update as of 28th sept ...

no real news in all honesty , but i believe that the topic was discussed at the "tyre panel" meeting earlier this month, and that it is continuing to be discussed in the msuk speed and hill climb committee...

I also believe that the speed and hill climb committee are ...

update as of 28th Aug 2026...
firstly many thanks for all the persons who have supported / viewed this thread .. there have been over 90,000 views of the thread so far.. wow .. i never imagined that there would have been so much interest ...

Whilst i appreciate that not everybody will be ...

Hi Colin .. firstly many thanks for sending in submitting a letter..

re the pre 1990 rule .. its actually not the date of registration of the car.. its the date that the model of the car was first registered, e.g. i have a westfield megabusa - first registered in 2000 .. but i CAN run the pre 1990 ...

It is now clear that the MSUK wont respond / take action without a body of letters stating that there is a problem with the regulations regarding ‘E’ marked tyres and that the tyre lists needs a full review.

So, I have produced a template letter that, if your affected by the situation and feel that ...

my original paper to MSUK in full...

Review of ‘E’ marked tyres and the lack of options for road going car classes.

Graham Woodcock - Licence number xxxxxx
19/3/2026

Preface
Lets remind ourselves of the MSUK vision statement and goals: -
Our vision Together, we will power the future of motorsport ...

So .. I had a chat to Tim Wilson (chair of the hillclimb committee for msuk) at Shelsley today, to see if there had been any progress with the question that I have raised re ‘e’ marked tyres and their use in road going classes …

Put simply .. due to the msuk having only received two letters with ...

I have had an email confirmation from Tim Wilson (Sprint & Hill Climbs Sub-Comm. Chair) that this topic is on the agenda for the next Sub-Committee meeting in July. ..

Lets wait and see if any movement / common sense prevails on this topic ,,, as soon as i know anything i will post the response here

Hi Colin..
Yes, it's the tyre manufacturers that propose which tyres are listed... And in my paper I indicated that there is no clear line of visibility as to the governance and oversight of the tyre panel by the msuk... Hence I would argue that it's a sudo certel....

Your experience of "getting ...

let me update ..
I had a discussion with the chair of the hill climb committee in the MUSK at last months prescott event, and it was indicated that rather than waiting till their normal September meeting - they are going to hold a impromptu zoom call to discuss the issue ... and that they ...

The availability of 13" road going list 1A/B tyres has diminished, and the demise of Avon (now Nova) has increased the problem of supply.
So back in March this year, I put together a proposal paper to the MSUK to review the List 1 A/B/C tyre lists ..

Principally, there are road going tyres that ...