Helmsley Trial, 18th May 2025

Signing on procedure

For more details on what to expect on the day and preparations you may need to make:
Entering an off road trial

All drivers must produce a valid Club Membership Card at ‘signing on’ and must hold a full and currently valid driving Licence and appropriate Motorsport UK License.

Only one passenger aged over 16 may be carried on a vehicle during an observed section. This minimum age is reduced to 14 providing the vehicle is fitted with seat belts and either a manufacturers hard top, truck cab or a roll bar. The minimum age is further reduced to 12 where the vehicle is a road legal, mass produced production vehicle retaining the original hardtop or truck cab and where the seat belts comply with the appropriate regulations(7.7.6.1)(In a soft top vehicle without a roll bar the passenger must be at least 16).(20.8.1.4)

The same driver must drive throughout a competition and except with official approval, the people carried at the start of an event must not change during the event. (20.8.1.2)

The starting order will be allocated randomly (manual adjustments may be made to allow for double entries and novice competitors) and announced by the clerk of course or nominated scorer during the driver briefing. (20.8.2.1)

Technical

All vehicles taking part must comply with the current vehicle and technical regulations of the Motorsport UK NCR as appropriate to the event. (20.10)

All Vehicles must to be currently registered and taxed and, where applicable, have a valid MoT test. At the discretion of the clerk of course, this requirement can be waived.

Driver and Passenger must sit in appropriate seats at all times. Seat belts, must be correctly worn as per the design and manufacturers instructions, by both drivers and passengers. Failure to do so will incur an automatic 12-point penalty.

The following regulations are amended as stated:
(7.2.22.4) Seat belts are mandatory.
(20.8.2.3) Competition numbers need not be displayed
(20.10.6.1) The use of TUV Approved hub adapters/wheel spacers up to a maximum of 30mm depth are allowed
(20.10.8.1) None OE Torque biasing and locked differential are permitted
(7.2.22.5) Vehicles of a commercial type are allowed
(7.2.22.4) A spare wheel and tyre need not be carried.