2012 FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain - Cardiff

TRACK RACING COMMISSION
FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX
S U P P L E M E N T A R Y R E G U L A T I O N S ( S R )
FMNR: Auto Cycle Union (ACU) IMN N°: 502/09
Organiser: BSI Speedway Telephone: +44-208-233-6229
Address: McCormack House Fax: +44-208-233-6473
Burlington Lane, Chiswick Track phone: 0870-0138600
London W4 2TH Track Fax: +44-2920-822474
Title: 2012 FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
Date of the meeting: Saturday 25 th August 2012 Time: 18.00 1 st heat: 18.12
Re-staging date if meeting postponed: (1) 26/08/12 (2) 27/08/12
The meeting will be held in conformity with the FIM Sporting Code
Access: Motorway: A48 (M) or M4 Exits 30 or 32
National road: A48 & A470
Nearest town: Cardiff
Nearest airport: Cardiff
See attached map
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Westgate St, Cardiff, South Wales. CF10 1NS
Coordinates: Latitude: 51.478 Longitude: 3.183
Track: Length: 277 metres
Width of straights: 11 metres
Width of bends: 14 metres
FIM Licence N°: 950 ______________ Validity: 2012 tbc __
For Track Racing, the use of an environmental mat is compulsory at
all venues

Entries: Name, FMN and race jacket of each Grand Prix Rider will be
communicated by the FIM as soon as possible.
Starting Positions: The Rider’s starting positions draw for each Grand Prix
Meeting will be made on Practice Day.
Public Liability Insurance: Amount of cover: £10,000,000 GBP
Payment of Travel Expenses: The travel expenses are included in the
prize money.
Payment of Prize Money: The prize money is paid by the FIM to the rider
by bank transfer or by cheque in US$.
Practice: Date: Friday 24 th August 2012 Time: 18.00
Duration: In accordance with Art. 077.6
Practice is compulsory: NO
Machine Examination:
For the practice: Date: 24 th August 2012 Time: from 16.30 to 18.00
For the race: Date: 25 th August 2012 Time: from 13.00 to 16.00
Fuel: Will be supplied by the organiser, free of charge.
Tyres: It is compulsory for riders to use tyres provided by the Organiser.
5(five) tyres will be free of charge. Additional tyres will be at a cost of
£42.50 per tyre. Riders may use their own homologated tyres during
practice.
Leaving the meeting: No rider may leave the pits and no machine or
engine be removed from there, until after the conclusion of the last race of
the meeting, and then only with the permission of the Race Director.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Hotels in Cardiff for the British SGP are always in great demand and
bookings for either of the 2 Hotels listed below must be made by 9 th August
latest to Lorraine Brown, whose telephone no. is +44-1962-865962 and
email: Lorraine@venuesforbusiness.co.uk
You must provide Credit Card details to secure the booking and the full room
rate will be charged to on or around 9 th August 2012.
Important Note regarding Cancellations of Hotel Bookings:
Cancellations within a month of arrival at NOVOTEL will result in a 100%
cancellation fee being charged.
Cancellations within 2 weeks of arrival at FUTURE INNS will result in a 100%
cancellation fee being charged.

Name of Hotel (1 st choice): Novotel,
Address: Schooner Way, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff CF10 4RT
Price: £110 (single, including Breakfast)
Name of Hotel 2 nd choice): Future Inns
Address: Hemingway Road, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 4JY
Price: Thursday £83 (double, including Breakfast)
Friday & Saturday £159* per night (double, including breakfast) * this rate
is based upon a 2-night stay
Signing-on: Practice day Date: 24/08/12 Time: 16.30 (at meeting with Riders)
Signing-on: (if not done on Practice day) 25/08/12Time: from 13.30 to 14.00
Meeting with the Riders: Date: 24/08/12 Time: 16.30
Rider’s Pre-Meeting Briefing: Date: 25/08/12 Time: 16.45
Parade: Time: 18:00
Prize-Giving Ceremony: The Prize-Giving Ceremony will be held
immediately after the end of the final heat of the Grand Prix meeting.
International Jury meetings:
1 st Jury meeting Date: 24/08/12 Time: 17.30 Place: Jury Room
2 nd Jury meeting Date: 24/08/12 Time: 20.30 Place: Jury Room
3 rd Jury meeting Date: 25/08/12 Time: 16.00 Place: Jury Room
Last Jury meeting Date: 25/08/12 Time: 21.15 Place: Jury Room
Protests and Appeals:
Any person or group of persons - rider, passenger, sponsor, manufacturer,
official, etc., recognised by the FIM and concerned by a decision taken under
the authority of the FIM, has the right to protest against that decision before
the International Jury, except in the case of statement of fact.
Generally, protests against the eligibility of a rider, passenger, entrant or a
motorcycle entered, must be made before the start of the official practice.
Protests against results must be presented to the International Jury within
30 minutes following the publication of the results.
An appeal may be made against a decision of the International Jury to the
International Disciplinary Court (CDI), according to Art. 4.5 and 4.6 of the
FIM Disciplinary and Arbitration Code.

All protests to the International Jury must be made in accordance with the
requirement of the Disciplinary and Arbitration Code of the FIM and be
accompanied by a security deposit of 30 Euros or GBP 25, returnable if the
protest is justified or forfeited if the Disciplinary body considers the protest
to be groundless, or if it is withdrawn without a hearing.
Officials:
FIM Jury President: Ilkka Teromaa _ FMN: SML Licence: 6965
FIM Referee: TBA____________________ FMN: TBA Licence: TBA
FMNR Jury Member: Peter Gregory FMN: ACU Licence: 5549
FIM Speedway Director of Sports: Ole Olsen FIM Licence: 6428
FMNR Environmental Steward: Alan King _ FMN: ACU Licence: 6472
FIM Grand Prix Race Director: Tony Olsson FIM Licence: 6429
FIM Grand Prix Secretary: Graham Brodie FIM Licence: 6419
Clerk of the Course: Phil Morris _ FMN: ACU Licence: 5555
________________________________ Super Licence: 1213
Assistant Clerk of the Course: Mike Hunt _ FMN: ACU Licence: 5544
Technical Steward: Jim McMillan _ FMN: ACU Licence: 5408
Machine Examiner: Colin Hunter FMN: ACU Licence: 5400
Chief Pits Marshal: Graham Smith _ FMN: ACU
Chief Medical Officer:TBA _____________ FMN: ACU Licence: TBA
Timekeeper: Dennis McCleary FMN: ACU
Press Officer: Nicola Sands BSI Speedway

All Correspondence to:
Organiser's name: BSI Speedway (Gemma Fordham: Event Manager)
Address: McCormack House, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London W4 2TH __
Telephone: +44-208-233-6229 Fax: +44-208-233-6473
Mobile: +44-7714-139869
E-mail: gemma.fordham@imgworld.com
Reminder:
The SR must be issued by the FMNR in accordance with the FIM Sporting
Code.
Copies of the SR must be sent to the FIM Secretariat at least 2 months
before the date of the meeting. After approval, and not later than 1 month
before the date of the meeting, the FMNR must send copies of the approved
SR to all persons concerned or connected with the meeting (Jury Members,
FIM Officials, FMNs, Race Director, etc.).
(Email: jean-paul.gombeaud@fim.ch / Fax: + 41 22 950 950 1)