MOTORSPORT UK CREATES CENTRAL PPE SUPPLY FOR RACING CLUBS
Motorsport UK has established a Personal Protective Equipment centralised supply for clubs to use for racing’s imminent resumption, starting with two months of distributing complimentary PPE worth £50,000.
PPE is required under Motorsport UK’S coronavirus guidelines for racing’s return from July 4, so the governing body framed a collective supply to ease clubs’ logistical pressure and ensure correct equipment is used. Complimentary PPE will be distributed to clubs with a July or August event permit.
Motorsport UK chief executive Hugh Chambers told Motorsport News: “If you’re running a small club it’s almost a ‘where on earth do you start’, and for us to be able to use our expertise in business operations to negotiate on behalf of the collective [is the right thing to do].
“To expect individual clubs to be able to access PPE in sufficient quantities and sufficient quality was going to be a challenge.”
Castle Combe Racing Club chairman Ken Davies told Motorsport News: “Everybody’s had challenges with PPE, sourcing it and the right quality. So this is a very welcome initiative, especially if you’re going to hit the ground racing on July 4.”
The British Automobile Racing Club’s group chief executive Ben Taylor told Motorsport News however: “It’s a good start, but from what I understand there will be more required for all of our events than is being supplied. I would have liked to see it go further so that all were suitably equipped by the governing body rather than the onus being on the organising clubs to make up the shortfall.”