1.1.
TITLE: -
NORTHERN KARTING FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP.
1.2.
JURISDICTION:-
The Northern Karting Federation Championship is organised and
administered by the Northern Karting Federation
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.
1.3.
OFFICIALS:
1.3.1.
The Co-Ordinator
- Mrs. Marion Fell
1.3.2.
Chief/Eligibility Scrutineer
- Mr. Malcolm Fell
1.3.3..
Championship Stewards
- Mr. Allan
Cooper, Mrs. Anne Laws,
Mrs. Sue Fairless
1.4.
COMPETITOR ELIGIBILITY:
1.4.1.
Entrants must be fully paid up valid membership card holding
members of the Northern Karting Federation Member Clubs and in
possession of a valid 2010 MSA Entrants Licence.
1.4.2.
Drivers and Entrant/Driver must be fully paid up valid
membership card holding members of an N.K.F. Member Club, be
registered for the Championship and be in possession of a valid
MSA Competition Licence, minimum Kart National B novice.
1.4.3.
All necessary documentation must be presented for checking at
all rounds when signing on.
1.5.
REGISTRATION:
1.5.1.
All members of an MSA registered Kart Club affiliated to the
Northern Karting Federation are eligible to register by completing a
Registration Form and returning
the same to the Co-Ordinator.
1.5.2.
The registration fee for 2010 is £60.00.
1.5.3.
Each competitor must be registered with the Co-ordinator
before the start of racing at the first qualifying round for each
class, or before each grid is full.
Any rounds completed before registration will not be counted.
1.6.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS:
The Championship will be contested as follows:
Six qualifying rounds with all heats and finals to count -
Competitiors may drop their worst complete rounds, making 5 rounds
to count. Non-attendance at a round will receive 0 points which can
be counted as a dropped round. Should any round be cancelled,
competitors will still be able to drop one round from the total
qualifying rounds run.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LISTS FOR DATES, VENUES AND ORGANISING CLUBS
All classes subject to a minimum registration of 5 competitors.
1.7.
SCORING FOR CHAMPIONSHIP:
1.7.1.
Points will be awarded to registered competitors only listed
as finishers in the heats and finals as follows:
Club or guest drivers will be allowed in the grid and may be
eligible for awards on the day but WILL NOT score points in the
championship.
HEATS
- 1st
25, 2nd
24, 3rd
23, 4th
22 etc.
FINALS -
1st 55,
2nd 52,
3rd 50,
4th 49,
5th 48
etc
B Final score - (after those qualifying for A final) - 1st 20, 2nd
19, 3rd 18 etc.
C Finals - 0 points.
Non start for any race – 0 points.
All karts that come under starters orders and take the start will be
classified as a finisher on a roll back of laps basis. Exclusion
from a whole meeting will carry a penalty of minus 50 points and
this round must be counted as one of the qualifying rounds, it
cannot be dropped as a worst score.
In the event of a meeting being uncompleted for any reason the
following will apply:
A) If an event is stopped prior to the completion of the heats there
will be no points or awards given for the event.
B) If an event is stopped after completion of the heats the result
will be declared on the grid position for the final and trophies and
championship points awarded accordingly
C) Any refund of entry fees will only be considered if an event is
stopped before official practice has taken place. If an event is
stopped after official practice has taken place no refund of entry
fees will be given.
1.7.2, The winner in
each class will be the driver deemed to have the most number of
points, less the required dropped score.. In the event of a tie,
then the total of the dropped
round will come into play. If the tie is not resolved by this
method then the result will be decided by the number of 1st places
gained in the finals, then 2nd places, etc until the tie
is resolved. If, for any
reason,a heat cannot be run, then the average score from the two
heats already run will be taken for the third heat.
1.8.
AWARDS:
1.8.1.
Trophies will be awarded to each class winner and to other
competitors, for the overall final positions,
at a ratio of 1-4.
1.9.
COMPETITORS OBLIGATIONS:
1.9.1.
It is mandatory for all competitors to attend all drivers
briefings arranged by the Clerk of the Course.
1.9.2.
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 competitor concerned must
return such awards to the Northern Karting Federation in good
condition within 7 days.
2.
JUDICIAL PROCEDURES:
Will be in accordance with the 2010 MSA General Regulation –
Breach of Regulations C(d) 39, with the exception of 39c which will
not apply.
3.
SPORTING REGULATIONS
- CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE MEETINGS AND RACE PROCEDURE.
3.1.
ENTRIES:
Supplementary regulations and entry forms will be available
to all Championship members in sufficient time for entries to be
made prior to the closing dates.
3.1.1.
Competitors are responsible for sending in correct and
complete entries with the correct fee to arrive prior to the closing
dates, which will be shown in the S.R.'s.
Competitors who do not enter on the correct NKF form with the
correct NKF fee may not be scored for that round.
3.1.2.
Entries will only be acknowledged by request and if an S.A.E.
is enclosed with the entry for that purpose.
3.1.3.
The entry fee will be £90 per round to include Saturday
practice.
3.1.4.
Entry fees will only be refunded if withdrawn prior to the
closing date.
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 not exceed the MSA Track Licence
requirements for each track.
3.3.2.
For all classes, the grid positions will be allocated by
receipt of entry except when specified otherwise in the S.R.'s.
3.4.
RACES:
3.4.1.
Race duration will be as specified in the S.R.'s for the
meeting.
3.4.2.
Heats and Finals duration may be reduced in wet weather
conditions or unforseen circumstances and will be announced on the
dummy grid accordingly prior to the race.
Changes can also be made during racing for safety reasons.
3.5.
STARTS:
3.5.1.
Will be as MSA
specific karting regulations U.7.8 and U7.8.1.
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 prior to the start line.
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.
RACE STOPS:
3.6.1.
Will be as MSA
specific karting regulations U7.9, U7.9.1, U7.9.2 and U7.9.3.
. Note - any
competitor who was deemed to be lapped at the time of the race being
stopped will be deemed to be lapped on the final result, unless they
have sucessfully unlapped themselves.
3.6.2.
Should the red flag be shown
- all competitors
will stop racing immediately, slow down and proceed to the start
line or other place designated by the Clerk of the Course, unless
the circuit is blocked, and stop.
No pushers, mechanics or anybody other than Officials shall
come onto the circuit until instructed to do so by the Clerk of the
Course.
3.7.
SCRUTINEERING:
3.7.1.
Pre-race will be as per S.R.'s.
3.7.2.
SCRUTINEERING DOCUMENT: All competitors will be given a
scrutineering document for which they have sole responsibility to
complete correctly as per MSA U.16.5.1 and U.16.5.2 and Kart Race
Yearbook Appendix 4B including seal numbers if used, and in Formula
TKM the chassis plate number, and hand to the Scrutineer at pre-race
scrutineering. (The Chief Scrutineer hereby has limited discretion
to correct obvious typographical errors on the card at Clubman/Nat B
events).
These 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.
3.7.3.
Post race scrutineering will take place after heats and
finals and all results are deemed provisional until all karts are
released by the Scrutineer and/or after completion of any Judicial
or Technical procedures, including the testing of fuel, tyres or
other components, which may
take several days.
3.7.4
Fuel should be as stated in MSA regulation U16.17 and U16.17.1. The scrutineers may make fuel tests.
Any driver suspected of having ineligible fuel after these
tests will be obliged to pay a minimum fee of £500 deposit for an
MSA approved fuel test and the race results will be declared
provisional. Following
such approved MSA test where the fuel is found to be ineligible, the
driver will be excluded from the results and his/her conduct may
reported to the MSA for consideration by a disciplinary tribunal.
MSA regulation D.34.1 and
Kart Race Yearbook 2010, App.4, section B, reg. B.1.1.
applies.
3.7.5.
. The
scrutineers may make tyre tests.
Tests may be carried out by a portable detector to detect the
application of illegal chemical substances applied to tyres, in
contravention of MSA regulation U16.9.6 as per Kart Race Yearbook
2010, App 4,
Section G.
3.7.6.
At the discretion of the Chief Scrutineer, standard parts (eg
ignition) or tyres (similar or better tread depth) may be supplied
by the organizers and must, if requested, be exchanged.
These parts/tyres must be returned in good working order at
the end of the meeting, unless the entrants part/tyres has been
impounded for testing.
3.8.
RESULTS:
3.8.1..
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. After 30 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.
3.8.2. Championship points tables will be posted to all
competitors after rounds 2 and 4 and after the final round. They
will become final 7 days after the posting date provided no queries
are received. Any
queries regarding points must reach the co-ordinator in writing
within the stated 7 days.
3.8.3. Where
a host club runs the transponder timing system, this will be as per
the M.S.A. Kart Race Yearbook 2010, Appendix
4, Section F,(points scheme
as per hosting club).
Anyone not owning their own transponder will be able to hire one
from the host club on paying the appropriate fee to the member club.
4.
CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROUND PENALTIES:
4.1.
INFRINGEMENT OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS:
4.1.1.
Arising from post-race scrutineering or Judicial Action, an
exclusion from the whole meeting will incur
MSA regulations C.3.5.1a and
C.3.5.1b.
4.1.2.
Infringement of non-technical
MSA regulations and the Sporting regulations issued herewith
and individual S.R.'s as
per 2010 MSA Judicial Procedure Regulations.
5.
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS:
MSA 2010 Specific Karting Technical
Regulations apply together with the 2010 MSA Kart Race Year
Book Regulations.
5.1.
RACE CLASSES:
All classes in M.S.A. Kart Race Year Book
will run, however, each class
is subject to a minimum entry of 5 and
should this minimum entry not be received then N.K.F. reserve
the right to cancel the championship for that
class and to return all registration fees.
5.2.
CHASSIS:
All classes will be allowed one chassis. However, if damage
occurs to the chassis which 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.
5.3.
ENGINES:
All classes are allowed two engines.
5.4.
FUEL:
MSA compliant fuel only.
5.5.
TYRES:
All classes will be
allowed one set of slick tyres only per meeting.
One front and one rear tyre if damaged may be exchanged at
the discretion of the chief/eligibility scrutineer.
The trye must be presented at scrutineering before the kart
leaves the parc ferme area after a race.
N.K.F. 2010
