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HISTORIC RACING CAR CLUB(QLD) Inc.
News Bulletin
20
th
Jan 2021
Information for Competitors
Motorsport Australia
Circuit Race Standing Regulations
Item 10.16 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN GARAGES
As of 1
st
Jan 2020, the Circuit Race Standing Regulations were amended to include the new Item 10.16 for
Fire Extinguishers in Garages –
10.16 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN GARAGES
Each Competitor is required to provide, for each automobile entered, a minimum of one operable 4.5kg ABE
powder fire extinguisher complying with Australian standard AS1841.5, on display at all times in the
automobile’s pit lane garage or paddock area. It must be clearly marked with the automobile number and
category (eg, FF 63) in writing not less than 50mm high.
A copy of the Circuit Race Standing Regulations can be downloaded from here –
https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/manual/race/ra01-race-meeting-standingregs.pdf?sfvrsn=54ab3103_16
What does this mean for HRCC competitors?
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At every Motorsport Australia sanctioned Race Meeting, all cars competing in a racing event must
have a 4.5kg ABE Dry Powder fire extinguisher (complying with AS1841.5) on display in their pit
bay. This is a compulsory requirement
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While it is not compulsory for Super Sprint and Regularity entrants, we highly recommend you to
adopt the requirement
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At Morgan Park Raceway it means you must have an extinguisher in your pit bay no matter whether
your car is in a carport pit bay or an outside grassed area pit bay
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Each extinguisher is to be identified with the car’s abbreviated race
category and the Car’s number. For example – Grp A 29, Grp Nc
51, Grp Q 34, Grp U 63. Letters and numbers to be a minimum of
50mm high.
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This requirement will not apply to the upcoming TTT and Super
Sprints weekend but will be mandatory for the Autumn Historic
Warwick race meeting in May and the Historic Queensland race
meeting in July.
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If
you
don’t
have
an
extinguisher
of
this
type
available
now,
they
are
readily
available.
A
quick
Google
search
will
list
a
number
of
sellers.
Prices range from $50 upwards.
▪
While this requirement was introduced in 2020, the Covid-19
pandemic situation caused difficulty in communicating it to
competitors.
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Don’t spoil your race weekend, get onto it early.