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Motorsport UK’ s Race Committee will roll out pioneering Impact Data Recorders( IDRs) in British Championships, National Championships and Junior Race Championships for the 2025 season, revolutionising motorsport safety across the UK.

Manufactured by Impact Detect, part of the Aim Technologies Group, the unobtrusive devices will enhance safety across the sport by collecting crucial impact data during race incidents.

The IDR can be easily installed in any competition vehicle to collect accident data, with each device measuring 60mm x 45mm x 14.5mm and weighing just 12 grams. Each device is battery powered and operates maintenance free for a period of two years, with the capability to record up to 80 impacts during its lifespan.

The IDR programme commenced in 2021, with deployment across the British Touring Car Championship, with 55 units deployed and 42 impacts captured. Between 2021 and 2023, 6,382 devices were distributed worldwide, and 2,533 impact data reports were generated via the application, following distribution by the FIA.

“ The IDR has the potential to provide crucial data that will reshape the future of safety across UK-wide sport,” noted John Ryan, Sport and Safety Director.“ It will enable us to improve our understanding of any incidents using scientific data and better prepare in the future, helping to mitigate risk and ensure a safe and fair environment for our competitors.”

IDRs were recently used during the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games and has been used in NASCAR since 2022.

Each device is part of an innovative system, providing immediate data access and reporting functionality via the FIA IDR mobile application for iOS and Android.

The IDR is a compact recording device that weighs just12 grams

The Voly Grampian Forest Rally is a highly acclaimed stage rally in Scotland. Set in the Grampian Hills, starting and finishing in Banchory, the event features some new stages for 2025 and a Gravel Spectator Special Stage on Saturday 9th August.

Run as both a National and Interclub permitted event, it allows competitors at all levels try their skills on these wonderful stages. The rally is a round of the Probite British Rally Championship, The Asset Alliance Group Scottish Rally Championship and a returning Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK.

AF Motorsport Media / SRC

Entry fees are very competitive for the mileage being offered, there is a free campsite available beside the Service Area on the banks of the river Dee. Other highlights include:

• Full open central Service area at Milton of Crathes

• Rally Zone at King George V Park in Banchory

• New Spectator Special Stage at BA Stores

For all the latest news, timings and updates see Grampianforestrally. com

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The Voly Grampian Forest Rally is both a National and Interclub permitted event attracting competitors at all levels

Revolution- July 2025