am i dreaming or can you get a medical done at autosport

am i dreaming or can you get a medical done at autosport

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Guillotine

5,516 posts

263 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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6 more sigs AFTER you have taken your novice cross off.

ie 12 trouble free races after you have your licence.

A

YRRunner

1,652 posts

215 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Guillotine said:
6 more sigs AFTER you have taken your novice cross off.

ie 12 trouble free races after you have your licence.

A
I know we've been through this before Andy, but then explain this to me. Clearly states 6, 12 for Juniors, no reference to initial 6 novice races anywhere. It even states that a Marshalling Day signature qualifies for 1, which you would normally do early days when starting racing (as I did). No other exceptions for upgrading Nat B to Nat A that I can see.



Edited by YRRunner on Thursday 27th November 18:05

ctsdave

872 posts

173 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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You can upgrade to Nat A after 6 sigs (inc novice cross) thats what I did...

Guillotine

5,516 posts

263 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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well its difficult for me to say anything different had 6 + about 15 so I just sent off for it.

Cant see the logic of B-A if A = same as B in the first place.
They told me...

Pass Test = B on provisonal = Nov Cross
+6 sigs = B = cross off
+6 sigs = A if requested.
confused

But if Dave got his just by taking his novice cross off....try it.

andy97

4,691 posts

221 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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teamHOLDENracing said:
I used Motor Racing Medics this year. It proved extremely difficult to arrange a medical with my own GP - I couldn't get a 'private' appointment within the 6 weeks I'd allowed before first test. In contrast to that my old GP was able give me a same day appointment, but concluded when I arrived that he couldn't do it without access to my notes. So that was a waste of time. I tried Nuffield and BUPA but couldn't get any sense out of them (despite having had a full medical with Nuffield the week before which covered pretty much all the aspects of the MSA test except colour blindness).

That left me in a bit of a fix - I tried Motor Racing Medics and they sorted it out very quickly and efficiently with no hassle whatsoever. Highly recommended.
I have used Motor Racing Medics several times over the years but I just felt that it was very expensive for what you actually got, but it was convenient to get it done at the Autosport Show.

This year I arranged a medical with BUPA. It cost about £20 more but i had a full personal MoT which lasted about 1.5 hours rather than 5 minutes. I left feeling that I had had a proper full medical and that the medical staff had a good knowledge of my health. They were not just signing off a licence form, they were assessing my general medical condition. I will use BUPA again and u really think it was good value for money.

tbdgriff500

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1,647 posts

202 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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now that Andy mentions another 6, I agree with Andy, sure that was the case, but am old and memory not to be trusted!

YRRunner

1,652 posts

215 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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No mention of any "provisional" status on a race licence in the blue book. The cross is merely to warn other drivers of your "novice" status, meaning new and possibly green to race conditions. The cross has no relevance to the actual race licence as far as I can tell. I'll call the MSA and ask for absolute clarification, as I may well still need a signature or two yet.

Keithyboy

1,940 posts

269 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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6 sigs on your upgrade card for Nat B to Nat A application - period. What I did in year 1. biggrin

jimtbg

104 posts

207 months

Monday 1st December 2014
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I got mine B to A first year of racing after 6 races.

GC8

19,910 posts

189 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Graham said:
I need my HGV medical too, so im going to try the local place that does that on a sat morning first.

although i see the lot below will combine hgv and racing.

over 45 is it a resting ecg for national licence and stress for international.

Tim the medical last for 12 months so as long as you remember to renew within the 12 months your ok. doing the medical in jan doesnt give you much leaway to remember lol,but as andy says you can renew for following year in dec probably nov when the renewals come out

G
The prices quoted are shocking! £120+VAT for an HGV medical? I paid £30! Id expect the same doctor to charge £30 for an MSA medical too.

My father gave his GP a bottle of brandy every year, and Im not sure that he actually asked for that.

NTEL

5,051 posts

239 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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I used to drop my doc 20 squid, although this year no amount of bribery could persuade him to even fill the form in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! redcard Must thank him next week......He's save me thousands winkbiggrinsmilefrowngrumpycryweeping

TVRSH

368 posts

179 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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My GP charges £50 for an old fart Gp A licence medical, though am not sure I'll be able to swing the eye test this year!!!



Tall Bloke

156 posts

207 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Have I won the Top Trumps? eek

I've just been quoted £200 + VAT by my local GP practice furious

Getting it done at the Race Retro Show for a fraction of the cost... Thanks Tim for the heads up !

RetroWheels

3,384 posts

270 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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My GP charged £70 2 or 3 years ago - going back there in Feb for mine.
Considered having it done at RaceRetro but we're there from thurs to sunday and three nights on the piss may not find me in best shape for a medical party

ridgey

240 posts

131 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Hi Matt , he must be charging by the foot ( there is more of you )

Tall Bloke

156 posts

207 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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ridgey said:
Hi Matt , he must be charging by the foot ( there is more of you )
Brilliant ......rofl