hoop where installation is practical. n.
Must be fitted with sill bars of the same material and specification as the main ROPS or primary chassis members or box section steel being a minimum of 40mm x 40mm x 3mm or 50mm x 25mm x 3mm. These may be welded or bolted to the main longitudinal Chassis members.
11.4. Spaceframe Vehicles: These are constructed entirely from a framework including an integral roll-cage made of tubes and / or box sections. For Safari Plus and all Hill Rallies those elements comprising the primary chassis components must be of at least the same material and dimensions as the primary ROPS members or equivalent box section steel.
a.
All these Vehicles must comply with Safety Criteria Ch. 7 App. 3 Art. 22 and Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagrams 39 or 44 and have roll- cages incorporated into the frame of the Vehicle.
b. The roll-cage must be welded and integral to the design. c.
d.
e.
f.
Where there may be difficulty with rear-engined Vehicles in respect of fitting a diagonal brace braces to Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagrams 42 or 43 may be used.
A centre roof bar being of the same material and dimensions as the main ROPS members must be installed either diagonally or evenly spaced in line with the exterior longitudinal bars as shown in Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagram 56. If more than one centre bar is fitted the bars must be evenly spaced. Double crossed roof bars are strongly recommended to the minimum specification for optional members as shown in Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagram 19.
It is recommended that a horizontal bar be incorporated in the front hoop located approximately in line with the base of the windscreen being of the same material and dimensions as the main ROPS members and which may be bolted or welded to the front hoop members. For Safari Plus and all Hill Rallies this horizontal bar is mandatory.
A sill bar or single longitudinal door bar as shown in Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagram 18 of the same material and dimensions must be fitted.
12. All Vehicle Types
12.1. Materials and dimensions must comply with Ch. 7 App. 3 Art. 20.1 or be to EN10255( BS1387) medium weight blue band: i. e. 42.30x3.2mm for Vehicles up to 1000kg and 48.00x3.2mm for Vehicles exceeding 1000kg.
12.2. Optional tubular members may be added as at Art. 12.1 above medium weight. 30.00mm x 3.2mm. Materials may not be mixed.
12.3. All diameters are outside diameters. 12.4. All weights are deemed to be un-laden.
12.5. New Vehicles which do not comply with the above must be approved in accordance with Ch. 7 App. 3 Art. 21.
12.6. A Vehicle Passport is required for any existing Vehicle fitted with diagonal members forming a high cross as shown in Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagram 70. Vehicle Passports for these Vehicles must have been obtained by 1st January 2022 after which date no further Vehicles with such a design will be approved.
12.7. Sport UTV’ s must be fitted with a Homologated ROPS. 12.8. All Vehicles must comply and be fitted with:
a. b. c. d. e.
Ch. 7 App. 4 Art. 2- Tank Fillers / Vents / Caps Ch. 7 App. 5 Art. 5- External Circuit Breaker Ch. 7 App. 5 Art. 6- Red Warning Light Ch. 7 App. 6 Art. 3- Hand-held extinguishers Ch. 7 App. 7 Art. 7- Four point( min.) safety harness
Motorsport UK National Competition Rules 2026 Edition 1
Chapter 20 Appendix 10- Technical Regulations 760