MSUK pulls the plug until at least the 30th April 2020

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Well that's it until at least the end of April.

https://www.motorsportuk.org/motorsport-uk-covid-1...


ACU have also done the same.

Edited by Drumroll on Tuesday 17th March 14:34

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The air ambulance was in at Cadwell on Sunday for a bike track day so that took up NHS resources, then there will be the hospital treatment.

Seems a bit selfish to me.

Edited by Drumroll on Wednesday 18th March 15:15

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grumpy52 said:

I seem to remember that some time ago the ruling for the medical staff on rescue vehicles changed .
To be licensed as a paramedic you had to be a qualified paramedic in your general employment .
My GP surgery has a paramedic practitioner who is a paramedic on the rescue/incedent vehicle at motorbike meetings .
One A&E Trauma consultant encouraged young doctors to engage in the motorsport medical field as it gave excellent hands on experience.
Many only ever get to see trauma victims after they have been stabilised and packaged by ambulance crews .
Circuit medics will tell you it's never routine or predictable at race circuits . Think lightning strikes and child birth at different locations of the site at the same time !.

Paramedic is a "protect title" which means to call your self a Paramedic you have to registered with the HCPC. (to maintain your registration you need to provide evidence you are still maintaining your skills)
Rescue units are not crewed by Paramedics (never have been), although there is usually a paramedic or doctor as part of the crew that attend an incident.

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Track days and test days are not being permitted events, the clubs who run them and the circuits can basically put on what provisions they like. So you might get half a dozen paid marshals, a paramedic and an ambulance (if your lucky) and that could be it.


Regardless of the resources at the circuit, if something does go wrong it will take mean an extra strain on the NHS and possibly the fire brigade (if a driver is trapped) and in the worst case scenario the police.

Edited by Drumroll on Friday 20th March 15:19

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Not totally disagreeing with you, the differance is that track days are an organised event, where going out for a bike ride etc isn't.

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Rockatansky said:

I can't speak for other circuits, but I know a little about my local one.

On any track day you'll get a team of at least nine fully trained marshals, a fully equipped medical centre with two paramedics for car events and four for bikes.

The numbers were crunched very recently, and it was found that 0.3% of bike trackday participants had to be transferred to the NHS for further care or assistance, 0% of car participants.

The guy delivering your takeaway tonight is more likely to be a potential strain on the NHS.

And your point is?

your figures mean nothing, how many track days over how long a period, what were that 0.3% injuries, how where they calculated? I could go on.

At this time when many hospitals are fast running out of ICU beds, I feel it is irresponsible for track days etc to carry on.

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Just been speaking to MIL and she was saying that on her local radio they are complaining that racing is still going ahead at Cadwell.

Pointed out that it isn't racing just a track day, but for most people a bike or car going around a race track is racing.

So here we have another problem with running track days, is that many will think racing is carrying on regardless.