dan_heinrich
Active member
Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you are enjoying your off-season with family and friends, while still dreaming and planning for the upcoming race season.
The main purpose for writing this article is to share with you the various licensing changes approved by the Contest and Executive Boards at the November Fall Meeting. Hopefully, this will help the licensing process go as smoothly as possible when you send in your 2015 Competition License Applications. All the forms (License Application, Medical History, and Physical Exam) have already been updated and can be downloaded from the ICSCC website. Please use the checklist at the bottom of the license application form, and email or call me if you have questions.
Here is a brief summary of the changes affecting ICSCC Licensing for 2015:
1. The ICSCC Competition License fee will now be $85, an increase of $10 from last year. This is the first increase since 2007. Expedite fees for late applications will remain at $75.
2. Licenses will expire each December 31. Your 2015 license will expire 12-31-15.
3. All ICSCC Club Membership cards must expire no earlier than November 30, 2015. Renew early. You will need to send me a copy of your 2015 card, a motorsportreg receipt, or an email verification from your club to obtain a license. You will no longer have to show your membership card at registration.
4. How often you need a physical exam will now depend on your age. Submission of a duly-processed physical exam form must accompany the renewal application:
a. Every 5 years for applicants reaching the age of 18 to 49 during the license period
b. Every 2 years for applicants reaching the age of 50 to 69 during the license period
c. Every year for applicants reaching the age of 70 and older during the license period
You will still need to submit a Medical History form with your application every year.
5. Each driver will be assigned a 4-digit Competition License number by the License Registrar. This number, along with your name, will appear on the race results and will be used to record your championship points. Your car number will no longer be used as your unique identifier, and it will not appear on your license. Neither will there be a list of race groups you may run in. Your medical expiration date will be noted on your license.
6. Only 3 types of licenses will be issued in 2015 - Novice, IRR (Senior), and Observation licenses.
ARR (Area) licenses have been eliminated.
Novices: The novice program remains essentially unchanged, and includes finishing all work requirements before becoming eligible for an upgrade. But novices will no longer need to use a 300 or 400 series car number; instead, you may request any available number from 00 – 299. Once the License Director deems you ready for an upgrade, and you have raced on two or more tracks, you will receive an IRR (Senior) license. You will still be required to display the orange sticker with an “X” for a minimum of the first three races as an IRR licensed driver.
Seniors: For you, life will go on pretty much as before. On your license application, you may request a guaranteed car number for each run group you plan to race in. (Last year’s car numbers are still available to you and will be held as per Competition Regulations.) Only numbers from 00 – 299 are considered guaranteed. Those numbers would be yours to use whenever you enter a Championship race event. However, if you do not attend a race, and someone else wants to use your number at that event, they can. I assume most drivers will want to grab a guaranteed number(s), but if you are planning to rent or share a car you can bypass this step and probably run whatever number is on the car you will be using.
Area: Drivers classified as ARR (Area) at the end of the 2014 season will automatically be granted IRR (Senior) status for 2015. However, any unfinished work requirements must be completed during the 2015 season. Since 300 or 400 series car numbers are no longer required, you are free (and encouraged) to request a guaranteed number for each run group you plan to race in. Only numbers from 00 – 299 are considered guaranteed, but you can continue to run with your current number if you choose to. Any ARR (Area) driver who has not already run in three senior Championship races must still display the orange sticker with an “X” for a minimum of the first three races as an ARR/IRR licensed driver.
I think that’s it for now, but feel free to email or call if you have additional questions.
I am looking forward to the upcoming year and seeing all of you at the track.
Linda Heinrich
2015 ICSCC License Registrar
license_registrar@icscc.com
The main purpose for writing this article is to share with you the various licensing changes approved by the Contest and Executive Boards at the November Fall Meeting. Hopefully, this will help the licensing process go as smoothly as possible when you send in your 2015 Competition License Applications. All the forms (License Application, Medical History, and Physical Exam) have already been updated and can be downloaded from the ICSCC website. Please use the checklist at the bottom of the license application form, and email or call me if you have questions.
Here is a brief summary of the changes affecting ICSCC Licensing for 2015:
1. The ICSCC Competition License fee will now be $85, an increase of $10 from last year. This is the first increase since 2007. Expedite fees for late applications will remain at $75.
2. Licenses will expire each December 31. Your 2015 license will expire 12-31-15.
3. All ICSCC Club Membership cards must expire no earlier than November 30, 2015. Renew early. You will need to send me a copy of your 2015 card, a motorsportreg receipt, or an email verification from your club to obtain a license. You will no longer have to show your membership card at registration.
4. How often you need a physical exam will now depend on your age. Submission of a duly-processed physical exam form must accompany the renewal application:
a. Every 5 years for applicants reaching the age of 18 to 49 during the license period
b. Every 2 years for applicants reaching the age of 50 to 69 during the license period
c. Every year for applicants reaching the age of 70 and older during the license period
You will still need to submit a Medical History form with your application every year.
5. Each driver will be assigned a 4-digit Competition License number by the License Registrar. This number, along with your name, will appear on the race results and will be used to record your championship points. Your car number will no longer be used as your unique identifier, and it will not appear on your license. Neither will there be a list of race groups you may run in. Your medical expiration date will be noted on your license.
6. Only 3 types of licenses will be issued in 2015 - Novice, IRR (Senior), and Observation licenses.
ARR (Area) licenses have been eliminated.
Novices: The novice program remains essentially unchanged, and includes finishing all work requirements before becoming eligible for an upgrade. But novices will no longer need to use a 300 or 400 series car number; instead, you may request any available number from 00 – 299. Once the License Director deems you ready for an upgrade, and you have raced on two or more tracks, you will receive an IRR (Senior) license. You will still be required to display the orange sticker with an “X” for a minimum of the first three races as an IRR licensed driver.
Seniors: For you, life will go on pretty much as before. On your license application, you may request a guaranteed car number for each run group you plan to race in. (Last year’s car numbers are still available to you and will be held as per Competition Regulations.) Only numbers from 00 – 299 are considered guaranteed. Those numbers would be yours to use whenever you enter a Championship race event. However, if you do not attend a race, and someone else wants to use your number at that event, they can. I assume most drivers will want to grab a guaranteed number(s), but if you are planning to rent or share a car you can bypass this step and probably run whatever number is on the car you will be using.
Area: Drivers classified as ARR (Area) at the end of the 2014 season will automatically be granted IRR (Senior) status for 2015. However, any unfinished work requirements must be completed during the 2015 season. Since 300 or 400 series car numbers are no longer required, you are free (and encouraged) to request a guaranteed number for each run group you plan to race in. Only numbers from 00 – 299 are considered guaranteed, but you can continue to run with your current number if you choose to. Any ARR (Area) driver who has not already run in three senior Championship races must still display the orange sticker with an “X” for a minimum of the first three races as an ARR/IRR licensed driver.
I think that’s it for now, but feel free to email or call if you have additional questions.
I am looking forward to the upcoming year and seeing all of you at the track.
Linda Heinrich
2015 ICSCC License Registrar
license_registrar@icscc.com
