The Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club's 'Festival of Motoring' Application

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A decision made (18/04/2008) regarding: The Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club's 'Festival of Motoring' Application - 2008 Events.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2008-0029
Decision Summary Title :	The Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club’s ‘Festival of Motoring’ Application – 2008 Events - (Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2008)		Date of Decision Summary:	09 April 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Carl Dodd Streetworks Manager, Traffic and Infrastructure		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	The Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club’s ‘Festival of Motoring’ Application – 2008 Events		Date of Written Report:	09 April 2008
Written Report Author:	Carl Dodd Streetworks Manager, Traffic and Infrastructure		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: The Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club’s ‘Festival of Motoring’ Application – 2008 Events (Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2008)
Decision(s): The Minister made the Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2008 as prepared
Reason(s) for Decision: To allow the Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club of Jersey to hold their ‘Festival of Motoring’ race events as requested.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: To send the hard copy of the (Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2008) to the Publications Editor at the States Greffe as soon as it has been signed.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

The Classic and Vintage Motor Racing Club's 'Festival of Motoring' Application - 2008 Events.

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

THE CLASSIC & VINTAGE MOTOR RACING CLUB’S ‘FESTIVAL OF MOTORING’ APPLICATION – 2008 EVENTS

Purpose of the Report

To obtain Ministerial Decision regarding approval of the Classic & Vintage Motor Racing Club’s (CVMRC) proposed ‘Jersey Festival of Motoring’ racing events for 2008.

Background

Typically the Jersey Festival of Motoring is hosted by the ‘Jersey Old Motor Club’. However, this year the club has requested the CVMRC to assist it in organising the actual race events. Therefore the Promoter for this year’s festival is technically the CVMRC and they have duly submitted each of the race event applications to TTS.

The race events are enabled by Order of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services under Article 2 of the “Motor Vehicle Races (Jersey) Law 1946”.

The CVMRC has consulted with the Connétable of St Helier and other stakeholders directly affected by the road closures. They have also supplied proof of Public Liability Insurance.

Discussion

While the Jersey Festival of Motoring is normally promoted by the Jersey Old Motor Club, the CVMRC does have recent experience in managing motor racing events in the Island and is aware of TTS’ traffic management requirements for hosting events on main roads.

The proposed timings and course details for this year’s event fixtures are similar to those which were approved last year and are as follows:

Victoria Avenue Sprint: Friday 06 June (7pm to 11.30pm): Victoria Avenue is closed from West Park to First Tower junction. The Promoter also wishes to use Lay-by 1 for the parking and display of race vehicles.

Westmount Hill Climb: Saturday 07 June (10am to 6pm): Westmount is closed from St. Aubin’s Road to the entrance of Overdale Hospital.

Mount Bingham Hill Climb: Sunday 08 June (10am to 5pm): Pier Road is closed from its junction with the northern arm of South Hill to Mount Bingham. Mount Bingham is closed from its junction with Pier Road to Green Street. Also closed are South Hill, Fort Regent Road and South Hill and La Collette Garden Car Parks.

Both Victoria Avenue and Mount Bingham are ‘main roads’ and their closure will involve significant policing and signing requirements. However, closures are outside the normal weekday working hours. The Parish of St Helier administers Westmount Road and its closure will cause little disruption.

In relation to the ‘Victoria Avenue Sprint’, because the closure only applies between West Park and First Tower, traffic delays and policing requirements will be less onerous than, for example, the closure for the Battle of Flowers. The promenade and the cycle track will be unaffected.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2008 as prepared.

Reason(s) for Decision

To allow the Classic & Vintage Motor Racing Club of Jersey to hold their ‘Festival of Motoring’ race events as requested.

Action Required

To send the hard copy of the Order to the Publications Editor at the States Greffe as soon as it has been signed.

Written by:	Carl Dodd, Streetworks Manager – Traffic & Infrastructure
Approved by:	Chris Sampson, Director – Municipal Services