Hi,

I was wondering after having read that the car needs to be MOT worthy if it does in fact have to go through an SVA and MOT if it is to be used purely for racing and not driven on the roads??

What is the official stance on this from the people who run the series ????

No you def. dont need an SVA.

I believe you do not need to posses an MOT. Simply put the car must be "capable" of passing an MOT.

I.e lights, horn, emmisions etc but u'll have to wait for a series runner to confirm whether Scroots actually check the MOTables. They are prolly too busy checking race reg specific stuff.

ATB

Dave

[Edited on 6/8/03 by Sideways 2 Victory]

Yes the car only needs to be capable of passing an MOT, but most of the MOT test items aren't checked, I don't have a horn not sure if anyone does, have heard of people who don't have working indicators, headlight alignment won't be checked etc. The main aim of scrutineering is to check that the cars are safe to be on the circuit ie brakes are secure, wheel bearings ok, steering secure, brake lights, ignition cutoff, etc. The best thing to do is get along to a race meeting and watch the locosts being checked so you know what is and isn't looked at.

Gavin

For 3 races my handbrake wasn't working - it was obvious to the scrutes because I had to stop the car rolling out of the scrutineering bay! Nobody said a word.
The aim of requiring the car to be capable of passing an MOT is, I think to ensure a minimum level of safety regarding brakes, berings, bushes etc. There is no requirement to actually pass one.

Thanks guys.. that makes life a bit easier.

If only I could decide whether to build a racer or a road car.. I guess its easier to adapt a road car for racing than a race car for roading (er does that verb exist?) what with the fully welded in cage and all that.