Sitting on 5th March 2026 Anthony Scott Andrews( Chair), Ian Whatson, Peter Roberts Case No: J2026 / 02 Disciplinary Panel: Philip Truman

Present before the Court:

1. Mr Truman(“ Truman”), having been found to have breached National Competition Rule Ch. 2 App. 1 Art. 1.13( Driving in a manner incompatible with general safety and / or departing from the standard of a reasonably competent driver), is summoned before the Court for: a) Further breaches of NCR: i) Ch. 2 App. 1 Art. 1.5 ii) Ch. 2 Art. 3.1. d iii) Ch. 2 Art. 3.1. e iv) Ch. 2 Art. 3.1. f b) Further penalty for existing breaches of: i) Ch. 2 App. 1 Art. 1.13 ii) Ch. 12 App1.7. f

2. The facts are that Truman was competing in car 333 in an EnduroKa race at Brands Hatch on 16th November 2025. This was a team event with more than one driver for each car. Truman had been driving for some two hours and was coming to the end of his designated session when a car( 67) he was in the process of lapping went off the track and into the gravel at Paddock Hill bend. Truman had taken no part in that incident, he merely witnessed it and, after negotiating Druids and coming down toward Graham Hill bend, he could see across the circuit that the car remained stuck in the gravel.

3. As a result, the Safety Car was brought out accompanied by all relevant notifications to competitors. While there is some doubt as to Truman’ s exact position on the track when the digital light panels were activated and showed the SC message, there is no doubt that the Safety Car message displayed on the Start line gantry, the single yellow flag displayed on the start straight, the double waved yellow flags and the digital light panel showing SC on the approach to Paddock Hill bend, were all in place when Truman completed his lap.

4. Truman entered that corner at seemingly undiminished speed and by his own admission, on a wide line, only to find a Rescue Unit parked on the outside of the track with a number of marshals close by working in the gravel dealing with the upturned car. Truman braked heavily, locking up and momentarily losing control before regaining it and managing to miss colliding with the rear of the Rescue Unit by what is thought to have been just a metre.

5. Truman appeared before the Clerk of the Course who found there had been a failure to slow under the yellow flags and SC board resulting in a“ loss of control and a near miss with a Rescue Unit and personnel” dealing with an incident.

6. Truman was Disqualified from the Meeting with the consequent imposition of six penalty points on his licence and was referred to the Stewards.

7. The Stewards heard evidence from Truman, the Rescue Chief and saw the circuit CCTV produced by the Event Director. The Steward’ s concluded that Truman was in breach of NCR Ch. 2 App. 1 Art. 1.13., suspended his licence for thirty days and referred the matter to Motorsport UK for further consideration.

8. Truman accepts the charges made against him and expresses his regret to the Court.

9. The Court has heard the representations made on behalf of Motorsport UK and viewed the circuit CCTV showing the incident.

10. Truman refreshingly, fully accepts that he did not slow down sufficiently, well understands the meaning of the flag and other signals with which he should have properly complied and appreciates the potentially serious consequences of his actions or, rather, inaction. He produces data for the four laps culminating in the lap relevant to these proceedings. He maintains that the recorded corner speeds confirm that on the lap in question he did in fact acknowledge the flag signals and slowed, albeit to an extent which he accepts was wholly insufficient for the circumstances.

11. The Court finds that Truman well knew there was a car in the gravel on the exit of Paddock Hill bend and should have anticipated the presence of marshals and rescue crew when next completing his lap. In addition, Truman accepts that he saw the yellow flags and, although the data shows that the speed at that corner on the final lap was less than that of the previous lap, the discrepancy differs not from that of the first two of the four laps detailed, that is to say a minimal reduction.

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