REGULATIONS

NORTHERN KARTING FEDERATION

SUPER 4 GEARBOX CHAMPIONSHIP

SPORTING REGULATIONS - GENERAL 2024

1.1. TITLE: - NORTHERN KARTING FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SUPER 4 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FORMULA KZ2 AND FORMULA SUPERKART 250 MONO

1.2. JURISDICTION:- The Northern Karting Federation Championship is organised by the Northern Karting Federation in accordance with the General Regulations of the Motorsport UK (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. Iain Blair, Mr. Hartley Timmins, Mr. Simon Johnston.

1.4. COMPETITOR ELIGIBILITY:

1.4.1. Entrants must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of an NKF member club (NKF clubs are those hosting a round of the 2024 Championship and are listed at 1.6) and in possession of a valid 2024 Motorsport UK Entrants Licence.

1.4.2. Drivers and Entrant/Drivers must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of a member NKF club be registered for the Championship and must be in possession as a minimum of a valid MOTORSPORT UK Interclub Kart licence Competitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by the holder of a Kart PG Entrant’s licence who must sign on as Entrant of that competitor. To be eligible for the KZ2 Rookie category the driver/entrant must never have registered in the Super 4 previously (racing as a guest previously for one-off events is exempted), and never held a seeded number in any class, unless with the specific written permission of the championship co-ordinator.

1.4.3. All necessary documentation must be presented for checking at all rounds when signing on.

1.4.4. If participation in the Championship requires absence from school, drivers in full time school education are required to have the approval of their head teacher and a letter stating such approval from his/her school in order to fulfil registration for the Championship.

1.4.5 A Team is a commercial race company or racing team hosting drivers in providing race services or covered accommodation in the Championship and receiving financial gain where the principal is not also the PG Entrant licence holder. This includes the use of team names, team sticker kits and team race suits/clothing:

1.4.6.. A Team is a commercial race company or racing team hosting drivers in providing race services or covered accommodation in the Championship and receiving financial gain where the principal is not also the PG Entrant licence holder. This includes the use of team names, team sticker kits and team race suits/clothing:

A Team shall at all times uphold and respect the provisions of the Respect Code, the General Regulations and these Championship Regulations as may be amended from time to time and shall;

(a) hold a valid Motorsport UK Entrant licence;

(b) have at least £5 million Public Liability Insurance;

(d) act in a professional manner at all times and not act or permit any member of the Team to act in such a manner as to bring motor sport, the Championship or Motorsport UK or any of its officers and officials into disrespect;

(e) adhere to the Motorsport UK Safeguarding Policies and guidance documents, complete Safeguarding training when required and ensure that any person undertaking Regulated Activity is the holder of a valid suitability check certificate supplied through Motorsport UK;

(f) adhere to the General Regulations in respect of anti-alcohol and illicit drugs as well as Motorsport UK processes for anti-alcohol and illicit drugs testing;

(g) nominate one member of their Team as the Team Representative at each meeting including but not exclusively for the purpose of all judicial proceedings at Events and who shall be present at all judicial proceedings concerning drivers entered under that Team licence in substitution for the driver Parent/Legal Guardian.

1.4.6.1. It is recommended the Team has:

(a) a designated team member as a 1st 4Sport, Level 2 qualified coach;

(b) a designated UKAD Certified Advisor, and

(c) be responsible for carrying out and documenting a risk assessment of their activities; (risk assessment management tool available)

1.5. REGISTRATION:

1.5.1. All members of an Motorsport UK/ NKF registered Kart Club are eligible to register by completing a Registration Form and returning the same to the Co-Ordinator or completing online registration.

The registration fee for 2024 is £150. Once registered, no refunds will be given.

1.5.2. Each competitor must be registered with the Co-ordinator before the start of a round or before each grid is full. Any rounds completed before registration will not be counted.

1.5.3. By registering for the Championship all competitors, and their associates, commit to the MOTORSPORT UK Race with Respect campaign and agree to positively promote and demonstrate the Respect Code.

1.6. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS: The Championship will be contested as follows:

Six qualifying rounds for the Formula KZ2 class and seven qualifying rounds for the Formula Superkart 250 Mono class with all heats and finals to count - Competitors may drop three lowest heat scores and one lowest final score. Should any round be cancelled, competitors will still be able to drop three heats and one final scores from the total qualifying rounds run. In the event of a round being cancelled, the organisers will endeavour to secure an alternative and will reserve the right to change the venue and date of any round. Ref D11.

DATES AND VENUES –

21 APRIL MANCHESTER & BUXTON KART CLUB, WIGAN FORMULA KZ2 19 MAY SHENINGTON KART RACING CLUB, SHENINGTON FORMULA KZ2

23JUNE FULBECK KART CLUB, FULBECK FORMULA KZ2 14 JULY RISSINGTON KART RACING CLUB, RISSINGTON FORMULA KZ2

18 AUGUST MANCHESTER & BUXTON KART CLUB, WIGAN FORMULA KZ2 8 SEPTEMBER CUMBRIA KART RACING CLUB, ROWRAH FORMULA KZ2

28 APRIL FULBECK KART CLUB, FULBECK SUPERKART 250 MONO 19 MAY SHENINGTON KART RACING CLUB, SHENINGTON SUPERKART 250 MONO

23 JUNE FULBECK KART CLUB FULBECK SUPERKART 250 MONO 14 JULY RISSINGTON KART RACING CLUB, RISSNGTON SUPERKART 250 MONO

18 AUGUST MANCHESTER & BUXTON KART CLUB, WIGAN SUPERKART 250 MONO

8 SEPTEMBER CUMBRIA KART RACING CLUB, ROWRAH SUPERKART 250 MONO

13 OCTOBER HUNTS KART RACING CLUB, KIMBOLTON SUPERKART 250 MONO

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: Guest drivers (see note below ) will be allowed and may be eligible for any awards on the day but WILL NOT score

points in the Championship. KZ2 Rookie category will be eligible for points and will be identified as Rookie in the overall championship standings.

HEATS - 1st 30, 2nd 29, 3rd 28, 4th 27 etc.

FINALS - 1st 60, 2nd 57, 3rd 55, 4th 54, 5th 53 etc

Where the host club has the necessity to run an A and B final for any class, the NKF competitors in the B final will be scored downwards from the last placed NKF finisher in the A final.

C. Finals - 0 points. Non start for any race – 0 points unless there is a B Final in which case A Final qualified drivers will get a position after all other competitors in the A Final and if more than one on the basis of grid position.

If any club runs timed practice and two heats and a final, the timed practice will be scored as Heat 1.

Disqualification from a whole meeting will carry a penalty of minus 50 points and all three heats from that round will score 0 points and the final from that round will score minus 50 points and be counted as qualifying rounds, they cannot be dropped as worst scores. . An disqualification from a heat or final can be counted as a dropped score provided the disqualification is not from the whole meeting.

All Championship rounds will carry additional 15 signing on bonus points. These points will be counted as a separate item and not as part of the race points. This means that race meeting points can still be counted as a dropped score if necessary but the 15 bonus points can still be counted.

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 in any class there will be no points or awards given for the event.
B) If an event is stopped after completion of the heats in any class 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 scores. In the event of a tie, then the total of the dropped score 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.

Clarification of guest driver - Competitors not registered for the Championship may be permitted on an individual round basis and will:

· be deemed “Guest Competitors”

· not score points and for the purpose of points scoring will be ignored

· qualify for Event awards

comply with the eligibility criteria as prescribed in Article 1.3. above, with the exception of 1.3.1. (a) and (b) and 1.3.2. (a) and (b), as appropriate

1.8. AWARDS:

1.8.1. Trophies for each round will be as per the host club supplementary regulations. There will be a trophies at each round for the highest place KZ2 Rookie drivers in the finals, on a 1 – 4 ratio. Guest drivers are not eligible for Rookie trophies. Trophies will be awarded to each class winner and to other competitors, for the overall final positions at a ratio of 1-4 (separately calculated for KZ2 and the KZ2 Rookie category). There will be separate trophies on the ratio of 1 – 4 for the KZ2 Rookie category, they will also be eligible for the main trophies.

1.8.2 The Number plates 1-10 will be awarded to drivers finishing in those overall positions in SUPER 4 SUPERKART 250 MONO class and Number Plates 101-110 will be awarded to drivers finishing in those overall positions in the SUPER 4 Formula KZ2 class. These drivers will be able to use those number plates for the 2025 season commencing upon confirmation of the overall results and as per MOTORSPORT UK Yearbook U17.28.1 . KZ2 Rookie drivers will be eligible for the seeded number plates on their overall position.
The organisers reserve the right to reduce the issue of number plates should there be less than an average from all rounds of 14 in any class. In such circumstances the numbers awarded will be at the sole discretion of the organisers and reflect a proportion of the average entry. The remaining numbers not issued will not be available to any other driver for use in the following season. (subject to revised MOTORSPORT UK Championship Regulations which will take precedence).

1.8.3 Perpetual trophies for the championship winners remain the property NKF and must be returned in good condition when requested. All competitors winning overall trophies and/or prizes are obliged to collect their awards personally at the prize presentation otherwise they may be forfeit.

1.8.4. 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 the club or NKF promoters in good condition within 7 days.

1.8.5 Entertainment Tax Liability

In accordance with current government legislation, the Northern Karting Federation and organising clubs are legally obliged to withhold tax at the basic rate on all payments to non-UK resident sportsmen/women and account to HMRC using form FEU1, the quarterly return of payments made to non-resident entertainers and sportsmen/women. That is, those persons who do not have a normal permanent residence in the UK. The UK does not include the Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Eire. This means that as the organiser, the Northern Karting Federation or organising club is required to deduct tax at the current rate applicable from any such payments they may make to non-UK residents. Under certain circumstances, it may be possible for competitors to enter into an agreement with the Inland Revenue to limit the tax withheld. Any application for such and arrangement must be made in writing and not later than 30 days before the payment is due. For further information contact HMRC Personal Tax International, Foreign Entertainers Unit, St John’s House, Merton Road, Liverpool L75 1BB. Tel: 0151 472 6488 & Fax: 0151 472 6483.

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.

1.9.3. It is a condition of acceptance of any entry for the SUPER 4 classes that drivers will display advertising and sponsorship logos upon their racewear and equipment as directed by the Championship organisers in conformity with sponsorship agreements in place for the current season. This will include stickers upon helmet visors and if so no other stickers shall be permitted upon helmet visors. The NKF organizers will supply kart and helmet stickers which must be used to identify competitors, failure to do so may impose a penalty. It is a condition of acceptance of any entry that podium finishers will only wear the caps if provided by the organisers when receiving their awards and/or trophies. It is a condition of acceptance of any entry that a driver will, when so directed, by the Eligibility Scrutineer or his deputy carry mini-video cameras and recording equipment upon their kart.
Breach of any of the conditions stipulated above may result in immediate disqualification from the meeting.

1.9.4. All competitors winning overall trophies and/or prizes are obliged to collect their awards personally at the prize presentation, to be notified at a later date, otherwise they will be forfeit.

2. JUDICIAL PROCEDURES:

2.1 Rounds: In accordance with Section C of the current MOTORSPORT UK Yearbook l and the 2024 Karting Penalty Table of mandatory penalties as issued by the MOTORSPORT UK and in accordance with the Penalty Sheet at the host club Supplementary Regulations, either in accordance with U21.1 or U21.2 . Breach of Regulations C3.5.1, with the exception of c, which will not apply.

2.2 Championship: In accordance with Section C of the current MOTORSPORT UK Yearbook, and the 2024 Karting Penalty Table of mandatory penalties as issued by the MOTORSPORT UK

2.3.. By being entered into the Championship all competitors, and their associates, commit to the MOTORSPORT UK Race with Respect campaign and agree to positively promote and demonstrate the Racing Code which is appended to these regulation

2.3.1. Where any reports of disrespectful conduct are judges to be well founded the Championship organisers may issue warnings or require remedial action and/or report the matter to the Championship Stewards who may impose appropriate penalties which can include loss of Championship points and/or race bans through to Championship expulsion and referral to the MOTORSPORT UK.

2.3.2. It is imperative that we promote the safety and wellbeing of young people and adults at risk. In addition to this all

participants must be aware of their behaviour and conduct at all times and abusive language and harmful behaviour will not be

tolerated. Any such incidents must be reported to the Club Safeguarding Officer and/or Motorsport UK. The Motorsport UK

Safeguarding policy, guidance documents including reporting mechanisms are available on the Motorsport UK website.

2.3.3. Any Covid 19 instructions issued by the host club must be adhered to at all times.

3. SPORTING REGULATIONS - CHAMPIONSHIP RACE MEETINGS AND RACE PROCEDURE.

3.1. ENTRIES: Supplementary regulations and entry forms will be available to all Championship members on the host club website 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 or to enter online with the host club, 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. Entries may be made online if the host club permits this, but should be clearly marked NKF competitor.

3.1.2. The entry fee will be £150.00 per meeting to include Saturday practice fees.

3.1.3.. 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 MOTORSPORT UK Regulations.

3.3. GRID POSITIONS:

3.3.1. The maximum grid will not exceed the MOTORSPORT UK 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 unforeseen 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 MOTORSPORT UK specific karting regulations U.7.8 and U7.8.1. Starts may be standing or rolling which will be as event SR’s or bulletin. If a rolling start then 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 driver if considered to have broken formation prior to the start line.

3.5.2. Excessive weaving to warm up tyres is prohibited.

3.6. RACE STOPS:

3.6.1. Will be as MOTORSPORT UK specific karting regulations U7.9-U7.10.2 inclusive.

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. All competitors will be given a scrutineering card which they have SOLE responsibility to fill in

correctly and hand to the scrutineer at pre-race scrutineering. This must contain the following information -

Driver's name, class and race number, the chassis unique number as MOTORSPORT UK U.16.5.1 and U.16.5.2 and Karting Yearbook Appendix 4 Section B including seal numbers if used. The card must be signed by the driver and in the case of drivers under 18 also their entrant. . Online scrutineering may be in place and all sections must be completed accurately.

3.7.3. At any post race scrutineering the chassis and engine number must be those stated on the scrutineering

card. Should it be found that the chassis or engines and tyre bar codes if requested do not comply to the above requirements it will be considered to be a matter of fact for which there will be no appeal.

3.7.4. 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.

3.7.5 Fuel should be as stated in MOTORSPORT UK regulation U16.17 and U16.17.1. CIK kart fuel 102 will be allowed. 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 MOTORSPORT UK approved fuel test and the race results will be declared provisional. Following such approved MOTORSPORT UK test where the fuel is found to be ineligible, the driver will be disqualified from the results and his/her conduct may reported to the MOTORSPORT UK for consideration by a disciplinary tribunal. MOTORSPORT UK regulation D.34.1 and Karting Yearbook 2024, App.4, section B, reg. B.1.1. applies.

3.7.6. The scrutineers may make tyre tests. Initial tests may be carried out by a portable detector to detect the application of illegal chemical substances applied to tyres, in contravention of MOTORSPORT UK regulation U16.9.6 as per Karting Yearbook 2024, App 4, Section G.

3.7.7. 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. At any time during the meeting you may be requested by the Eligibility Scrutineer to replace under supervision the fuel in the kart with fuel that will be given to you by the scrutineer, for use for the remainder of the meeting. The cost of this fuel is to be paid by the competitor prior to their next race.

3.7.8. Rainlights -For 2024 karts running in the Superkart 250 Mono short circuit class are required to be fitted with a rain light in accordance with the 2024 Superkart 250 Mono Class Regulations F2.9. This rain light must be illuminated when the kart is running with wet tyres fitted or when the race is designated wet.

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 on the website after each 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. Transponder timing system will be as per the Motorsport UK. Karting

Yearbook 2024, Annex 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 disqualification from the whole meeting will incur

MOTORSPORT UK regulations C.3.5.1a and C.3.5.1b (C3.5.1(c) does not apply).

4.1.2. INFRINGEMENT OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

The minimum action resulting from infringement of technical regulations arising from post race scrutineering or Judicial Action will be disqualification from the race or timed qualifying session, and the maximum action will be disqualification from the meeting (plus the provisions of MOTORSPORT UK regulations C3.5.1 a & b). This shall not apply in the case of drivers being underweight or in the case of a technical infringement due to an incident during a race, such as an Air box, exhaust etc. falling off. The penalty for these types of infringements, shall be disqualification from the race.

4.1.3. Infringement of non-technical MOTORSPORT UK regulations and the Sporting regulations issued herewith and

individual S.R.'s as per 2024 MOTORSPORT UK Judicial Procedure Regulations.

5. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS: All karts must conform to the MOTORSPORT UK and NKF regulations set out in the 2024 MOTORSPORT UK Karting Yearbook and where indicated the 2024 MOTORSPORT UK Yearbook, plus any amendments issued by NKF or the MOTORSPORT UK.

5.1. RACE CLASSES: Formula KZ2 and SUPERKART 250 MONO. Each class is subject to a minimum entry of 10 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. Chassis does not require to be CIK-FIA homologated but must comply with Motorsport UK Yearbook regulations as per the KZ2 Class Variation F.1.9.1.

5.3. ENGINES: All classes are allowed two engines. KZ2 must use the exhaust homologated for their engine and are not permitted to “mix & match” engine components from different homologations (see Karting Yearbook F.2.4.1.1).

5.4. FUEL: MOTORSPORT UK karting compliant pump fuel only as per U16.17. CIK compliant kart fuel 102 octane will be allowed.

5.5. TYRES: For each class will be as follows-

FORMULA KZ2 SLICKS – LE CONTE LPM WETS – LE CONTE LWR

FORMULA 250 SLICKS – LE CONTE LPM WETS – VEGA W6

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 tyre must be presented at scrutineering before the kart leaves the parc ferme area after a race

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