Apart from an individual’s achievements in the sport, the Voting Pane will take into account a person’s peer support, endorsement of their recognised sanctioning authority, personal integrity, sportsmanship, community reputation, social responsibility and character.
CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION OF COMPETITOR MEMBERS
- Potential Inductees must:
- be Australian Citizens or Residents or have held a competition license issued by a recognised Australian sanctioning body for a significant period of time;
- be superior achievers (i.e. “famous”) at the highest level of competition in their chosen discipline;
- have participated in a discipline which is one of national or international significance
- Potential inductees shall not be considered until after at least a two year waiting period following:
- retirement from their highest level of competition in a particular discipline; or
- the performance of a particularly outstanding achievement that warrants special recognition or where in the relevant discipline, age is not a barrier to continued competition.
CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL MEMBERS
- For consideration in this category, a potential inductee must have achieved great success as either a team principal or manager, technical or engineering innovator, sporting administrator, official, or member of the media at the very highest level either nationally or internationally.
- The potential inductee must have made a very significant contribution to motor sport at the international or national level.
- Potential inductees may also have been competitors or have been involved in other areas of motor sport, but their achievements must satisfy the criterion detailed in point number 1 above.
- Irrespective of their area of involvement, potential inductees must have been committed to the development of the sport, have contributed to motor sort at the highest level either
nationally or internationally, and risen to the highest level possible within their chosen field.
- Long service is not sufficient on its own to qualify a person as a potential inductee.
Legends
A special category of inductees will be created, known as ‘Legends’.
Individuals are selected for Legend status if they have had a particularly significant positive impact on motorsport or achieved true greatness in motorsport either in Australia or internationally.
They must have previously been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Voting Panel
The voting panel comprises representatives of;
- ANDRA, Karting Australia, Speedway, Motorsport Australia, Motorcycling Australia plus no less than 3 independent and experienced motorsport journalists.