The question marks resulting from national racing's rediscovered freedoms

OPINION: When government restrictions relaxed last month, so too did rules surrounding how club events operate, leading to a range of views on the best way forward. Beyond scrutineering, there's also the matter of in-person driver briefings and trainee marshal involvement to consider too

Stephen Lickorish Aug 27, 2021, 3:19 PM

We have all become used to aspects of our lives changing over the past year and a half. But, now, as we take tentative steps towards normality amid the coronavirus pandemic’s unrelenting grip, some of the differences are becoming less stark. And the same is true in terms of national motorsport as well.

Following the much-hyped ‘Freedom Day’ last month, when the English government relaxed most of the remaining restrictions, there was also an easing of the rules from British motorsport governing body Motorsport UK. It had adopted a number of new protocols, particularly concerning signing-on and scrutineering, but also in other far wider aspects of event management to enable the sport to restart last July.

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Author Stephen Lickorish

Stephen Lickorish is Group National Editor of Autosport and oversees coverage of the plethora of different club championships that operate in the UK. He was formerly Deputy Editor of Motorsport News and has reported on a wide variety of national race meetings for Autosport and MN since 2011. He currently focuses on the British Touring Car Championship's support categories, which always provide plenty to talk about. Stephen also holds a degree in journalism studies from the University of Sheffield.