Welsh racing still uncertain despite trial
The increase in coronavirus cases has created more uncertainty for motorsport in Wales, despite a trial event at Anglesey earlier this month running successfully.
The circuit was given permission from the Welsh government to host one of three test events aimed at assessing whether strict restrictions on events in Wales could be eased. The 750 Motor Club ran a one-day meeting at the start of the month that was limited to just three categories and 100 drivers/mechanics.
Anglesey’s Andrew Crighton says the event was very positive, but the rise in COVID-19 cases means that the next step remains unclear.
“Everybody involved just pulled together and it was really good – the competitors got the importance of it,” he said. “We had officials from the
Welsh government and county council in attendance and they were almost 99% happy with what was going on. For those officials, it was possibly the first time they had seen a proper race meeting so it opened their eyes a bit to what’s going on. They’ve gone away and are feeding that back into the policy for moving forward.
“The indications we got were that the Welsh government would contemplate another test event with more people. That’s what Welsh motorsport is waiting to see – how the Welsh government interpret the results of what we did.
“But now the overriding issue is the rise in the R [reproduction] number and how we deal with the situation, so we don’t know where we stand at the moment.”