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TA - Is now getting serious

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 9:50 am
by pablo
Damn....Just finished reading the 22 page sporting regulations for TA. Even your support vehicle has to clean and presentable, (but it's a frontera:redface:)

Drivers have to wear race suits on the podium, the driver has to be with the car during pitlane walkabouts (public) and be wearing his race suit.....

The livery on your car has to be acceptable and of a good appearance. Think i better email them a pic of the car.....'STREETRACERS'.

Oh...and then there's the 'FINES'. (Al. you are so shaving before TA...lol)


Infringements relating to the visual representation of the team, its race vehicles, support vehicles, associated persons, including all other equipment issued by the Championship Promoters, may receive a penalty imposed by the Championship Promoters.

The Championship Promoters may also issue financial penalties relating to the following infringements at rate of

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:45 am
by Ben
I don't understand it .. are they trying to make it the next F1 ? ...

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:55 am
by russ979
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It looks like you will have to dust the suit off pablo!:D

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 12:54 pm
by RX7
^------ playa !!!! :)

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 2:47 pm
by pablo
Doh!!!!:blush5:. That pic is going to haunt me.......

It just doesn't feel like the easy access form of motorsport that it used to be. Before it came under the msa understanding all the Do's and Don'ts was easy now everything says 'as per msa 1.3.2'.

I've looked into several forms of door to door racing and a lot of the rules that have put me off are now in TA. they really need to drop all the mumbo jumbo jargon and go back to writing the rules in simple non threatening, plain speaking english.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:03 pm
by Harry
It`s worse than you thought Pablo Reg 8:7:3:D1 states that Brummie must not be spoken in Pit Lane or on Podium any contravention will render the offender liable to a

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:25 pm
by Jon
What happened to turning up, doing your best and having a bit of fun?
Along with poor choice of tyres and now these ridiculous rules, What the hell are TA trying to achieve? I can’t help but think that it’ll just put people off competing!
PS
They even put V.A.T on top of the fines ffs :mad:
PPS
If Pablo turns up to an event in that suit then he deserves to be fined :smilielol5:

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:28 pm
by pablo
:rofl: So as a brummie with a Frontera support vehicle, home built car and a 10yr old driver, what you're saying is 'we're fecked'.....Ahhhhhh we like a challenge, well Bart just like causing trouble.

Wanted to have a mini buffet at snetterton to say thank you to everyone.....Na, not allowed,,,,,,Can only feed the team.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:30 pm
by Tk
fines : what a load of bollocks

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:39 pm
by pablo
Jon wrote:If Pablo turns up to an event in that suit then he deserves to be fined :smilielol5:

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