SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
1. Dragon Kart Club will organise a Clubman Club Championship race meetings in 2008 on February 3rd, March 2nd and April 6th and National B Permit Club Championship race meetings May 4th, June 8th, July 6th, August 3rd, September 7th, October 5th, and November 2nd. A Dragon Masters race meeting will be held on July 6th, this will include a N.K.R.A. Championship Round. On September 7th a round of the Saxon Biland Championship will be included. All rounds are part of the Championship.
2. The meetings will be held under the General Regulations of The Motor Sports Association (incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and these Supplementary Regulations along with any additional regulations published on the day.
3. The event is open to all members of Dragon Kart Club and the following invited ABKC clubs who hold a valid MSA or Motor sports IRL Licence and an ABKC Club membership card. Invited Clubs are:
Beccles & District KC, Buckmore Park KC, Camberley KC, Cheshire KC, Clay Pigeon KC, Cumbria KC, Dukeswell KC, East of Scotland KC, Lincolnshire KC, Manchester & Buxton KC, Shenington KC, South Yorkshire KC, Warden Law KC.
4. TRACK LICENCE: ........................... PERMIT NO: .........................GRADE: ...........................
5. The Programme of the meeting is (all times approximate):
- Signing on – 8.15am to 9.30am
- Scrutineering and tyre marking – 8.15am to 9.15am
- Drivers Briefing – 9.35am
- Test Laps – 10am
- Qualifying – Immediately after Test Laps
- First Heat – Immediately after Qualifying
- Racing must be completed by 6pm
- Should a driver fail to sign on by 9.30am an official reserve will be included in his/her place.
6. There will be a 3 test lap prior to Qualifying session. There will be a qualifying session of 10 minutes to each class. There will be 1 to 2 Heats and a least one Final for all competitors unless altered under the ASR’s of the day. Grid positions for Heat 1 will be determined from the results of the Qualifying session. Grid positions for Heat 2 will be determined by the results of Heat 1. Final grid positions will be determined by the points system for the Finals. Ties for Final Grid positions will be determined by the fastest Qualifying time.
During Qualifying, competitors wishing to come into the Parc Ferme are not allowed to re-join the qualifying.
Heats and final duration may be reduced in wet weather or unforeseen circumstances and will be announced on the dummy grid accordingly prior to each race. Changes can also be made during races for safety reasons.
7. The circuit measures 1100 metres and 7 plus metres wide and is from outer white line to outer white line. The circuit is driven in a clockwise direction. Races will be organised for classes as shown in Championship Regulations Section 3.2.
7a. The entries will be limited to one grid per class at discretion of the organisers. The maximum number of entries for the event would be 200 drivers and a minimum of 50. The organisers reserve the right to cancel or amalgamate classes. For classes, which cannot be amalgamated, the acceptance of a minimum number of 4 competitors for a race will be at the discretion of the organisers, who may return entries where there are fewer than 8 entrants for a race.
7b The method of start will be a rolling start, except for Gearbox Classes where a standing start will be used. The race grid will be in a uniform 2x2 formation and will be started by a green light or Welsh Flag. Any competitors deemed to have crossed the centre white lines prior to the start line at the start of each race will be penalised 5 places. (Start Line Officials will be judges of fact). STARTS will be as MSA specific karting regulations K68-71. Penalties may be imposed on the pole position driver for speed considered to be too fast or too slow and also penalties may be imposed on the No2 position driver if considered to have broken formation prior to the start line. For standing starts a place or time penalty may be imposed on any driver judged to have jumped the start. 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. Excessive weaving to warm up tyres is prohibited.
7c RACE STOPS will be as MSA specific karting regulations K72-79. The black/yellow flag may be deployed. All laps count towards race total. 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. Provisional results will be posted at Race Control as soon as possible after each race. Any driver who is deemed to be taking advantage of a red flag incident will not be allowed in the re-start.
7d Any driver missing out part of the circuit, whether deliberately or not, may be penalised up to the equivalent of one lap in a time or place penalty.
8. All drivers will take part in one practice session of three laps, at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course.
9. Four number plates are required, one at front, rear and either side.
10. The circuit area is not a publicly accessible area. Access is only for authorised participants and officials for motor sports events. In addition participating drivers and their team members may walk the course before events commence. All other access is prohibited.
Any vehicle not transporting a kart may be asked to park outside the paddock area.
Any driver or member of his team not obeying the written or verbal parking instructions given by a paddock organiser or marshal will cause the Competitor to be excluded from the meeting and his/her race entry forfeited.
11. Judges of fact will be – the Chief lap scorer (judging laps completed & judging jump starts), the Chief Scrutineer/Eligibility Scrutineer (on technical matters), a Clerk of the Course judging start line speed, and one or more noise officials (judging kart sound levels).
11a Drive by sound level tests will be carried out at the point above the start finish line at a height of 3.6 Metres above the circuit. Any kart exceeding the class limit will receive the black flag signal and must return to the pits immediately and report to the clerk of the course. The limit are Cadet/Rotax MiniMax & Junior 100dBA, a Formula TKM classes and Rotax Max 103dBA, KF3 100dB, other classes 105dBA. If the Scrutineer requests further tests the kart must remain in parc ferme until permitted to leave. Karts within 1dBA of the limit may receive a warning notice and should take steps to reduce the sound level output before the next race. Any kart that loses a noise intake box must return to the pits immediately. Any kart that has a breakage or excessive leakage in the exhaust system must immediately stop racing and park in a place of safety and not attempt to return to the pits. Karts over the noise limit may be excluded and will only be permitted to return to their next race if they have clearly shown an improvement or modification likely to reduce noise output. Warning flags may be given at the noise monitoring station in addition to the start/finish line.
11b All karts must conform to the MSA and AbkC regulations set out in the 2008 MSA Kart Race Yearbook. All 100cc karts must use an approved commercially unmodified additional silencer end cap on the exit of the standard exhaust system. Karts must always comply with the MSA Kart Yearbook ABkC noise technical regulations Appendix 3, regardless of the type silencer.
11c All karts must be fitted with a TranX160 transponder provided by the entrant or hired from the Club at the cost of £7. This must be fitted in accordance with MSA Kart Race Yearbook Appendix 4 Section F. It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that the transponder is working correctly, the signal is not obscured by chassis parts or bodywork and the battery is sufficiently charged. If hired the transponder must be returned immediately at the end of the meeting. Failure to return hired transponders will result in a £10 charge. If the transponder is damaged or lost a charge will be implemented for its replacement.
11d The maximum number of engines, which may be used per entry, is two and one chassis. Prior to the first race of the meeting commencing a driver may substitute an engine and or chassis after obtaining the permission of the Scrutineer. During the meeting should a chassis be damaged beyond repair on the recommendation of the Scrutineer and at the discretion of the Clerk of Course a second chassis will be permitted. Changing the crankcase constitutes a change of engine K58.
11e SCRUTINEERING DOCUMENT. All competitors will be given a Scrutineering document for which they have sole responsibility to complete correctly as per MSA K124 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/NatB events).
11f Only one set of slick dry weather tyres will be permitted per entry except where a tyre is damaged beyond use as determined by the Chief Scrutineer. One extra front and one extra rear may be allowed. It is the competitor’s responsibility to make sure the Chief Scrutineer inspects a faulty tyre before the kart leaves the circuit exit, parc ferme. All slick tyres must be stamped/marked before the official qualifying.
11g Additional incident officials/Pushers may be allowed on the circuit for Cadet/Junior races at the discretion of the Clerk of the course, provided they have signed on, have attended a briefing session, and are wearing a DKC supplied coloured tabard.
11h By countersigning as parents/guardians/guarantors of minors they agree that they have no objections of still or moving pictures to be taken of the driver/volunteer official undertaking the sporting activities. The Club Child Protection Officer (CCPO) is Mrs T. Davies.
11i On responding to a black flag, a driver may be permitted to carry out a slow drive-through on the pits repair lane. The driver must then report to the Clerk of the Course after the race.
12 Prizes will be awarded as goods or trophies for one in three race entries in each class. National B (Novice) licence holders who have acquired the signatures required for National B & A licence would not be awarded Novice Trophies. Prizes for Novice drivers will be awarded as goods or trophies for one in three novice entries per class. In order to receive the "Dragon Masters Trophy", the competitor must be a Dragon Kart Club member.
13 Entries open on publication of the DKC calendar. Entries close on the Monday prior to the meeting at 6pm. Entries should be sent to Miss Lona Lynne Jones, Glan y Gors Park, Cerrigydrudion, Conwy LL21 0RU. The entry fee is £38 for Club Members and £48 for non-members. Entries will be selected by date of receipt, but entries may be refused if the class desired is full. Late entries may be accepted at an additional cost of £10 subject to availability. An entry fee will be returned on receipt of a written request before the closing date. Should a driver cancel his/her entry after the closing date no refund will be given. The charge for any cheque returned unpaid by the bank will be subject to a £20 bank charge/administration fee. The Club has the right to refuse any entry not accompanied by the correct fee or not on a correct entry form.
14 The Competition Secretary will be Lona Jones and the Eligibility Scrutineer will be Blair Mollison. Provisional results will be displayed on the notice board in race control as soon as possible after the completion of a race. Rule C(d)48-50 applies. 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 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.
15 Protests and appeals must be made in accordance with MSA Year Book Section C(d) and with the appropriate fee Z. Any entrant who protests the eligibility of an engine will be required to deposit the cost of the engine strip and inspection which will be forfeit if the engine is deemed eligible.
16 The Scrutineers will be making fuel and tyre tests.
16a Following an approved MSA test where the fuel/tyre is found illegal the DRIVER will be excluded from the results and his/her conduct reported to the MSA for consideration by a disciplinary Tribunal.
Tyre tests may be carried out by a portable volatile organic compound (VOC) detector used to detect the application of illegal chemical substances applied to tyres, in contravention of MSA regulation K134 as per Kart Race Yearbook App 4 Section G.
17 All competitors and their team members are forbidden from entering the following areas:
The Farm House and its surroundings, Lap scoring, parc ferme (other than the driver and two mechanics when specified in the Regulations of the meeting), the track itself and its surroundings (unless given permission by the Clerk of the Course) and any area signed Private Property.
Abusive language, behaviour or assault by any persons on the premises is unacceptable and is in breach of MSA Regulations.
Cadet drivers are required to wear a neck brace.
There is to be no repair work carried out to karts on the circuit while racing is in progress.
Generators must be switched off between the hours of 2300 and 0730.
The riding of bikes, scooters, gopeds etc by competitors or any team members in the pits is strictly forbidden, as is the driving of motor vehicles for which the driver is not authorised under RTA legislation.
Access for dogs is prohibited.
Abusive language or behaviour, or assault by any persons on the premises is unacceptable and is in breach of MSA Regulations.
No unauthorised trading is permitted at the circuit without permission from the Directors of the Club i.e. karts, spares, clothing, food or drinks.
No unauthorised advertisement is permitted at the circuit without permission from the Directors of the Club.
Engines must not be run in the Pits or on stands at any time nor must any engine be started before 10am or after 6pm.
Non-motorised wheeled vehicles including bicycles, roller blades, roller skates, model cars, or similar or ball games are not allowed at anytime in or near a circuit building or on site between 8am or 6pm.
Circuit users of the paddock and car park areas are required to take with them all their refuse, including fuel, lubricants and their containers, and tyres from the premises and dispose of it in the correct manner.
Any body found leaving any refuse on the premises or not disposing of it in a correct manner, will result in a fine of £50.00.
Any person found to be in breach of any of the above regulations might be subject to the MSA judicial procedures and/or the disciplinary procedures of the Club.