In the latest round of news from the MSA (UK equivalent of MSNZ) they have decided to extend the life of seats and harnesses which are homolgated to the latest standards in an effort to help grass roots motorsport. Novel isn't it?
“As the governing body, one of our principal
roles is to grow motorsport at grassroots
level while promoting safety within the
sport at a realistic cost for competitors.
I firmly believe the time has come for a
wholesale review of our approach to safety
across the entire motorsport landscape
and this review will be delivered by
2020. It’s therefore appropriate to allow
our competitors to continue using their
recently purchased seats at least until then,
when the outcome of this review will be
published.”
In stage rallying, seats homologated to the
FIA 8855-1999 standard are granted a twoyear
extension at the end of their initial
five-year life
Across disciplines requiring a
homologated harness, the MSA will
recognise a ten-year life for harnesses
homologated to the latest FIA 8853-2016
standard. This homologation is for sixpoint
harnesses as a minimum, and is
tested with higher loadings than the
previous standard.