CAMS members are reminded of the impending changes to Frontal Head Restraints (FHR) with the new rules to come into effect from 1 January 2020.

Over the past few years, changes to mandate the use of FHR have been filtered through across the different levels and disciplines of motor sport with the use of FHR providing a significant improvement to the safety of those participating in the sport, especially in the instance of a forward impact incident.

As of 1 January 2020 the mandatory use of FHR will apply to Club level events. This will see that the use of FHR is now aligned across all levels of the Rally/Road discipline in accordance with the CAMS Manual Schedule D – Apparel, where noted.

As of 1 January 2020 the mandatory use of FHR will be implemented for Speed events. This use of FHR will come into effect for anyone competing in a 1st Category vehicle, or a vehicle with a CAMS logbook which applies a Race, Rally/Road, Off Road or 5th Category classification, save for those exemptions applied in the CAMS Manual Schedule D – Apparel.

 

The following is the regulatory wording that will apply in the CAMS Manual Schedule D – Apparel:

(a) Each 1st Category (single seater) automobile, except for: 
                  (i) a Superkart; or
                  (ii) a 5th Category automobile which is exempt from the use of a FHR.

(b) Each automobile the subject of a CAMS Log Book which applies a RACE, RALLY/ROAD, OFF ROAD or 5th CATEGORY classification that requires the mandatory use of a FHR.

The use of a FHR is not required for a Road Registered automobile for a SPEED Event, except where Article (b) above is applicable.

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