John McGuinness
The ACU has welcomed the launch of a government consultation regarding a proposed change in the law that would allow motor sport events to take place on closed public roads in Great Britain.
The Road Traffic Act states that it is illegal to organise or participate in a race or Trial of speed on the public highway, but the ACU have assisted the MSA in pushing successive governments to devolve power to local authorities to enable them to suspend the Road Traffic Act without having to resort to an Act of Parliament.
Such an amendment would enable competitive motor sport events such as Road Racing, Sprints and Hill Climbs to take place on Closed Public Roads, as already happens in Europe, in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The ACU is now calling on the two wheeled community to respond to the consultation and demonstrate the huge groundswell of support there is for these proposals. The ACU has produced a guide to the process and provided some template answers. Click here to see the newsletter regarding this.