Issued 20 March 2009 a.dean‐lewis@msauk.org

Stuart Turner recognised

At the annual Motor Sports Council dinner at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, HRH Prince Michael presented Stuart Turner with the Prince Michael Award of Merit.

The Prince Michael Award of Merit is the MSA's most prestigious individual award and is only given out when 'a meritorious service to British motor sport' is judged to have been given.

Stuart has nearly 60 years of distinguished service to motor sport as a competitor, competitions manager, award‐winning public speaker, author and volunteer.

Following considerable success as a competitor and competition manager, Stuart has spent a great deal of time helping with initiatives to improve safety in motor sport, first as a trustee and now as voluntary Chief Executive of the Motorsport Safety Fund charity. In this role he has helped the organisation secure an international reputation for producing training booklets and resources to improve the safety of competitors, officials and spectators in motor sport, and which have been used as training aids in many countries across the world.

Stuart initiated Wheels, the highly successful paper‐based forerunner to e‐Wheels.

British Motor Sports Training Trust

This charitable trust was formed in 1977 to assist with the training of volunteer officials and marshals in motor sport throughout the UK. In the last four years, grant aid totalling more than £0.5m has helped volunteers access dedicated training programmes as well as other initiatives such as the provision of safety tabards for marshals and specialist courses for doctors and paramedics.

The Chairman of the Trustees is W S Troughear and the British Motor Sports Training Trust welcomes donations from organisations, clubs and individuals. These can be made through the MSA.

MSA sales

The MSA offers a number of publications, technical papers and club equipment for sale. These include yearbooks, club membership cards, warning signs and FIA homologation papers. Go to www.msauk.org > Online Shop for more information and to place orders online.

Go Motorsport ambassadors

Darren Turner is the latest prominent British racing driver to join the ranks of Go Motorsport ambassadors. The former McLaren F1 test driver, and current Aston Martin sportscar star, joins Louise Goodman who recently backed the MSA's initiative. Louise Goodman is the so‐called First Woman of Formula One as a founder member of the ITV Grand Prix presentation team.

Go Motorsport was set up to help people of all ages to get involved in all areas of motor sport whether as a competitor, volunteer or spectator. More information at www.GoMotorsport.net

More about grants for defibrillators

The information below follows the article in the February issue of e‐Wheels about grant aid from the Rescue Development Fund for the purchase of new defibrillators for MSA Licensed Rescue Units.

Stoke Rescue Safety Group was one of the first applicants for the £750 MSA grant aid towards the purchase of each 3‐lead AED defibrillator (to 2009 MSA specification) for its two MSA Licensed Rescue Units. Stoke Rescue Safety Group administrator, George Bailey, also obtained additional grant aid from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) towards the purchases and is pleased to offer advice and to share his experiences with others who may be seeking to maximize grant availability for similar purchases. Other charities to the BHF operating in the same field may also be available to provide supplementary grant aid assistance. George Bailey – telephone 01270 873696.

Downloading e‐Wheels

If a paper copy is required and to access back issues, Word and pdf versions of e‐Wheels can be downloaded from the MSA website www.msauk.org by clicking on MSA publications>Wheels>e‐Wheels.

ENDS.





	Issued 20 March 2009 a.dean‐lewis@msauk.org

	Stuart Turner recognised At the annual Motor Sports Council dinner at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, HRH Prince Michael presented Stuart Turner with the Prince Michael Award of Merit. The Prince Michael Award of Merit is the MSA's most prestigious individual award and is only given out when 'a meritorious service to British motor sport' is judged to have been given. Stuart has nearly 60 years of distinguished service to motor sport as a competitor, competitions manager, award‐winning public speaker, author and volunteer. Following considerable success as a competitor and competition manager, Stuart has spent a great deal of time helping with initiatives to improve safety in motor sport, first as a trustee and now as voluntary Chief Executive of the Motorsport Safety Fund charity. In this role he has helped the organisation secure an international reputation for producing training booklets and resources to improve the safety of competitors, officials and spectators in motor sport, and which have been used as training aids in many countries across the world. Stuart initiated Wheels, the highly successful paper‐based forerunner to e‐Wheels.

	British Motor Sports Training Trust This charitable trust was formed in 1977 to assist with the training of volunteer officials and marshals in motor sport throughout the UK. In the last four years, grant aid totalling more than £0.5m has helped volunteers access dedicated training programmes as well as other initiatives such as the provision of safety tabards for marshals and specialist courses for doctors and paramedics. The Chairman of the Trustees is W S Troughear and the British Motor Sports Training Trust welcomes donations from organisations, clubs and individuals. These can be made through the MSA.



	MSA sales The MSA offers a number of publications, technical papers and club equipment for sale. These include yearbooks, club membership cards, warning signs and FIA homologation papers. Go to www.msauk.org > Online Shop for more information and to place orders online.

	Go Motorsport ambassadors Darren Turner is the latest prominent British racing driver to join the ranks of Go Motorsport ambassadors. The former McLaren F1 test driver, and current Aston Martin sportscar star, joins Louise Goodman who recently backed the MSA's initiative. Louise Goodman is the so‐called First Woman of Formula One as a founder member of the ITV Grand Prix presentation team. Go Motorsport was set up to help people of all ages to get involved in all areas of motor sport whether as a competitor, volunteer or spectator. More information at www.GoMotorsport.net

	More about grants for defibrillators The information below follows the article in the February issue of e‐Wheels about grant aid from the Rescue Development Fund for the purchase of new defibrillators for MSA Licensed Rescue Units. Stoke Rescue Safety Group was one of the first applicants for the £750 MSA grant aid towards the purchase of each 3‐lead AED defibrillator (to 2009 MSA specification) for its two MSA Licensed Rescue Units. Stoke Rescue Safety Group administrator, George Bailey, also obtained additional grant aid from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) towards the purchases and is pleased to offer advice and to share his experiences with others who may be seeking to maximize grant availability for similar purchases. Other charities to the BHF operating in the same field may also be available to provide supplementary grant aid assistance. George Bailey – telephone 01270 873696.

	Downloading e‐Wheels If a paper copy is required and to access back issues, Word and pdf versions of e‐Wheels can be downloaded from the MSA website www.msauk.org by clicking on MSA publications>Wheels>e‐Wheels. ENDS.