20/01/2008
2008 Club Championship Regulations
1
SPORTING REGULATIONS GENERAL
1.1. TITLE
& JURISDICTION The
Whilton Mill Kart Club Championship 2008 is organised and administered by
the Whilton
Mill Kart Club Ltd in accordance with the General Regulations of the Royal
Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (incorporating the provisions of
the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and these Championship
Regulations
MSA
Championship Permit No. CHK 208/058
Status: Clubman
MSA
Championship Grade: D
1.2. OFFICIALS.
1.2.1. The Co-ordinator: Mrs. R. Chapman, 23 Foxglove
Close, Castle Meadow, Buckingham MK18 1FU.
1.2.2. Eligibility Scrutineer: Mr. Dick Newton.
1.2.3. Championship Stewards: Mr. G. Tait, Mrs. M.
Weddell, Mr. G. Dykes
1.3
DRIVERS
1.3.1
Entrant
must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of the Whilton
Mill Kart Club Ltd and be in possession of valid 2008 MSA Entrant’s
Licence.
1.3.2
Drivers and
Entrant/Drivers must be fully paid up valid membership card holding
members of the Whilton Mill Kart Club Ltd, be Registered for the
Championship and be in possession as a minimum of a valid Competition
(Racing) MSA National "B" Kart Licence.
1.3.3
All
necessary documentation must be presented for checking at all rounds when
signing-on.
1.4.
REGISTRATION.
1.4.1
All members of Whilton Mill Kart Club Ltd (membership fee £60)
holding, as a minimum, an MSA National “B” licence
are automatically entered for the Club Championship.
1.5. CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS. The
Championships will be contested over 11 rounds as follows: -
DATE.
VENUE.
Permit Grade ORGANISING
CLUB.
January
27th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
February
24th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
March
23rd
Clubman
Whilton Mill
April
27th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
May
25th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
June
22nd
Clubman
Whilton Mill
July
27th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
August
24th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
September
28th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
October
26th
Clubman
Whilton Mill
November
23rd
Clubman
Whilton Mill
1.6.
SCORING FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
1.6.1
Championship
points will be awarded to Whilton Mill Members counted back over all
competitors and listed as finishers in the heats as follows: 1st 32, 2nd
30, 3rd 29, 4th 28, reducing by 1 point to 30th position.
The points for the A final will be allocated to Whilton Mill
Members counted back over all competitors as follows: 1st 100,
2nd 95, 3rd 90, 4th 85 and by 5 points
down to 11th place and then by 2 points down to 30th
place. Should a B final be run
5th place has 10 points, 6th 9, 7th 8
reducing by one point down to 14th place
1.6.2
If a race
meeting is based upon two finals, without heats, the points for the first
final will be 3 X those allocated for a heat.
The points for the second final will be those allocated for an A
Final.
1.6.3
No
championship points are awarded in novice only races.
If classes are mixed within the same final starting together points
are awarded for class finishing positions. (Classes may still have
separate championships, see 1.7.3)
1.6.4
The final
Championship positions will be determined from a maximum of 9 best heat
totals added to a maximum of 9 best final scores from all 11 rounds,
unless for some reason meetings are cancelled.
Exceptions are listed in 2.2 and 4.3.
1.6.5
Should a
tie result from the total of 9 heat and final rounds, for any position,
the result will be decided by the number of 1st places gained in
"A” finals, if still undecided the number of 2nd places in
"A" finals, then 3rd places and so on until resolved.
1.6.6
An appeal
against points awarded or not awarded must conform to [C(d)] 65
1.7
AWARDS
1.7.1 Per round there will be 1 trophy or goods
awarded for every 4 entries in each class.
1.7.2 Overall Championships. The winner of each
Championship will receive a Championship trophy plus the perpetual trophy
that may be kept until the September round of the 2008 series.
1.7.3. An overall championship will only be held if there
are ten or more competitors regularly competing in the class.
1.7.4. At the Club's discretion overall championship
awards may be given for second to fifth places, if there are sufficient
entries in a class.
1.7.5. Championship trophies will only be presented to the
driver in person at the Annual Dinner Dance or by special arrangement
under exceptional circumstances.
1.8.
COMPETITORS OBLIGATIONS.
1.8.1.
It is
mandatory for all competitors to attend all driver’s briefings arranged
by the Clerk of the Course.
1.8.2.
Title to
awards. In the event of any provisional result or Championship tables
being revised after any provisional presentation and such revisions effect
the distribution of any awards the competitors concerned must return such
awards to Whilton Mill Kart Club Ltd in good condition within 7 days
1.8.3.
Each
competitor will ensure that their kart is fitted with a fully working
TranX 160 transponder.
2
SPORTING
REGULATIONS - JUDICIAL PROCEDURES.
2.1
Rounds - For
each round will be in accordance with section [C(d)] the 2008 MSA
Yearbook.
2.2
Championship
- If a competitor is excluded from a final for offences [C(d)] (c) to [C(d)]
(g) they will include this race as one of the rounds that count for the
Club Championship
3.
SPORTING
REGULATIONS-CHAMPIONSHIP RACE MEETINGS AND RACE PROCEDURE.
3.1.
ENTRIES. Supplementary
regulations and entry forms will be available to all registered drivers
from 1st January 2008.
3.1.1. Competitors
are responsible for sending in correct and complete entries with the
correct fee to arrive prior to the closing date, which will be one week
prior to the meeting taking place. The
competition secretary may, at her discretion, allow additional drivers
after the closing date in order to fill grids.
3.1
2. Entries will only be acknowledged by request only if a SAE is enclosed
with the entry for that purpose.
3.1.3. The entry fee for members will be £40 for each
meeting, the classes accepted for racing being subject to the number of
entries, the Club reserve the right to refuse or amalgamate classes when
entries are less than 10 for a class.
3.1.4. Entry fees will only be refunded in full if
withdrawn by written request prior to the closing date.
Entries withdrawn after the closing date will be subject to a £10
administration fee.
3.2.
PRACTICE. Official
practice will be the minimum period as specified in the MSA regulations.
3.3.
GRID POSITIONS.
3.3.1. The maximum grid will never exceed 30.
3.3.2. For all classes the heat grid positions will be
allocated by receipt of entry except when specified otherwise in the SR's.
3.4. RACES.
3.4.1. Race duration will be as specified in the SR's for
the meeting.
3.4.2. Heats and finals duration may be reduced in wet
weather or unforeseen circumstances and will be announced on the dummy
grid accordingly prior to the race. Changes
may also be made during racing for safety reasons.
3.5. STARTS.
3.5.1. Will be as MSA specific karting regulations K 68 to
K 69. Penalties may be imposed
on the pole position driver for speed considered to be too fast or too
slow. Penalties may also be
imposed on the No 2 position driver if considered to have broken
formation. Drivers who fail to
take their correct position on the dummy grid when instructed must start
the race at the rear of the last row of the grid.
3.5.2. Excessive weaving to warm up tyres is prohibited.
3.6
RACESTOPS.
3.6.1.
Will be as
MSA specific karting regulations K72 AND K74 TO K79l
3.6.2.
Should the
Red flag be shown all competitors will stop racing immediately, slow down
and proceed to a position just prior to the pits entry, unless the circuit
is blocked, and stop.
3.6.3.
Any kart that has not taken the original start will not be allowed to take
the restart, unless the race was stopped due to a false start, or the race
is being completely rerun, in which case the start had not taken place.
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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS.
4.1
MSA 2008 Specific karting
technical regulations apply together with the 2008 ABkC regulations within
the 2008 MSA Kart Race Yearbook and the following
4.2
Within the Club Championship
races will be provided for the following classes – Cadet, Junior TKM,
Mini Max, TKM Extreme, Junior Rotax, TKM Extreme, Senior Rotax Max and
Rotax 177.
4.3
Penalties arising from post
race scrutineering will be in accordance with section [C(D)] 38 of the
2008 MSA Yearbook with the exceptions of – [c(D)] (c) and exclusions due
to being underweight or technical infringements due to accidental damage.
4.4
TYRES.
Only one set of slick tyres will be allowed for racing per
competitor per round, plus one extra front and one extra rear per set,
these extra tyres may only be allowed at the discretion of the Chief
scrutineer if in his opinion either one front or one rear tyre is un-safe
to use. IT IS THE COMPETITOR'S RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that the
scrutineer inspects a faulty tyre before the kart leaves the track
exit/weighing in area. No
extra tyres will be allowed after the kart has returned to the pit area
4.5
CHASSIS
All classes will be allowed one chassis unless otherwise permitted in the
SR's. However, if damage
occurs to the chassis that has been scrutineered for the meeting, if in
the opinion of the scrutineer it is not practical to repair in time, one
alternative chassis may be scrutineered in order to continue the meeting.
4.6
Pre-race scrutineering will
be held each Sunday am as per SR's, transponders must be fitted.
4.7
All driver's equipment and
karts must be according to the MSA regulations.
4.8
All competitors will be given
a scrutineering ticket/card for which they have SOLE responsibility to
fill in correctly and hand to the scrutineer at pre race scrutineering.
This card/ticket must contain the following information: - Drivers
name, class and race number, the chassis unique number as MSA K124, and
each engine's unique number and seal numbers if used and the transponder
code number. The ticket/card
must be signed by the driver and if under 18 by the parent or guardian.
It is stressed once more that both the completion and handing in of
this ticket/card is the SOLE responsibility of the competitor.
These tickets/cards will be the only method used to check that each
competitor is using at all times the equipment declared and presented by
him/her at pre race scrutineering
4.9
Post Race Scrutineering will
take place after heats and finals and all results are deemed provisional
until all karts are released by the Scrutineers and/or after completion of
any Judicial or Technical procedures, including the testing of fuel, which
may take several days. At any
post race scrutineering the chassis, engine and seal numbers (if used)
must be those stated on the scrutineering card/ticket.
Should it be found that the chassis or engines do not comply with
the above requirements it will be considered to be a matter of fact for
which there will be no appeal.
5
RESULTS All results will be posted as provisional for a period of 35 days from
each event in the event of test samples having been taken to enable fuel
or tyre tests to be carried out. After
35 days the results will become final provided there are no appeals or
tribunals outstanding that may affect those results.
Any changes to the original provisional results will be published.
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