ICZ 8654 This is a Ford Transit that is used by Norhants Rally Safety. It carries both fire fighting and emergency medical equipment. The vehicle has the call sign ‘Lace Rescue’.

In this action shot, a Pennine Rescue motorsport ambulance is at the scene of a grass racing car that has rolled during a race. The medics and marshals arrive at the scene just after the car stopped rolling. They quickly deployed fire extinguishers and carefully helped the driver exit the vehicle.

LY05 RLU This is a Renault Master that is used as a rescue ambulance. It is operated by MSVR, Motor Sport Vision Racing.

Here are two views of a Renault Espace medical car that is used for on-track motorsport events.

CA02 OWH This is a silver Ford Mondeo that is used as an ambulance rapid response car by Vision Motorsport. In the background you can see cars racing at an airfield.



The rear view of the Mondeo.

W657 BOV is a red LDV Convoy that has been converted into a motorsport rescue ambulance. It carrieds ambulance battenburg markings and a number of blue flashing lights on the grille, dashboard and roof.



The rear view of the rescue ambulance.

This is a Nissan Skyline GTR that is used as a high-speed rescue vehicle. It has blue lights fitted to the dashboard and ‘RESCUE’ written in large letters over the roof and rear screen.



The rear view of the Skyline. It carries a simple colour scheme of yellow and orange.

CN06 AVV This red Iveco is operated by Dragon Motorsport Rescue. It has a similar livery to a fire vehicle with red and yellow battenburg markings up the sides. The front facing panels have been painted yellow.



The rear view of the van showing the two full-width light bars on the roof.

AJ02 NBN This Peugeot rescue ambulance is used by Darlington & District Motor Club. It has two full-width blue light bars on the roof, as well as smaller repeaters on the front and rear.

M999 LRS This silver Vauxhall Vectra is used by RallySupport Northwest.

M999 LRS Here is another black Vectra that belonged to RallySupport Northwest. It carries the same registration (on a cherished transfer) as other models. This night-time shot shows the effectiveness of the amber warning lights.

RE05 CUE With a personalised registration almost reading ‘RESCUE’ this red Iveco Daily, belonging to Serpent Motorsport Medical Services, is used for cover at motorsport events. It has a 3.0 litre 166 bhp diesel engine with heavy duty suspension and differential lock.



The rear view of the specially-ordered Iveco.

N346 XHH This Ford Transit ambulance is used at Croft Motor Racing Circuit. It is liveried to indicate this on the sides.

K207 APY This aging Mercedes is also a motorsport ambulance at Croft.

K206 APY The rear view of the above Merc, alongside its sister vehicle.

Calder Rescue run this bright yellow H-reg Transit. Notice the four spot lamps on the bonnet, similar to rally cars’, for driving through unlit stages at night.

Here is a Calder Rescue Ford Transit joined on-stage by a Vauxhall Frontera official vehicle which is fitted with an amber lightbar.

P680 DOB This Vauxhall Vectra is typical of the ‘amber’ vehicles that are used for some motorsport cover.

H6 MHC This turbo-diesel VW is liveried as a rescue ambulance for the Midland Hillclimb Championship. It is fitted with blue flashing lights on the roof and on the front bumper.



The rear view of the VW.

R278 JKV This Peugeot Boxer ambulance is owned by Pro-Medical Services. It carries a selection of emergency medical equipment.



The rear view, showing further the sparse livery.

FTN 184W This green Land Rover Series 3 Stageone V8 is the primary firefighting vehicle for Croft Motor Racing Circuit (near Darlington, County Durham). It carries Croft’s corporate livery and has two blue rotating beacons on the roof alongside an amber flashing beacon. Inset: the rear view.

ICZ 8654 Here are two views of a Ford Transit ambulance rally rescue unit used by Lace Rescue. It has a Northern Irish registration and bi-lingual ‘ambulance’ wording (ambiwlans in Welsh).



The view into the offside door. The vehicle has two side-loading doors. One gives normal access to the back of the vehicle, the other access to a partitioned off area in which the rescue kit is kept (shown). The rescue kit includes heavy rescue equipment, a telescopic power ram and a powered saw.



The view into the rear of the rescue unit / ambulance showing the patient care area.

K999 PRS This Iveco Daily motorsport rescue ambulance is operated by Phoenix Rescue Services Ltd. The vehicle is very smart with eye-catching livery and additional white and blue flashing lights. It matches its immaculately turned out crew.



The rear view of the vehicle. Notice the row of four repeater blue flashing lights at the rear. All funds raised from donations are fed back into the company to cover running costs and equipment purchases.

R999 RTW This is a 2003 Nissan Nevara fast intervention vehicle (FIV) operated by Rescue-tech-Wales. The RACMSA introduced this new class of rescue vehicle in 2000 to get essential equipment to an accident scene while slower and more comprehensively equipped vehicles make their way there. They are not used for patient transportation.



The rear view of the same Nissan. The car has upgraded suspension and its engine has been modified to 181 bhp from the 2.5 tdi unit. The private registration relates to the company that runs the unit, Rescue-tech-Wales, hence ‘999’ and ‘RTW’.

This Ford Transit marked as an emergency ambulance is operated by Serpent Rescue.

A rear view of a Vauxhall Vectra estate ambulance belonging to Ambulance Direct (Yorkshire). Note the non-standard livery and one red lightbar. The additional red light bar is a stroboscopic warning system for use on race tracks where red is the recognised danger signal, the lens can however can be converted to blue for other deployments.

R570 FWU This is a V8 LDV 400 Convoy ambulance rescue unit from the British Racing and Sports Car Club. It is refreshing to see a non-state ambulance decked out in interesting markings, and no battenburgs in sight! It carries both medical and extraction equipment set by the Motor Sport Association.



The front view, showing the light arrangement, livery and some of the crew! They are unpaid volunteers who undertake regular assessments and training carried out by fire service and paramedic instructors.