They are in the very early days of that restructure so I'm prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt (especially as I know how much insurance costs in general are increasing) and see how the next couple of years goes. I do find it quite sad how vocal many are being over what is essentially a small increase in the grand scheme of things yet every club meeting I go to the cars get more and more expensive and the trailers/motorhomes/crews get bigger and bigger. |
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Whilst this is very true, I don't think anyone on this thread is in that category. However, I also think, like you, we need to see what comes out of this.
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There is one thing about the increases which may be considered as a slight of hand by MSUK in connection with the considerable increase in the National Grade Licence. Over the years this has become a means of competing overseas without the additional costs and medical requirements of an International Licence. I admit I have taken advantage of this. Could it be that someone has realised that it would be simple to take advantage of this to gain additional income but still keep it below the cost of an International Licence?
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- which timing systems do MUK provide ? - which personnel do MUK train? - how do MUK justify having different safety standards than the FIA ones? (is an accident at Thruxton or Donington safer than Spa or Zandvoort?) - do marshals need more oversight than the specific marshals clubs already provide? £4.5 million in fee income buys a lot of insurance! |
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May I point out that very few MS UK registered officials get paid or even get expenses, just a few at the top of the tree dealing with professional events. I've been a Clerk (speed and rally) and now a steward and I have never been paid. Like most people running club events (I am also the sec of a club of over800 members) I might take some fuel money but nothing else. As a steward I can claim mileage and accommodation if its a long trip from MS UK.
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Yeah well I used to think the same thing as MGD and JM, but when you race outside of MSA regulations regularly you appreciate what you are paying for. There's nothing wrong with the "independent" racing we do, you just notice little things that wouldn't happen at MSA and you realise that the "licensed" infrastructure works rather well. And yes it is worth paying for.
OK maybe you can nit-pick holes in the words in my post. But I stand by the intent - apart from building the infrastructure for fair, consistent and safe racing throughout the country and beyond, what have the Romans ever done for us? And before anyone points out inconsistencies in my argument from a few years ago - yes I've changed my views. Life does that to you sometimes - you go outside your comfort zone and your perspective changes. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk |
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