The next stage in my preparation for racing activities in 2014 is to ensure that my car and myself are up to the safety standards required to be eligible to race.
Having recently passed my ARDS test, and to complete the application for the MSA National B racing licence, I have to get the sign off from my doctor that I can see, my heart isn't about to give up, and that my arms and legs work. So tomorrow I am off to the my local doctors for a racing medical, which should take about 20 minutes and will cost £60.
On the car front, I have bought a transponder, which is a neat little electronic device that sends a signal to the circuits timing systems, and allows them to record your laps and work out who has come where in a race. Supplied by MyLaps, the Flex" transponder I bought comes with a 1 year subscription and mounting bracket, at a cost of around £140 including VAT delivered to my door. The system comes with easy to use software
Other safety items I need to install to meet the championship regulations are a fully plumbed in 2.25 litre Fire Extinguisher, and a new safety harness, both sourced from Rally Design. My existing fire extinguisher is only a hand held item, but the new one can be operated with a remote pull handle, and will discharge into both the cockpit and engine bay simultaneously. This cost £99.50 plus VAT.
Safety harnesses have an expiry date to avoid deterioration in the webbing, and my existing harness had expired. So I had to invest in a new TRS 4 point harness with aircraft style release latch, costing £84.50.
I will fit both the harness and fire extinguisher to the car over the weekend so more pics to follow; all that will be left is to make sure that all the lights work and then I can book the car in for a dyno test, as I also need to confirm power output.
Once the car is ready to go I will have to decide whether or not to enter the 750 Sport Specials, or a new BARC Front Engined Open Sportscar series, which has rather more open regulations than the 750MC SS and is aimed at producing a face off between a bunch of lairy Caterhams and Westfields. Hmm....
Having recently passed my ARDS test, and to complete the application for the MSA National B racing licence, I have to get the sign off from my doctor that I can see, my heart isn't about to give up, and that my arms and legs work. So tomorrow I am off to the my local doctors for a racing medical, which should take about 20 minutes and will cost £60.
On the car front, I have bought a transponder, which is a neat little electronic device that sends a signal to the circuits timing systems, and allows them to record your laps and work out who has come where in a race. Supplied by MyLaps, the Flex" transponder I bought comes with a 1 year subscription and mounting bracket, at a cost of around £140 including VAT delivered to my door. The system comes with easy to use software
Other safety items I need to install to meet the championship regulations are a fully plumbed in 2.25 litre Fire Extinguisher, and a new safety harness, both sourced from Rally Design. My existing fire extinguisher is only a hand held item, but the new one can be operated with a remote pull handle, and will discharge into both the cockpit and engine bay simultaneously. This cost £99.50 plus VAT.
Safety harnesses have an expiry date to avoid deterioration in the webbing, and my existing harness had expired. So I had to invest in a new TRS 4 point harness with aircraft style release latch, costing £84.50.
I will fit both the harness and fire extinguisher to the car over the weekend so more pics to follow; all that will be left is to make sure that all the lights work and then I can book the car in for a dyno test, as I also need to confirm power output.
Once the car is ready to go I will have to decide whether or not to enter the 750 Sport Specials, or a new BARC Front Engined Open Sportscar series, which has rather more open regulations than the 750MC SS and is aimed at producing a face off between a bunch of lairy Caterhams and Westfields. Hmm....
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