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2008 Club Rules

The following supplemental rules for use within our club are based on the ASN CANADA FIA GENERAL COMPETITION REGULATION. The information contained within this rule package is intended as a supplement to BCKCA Rules and the ASN SPORTING AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS and may be incomplete and is subject to change by the club executive without notice.

Where there is a conflict between the rules stated herein and ASN rules, or BCKCA rules these rules shall take precedence.

To completely understand the scope of the entire club rules contract, it is recommended that all members acquire and familiarize themselves with the rules as set out in the ASN competition regulations and tech manual. For interpretation or clarification of these rules, contact the Race Director.

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 RELEASE OF LIABILITY

• All spectators entering the facility must obtain a wristband at the gate. Spectators must not enter restricted areas of the facility.

• All persons who must enter restricted areas must sign a “RELEASE OF LIABILITY” form before being allowed access to the restricted areas. All drivers, officials, mechanics, and parents of juniors would are required to sign the “RELEASE OF LIABILITY” form.

• Restricted areas include, but are not restricted to the: racing surface, run off areas, grid area, scale area, tech area, timing, scoring, flagging stands and any other area used to run the event. Generally anywhere other than the pits and the grandstands.

• All minors must submit a “RELEASE OF LIABILITY” and “HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT” at any time an adult would have to sign a “RELEASE OF LIABILITY”

• All competitors, mechanics, etc. must sign the “RELEASE OF LIABILITY” and “HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT”.

• Upon payment of entry fees, the Registrar will issue the appropriate armbands.

1.2 KART ENTRY FEES

• Entry fee is $85. There is no price break for only running one day. Double headers are $100 for the weekend or $85 for 1 day.

1.3 PIT PASSES / SPECTATOR FEES

• Pit passes - are Free.

• A family is a maximum of 2 parents and up to 5 children over 8 years old.

2.0 FACILITY

2.1 NOISE

• No karts to be run prior to 9:00am, during lunch break or after 8:30pm. No participants generators or motorized equipment to be run prior to 8:30am, or after 10pm.

• Try a kart may run during lunch.

• People staying at the track are to be quiet after 10pm. No stereos, generators, etc.

• All karts & motorized equipment must meet the BCKCA noise limit of 82db. All karts are to be equipped with an appropriate silencer.

2.2 PIT SPACES

• Each pit must have a garbage container.

• It is recommended that a tarp/carpet be placed under any area a kart will be worked on. Carpet is not a drip pan. Floor dry must be applied to all spills immediately and cleaned up before the racer leaves the site.

• To prevent asphalt and other surfaces from becoming contaminated with fuel/oil or other harmful products, DRIP PANS must be used at all times.

• Event Organizers shall provide absorptive products for spills.

• Used tires must be taken home. NO TIRES MAY BE LEFT AT THE TRACK.

• NO disposal of fuel/oil, or fuel containers on site.

• Trailer tongues to be supported. i.e. set on a board so they don’t dig into the pavement.

• Pit spaces must be left clean at the end of the event.

3.0 TECHNICAL AND RACE PROCEDURE

3.1 MEMBERSHIP FOR COMPETITION

• To compete in a club event entrants must:

1. Be a current member in good standing of the club and hold a current BCKCA license.

• Club members will receive Club Championship Points.

2. Be a member of an ASN club that CKR has a reciprocal agreement with.

• No points will be awarded without a CKR membership.

3. Each driver, or delegate, must donate time to work at each event unless fulfilling an annual commitment. Annual commitments include, executive positions, family members doing full time race weekend jobs and other jobs that take a significant amount of personal time away from the track.

3.2 LICENSING

• All new members must provide proof of age in accordance with BCKCA rules when applying for a competition race license.

• All drivers require a competition race license.

3.3 PRACTICES

• Any person who wishes to take test laps in a kart during a controlled practice session must:

1. Have a current license recognized by ASN Canada.

2. Sign the RELEASE OF LIABILITY waiver;

3. Be a member of the Club, or

4. Be a member of an ASN club.

5. Try a Kart shall be controlled by 1 member and their decisions shall be final. Failure to comply with their requests may result in severe penalties being assessed. The fee for try a kart is $10.00 for people not registered for the event.

3.4 REGISTRATION FOR CLUB EVENTS

• In order to register for Club events, entrants must:

1. Sign or have on Club record, a signed “RELEASE OF LIABILITY” and ‘HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT”;

2. Present a valid membership card and current club rule book.

3. Present a valid recognized karting license.

4. Pay the prescribed entry fees OR have on Club record a prepaid account for the Event;

5. Upon payment of race fees, the Registrar will issue the Tech card/s and appropriate armbands.

6. Drivers shall complete their Tech cards, in full, at their discretion, but shall not do so within the registration area.

7. No kart shall be allowed on the racing circuit until such time as it has been Safety Tech Approved. Refer to section 3.8

3.5 REFUNDS

• After a driver receives SAFETY TECH APPROVAL, no refunds will be granted.

3.6 WORKERS / STAFFING

• Saturday flagging rotation (if required) - One group will be skipped each rotation. That group will be responsible for flagging that rotation. Racer/guardian attendance is Mandatory.

• Sunday flagging rotation (if required) - Each group will be responsible for flagging one half of either heat #1, heat #2 or final.

3.7 PIT SAFETY

The Safety Tech inspectors shall require the following safety and tech items at each pit area:

1. Copy of Supplemental Club Rules, Supplemental BCKCA rules, & ASN Canada FIA rules for the current year.

2. Fire extinguisher.

3. First aid kit.

3.8 SAFETY TECH APPROVAL

• For Rookie Drivers Consists of:

1. Tech card filled in and signed by the Registrar, and

2. Tech card signed by the Safety Tech Inspector, and

3. Kart displaying a current tech sticker initialled by the Safety Tech Inspector, and

4. Submitting of tech card to the Safety Tech inspector(s).

• If a driver is caught on the racing circuit at any time without Tech Approval, they will be disqualified for the day.

• For Non Rookie Drivers

  1. The ASN Technical Self Declaration form must be completed, signed and submitted at registration and the safety Tech sticker must be installed by the competitor.

3.9 DRIVER REQUIREMENTS

• In order to compete, drivers must meet the criteria regarding age and weight, as set forth in the CLUB COMPETITION CLASSES for the current year.

• Drivers must hold the correct license for the kart they are driving as per BCKCA rules.

3.10 NEW / ROOKIE KART DRIVERS

• All NEW/ROOKIE drivers must wear a contrasting colour X on the back of their helmet. Their kart must be equipped with a second yellow rear number panel with an X on it.

• All NEW/ROOKIE drivers will start at the back of their class. NEW/ROOKIE drivers will NOT start at the back of a multi class group.

• When there is more than one NEW/ROOKIE driver in a class they will be gridded after the non Rookie drivers, but amongst the other rookie drivers by the standard pea pick procedures during heats and by points from the heats for finals.

• Drivers moving into the Rotax Junior class will start with rookie status for a minimum of 3 races.

3.11 RACING PROCEDURES

• No “speed” competition shall take place unless 2 personnel with a minimum of BC Workers Compensation Level 2 training are at the track. Safety personnel must be dedicated to that position.

• The Rotax Class may elect to use the following format: qualify, pre-final and final

• All classes that use the random order system from scoring for grid position will use the following procedure: Heat #1 will be gridded in order of the random order. Heat #2 will be gridded in the reverse order of the random order. The grid order of the final will be based on the combined finishes of the two heats using the club points system

• All races will be started using a green flag.

3.12 HOT PIT

• The designated hot pit area shall not be used during racing. All Karts/drivers/crew members stopping in the hot pit during practice must be well clear of the racing surface. NO REFUELING. Karts may only re-enter the racing surface with the permission of the pit boss.

3.13 KARTS OFF THE RACING SURFACE

• Corner Workers / Race Officials may assist all Junior drivers.

• In junior classes, karts with stalled engines may be restarted if equipped with a starting mechanism.

3.14 POST RACE TECH

• There shall be absolutely no excessive speed in the shut down area. All karts must stop at or before the stop line/sign.

• Driver and kart must weigh in after Heat #1, Heat #2 and Final. If a driver is found to be under weight they will be disqualified from the qualifying, heat or final. No person shall be permitted to assist or meet with any driver prior to weigh-in without permission of the Scale Technician. Failure to comply may result in a driver being disqualified from the session, (Heat #1, Heat #2 or Final).

• The Scale Technician shall have the authority to determine weight legality.

• All karts and drivers must proceed to legality tech, and must be approved to receive points.

• Fuel, tires, chassis, engine and engine components shall be subject to post race legality technical inspections at the discretion of the Technical Director.

3.16 TIRES

• All tires may be marked as per tech procedures after heat #1 or heat #2 at the discretion of the tech. Director.

• Any tires, which have not been approved for replacement by, the Technical Director, or do not display the tech marking, shall be considered illegal.

• TIRE RULE

1. CIK classes – See BCKCA Tech Rules

2. Non-CIK classes – See BCKCA Tech Rules

3. FR125 and Jr. Rotax – See WCRMC Rules

• No use of tire compound softeners is allowed. Tires checked with a durometer may not be more than 5 points lower than the factory known readings. Tires to be checked when the core temperature is 70F

• Any kart that has illegal compound tires for their class will be denied access to the grid prior to the start of the race. (updated)

3.17 ENGINE

• The Race Director reserves the right to impound the engine and seal it for technical inspection at a later time. Refusal to comply with the technical inspection request shall result in disqualification for the event.

• For reference of engine specifications see ASN General Technical Regulations or BCKCA supplemental rules.

3.18 BALLAST

• For all senior heavy classes, no more than 40lbs of ballast may be added to the vehicles total weight.

3.19 FUEL

• Spec fuel for 4 cycle (other than Word Formula) is 87 octane from the Chevron station on Yale road in Chilliwack.

• Spec fuel for Rotax Senior and Junior, World Formula and Junior I 2-cycle is 94 octane from the Chevron on Yale road in Chilliwack.

3.20 JR. REAR BUMPER

• Junior karts will be equipped with a rear bumper that shall be no less than 45.5” in width at its widest point. All other dimensions covered by ASN Technical Regulation.

3.21 DRIVERS WEAR

• Driver’s safety equipment to be as per ASN Canada FIA Sporting Regulations, except that a heavy jacket and heavy denim pants is permissible in lieu of “drivers suit”. “Drivers Suits” are highly recommended but not mandatory.

• Rib Protectors are highly recommended but not mandatory

3.22 DISC CLUTCHES

• Engine mounted dry disc type clutches are allowed in all Honda powered 4-cycle classes.

4.0 RACE FORMAT AND CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

4.1 RACE FORMAT

• A race consists of two heats and a final in classes with 34 or less entries

• Points equal to the karts finish position in each heat will be awarded to determine grid position for the Final. For example a kart that finishes 3^rd and 5^th will have 8 points. Karts will be gridded for the Final with the lowest points kart on pole, second lowest off pole and so on. In the event of a tie finish position in the second Heat will be the tie breaker.

• Once there are 35 or more entries the class will be split into A and B groups.

• Rules for splitting classes with over 34 entries:

1. The lowest pea pick will go into group A, the second lowest will go into group B, the third lowest will go into group A. This pattern will continue until all the racers have been placed into group A or B.

2. Both group A and B will race two Heats with the second heat being inverted as normal.

3. Based on the points from the two Heats the top 12 from each group will advance to the Final.

4. All remaining competitors will run an 8 lap last chance qualifier with the top 10 finishers moving to the final.

5. Grid position for the Last Chance Qualifier is based on points from the two Heats. The kart that would have been gridded 21^st will be on pole and the kart that would have been 22^nd will be off pole and so on.

6. For the Final the grid will be as follows. Pole position will be taken by the either the winner from group A or B, who ever posted the faster time in the Heats. The other group winner will be off pole. If group A’s driver wins pole all of group A will be on the pole side of the grid and all of group B will be on the off pole side of the grid in order of their points from the heats. The remaining places up to 34 will be gridded in an alternating pattern by their finishing position in the Last Chance Qualifier.

7. The pea pick method may be changed to qualifying and the lowest would then be the fastest qualifier and so on.

4.2 RACE LENGTH

• Heat races will be 8 laps and the final will be 10 laps.

• Qualifying sessions when used will be 4 timed laps.

• The race director may change the number of laps of the Heats and Final to compensate for unforeseen circumstances.

• When a qualifying, prefinal and final race format is used the following will apply: (updated)
  a. Qualifying shall be 4 timed laps
  b. The prefinal shall be 12 laps
  c. The Final shall be 16 laps.
  

4.3 CLUB CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

• In order to qualify for club class championships, drivers must compete in at least 60% of the season’s races.

• Class championship points to be awarded based on the finishing order of all competitors in that race, NOT just the racers who are club members.

• The series championship is based on the sum of each driver’s point totals less the drivers’ two lowest point events or events not attended or a combination of both. In this case an event is the combination of one days two heats and main or qualifying, prefinal and final.

• A DQ cannot be used for a throwaway race.

• The last weekend of the season’s race events may only be used as a throwaway if the driver participated in them.

• Championship points will be awarded based on finishing position in Heat #1, Heat #2 and Final races as follows:

• Championship points will only be awarded to members and no points will be counted toward the club championship prior to obtaining membership

1. Heats and Finals

1^st – 200 2^nd – 175 3^rd – 155 4^th – 140 5^th – 130

6^th – 120 7^th – 110 8^th – 100 9^th – 90 10^th – 80 11^th – 75 12^th – 70 13^th – 65 14^th – 60 15^th – 55 16^th – 50 17^th – 45 18^th – 40 19^th – 35 20^th – 30

21^st – 25 22^nd – 20 23^rd – 15 24^th – 10 25^th - 5

2. All finishers 25^th place on will receive 5 points.

• Points will be awarded subject to the following rules:

1. A driver who does not take the Green Flag will receive a DNS (Did Not Start) and will receive no points.

2. A driver who does not take the Checkered Flag will receive a DNF (Did Not Finish) and will receive points based on the number of laps completed as compared to the other drivers in the race.

3. A driver who is disqualified will receive a DQ and will receive no points for that heat. A technical disqualification in a main may result in the loss of points for the entire event. DQ’s can result from the following and will be imposed by the appropriate officials:

4. Driving violations

5. Technical violations

6. Failure to weigh-In and meet the weight regulations after each race.

7. In the event of a disqualification, the scorekeepers will recalculate points for all drivers.

8. The last race of the season will be double points.

4.4 EVENT TROPHIES

• For club races trophies will be presented to the top 3 finishers.

• On standard race weekends trophies are awarded based on points from the Final.

• On double header weekends trophies are awarded based the combined points from all heats and finals from both days.

4. COMMUNICATION

• Pit boards are permitted for club events

• Team members may stand in the Grid B area along the fence during a race heat or final

• Team members may only communicate with their driver or drivers.

• Use of inappropriate language or graphics may result in loss of Pit board privileges.

5.0 CLASSES

5.2 Front spindle nut retention not required

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Last Updated  January 23, 2008