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Barrie writes that Club can't use the previous AC logo as AC has rescinded the grant of the honour of its use. AC cannot rescind it because AC, through the Hurlocks, granted the ACOC the right to use the logo indefinitely.
   
   This arrangement was accepted by all successor parties to AC until recently when, following fifty plus years of Club use, AC's now directors decided to present the Club with a choice:  "either enter into a license agreement to use our logo ....... or remove the AC logo" or contest legal proceedings.
   
   The Club could only enter into a licence agreement if it surrendered its existing right to use the AC logo and the proposed licence had conditions (such as an implied obligation to censor Forum comment) that were not acceptable. Further, the Council concluded that it was not appropriate to use and risk Club funds to enforce our right in law.
   
   It is hoped that at some future stage AC's directors withdraw their promise of proceedings against our Club, so that we can resume our use of our logo and rekindle a cordial relationship unfettered by legal threat.

2012 Appendix K mandates that period F (Thames Ditton) Cobras be fitted with six-point Roll Over Protection Systems when competing under FIA jurisdiction. Following forceful representations from the ACOC and other clubs and extensive FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission Technical Working Group(HMSCTWG) debate, revised proposals have now been approved by the HMSCTWG, the HMSC and the World Motor Sport Council.
   
   Appendix K will be revised as of 1st January 2013 to allow Period F GTs, GTSs and GTPs to race with period roll bars, such as the forward single-braced roll bar that all period-compliant Cobras have. John Symes, MSA's Technical Director, has been of great assistance in pushing the changes forward, and the result reaffirms the true values of historic motorsport.
   
   If anyone would like yesterday's MSA confirmation or copies of the March and April ACOC FIA submissions, please email me.

This is a super idea which deserves its own string. Future posts below?