NATIONAL COURT
Sitting on 10th October 2025 Mark Heywood KC( Chair), Duncan McGregor, Kevin Witton Case No. J2025 / 34 Mr Nick Bamber appeared on behalf of Motorsport UK. X and their legal representative appeared via video link. DISCIPLINARY PANEL
1. The National Court sat as a Disciplinary Panel to consider the case of X, who has amassed 12 penalty points on their competition licence within 12 months as set out below, and has therefore been referred to the National Court for consideration of further penalty, pursuant to NCR Ch. 2 App. 12 Art. 1.6.
2. X is now 15 years old. We note that their first two breaches of National Competition Rules were at separate events in September 2024. X then raced without incident until September 2025, when they committed two separate breaches in two successive races at the same championship round. It is correct to observe that X was one day away from not accruing these 12 points in 12 months, but that was a feature of the calendar as much as their racing.
3. The Ginetta Junior championship has now concluded, and X hopes to begin testing for 2026.
4. We are concerned that all X’ s breaches resulted in contact with other cars and infer that their ability to race in close quarters requires further development. Motorsport UK recommends a period of further training in addition to any further penalty we impose.
5. We have concluded that further training is appropriate but needs to be reinforced by a further disciplinary element.
6. The penalty we impose is that X’ s competition licence is suspended from today’ s date until 31st May 2026, but the operation of that suspension will itself be suspended for that period or until X completes four hours of further training to the satisfaction of an ARDS grade A or grade S instructor, independent of X and their team, and approved by Motorsport UK, whichever is the later date.
7. Should X, during the period of suspension, be found to have breached any National Competition Rule that attracts penalty points on their competition licence, X’ s case will return to the National Court for consideration of further penalty.
8. We order X to pay £ 500 towards the costs of these proceedings.
Mark Heywood KC, Chair 10th October 2025
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