Safety Scrutineering

A FIA Homologated safety harness must be worn at all times during practice, qualifying and the race. It is also worth noting that harnesses must be within their expiry date.

All belts must be complete units sourced from a recognised manufacturer and fitted in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions.

A minimum of a four-point harness is required - Two shoulder straps and one lap strap, with four anchorage points on the chassis/ body shell or roll over bar of the vehicle, one either side of the driver and two to the rear of the driver’s seat

All seats should be correctly located and securely anchored in such a way as to allow no movement in squab or backrest. The seat must be attached to the supports via 4 mounting points, 2 at the front and 2 at the rear of the seat, using bolts with a minimum diameter of 8mm and reinforcements integrated into the seat

Roll cages must be designed and made so that, when correctly installed, they substantially reduce the risk of injury to the occupants. The essential features of an efficient cage are that it is designed to suit the particular vehicle, is of sound construction, has adequate mountings and is a close fit to the bodyshell. The roll cage will only be approved by scrutineers if the attachment areas (roll cage feet and mounting points) are also of sound construction.

Where the any part of the driver’s body or crash helmet could come into contact with the roll cage, non-flammable padding must be provided for protection.

A fire extinguisher/extinguishing system must be carried on all vehicles, the minimum requirement being that the system be charged with one of the permitted extinguishants and be operable by the driver whilst normally seated either by a mechanically/electrically assisted triggering system.

All extinguishers must be serviced in accordance with the manufacturers guidelines, or every 24 months, whichever is sooner.

The unit should have two points of triggering, one for the driver, and one outside the car for activation by Marshals. Both triggering points must be positioned close to the Circuit Breaker, and must be marked by the letter “E’’ in red inside a white circle of at least 10cm diameter with a red edge.

You must take the lock pin out of your fire extinguisher prior to scrutineering.

All vehicles must have towing eye(s) present. These must be securely fixed to the main structure of the vehicle, front and rear. The straps must be within the confines of the body of the vehicle to enable that vehicle to be moved.

Towing eyes/towing points should be painted in a contrasting bright colour and be marked with an arrow and the word “tow”.

All vehicles must be equipped with an externally operated circuit breaker. The triggering system location must be identified by a Red Spark on a White-edged Blue triangle (12cm base), and the ‘On’ and ‘Off’ positions clearly marked.

The circuit breaker, when operated, must isolate all electrical circuits (this includes the alternator) with the exception of those that operate fire extinguishers if applicable. The triggering system for the circuit breaker should be situated at the lower part of the windscreen mounting, preferably on the driver’s side.

The internal ignition cut-off and fuel pump isolation system(s) must be operable by the Driver when normally seated irrespective of whether a safety harness is worn or not.

The circuit breaker, when operated, must isolate all electrical circuits (this includes the alternator) with the exception of those that operate fire extinguishers if applicable. The triggering system location must be identified by a Red Spark on a White-edged Blue triangle (12cm base), and the ‘On’ and ‘Off’ positions clearly marked.

Tyres must come from list 1a, 1b or 1c in the Motorsport UK Yearbook. Trackday Trophy does not allow "Slicks" or "Motorsport Wets", all wet weather tyres must carry an EEC 30, or EEC 108 ‘E’ mark.