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AND 4 WHEELS TO THE RESCUE!
The
2 & 4 Wheel Motorsport Steering Group has given a grant
of £3000 to help Ballynahinch and District Motor Club
purchase a new rescue vehicle. It's a very welcome boost
for the club and indeed for motorsport safety in Northern
Ireland as this vehicle will be one that many competitors
will see at the start of special stages all around the country.
Rescue
units are vital in all forms of motorsport, particularly
on a rally special stage. These vehicles are expensive to
purchase, equip and maintain, but they carry life saving
equipment. They carry first aid equipment, extraction equipment,
such as hydraulic cutters, electric saws and fire fighting
equipment. They are in short supply to with only a few to
cover the whole of Northern Ireland, and indeed such is
the demand for these services that some units have to brought
up from the South. Each unit is manned by at least two licensed
operators, who have undergone two years of training in rescue
techniques. Michael Marner from the Ballynahinch Motor Club
is one such licence operator and he is in charge of clubs
rescue services. "Basically we started about two and
half years ago, as we noticed a great shortage in rescue
units with only two covering Northern Ireland." After
making the initial investments on the expensive equipment
inside the vehicle the club this year were faced with the
task of having to find more finance to update their rather
worn Ford Transit. " We applied for the 2 & 4 Wheel
Motor Sport grant, and thanks to that it has enabled us
to purchase a more modern and most importantly more reliable
vehicle" commented Michael.
With
thirty-nine events already been carried out by the Ballynahinch
Rescue unit this year reliability is important, and the
2002 Volkswagen LT 28 that has just been kited out will
hopefully provide that. It would be impossible to run motorsport
events without such equipment and expertise and for competitors
it could be this vehicle that comes to your rescue.
For immediate release 29/09/04
For More information contact
Andrew Bushe
Tel: 028 92 648470 or
e mail andrew@rpm-motorsport.com
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