The MSA’s U18 policy sets out the governing body’s position with regard to young competitors and establishes the importance of maintaining their education while competing. The MSA will designate as ‘U18-compliant’ those championships and events that commit to uphold the principles outlined in the MSA’s U18 Policy.

To view the full U18 Policy, please click here.

Wherever possible, the MSA will support young competitors in their mainstream education and will seek to ensure that:

• Time spent out of school for the purposes of motor sport activities is minimised
• Parents understand the importance of maintaining their child’s education
• Education takes precedence over motor sport activity
• Motor sport events do not clash with public exam commitments
• Competitors under 16 years of age wishing to compete in MSA-sanctioned national championships must have their championship application form counter-signed by their head teacher
• A supervised ‘quiet area’ is made available for use by students during events

As part of the training and development programme of the MSA Academy, the MSA will deliver a series of Performance Master Classes free of charge to young competitors at selected events.

For more information about the opportunities on offer, please download the MSA Academy leaflet here.