Regulations: Dragon Kart Club 2011
1. CHAMPIONSHIP REGULATIONS – GENERAL
1.1. TITLE
Dragon Kart Club Ltd – 2011 Club Championship
1.2. JURISDICTION
The Dragon Kart Club Championship is organised and administered by Dragon Kart Club Ltd in accordance with the General Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (Incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the F.I.A.), the MSA specific regulations for karting, where applicable and these Championship Regulations.
MSA CHAMPIONSHIP PERMIT NO: CH2011/K064 STATUS: National B
MSA CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE: D Unsponsored (non-commercial)
1.3. OFFICIALS
1.3.1 Co-ordinator: Mrs Tracey Davies - Glan Y Gors Park Cerrigydrudion Conwy LL21 0RU
1.3.1 Eligibility Scrutineer: Blair Mollison
1.3.2 Championship Stewards: Stuart Howell, Ceri Taylor, Terry Hooson.
1.4 COMPETITOR ELIGIBILITY
1.4.1 Entrants must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of Dragon Kart Club Ltd and be in possession of a valid 2011 MSA Entrant’s Licence.
1.4.2 Drivers and Entrant/Drivers must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of Dragon Kart Club Ltd, be registered for the Championship and be in possession of a valid licence the minimum grade 'Kart National B (Novice).
1.4.3 All necessary documentation must be presented for checking at all rounds when signing on including all Novices.
1.5. REGISTRATION
1.5.1 All MSA licensed racing members of Dragon Kart Club are automatically registered for the Club Championship.
1.6. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS
1.6.1 The 2011 Dragon Kart Club Championship dates are as follows: February 6th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, June 5th (NKRA Blue Challenge), July 2nd & 3rd (Dragon Masters), August 7th (NKF), September 4th (Rotax Autumn Series), October 2nd (Rotax Autumn Series), November 6th (Rotax Autumn Series).
1.6.2 All Dragon Kart Club Championship Rounds will be held at Glan Y Gors Park Kart Circuit.
1.6.3 Contact Tracey Davies at Glan Y Gors Park, Cerrigydrudion, Conwy LL21 0RU.
Tel: 07855838380 Email: info@dragonkartclub.com
1.7. SCORING
1.7.1 Points awarded to the fastest Qualifier, Final Grid Positions and classified finishers in the final are as follows:
Club Championship Points
Qualifying – The fastest Qualifier 1 point.
Final Grid Positions – 1st 20pts, 2nd 19pts, 3rd 18pts, reducing by 1 point until 2pts and after that remaining grid position will be awarded 2pts.
Final Positions - 1st 30pts, 2nd 28pts, 3rd 26pts, 4th 24pts, 5th 22pts, 6th 20pts reducing by 1 point until 2pts and after that, every remaining final position will be awarded 2pts.
Non-finishers will be awarded 0pts.
Drivers in a mixed class grid will receive the points for their class. An exclusion from Qualifying, Heat or Final will invoke a score of 0 points for that race. A driver excluded from a heat, a final or from the event for any reason will not be able to drop that round and it will count as one of the 8 scoring rounds.
1.7.2 For all classes, the final Championship positions will be determined from the totals of 8 best scores from 10 rounds plus any qualifying points gained from all rounds. In the event of a tie, the driver who has the highest number of wins in the race results will be deemed to have the highest championship position in the event of tied scores. Should the number of win be the same, then the highest number of second places, third places, fourth places etc, then pole positions for finals will be the determining factor. If any round is cancelled, the rounds included in the total championship scoring will decrease accordingly.
1.7.3 Dragon Kart Club Championship Points Appeal shall be as per 2011 MSA Yearbook Section C6.5.1
1.7.4 Individual rounds will be scored on the following basis: Heats: Grid positions for the Final will be calculated from the competitors’ performance in the heats on the following basis:
1st 0 points
2nd 2 points
3rd 3 points
4th 4 points
DNF Grid of the day + 1
Exclusion Max grid + 1 (i.e.31)
To resolve a tie in the heat points, the driver with the fastest qualifying time, will take the highest grid position. Finals: Points for the finals will be awarded in accordance with the Championship points as detailed above, (with exclusions invoking a score of 0 points) and will be the basis for the individual round awards.
1.8. AWARDS
1.8.1 The winner of each Championship will receive a Perpetual Dragon Kart Club Championship Trophy, which may be kept until the last round of the 2012 series. The trophy must be kept in good condition and be returned upon request. The holder will br required to pay for any damage or loss of the trophy. An overall championship will only be held if there are three or more competitors regularly competing in the class and a Championship Trophy Awarded if a minimum of 7 rounds have been scored. At the Club’s discretion awards may be given for second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth places overall, if there are sufficient entries. The Club may also award additional trophies at its discretion e.g. Rotax Autumn Series.
2. SPORTING REGULATIONS – JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
2.1 Rounds: In accordance with Section C of the 2011 MSA Yearbook.
2.2 Championship: In accordance with Section C3.5.1 of the 2011 MSA Yearbook with the exception of C3.5.1(c) where section a and b only apply.
3. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
3.1 The Dragon Kart Club Championship is for competitors participating in karts which conform to the MSA Technical and Safety Regulations as detailed in the 2011 MSA Yearbook.
3.2 Eligible classes are: Comer Cadet, Honda Cadet, Mini Max, Junior Max, Junior TKM, Junior Blue, KF3, Senior Max, Senior TKM Extreme, and Senior Formula Blue. The Formula KGP Class Ref: KTE-2011-076 is"Closed to Club" and will be run on a race to race basis.
3.3 Minimum of 3 drivers per class.
3.4 Safety Requirements as per the 2011 MSA Yearbook.