Illegal Motorsport events pose danger to crowds

The president of the Namibia Motor Sport Federation has called on Motor Sport Clubs to get registered with the NMSF to set an end to the illegal hosting of events. The illegal hosting of Motor Sport events has seemingly become a regular thing in and around Windhoek and has lead to increased concerns about third party members' safety. In an interview with the president of the Namibia Motor Sport Federation, Daniel Tjongarero stated that the main concern is that clubs that are not registered with the NMSF pose a threat to the well-being of the crowd they attract. He explained that safety requirements that go along with registration and receiving a permit might not be in place. The NMSF’s requirements for membership are fairly simple. Accentually the clubs need to have a constitution that will accentually mirror that of the NMSF’s constitution making operations easier, they need to have at least 25 paid-up members ,they need to provide a list of their executives and pay the affiliation fee. Being affiliated with the NMSF has great benefits. Permits that are authorised are only given to a promoter after the required competition rules of the event ,medical and safety plans have been handed in. The said permit then gives the promoter protection for third party liability, which illegal events and promoters do not have. An example of an affiliated club's safety that was rightfully in place would be that of the Okahanja Spinning and Drifting Club that held a charity spinning event over the weekend. At the event, one of the cars' petrol tanks caught fire. However it was luckily controlled by the marshals with fire hydrants.

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Christel Kotze