Wakefield gets new drive

[mtpanorama]

When i was re doing my Cams licence there was a bloke who had moved out here from england. He had a lincence in Elgland for about 20 years and had to go through all the cams stuff to get a new licence. They wouldnt accept his English one.

[jhayden]

Patto and friends,

From the "International Sporting Code" of the FIA. The ASN refered to below is defined by the FIA as "a national automobile club or other national body recognised by the FIA as sole holder of sporting power in a country."

17. International Event
An event which is open to competitors and/or drivers holding a licence issued by a country other than that in which the event takes place (subject to the special status of events in E.U. countries, dealt with in Article 18 below). For the purposes of this Code the nationality of a competitor or driver is that of the ASN which issued him with his FIA licence (see Article 112).
No international event may take place if it has not been listed beforehand on the International Sporting Calendar (see Appendix G), even if the event comes under Article 19.
Entry on the International Sporting Calendar is at the discretion of the FIA and must be applied for by the ASN of the country in which the event is organised. The FIA will state reasons for refusing any such entry.
Licence-holders of other countries are forbidden to take part in any international event which is not listed on the International Sporting Calendar.

18. National Event
An event is national when it is open only to competitors and to drivers holding an FIA licence issued by the ASN of the country where the said event takes place. When a national calendar exists in the country where a national event takes place, the said event must be entered on that calendar. For events taking place in E.U. countries (or comparable countries designated as such by written decision of the FIA) a national event will exceptionally be permitted to admit professional competitors or drivers holding a licence issued by any E.U. country or comparable country.
For these purposes a professional competitor or driver is one who makes a declaration to the relevant fiscal authorities of money earned by that individual through competing in motor sport and provides proof of such declaration in a form acceptable to the ASN by whom he is licensed or who otherwise satisfies the FIA of his professional status.

[RaceTime]

I can see someone starting to challenge rules like - and maybe in the not too distant future.

As written, and in todays world wide economic and sporting climate, it is a very restrictive rule.

One could even say biased towards Europe.

[RaceTime]

And as an addendum to this - if you think about this logically - the V8 races proposed in China and New Zealand would therefore HAVE to be an International event (think Pukekohe already is).

Hmmmm any team owners out there who can shed light on this please?? Terry Morris???

[gt3cup]

I had a similar experience trying to race in the UK recently. With an international licence I can only compete in international events (if given a visa by CAMS), but I am not able to compete in National events without giving my licence (permanently!) up to the MSA (UK Body). If I have an MSA international licence I can then do national events in the UK, and because of the EU clause in the FIA reg's and european international events.

If this is right, then Sandown would have to have been listed as an international event and then there would be no problem. Any international driver would still have to get a visa from their respective licence body.

This is the FIA rulng causing the problem from what I understand, and I was told it is likely to be freed up next year!