Category: Motorsport Rescue

The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association licenses rescue vehicle to provide medical, fire and extrication services at all UK motorsport events. This page shows a selection of what is in use in the UK.

In this action shot, a Pennine Rescue motorsport ambulance …



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.

This is a Nissan Skyline GTR that is used as a high-…



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.

RE05 CUE With a personalised registration almost …



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.

FTN 184W This green Land Rover Series 3 Stageone …



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 …



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 …



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 …



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’.