Check your rulebook. Requirements differ between categories, clubs and events. This is a general checklist, not the official rules. Always check the current Motorsport Australia (or your sanctioning body's) requirements and the event's supplementary regulations, and follow the scrutineer on the day.

Driver gear

Helmet meets a standard approved for your category, with the label in place and no damage
Frontal head restraint (FHR) device, if your category requires one
Fire-resistant suit, gloves, boots and underwear as required for your category
Competition licence current and with you (digital or card)
Club membership current, if the event requires it

Seat, harness and cage

Harness within the expiry date on its label, mounted and adjusted correctly, with no fraying
Seat securely mounted, and within any label expiry date that applies to it
Roll cage or bar meets your category's rules, with padding wherever your helmet could touch it
Window net or arm restraints, if your category requires them

Fire and electrical

Fire extinguisher charged, within its service date, mounted with metal brackets and reachable
Battery clamped down securely, with the positive terminal covered
External electrical cut-off switch fitted and marked, if required

Mechanical

No fuel, oil, coolant or brake fluid leaks
Fuel cap sealed and fuel lines secure
Wheel nuts tightened to spec; tyres in good condition and suitable for the event
Brake pedal firm; brake lights working
Throttle returns properly (return spring fitted and working)
Bonnet, boot and hatch secure, with extra pins where required
Tow points fitted and marked front and rear, where required

Cabin and presentation

Loose items removed from the cabin and boot (jacks, tools, mats, phone mounts)
Race numbers and any class stickers displayed correctly
Mirrors fitted and secure

Paperwork

Event entry confirmation
Vehicle log book or passport, where your category requires one
Rego papers or permits, if the car is road registered or on conditional rego
Any medical or other forms the organisers ask for

The dates that catch people out

Most failed scrutineering checks aren't mechanical. They're dates: a harness past its label, an extinguisher overdue for service, a licence or club membership that lapsed last month. They're easy to miss because they only matter a few times a year.

GLVBX keeps every one of those dates for each car, and for you as the driver, and sends a reminder 30 days and 7 days before each runs out, and on the day. Add them once and stop checking stickers.

Scrutineering checklist