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A NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND
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What a year 2020 has been, it has without a doubt been the most challenging year that most of us will have seen in our lifetime.
Motorsport was on a steady journey with an intact safety record when Covid-19 put a huge damper on everything as you cannot continue to build a good safety record if there are no events. We have developed a positive relationship with our insurance broker, MIS Insurance and our public liability provider, Allianz over the past two years and we were able to agree with them a package that would allow us to restart even in a small way.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND OFFICIALS COMMISSION
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A very Happy New Year to all our volunteers and officials for 2021. 2020 was such a strange year and for so many of our volunteers, a missed year. Missing the action, missing our friends missing talking sh…Motorsport!!
When we canvassed our Volunteers last May to find out how they felt about returning to sport, I never expected that eight months later we would be back in a situation with no events. The single biggest answer to the question ‘When will you feel comfortable volunteering again?’ was ‘When there is a vaccine available’, and I really didn’t expect that to be the reality that it is now rapidly emerging.
So many of you will have been affected by the pandemic in more ways than one.
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE WINTER IRISH DIGITAL MOTORSPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
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We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Winter 2021 Irish Digital Motorsports Championship (iDMC) in association with Digital-Motorsports.com. Click on the button below to view full details including the championship calendar, entry requirements, and to access the online registration form. Rounds 1 & 2 take will take place on Wednesday February 3rd, and with grid spaces limited, we suggest you register now to avoid disappointment.
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CHARLIE EASTWOOD TO EMBARK ON EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP2 CAMPAIGN WITH RACING TEAM TURKEY
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Following his upcoming debut at the Rolex Daytona 24-Hour race on 30-31 January in a TF Sport Aston Martin, 2018 Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year, Charlie Eastwood, will compete in the LMP2 class of the 2021 European Le Mans Series with newly-formed Racing Team Turkey.
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THE LONG TERM PLAN FOR MOTORSPORT IRELAND RALLY ACADEMY
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The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy gives some of the country’s brightest motorsporting talents the opportunity to develop their skills and take their career to the next level. Born out of the Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year Award and the passion of a few individuals to provide a more rounded support network, the Academy is now being recognised on the world stage – despite still being in its infancy.
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WATCH THE FISHER FAMILY TRIBUTE PROGRAMME FROM 7PM, THURS JAN 21ST
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This week’s Motorsport Ireland – RIAC classic video from the RPM Motorsport collection is a tribute show which aired following the tragic deaths of Bertie, Mark and Emma Fisher. For over three decades the name Bertie Fisher was synonymous with Irish rallying. A four time Irish tarmac champion, Fisher accumulated a record 20 international victories during his time behind the wheel.
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EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE FOR MOTORSPORT IRELAND OFFICIALS LICENCES
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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, all in-person training has been suspended until it is safe to run specific training courses, which we hope will be in the second half of 2021. Prior to the current upsurge in cases, we had originally pencilled in courses for June, however we have no choice but to keep this under constant review.
At a recent meeting of the Motor Sport Council, it was agreed that officials whose licences expired at the end of 2020 could obtain a Six-Month extension to this licence if they needed to use it for an event in the first half of 2021. To do this, officials should email [email protected], stating their name, licence number, licence type and the event(s) for which the licence is needed.
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CREATE YOUR FREE
MI-MEMBER ACCOUNT
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MI-Membership is a reward-based membership scheme, available for FREE to all motorsport enthusiasts. Competition licence holders are automatically enrolled in the programme, but non-licence holders can create a MI-Member account online.
The MI-Membership Newsletter for Winter 2020 will be issued soon, so if you haven't already, make sure you sign-up to receive it!
If you are already a MI-Member and have yet to receive access to your new online account, please email [email protected].
Companies wishing to get involved in the programme should also email the above address.
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CHANGES TO RULES & REGULATIONS
There are no changes to Rules & Regulations in this issue of the Motorsport Ireland Bulletin.
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