Inter Association Autosolo 24th June 2018
Run by CSMA Bouncless at Poplar 2000 Services J20 on the M6, open to teams of three drivers from regional Associations, or which SAMSC is of course one. National B licence required. There are also a clubman status Autotest and Production Car Autotest events on the same day.
Regulations are in the Downloads section below.
Any volunteers to drive and organise a team to represent Scotland?
BIG Autotest and Inter Association Autotest
On 10th June Hartlepool DMC are running their Big Autotest, which counts as a round of:
- the Link Up Ltd MSA British Autotest Championship 2018/A/0700
- the Demon Tweeks Direct BTRDA Autotest Championship 2018
- the BTRDA Allrounders Championship 25/2018 supported by REIS.
and also includes the Inter Area Autotest which is open to teams of three cars plus a reserve, from each of the 13 Regional Associations, of which the Scottish Association is one.
So here is a chance to play for your country.
Anybody fancy organising a team?
Regs are in the downloads section below.
SCOTTISH ROAD CAR SERIES TO LAUNCH IN 2018
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Scottish Road Car Series for 2018, which is intended to act as an accessible new entry point into motorsport in Scotland. Anyone with a valid driving licence and a road going vehicle will be eligible to enter the series - which will run over 10 rounds at various locations in Scotland - making it accessible to a broad range of people across the country.
The events will be permitted and insured by the UK governing body for motorsport, the Motor Sports Association (MSA) and will be run by five experienced MSA affiliated clubs, listed in the calendar below.
ROUND EVENT DATE VENUE CLUB
1 14-Apr Ardeer Scottish Sporting Car Club
2 28-Apr Knockhill Glenrothes Motor Sports Club
3 27-May TBC 63 Car Club
4 10-Jun Ardeer Scottish Sporting Car Club
5 15-Jul Kames East Ayrshire Car Club
6 19-Aug Leuchars Glenrothes Motor Sports Club
7 2-Sep Kames East Ayrshire Car Club
8 22-Sep Ardeer Scottish Sporting Car Club
9 6-Oct (TBC) TBC Saltire Rally Club
10 21-Oct Kames East Ayrshire Car Club
The events will be run in line with the MSA’s AutoSolo regulations; competitions will be held at a mixture of tracks and open tarmac spaces, where courses of different configurations will be laid out using markers. Participants will be competing against the clock in these events with the aim of the game being to drive the course in the correct configuration, without hitting any markers. Time penalties will be applied for the length of time completing the course takes plus every time participants hit a marker or take an incorrect turn. The winning competitor is the one who completes the course with the least penalties!
The competition will put emphasis on driver skill.
Certain courses will of course suit some cars better than others but it will not necessarily be an advantage to have a high performance car, so you should be as competitive in a Ford Fiesta as in a Ferrari 458!
Registration for the series – which will include club membership – will be £15 and entry fees to each event will be £20.
A series website is being developed, which will include an online registration and entry system to make entering events as easy as possible for the participant. The website is expected to go live in early March.
Whilst there are 10 rounds in total, series points will only be awarded for participants best 5 event results. This means that whilst participants are welcome to compete in as many events as they like, they have the flexibility to miss some of the rounds and still be competitive in the series.
In short, the Scottish Road Car Series is all about making motorsport accessible, enjoyable and affordable; there will be no need to decipher complex regulations, spend a fortune on a specialist car or pass a test to compete. Instead, you will be able to enter events with a few clicks of a button from your sofa and turn up in your weekly run around to enjoy some friendly but competitive fun, for less than the cost of an average round of golf!
Rory Bryant, Scottish Motor Sports Development Manager, commented:
“I’m really excited about the launch of this new series. In the modern world we live in, we - as a sport - have to work hard to keep up with ever evolving customer needs. The SRCS will provide our volunteer led clubs with a platform to help meet some of these evolving needs and in turn, it will also provide participants with a cost effective and easy way to enjoy motorsport.
Whilst this announcement reflects a forward thinking and modern approach for grass roots motorsport in Scotland, for me, one of nice things about the series is that it actually captures the spirit of grassroots motorsport from yesteryear, where participants competed in a variety of different motorsport events- rally’s, sprints, races - in their everyday road car!
I’m really looking forward to seeing the SRCS grow this year but for now, I would like to say a big thank you to all the contributors and organising clubs for their considerable efforts in getting the series to this stage.”
More news will be released about the series in the coming weeks, including announcements on prizes, series partners.
Autotest Winter Mini-Series for Drivers aged 14 to 17
January to March 2018
Scottish
Sporting Car Club and the Junior 1000 Ecosse Championship have come together to
organise a 3-event winter series for 14 – 17 year-old drivers. The series is run over the first three months
of 2018, and can be used as a warm-up for existing competitors in the J1000 Championship,
or for newcomers looking to get a start in low-cost motorsport. It will also be
useful for new entrants in the J1000 Championship who need to do three
autotests to qualify for a competition licence.
The series
is open to any driver under 18 years old on the day of the final event in the
series, and any non-turbo car up to 1400cc can be used.
The dates
of the events are;
- Round 1 25th January at Ardeer
- Round 2 11th February at Kames
- Round 3 3rd March at Johnstone
Registration
for the series is free, and includes free club membership where required. Training sessions will be arranged for
newcommers.
For further
details, and to register, contact ian_mcrae@btinternet.com
Andy Wilson Autotest Knockhill 17/3/2018
Clubman and National B autotests.
Scrutineering at 10:00, first car starts at 11:00.
Entry fee £15.
Regs an entry form in downloads section below.
Top Class Autotests - 23rd-24th July 2016
South of Scotland CC are running an MSA/BTRDA Autotest round
at Dumfries on 23rd July. Last year this was voted the best event in the BTRDA Championship.
The following day, Sun 24 July, they are running the Maximum
Attack Autotest which will be the 2016 MSA Inter-Association Autotest event,
open to teams of three drivers from each of the 13 Regional Associations across the UK.
Regulations and entry forms are in the Downloads section of this page.
Autotest/Autosolo Downloads