ISSUANCE OF COMPETITION LICENCES AND PROCEDURES.

Any person in order to qualify as a competitor must, except as hereinafter provided, be in possession of a valid competition license for which a formal application on the appropriate form must be made to the AAM.

The AAM may grant a general waiver from the requirement to hold a license in respect of competitors in specific closed competitions subject to the conditions detailed in the National Competition Rules.

A license may be issued to an entrant, driver or navigator (non-driver), or a combination of two or more of these categories of competitor. Such a license may be International or National.

The AAM shall be entitled to grant licenses to:

• A Malaysian subject, including a subject of any part of the territory of the AAM.
• A national of any other country represented on the FIA / FIM / CIK-FIA after receiving authority from the ASN of that country so to do.
• A national of any other country not represented on FIA / FIM/ CIK-FIA.

The granting of a driver's license by the AAM shall be conditional upon the applicant at the time of the application satisfying the AAM.

• That he is the holder of a current driving license (not provisional) required by the law valid for Malaysia of vehicles for which he is applying, or
• That he has habitually driven motor vehicles outside Malaysia, and is not disqualified from driving such vehicles within the territory of the AAM, or
• That although he is so disqualified the circumstances leading to such disqualification are such that he should not be refused a competition license

Competitors who do not hold an JPJ License and/or who are under 18 may participate in events not using a public highway. Non-driving Navigators should take out a Navigator's License.

Where a competitor is under the age of 18 the Entry for an event must be supported by Parent or Guardian as Guarantor. Such Guarantor will be considered as being the 'Minors' Entrant, and as such will be subject to these Rules.

The Guarantor, or his representative must attend the event with the Minor, and sign on as his Entrant.

The AAM reserves the right to examine applicants records and to take the final decision concerning the issue or withdrawal of any license. The reason for such a decision need not be stated.

Procedures for applying competition licenses:

STEP 1 – Call AAM Motorsports
Your first step to obtaining a competition license (racing license) is to contact AAM Motorsports at 03-77109121. The staff at AAM Motorsports will then give you the name, telephone number, and address of an AAM-appointed panel doctor nearest to you.

STEP 2 – Go for your Medical Check-Up
You must be physically fit in order to be a racer, So once you have the details of the AAM-appointed panel doctors, you must then make an appointment to go for a thorough medical check-up.

STEP 3 – Join an AAM-affiliated club
Once you passed your medical examination, you must then become a member of an AAM-affiliated club. There, the officers at the respective clubs will then guide you through the remainder of the process. List of Affiliates Club

STEP 4 – Pass the Written Examination
The final step before obtaining your competition license is to pass the written examination that all racers must go through. If you are unable to pass the exam, you must then sit through a tutorial session and then resit for the examination. The license will only be issued once you have cleared the written examination.

STEP 5 – Submit Documents

The documents required to apply for a competition license includes:

• Copies of current RTD Driving License and Renewal Driving License (if any)
• Copy of Identity Card/Passport
• Copy of AAM Affiliated Club Membership or Official Receipt
• Passport size Photographs – 3 copies (additional 2 copies each of extra categories)
• For applicants under 18 years of age, an AAM Form ‘A’ is required.
• Applicant renewing his/her AAM competition license will have to surrender his/her expired AAM competition license.

Event Organization
Only Affiliated Clubs are allowed to organize events throughout Malaysia. These events are inscribed and listed in the AAM Motorsports Calendar. Affiliated Circuits are allowed to organize events in their respective circuits.

The events organized are categorized as follows:

Rally - Club/National/International 4x4 Rally - Club/National/International Karting - Club/National/International Circuit Racing - Club/National/International Road Racing (Circuit) - Club/National/International Road Racing (Street) - National Motocross - Club/National/International

The events organized under National status have to abide by the National Competition Rules (NCR) of the AAM. The NCRs is set by the Motorsports Committee represented by all the affiliated clubs and reflects the governing guidelines set by the respective international bodies.

Events organized under International status abide by the rules and regulations set by the Governing body of that particular discipline.