TWINSHOCK SCRAMBLE CLUB NEWSFLASH

FEBRUARY 2008

THE I.O.P.D., WHOM WE ARE AFFILIATED TO HAVE INFORMED ME THAT AS FROM JANUARY 2008, ALL COMPETITORS WILL REQUIRE A COMPETITION LICENCE.

THE COST OF THE FULL LICENCE FOR ONE YEAR WILL BE £15 AND MUST BE PRODUCED WHEN SIGNING ON AT ALL OUR EVENTS. IF YOU CANNOT PRODUCE YOUR LICENCE AND WE HAVE NO RECORD OF YOU OBTAINING ONE THROUGH THIS CLUB, YOU WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A DAY LICENCE.

THE COST OF A DAY LICENCE WILL BE £5 AND FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SIGNING ON FOR THE PURCHASE OF THESE.

AT THE MOMENT IT SEEMS THAT OTHER GOVERNMENT APPROVED MOTOR CYCLE BODIES LICENCES WILL BE ACCEPTABLE. I.E. SACU, ACU, AMCA, ETC BUT NOT ORPA.

I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED WHEN I GET THE OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS.

I WAS ONLY INFORMED ON FRIDAY THE 1^ST OF FEBRUARY THAT THIS WAS NOW AN IOPD REQUIREMENT DUE TO FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PRESSURE.

WE HAVE BEEN WITH THE IOPD. NOW FOR TEN YEARS AND THIS ISSUE HAS NOW CAUGHT UP WITH THEM AND ULTIMATELY US. SO WE HAVE DONE NOT TOO BAD.

THE FORMS FOR THESE LICENCES WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL CURRENT CLUB MEMBERS WHEN I GET THEM FROM THE IOPD, WHICH SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT 2 OR 3 WEEKS.

THE IOPD WILL GIVE US SOME LEEWAY IN THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LICENCES, BUT ALL COMPETING MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET ONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. REMEMBER NO LICENCE,, NO RIDE.

THIS NOTICE WILL BE ONLY SENT TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AS THE FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER.

COULD ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PLEASE INFORM AS MANY PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, WHO ARE CLUB MEMBERS, THAT THIS WILL BE HAPPENING SOON, THANKS.

ANY CLUBMEMBER THAT DOES NOT WISH TO PURCHASE A COMPETITION LICENCE CAN HAVE A FULL REFUND OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR 2008.

THIS LICENCE IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE IOPD, THEY ARE OUR GOVERNING BODY AND WE REALLY HAVE NO SAY IN THE MATTER.

AT THIS TIME I, C.MCLEAN CLUB SECRETARY, AM QUITE HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE IOPD HAVE RAN THINGS IN THE PAST AND I CAN SEE NO REASON TO HOLD ANY GRUDGE AGAINST THEM FOR INTRODUCING THIS LICENCE.

YOURS joe…