British Motocross GP
Matterly Basin, Winchester, August 2011
One of the more exciting spectator sports, motocross is pretty much what we used to call scrambling, but faster and smarter.
Motocross GP is a worldwide competition which has had some problems here in the UK. Following a difficult year in 2006, the 2010 event did not happen which left a big gap in the world wide coverage of the event..
The organisers asked TESS to apply their experience of large scale public events and motorsport to produce a safety management plan that would satisfy the requirements of the authorities. Working closely with Winchester City Council, the Hampshire Constabulary and the safety advisory group, Simon James and Hannah Charlton put a suitably robust system in place and the event was given the go ahead. The event concluded to the satisfaction of the authorities and it looks as though the event has a bright future.