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Italian Federation withdraws from Road Racing

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 18:15 pm
by Andy
Read yourself here: http://www.roadracingcore.com/it/en/fmi ... from-2018/

Sad (nanny) state we are in, really.

Re: Italian Federation withdraws from Road Racing

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 18:45 pm
by Ian-S
So let me get this right, an Italian wanting to race at the IoM cannot?

Re: Italian Federation withdraws from Road Racing

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 19:25 pm
by Andy
Ian-S wrote: 6 years ago So let me get this right, an Italian wanting to race at the IoM cannot?
Not with an Italian license.

Re: Italian Federation withdraws from Road Racing

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 08:45 am
by Ian-S
Typical.

Re: Italian Federation withdraws from Road Racing

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 18:06 pm
by Andy
Ian-S wrote: 6 years agoTypical.
Problem is that this sets a dangerous precedent for insurance companies to pull out of insuring real road racing meetings and therefore forcing federations into withdrawal

Re: Italian Federation withdraws from Road Racing

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 18:21 pm
by Everso Biggyballies
Yes, unfortunately the high cost of insurance has effectively cutailed many category events and also some circuits. Especially in amateur type categories where the insurance costs are reflected in huge hikes in entry fees.