CHAPTER 6 LICENSING Appendix 4- Competition Licence Applications, Retention and Upgrading General
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With the exception of first-time applicants for a Race, Kart or Stage Rally licence all applicants must complete an Application for Competition Licence Form provided by the ASN and pay all relevant fees. An incomplete application will be rejected.
b. Any changes to the wording on the official form will make it null and void. c. Guidance on the Application process is provided on the ASN website.
1. Retention and Downgrading
1.1. An applicant may retain their licence if they meet the criteria set out below. If an applicant for whatever reason does not qualify to retain their current licence grade they will be automatically downgraded according to these Regulations.
1.2. Upon renewal an applicant may voluntarily take out a licence of lesser grade than that to which they are entitled.
1.3. Upon receipt of a written request, an existing licence holder who wishes to exchange their licence for one of lesser grade may do so but only once during the year.
1.4. The charge for downgrading a current Licence will be the payment of the downgrade fee as per Chapter 1 App. 2 and forfeit of the cost difference( if any) between the two licences. Any subsequent upgrade will be charged in accordance with Chapter 1 App. 2.
1.5. In conformity with FIA Appendix L the following definitions apply in respect of International Licence upgrade qualification:
1.6. Circuit Competitions: Refers to Competitions or Cars on Circuits( according to Appendix O, Art. 2): Karting, Single-Seaters, Prototypes, GT, Touring Cars, Autocross, Rallycross, Historic Circuit, Trucks and Drifting.
1.7. Road Competitions: Refers to Competitions or Cars on closed or open roads( Rally, Cross-Country, Hill Climb and Historic Rally).
1.8. For a licence qualification Competition to be considered achieved, the driver must actively enter the Competition and be classified in the Official Final Classification of the Competition( list of results)( Heats are not eligible).
2. Upgrading Procedure
2.1. Competitors wishing to collect signatures for upgrading their Competition Licence must use the Upgrade Card. For the Upgrade Card to be valid it must be signed in ink and must bear a passport type photograph of the holder, which must be permanently fixed to the Upgrade Card in the space provided.
2.2. A Competition Licence may be upgraded on renewal providing the Upgrading criteria detailed in this section, have been met and the relevant evidence of performance and required upgrading fee are provided to the ASN with the relevant complete Application form
2.3. The upgrading of a current Competition Licence the Competitor applicant must complete an application form which can be found at www. motorsportuk. org within the competitor resource centre and forward it, together with the current Competition Licence and any other appropriate licences and / or Upgrade Card containing the necessary signatures with the required payment to the ASN Licence Section.
2.4. The payment is calculated as the difference between the cost of the existing licence and the new licence plus the upgrading fee as detailed in Chapter 1 App. 2.
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Chapter 6 Appendix 4- Competition Licence Applications, Retention and Upgrading- General
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