Insane Mike Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) To Anybody whose interested. I recieve an E-mail to day wich talks about motorsport using farmers field in jepordy. Please read below and sign the petition. PRESS RELEASE First motor sport events cancelled as campaign grows to overturn new DEFRA regulations The Motor Sports Association (MSA) has received notification of the first cancellations of motor sport events as a direct result of legislation imposed by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). DEFRA's decision to stop subsidies to farmers who allow part of their land to be used, even temporarily, for any form of motor sport has threatened to destroy more than 40% of 4-wheeled grassroots motor sport in the UK as well as 4,000 off-road motor cycle meetings. The first events to fall victim to the legislation include sporting trials, autograss racing and 4x4 events that had been due to take place on rural farm land, but there are fears that these are just the tip of the iceberg. The media campaign to overturn the legislation is gathering momentum and reflects the serious nature of the threat posed by DEFRA's actions. Auto Express magazine estimates that nearly 50,000 competitors and officials will be directly hit by the new ruling, with as many as 250,000 spectators, families and service crews also affected. "There will be a knock-on effect on garages, local B&Bs and other rural businesses," 4x4 event organiser Chris Tomley told the magazine. Motorsport News has started its own campaign to save Britain's grassroots motor sport. It urges everyone to sign up to its petition at www.petitiononline.com/som, and quotes trials multi-champion Julian Fack: "As we see it, this could be the death of sporting trials. This is devastating news." Elsewhere in the paper, MSA Chief Executive Colin Hilton has written: "This is a fundamental threat to motor sport and we need everyone to join the campaign. The time for taking it on the chin is over; we now have to fight for our sport." The full text of his article can be found on the MSA website, www.msauk.org, in the News section, as can previous press releases. Editor's notes: The Single Payment Scheme (SPS) replaces the Common Agricultural Policy and now pays farmers for the land they own, not what they produce. The European Directive on agricultural subsidies does not prohibit motor sports on land eligible for SPS. However, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has taken the decision, without consultation, to stop these payments to UK landowners if agricultural land is used, even temporarily, for motor sport. Release MSA05-026: 20 April 2005 Issued on behalf of the Motor Sports Association by MPA Media Limited Edited April 28, 2005 by Insane Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham 775 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 More government departmental rubbish. Another reason i won't be voting next week. It just encourages the overpaid self-important nobodys Petition signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev152 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasser233 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Obviously this is bad news for Autograss, and another example of the so called government making something up to make a few quid. Perhaps surprisingly, theres been very little about this in the autograss press and also not much about it on the autograss forum as well. The first I heard of it was in the Motorsport News last week although Im not sure having a headline about running events like raves is really the right way to go about things in a national motorsport publication. This is just the start for anything not run under the racmsa, expect other forms of short oval motorsport to come under scrutiny, particularly with with respect to health and safety at events. Looks like worrying times ahead Cheers Grasser#233 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knobby Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spike Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) signed what a load off *BOLONY* goverment got *FLIP* all to do Edited for language. Edited April 28, 2005 by Trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BWP Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Signed..........If you havent go and do it, only takes up the time it takes to type your name! (might be harder for some lol). With Fields for Autograss going do you think we will see more meetings for them on our sahle tracks like Skeggy ran a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kevinhinnells Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 signed, what the hell are they going to ban next? Farming - oh, they already did that. -K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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