scrutineering

dougi · Post by **dougi** » 02 Nov 2008 22:27

i was talking to a scrutineer about talking my 3-1/2 to cadwell next year. he said my 3-1/2 would not pass scrutineering because the silencers end 3 inches after the back wheel yet it has just passed its mot ! the sito silencers are new from NLM. what do you think

Morinijen · Post by **Morinijen** » 03 Nov 2008 01:29

Not sure about that one Dougi..

I imagine he is going by the ACU regulations rather than anything to do with the MOT test.

You'd be fine at the MRC track day but actual racing may be a different matter.

Hope that helps?

Best Wishes,
Jenny.

dougi · Post by **dougi** » 03 Nov 2008 11:05

thank for the info.all i can remeber the guy who said it will not go through the scrutineering was a scrutineer at nock hill in scotland i do not remember if it was raceing or trackdays he was talking about . thanks

SupermotoDave · Post by **SupermotoDave** » 03 Nov 2008 23:15

Generally at track days now there is no "scrutineering" as such, I understand that some just ask you to sign up that your bike is ok and take your word for it.
At the MRC track day we continue to "scrutineer" which is not a proper ACU type test i.e. no lockwired sump plugs etc, but is done by NLM for us against MOT type standards and we have found some right dogs people wanted to ride. We continue to do this because our view is that if we stopped we would be taking less care than we used to, and everyone has a right to expect that all the bikes out there are safe as can be expected.
The only recent change is that Cadwell now have a Db meter and try to impose a 105? Db limit.

David Marlow
(The MRC man in the Hat at Cadwell)

EVguru · Post by **EVguru** » 04 Nov 2008 09:41

In racing, scruitineering is done for two different reasons, safety and eligability. At high levels of motorsport, they tend to assume you know what you're doing safety wise and only check for eligability, although they're still meant to check for safety. I know of one case in GT racing where a car with a sheaf of scruitineering tickets was actually a total death trap. That shook things up a bit.

Silencers too long is probably a safety issue if actually racing, but track days are NOT racing. The MRC track day check makes sure that headstock and swingarm bearings aren't loose,. both brakes are functional, your lights are taped up and your centre stand wired. Despite this low level, bikes can and have failed.

dougi · Post by **dougi** » 04 Nov 2008 11:12

sounds ok for my morini.but the only thing i do not have is leathers just a set of modern fabric trousers & jacket that can and do zip together which have armour built in

.will that do for the MRC trackday

EVguru · Post by **EVguru** » 04 Nov 2008 11:32

Racing regs do now allow fabric race suits rather than leather, but they have to prove protection levels and are raer and expensive. Leather is very hard to match and the club track day requires leather, but allows a two piece zip-together.

You don't have to spend a fortune. I bought a set of practically new leathers for Â£80 on ebay, but they were a little too short in the body and I sold them on for Â£80. Knowing better what size I needed I bought a one piece set off ebay for the princely sum of Â£36. I also bought a pair of Sidi Vertebrae boots for Â£50 and a pair of Scott race gloves for Â£12. I even found a nice HJC helmet with ACU 'gold' sticker for Â£25 at an autojumble. This is much better on the track than my Carberg flip-front.

moriniuk · Post by **moriniuk** » 05 Nov 2008 03:37

Dougi, I doubt that your modern fabric clothing would be eligible for the track. It needs to be a proper kevlar race suit.

EVguru's advice is good. Leather race suits can be bought very cheaply, and you can always sell it on again.

If your bike's in good roadworthy condition there will be no problems. Even ACU race scrutineering is usually very quick and nothing to wory about. Failures are usually on silly things like having forgotten to re-lockwire sump plugs etc.