Ideas for motorsports for someone with no licence
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Folks,
I'm after some help to satisfy my petrol engined needs.
In short, my licence has been taken away after 20 years of driving and motorcycling. I love anything with an engine including all things motorsport. Unfortunately, some 15 months ago, I started having visual disturbances. After much investigating, these were classed as epileptic seizures even though there was no fitting, loss of conciousness or ability to drive of complete fine motorskills, hence the DVLA taking my licence.
I would dearly love to do some driving/riding but I can't find anything I can do. It seems anything managed by the DVLA or the MSA doesn't want to know.
Ideas gratefully accepted.
I'm after some help to satisfy my petrol engined needs.
In short, my licence has been taken away after 20 years of driving and motorcycling. I love anything with an engine including all things motorsport. Unfortunately, some 15 months ago, I started having visual disturbances. After much investigating, these were classed as epileptic seizures even though there was no fitting, loss of conciousness or ability to drive of complete fine motorskills, hence the DVLA taking my licence.
I would dearly love to do some driving/riding but I can't find anything I can do. It seems anything managed by the DVLA or the MSA doesn't want to know.
Ideas gratefully accepted.
Thanks guys,
The difficulty is that most track day companies require a driving licence, I assume due to insurance/litigation concerns. Likewise the MSA control virtually all competative motorsport and despite many (ARDS etc.) not needing a driving licence, they require medicals which preclude me. It's ironic that when I get my licence back, I can drive a car on public roads where there is far greater potential for serious injury than on a properly organised race meeting!
The frustration comes about because of the broad brush of epilepsy. The "type" I have only has seizures involving mild visual disturbances which are controlled through medication unlike the more commonly know fits etc. The MSA medicals do not consider type or natuer of seizures with all seizures lumped together.
I'm not bothered if it's competetive or just track days, I'm just seeking a chance to do something I love again.
Thanks again
The difficulty is that most track day companies require a driving licence, I assume due to insurance/litigation concerns. Likewise the MSA control virtually all competative motorsport and despite many (ARDS etc.) not needing a driving licence, they require medicals which preclude me. It's ironic that when I get my licence back, I can drive a car on public roads where there is far greater potential for serious injury than on a properly organised race meeting!
The frustration comes about because of the broad brush of epilepsy. The "type" I have only has seizures involving mild visual disturbances which are controlled through medication unlike the more commonly know fits etc. The MSA medicals do not consider type or natuer of seizures with all seizures lumped together.
I'm not bothered if it's competetive or just track days, I'm just seeking a chance to do something I love again.
Thanks again
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