Guide line for competing abroad

[Rallynavigator]

Guide line for competing abroad. may help a few people out as a checklist Guide

[expat]

That needs a re-write to make it clear which parts apply within the EU and which are for travelling further afield.

[Rallynavigator]

Feb 4, 2013 23:33:58 GMT expat said:

That needs a re-write to make it clear which parts apply within the EU and which are for travelling further afield.

This document is from the 2013 Blue Book , I am un clear as to what you mean?

[expat]

Within the EU you need very little in the way of paperwork and you don't need to get documents stamped when you cross most borders, especially within the Schengen area. You just drive straight through, often without even noticing that you have crossed a border. Outside of the EU you need extra documentation. For example, you need a carnet de passage for most places outside of the EU, but not within the EU. You also need to be careful about what procedures you have to follow when crossing borders outside of the EU. For example, it took me 2 days to get a rally car into Mexico.

I think the document you linked to really doesn't make this clear at all. The people who need such a document are probably new to competing abroad, and I suspect most people competing abroad for the first time will not be venturing out of the EU. For those people the document implies the whole thing is a lot more complicated than it really is.

[Rallynavigator]

Have you ever knon the MSA simplify anything.

Have you ‘permission to start’. Entry Forms often

require the stamp of approval of your National

Sporting Authority (the MSA). Your International

Licence is also your ‘Visa’ authorising you to

compete abroad. In case of doubt, the MSA can

always stamp your entry form, but don’t leave it

until the last minute before the closing date for

entries.

I dont know but would there be a cost involved in order to get the paperwork stamped?

The points raised by yourself Expat are valid as usual. The document linked in the original thread could have the adverse effect for anybody wanting to take the International route with competing.When you break the document down it is quite complicated to understand.

[expat]

Entry Forms often require the stamp of approval of your National Sporting Authority (the MSA).

This is a fine example of the MSA over-complicating the process. I don't think I have ever had to have an entry form stamped by my ASN. I wonder how many times per year the MSA have to stamp an entry form? I would be surprised if they do any.