International Karting
Federation (IKF)
Competition Regulations and Technical
Manual
CURRENT CHANGES
-MARKED IN RED
Rule changes
subject to club vote at monthly meetings
In accordance
with IKF rule 110.1.2 the Current IKF Competition Regulations and
Technical Manual is supplemented as follows:
102
Added Terms explained for ASK
Supplement:
Will- indicates a mandatory
requirement.
Shall- indicates a mandatory
requirement.
Should- indicates a recommended
procedure that is required if practical.
May- indicates an acceptable or
suggested means of accomplishment.
102
Added Changes, additions or deletions to the ASK supplement
should not be accomplished at the track. Any changes to the ASK supplement
should be discussed and voted on at ASK meetings only.
102
Added At the Race Directors discretion, first time competitors
may be granted a waiver for up to two races to deviate from IKF/ASK regulations
at the approval of the Race Director. Waivers will NOT be granted for critical
safety rules.
104
Added Annual membership fee for ASK will be $75 per
driver, $55 per additional driver(s) in the same family if paid on or before
104
Added ASK Event fees will be as
follows:
|
DRIVER |
IKF REGIONAL CLUB EVENT |
|
Member |
$ 30 $ 30 |
|
Non-Member Non-Member
towing over 100 miles Non-Member
for joint track events |
$ 30 $ 40 $ 30 $ 30 $ 30 $ 30 |
|
Additional
Class (member) |
$ 25 $ 25 |
|
Additional
Class (non-member) |
$ 25 $ 25 |
|
|
$ 10 $ 10 |
105 Added One inspected 5 pound
dry powder fire extinguisher supplied by ASK and rated for use on A, B & C
fires shall be located on the starting grid and at each flag station on
the track to satisfy the individual fire extinguisher requirements for each
entrant.
106
Added Drivers should have only one person on the
starting grid with them for starting purposes.
No starter devices or service equipment (including stands, tool boxes or
spares) will be left in start grid area. Starters must be placed in designated
storage areas away from the starting grid. All drivers’ karts on grid must
be behind the emergency vehicle entrance to the track at all times.
106
Added All personnel will maintain and leave their
pit area in a clean condition by removing any acclimated trash from the facility
after the race event.
108 Added After exiting the track, drivers shall proceed directly to the
scales at a slow speed. Drivers shall stop their karts and shut off their
motors before reaching the scales. Senior drivers shall not have anyone at or
before the scales or in the impound area. Junior drivers may have one person
meet them at the scales to assist in weigh in.
The first place finisher in the heats, second place in the mains, shall
be responsible for weighing all the competitors. Any discrepancies shall be
reported to the race director. All class competitors must remain in the scale
area until all karts for that class has been weighed in. All karts must weigh
in, even if they do not finish, to get their points.
108
Added Entrance
to the track will only be done in front of the flag stand under the flagman's
direction. Intentional exits will be on the back straight.
108
Added Races will not exceed double the prescribed
number of laps including pace and yellow laps.
109
Added No race will receive the green flag unless
there are corner workers at both turn stations.
109
Added A competitor may receive a black
flag by the race director after causing his/her third yellow flag.
110
Added Classes with 3 or less entries should be combined
appropriately with another class. Points will be awarded separately.
114
Added There shall be no alcohol or
illegal drug use on the grounds of Harvey Caplin
Memorial Speedway. All City of
114 Added Persons who verbally or physically assault another
individual(s) will be put on suspension pending review from the ASK Board of
Directors, and appointed committee. The race director shall be responsible for
placing this person on suspension and ejecting them from the event. Persons
will not be allowed to enter the grounds of Harvey Caplin
Memorial Speedway until said committee and/or ASK Board has reached a decision
on the punishment for the infraction. The punishment could include up to a one
year suspension and a $500.00 fine prior to reinstatement, or any other action
or actions that the ASK Board determines necessary for the infraction. In the
event a driver’s crewmember is involved in an altercation, the driver may also
receive the same penalty as the offender.
114 Added Shall a participant at any time owe money to ASK, they
shall be suspended from all events until such time that restitution has been
made, this includes “Insufficient Funds” for checks written.
401 Added Numbers
are chosen when ASK dues are paid based on available numbers by class.
Duplicate numbers will add a letter approved by the head scorer.
406 Added All electronic scoring beacons shall be located on the outside facing
South, near the start/finish line.
407 Added A time line for each event should be posted at the pit
entrance gate prior to the gates being officially opened. Any driver that is
late for pre-race technical inspection or registration shall start at the rear
of both heat races. The race director is
responsible for ensuring that this time line is adhered to. The race director’s time is the official
track time.
407 Added Junior
drivers shall attend the drivers
meeting with a responsible adult or their appointed guardian. Any driver not
present at the drivers meeting shall start at the rear of both heat races.
Drivers shall be responsible for any information distributed at the drivers
meeting.
407 Added No initial starts will be allowed prior to
the cone or chalk line displayed in turn four. If a race is not successfully
started after two initial attempts then the race director has the option of
initially starting the race single file, or moving one or both of the front row
starters to the rear of the field. On single file restarts the leader may pick
up the pace anytime after the cone displayed in turn three. On all starts the
pole position sets the pace.
407Added During yellow flags,
drivers will assume the position they were in on the last completed lap prior
to the display of the yellow flag. Attempts to improve position on yellow flags
will result in the violator being placed to the rear and may result in
disqualification from the race. At the Race Directors discretion,
Drivers not complying with the Race Director or Head Flagman's placement
instructions after 2 laps should result in the violator being placed to the
rear or disqualified from the race.
407 Added If a red flag is displayed, drivers should
stop in turn 4 and shut their motors off. All uninjured drivers will proceed to
the infield immediately. Drivers who do not proceed to the infield (other than
those injured) or perform maintenance on their karts will be disqualified from
that race. No personnel other than drivers, parent/guardian of injured junior
drivers, medical personnel, or race officials are permitted on the track until
the Race Director allows them.
407 Added
All karts except cadet class shall
participate in any necessary pre race track packing. Refusal to participate in
track packing will result in starting in back of both heats.
408 Added There shall be no specified tire
manufacturer rules for any club point events.
408 Added Classes with 10 or more entries should be divided into 2
flights for heat races.
408 Added Posting of
all finishes shall be made public at the completion of the event after the
review of the official scorer.
408 Added In the event of inclimate
weather, a meeting of registered drivers or their representatives will be held
at the time of the normal driver’s meeting.
At this time it will be announced that if we can’t race by
408 Added Saturday weather cancellations will be run the
following Sunday. Gates open at 11:00 AM; drivers
meeting at
408 Added ASK Championship Points and Awards.
408 Added Drivers must be members of ASK, and compete
in at least 6 events to be eligible for year-end championship awards in that
class.
408 Added Classes with less than 3 entries eligible for
year end awards (excluding junior classes) will receive only first place
awards. Dollar value of the awards should not exceed 50% of the cost of the
first place award for classes with more than 3 eligible entries.
408 Added Year end championship points will be awarded
as follows:
Finish 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19 20
A-Main 24 20
18 17 16
15 14 13
12 11 10
9 8 7
6 5 4
3 2 1
Year-end ASK point totals will be calculated by
dropping the worst/lowest race (2 heats and main constitute a race) from the
totals. Races where the competitor was
disqualified (DQ) for failing technical inspection, weigh in or DQ for improper
conduct (on or off the track) will count the DQ as a 0 and must be included in
the totals. Any competitor that has a DQ
for every race will drop the worst race.
Example: heat 1=4th,
heat 2 =DQ, main=2nd,,,,,, 7+0+20=27
Mechanical Black Flag for safety
(loose body work, loose pipe, excessive spins, etc) or DNS (did not start) may
be used as a drop.
502 Added After a kart has successfully passed pre-race
technical inspection, a dated sticker with class weight should be placed on the
front of the kart where it is easily recognized.
504 Added Only the first place finishing kart is
required to proceed from the scales directly to the impound area for ASK Club
races. First and second place
finishing karts are required to proceed from the scales directly to the impound
area for IKF races. Karts that do not
proceed directly to the impound area shall be disqualified. This differs from the
IKF Regulations in that all karts are to go to impound.
504 Added Engine
technical inspection will be determined by a public random pill draw of at
least 1 pill for each; 2 cycle, 4 cycle and kid kart after the finish of the
last main event.
507 Added Scoring protests
shall be submitted in writing to the race director no later than 20 minutes
following the disputed race.
507 Added Engine/Mechanical protests must be accompanied
by a $50 fee payable to the driver being protested. This fee is to cover the
cost of the rebuild. If the component being protested is found to be legal, the
Driver will keep the $50.00. If the component is found to be illegal then the
fee will be refunded to the protester and all points for the race event for
that driver will be listed as DQ (zero points). Any refusal to comply with
above inspection will also result in a DQ for the race event. All components
being protested should be tech inspected within six hours of the protest, or
other arrangements made.
601 Added This is the
primary method of fuel tech at Harvey Caplin Memorial
Speedway. All karts are subject to fuel teck at any
time. If the Digitron Gasoline Meter
being used by the Fuel Technical Inspector registers a competitor’s fuel
at +1 this is illegal, regardless of what any other Digitron
Gasoline Meter reads. Courtesy checks from the meter to be used for that event
will be available prior to the drivers meeting.
617 Added The weight
addition for restricted engine classes may be waived for local events. On IKF
race event nights, all entrants in restricted classes must agree to waiver
before deviating from IKF rule (617.21).