o/t but relevant-threat to grassroot motorsport
there are more than a few column inches in today's motorsport news regarding the effects of the 2006 road traffic act on motorsport events that aren't already part of the msa's umbrella.
is this sudden revelation (because i must confess to never having heard of them before today even though it was formed nearly 20 years ago)the iopd trying to gain itself a higher profile or is there a very real threat to events which haven't had (or particularly want) msa permits.
what permits if any do spedeworth ,incarace or nasa race under. is the orc recognised as a permit issuer?
what do non professional drivers ie amateurs (which is what most of grass roots motorsport is occupied by) think of being talked at by the international organisation of PROFESSIONAL drivers. do they not remain independant of the msa because they resent the bureaucracy that is attached to it?
ps if you want to read more about the IOPD go to http://www.iopd.org.uk