May 14, 2018 Notice of Recall: Arm Restraints Manufactured and Certified to SFI Specification 3.3 by RJS and equipped with snap-clasp tethers. To All Racers, Sanctioning Body Officials, Equipment Wholesalers and Retailers, Arm Restraints Manufactured and Certified to SFI Specification 3.3 by RJS and equipped with snap-clasp type tethers have been found to [...]
Notice of Recall: Driver Restraint Assemblies Manufactured and Certified to SFI Specification 16.1 by Ruian Dragon and Ruian Dongjinlong. To All Racers, Sanctioning Body Officials, Equipment Wholesalers and Retailers, Driver Restraint Assemblies Manufactured and Certified to SFI Specification 16.1 by Ruian Dragon and Ruian Dongjinlong have been found to be non-compliant with SFI Specification [...]
18 December, 2017 The AASA is pleased to announced that the standard, base weekly benefit cover for all AASA licence holders at AASA events has been increased from $650 to $900 per week, at no additional charge. In addition, AASA annual licence holders competing at AASA events now have the flexibility of increasing their [...]
Fake FIA Harnesses It has come to the attention of the AASA that there are a significant number of fake harnesses for sale on eBay and other on-line stores. Most of these harnesses are marketed as being well-known brands, such as Sparco, Takata or Sabelt, but others may also exist. The harnesses appear genuine, but [...]
The Australian Auto Sport Alliance Pty Ltd (AASA) is receiving many inquiries from Kart Clubs around Australia regarding the sanctioning and insuring of club activities both on and off track. Recently all tracks have received an offer from Karting Australia to provide an updated timing system for each circuit but in order to receive the [...]
9th August 2017 - Roll Cage Regulations for Drifting events Please refer to AASA Appendix 1 – Safety Cage Regulations. To clarify the requirements for safety cages fitted to vehicles entered in Drift events and carrying passengers in tandem sessions: Class 1 A Class 1 structure consists of a main hoop fitted behind the front [...]
Product Recall Notification Simpson Voyager 2 – Voluntary Recall Simpson Performance Products has recently discovered a potential safety issue with its Snell SA 2015 Voyager 2 helmet. If the helmet’s chinstrap experiences large tensile forces during an accident, it could detach from one or both sides of the helmet. This presents an enhanced risk of [...]
10th March 2017 We get it. The Australian Auto-Sport Alliance (AASA) isn’t the biggest, the oldest or endorsed by the FIA, and we’re okay with that, so are our partners. But that doesn’t mean we compromise on the quality, knowledge and safety standards of any of our officials, staff or competitors. We might be relatively [...]
Beginning of a new era of self-management for Off Road Racers Wangaratta, Victoria, January 18, 2017: The Australian Auto-Sport Alliance (AASA) is proud to have been chosen by the newly formed Australian Off Road Management Group to be their sanctioning partner for 2017. Our policies and procedures were put through a rigorous evaluation process [...]
To Racers and Technical Inspectors, The photos below are examples i of counterfeit SFI conformance labels attached to shoes and driver suits fraudulently represented as being certified to SFI specifications. These were found on non-major brand equipment utilizing off-shore 3rd party manufacturers. Please compare the certification labels on your shoes and suits against the photographs below. [...]