Motorsport UK Council Chair, Christopher Tate
team, including hands-on roles that have helped the team to reach the very top. With a consistent commitment to bring more women into the sport and provide them with the opportunity to shine, Motorsport UK has done a great deal to level up the gender gap, but it remains frustratingly wide, and it is only with people like Justina on the ground that we will make further headway.
The members of the Council were also briefed on the work being conducted by the executive team on the‘ pathways into the sport’ for new participants across race, rally, karting and hill climbs. Motorsport UK has been conducting a review to ensure the journey is clearer, more consistent and better aligned with how people can get involved. It is at the centre of our new goal to get more people enjoying motorsport more often. Our consultation with the industry has been insightful and we are now at the point of aggregating many hours of focus groups, digital surveys and one-to-one interviews into new ideas for the motorsport schools. Several concerns emerged and, in particular, the lack of clarity for new competitors of where to start, the options available, and how to select the best route. There is an opportunity for improved transparency, defined expectation setting, and improved upfront guidance. The delivery mechanisms need to be modernised and have greater consistency across all access points. Instructors and schools are the pivotal point in delivering these pathways, with Motorsport UK becoming the central connected consumer shop window and communications portal. We are in the process of working with the schools and will be briefing the Board in a few weeks.
SPECIALIST SKILLS
One of the benefits of the Council is having sector-specific experts as members who can provide their knowledge and advice. I’ m sure everyone agrees that insurance is at the very heart of keeping our sport viable and affordable. We have benefited immensely from one of our Council members, Jeremy Cook, who comes from a lifetime of working at the most senior level in the insurance industry, and globally with Marsh, which also happens to be Motorsport UKs main insurance broker. It is precisely this type of advice and the development of ideas that the Council contributes and adds value to the Board’ s decision making.
Insurance in motorsport is an extremely complex subject area, one that relies on a jigsaw puzzle of different partners. This coordinated by Marsh, which not only serve as
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