Motocross Committee Hearing 5th August – Vinnie Guthrie

A Motocross Committee Hearing was convened at ACU House on Wednesday 5th August to investigate the circumstances surrounding an allegation that both the parents of Vinnie-Ray Guthrie were involved in an incident at the World Junior Championship event which was held at El Molar on the weekend of the 18^th and 19^th July in contevention of ACU National Sporting Code 11.01.7.

The parents are not ACU Licence holders, however, in accordance with NSC 7.15.1 their son Vinnie-Ray (the competitor) bears mutual responsibility for the actions of his entourage and is currently serving a 30 day suspension which was imposed on the 20th July.

Having received communication from Mr Dan Guthrie on the day of the hearing stating they would not be attending. The panel decided to go ahead with the hearing in his absence.

The decision of the panel was to impose a 6 month ban on Vinnie-Ray Guthrie’s licence in accordance with NSC 10.03.2.2. This ban will commence on the 19^th August 2015. The Motocross Committee Hearing also fines Mr Guthrie £250 plus £192 for the cost of the hearing.

The ACU have also written to the FIM / FIME and the Spanish Federation apologising for the incident.