SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 2012
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1. The SHENINGTON KART RACING CLUB (SKRC) will organise Clubman permit kart
race meetings at the Shenington Circuit, as per these
regulations and the regulations of the event, on
.................................. under the MSA
permit number ...............................*(see
below)
2. Held under the General Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club Motor
Sports Association Ltd (incorporating the provisions
of the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and the
Supplementary Regulations.
3. The event is open to all members of the SKRC & the following invited ABkC
clubs who hold a valid MSA or Motorsports Ireland
licence (H.26.1.1 & H26.1.5), or be a professional
driver in possession of a valid Licence (featuring an
E. U. flag) and medical, issued by the ASN of a member
country of the European Union.& ABkC club
membership card. Invited clubs: Buckmore Park, Clay
Pigeon, Cumbria, Dunkeswell, Forest Edge, Hunts,
Dragon, Lincs, Llandow, Man & Buxton, Rissington,
South Yorks, Trent Valley, W. of Scotland, Whilton
Mill provided the club is in membership of the ABkC.
4. All Clubman events listed in the accompanying championship regulations
are part of the Shenington Kart Club championship,
(Permit No TBA) and the events on 22nd
January/19th Feb/18th March are
part of the Winter 100 Winter Series championship
(Permit No TBA). Exceptions are shown in
Championship Regulation 1.6.
5. The programme times are as follows: Signing on and scrutineering 8-00am
to 9-00am, Practice 9-30am, First race 10.30am, (all
these times are approximate) Racing must be completed
by 6 pm. Should a driver fail to sign on by 9-00am an
official reserve may be included in his/her place.
6. The event will consist of two or three heats of 6/7/8laps and a final of
8-16 laps or timed durations, (or at the discretion of
the Clerk of Course) except when notified in the
Regulations of the Event. The June SuperPrix meeting
may have a Saturday heat. Lap scoring will be by
means of transponders (U5). For all classes the first
and subsequent heat position will be allocated by
means of a computerised or manual randomised
programme, allocating a fair share of
front/middle/back. Final grids calculated as per Kart
Race Yearbook App. 4E, System A Points Low. Heats
and finals 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 track measures 1211 metres (gearbox), 1018 metres (direct drive) the
number of corners are 10, the surface is tarmac and
the track licence number is K/2012139/142. Races will
be organised for classes as shown in Championship
Regulations Section 5. Compatible 4-stroke classes
may run together with 2-stroke classes (U18.2.1 &
U18.2.2).
7a. Entries will be limited to one grid per class at discretion of the
organisers. The maximum entry is 300 drivers, the
minimum number of starters for each race is 10. The
organisers reserve the right to cancel or amalgamate
classes.
7b. Rolling lap and start procedure: Direct drive classes will have a slow
rolling start, gearbox classes a standing start except
that Junior Gearbox and Formula 210 may be offered a
rolling start. The maximum grid will never exceed 34,
except for Formula 250E at a maximum of 20.
STARTS will be as MSA specific karting regulations
U7.5-U7.8.4 inclusive. Penalties may be imposed on
the pole position driver for speed considered to be
too fast or too slow, where reference may be made to a
speed indicator device. Penalties may also be imposed
on the No 2 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. The Safety
Line (U7.5.4) is designated as a white line across the
track. The acceleration line is marked across the
circuit prior to the start line. Formation laps
subsequent to the first one may use a shortened track
distance as directed by marshals.
7c.
RACE STOPS will be as MSA specific karting regulations
U7.9-U7.10.3 inclusive. 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 the start line,
unless the circuit is blocked, and stop.
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. SKRC Championship Regulations 3.1 will apply to all competitors.
9. All drivers will take part in one practice session of three laps, at the
discretion of the Chief Clerk
10. Four number plates are required, one each at front, rear and either side.
11. Vehicles in the pits must not park in the pit spaces indicated by a
number, which are reserved for specific members. The
running of engines for any reason within the circuit
confines, except on the track, the dummy grid prior to
the chequer flag of the preceding meeting by
permission, or by permission of the Chief Scrutineer
for a noise check, is forbidden - failure to follow
these instructions may result in a penalty up to and
including exclusion from the meeting.
12. 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).
12a. Drive by sound level tests will be carried out at the point designated on
the track diagram between Café and Pits corners by
overhead microphone at a height of 3.6 metres plus or
minus 0.1 metres. 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 limits are Cadet 96dBA, Rotax MiniMax &
Junior 100dBA, all Formula TKM classes and Rotax Max
103dBA, KF3 100dB, KF2 104dB, 450cc 4-stroke
gearbox 103dB, 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.
12b. All karts must conform to the MSA and ABkC regulations set out in the
2012 MSA Kart Race Yearbook and where indicated the
2012 MSA Yearbook. All gearbox karts must have a CIK
noise box or of a type approved for that kart by the
ABkC or class regulations. Karts must always comply
with the MSA Kart Race Yearbook ABkC noise technical
regulations Appendix 3, regardless of the type of
silencer.
Additionally the following
classes may be offered under MSA Regulation U1.2 in
certain circumstances for special events and not
counting towards the club championship: - Bambino,
Super Cadet (regulations available from the MSA),
450cc 4-stroke gearbox (regulations available from the
ABkC KTE2012 - tba ) and Formula KGP (KTE-2012-tba) –
regulations available from Kart Racing Promotions Ltd
(www.easykart.co.uk), Formula Rotax DD2 (KTE 2012 –tba)
– regulations on
www.abkc.org.uk or contact JAG Engineering, Unit
6, Mid Sussex Business Park, Folders Lane East,
Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9SE.; Junior Gearbox (KTE
2012 – tba) – regulations available from the ABkC and
WTP Cadet (KTE 2012 –tba) regulations available from
ABkC. Kart Tyro may be offered for World Formula
and/or Formula TKM fitted with the junior class
restrictor. Kart Technical Exemption certificates
for all these are TBA and are subject to MSA approval
with issue of KTE’s.
12c. All karts must be fitted with a TranX160 transponder provided by the
entrant. 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.
12d. Two engines and one chassis may be scrutineered in all classes. 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.
12e. SCRUTINEERING DOCUMENT: All competitors will be given a scrutineering
document for which they have sole responsibility to
complete correctly as per MSA U16.5.1-U16.5.2 and Kart
Race Yearbook Appendix 4B including seal numbers if
used 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)
12f. Only one set of dry tyres and one set of new wet tyres will be allowed
for racing (not including official practice)
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 Scrutineer inspects a
faulty tyre before the kart leaves the track
exit/weighing in area.
12g. Additional incident officials may be allowed on the circuit for junior
races at the discretion of the Clerk of Course,
provided that they have signed on, have attended a
briefing session, and are wearing a SKRC supplied
coloured tabard. Preference will be given to those who
have attended a training session. They must obey
directions from the Clerk of the Course/Chief Marshal
and stand only in a designated incident marshal refuge
where directed until required. Only 4 battery
starters will be allowed on the circuit during the
Junior races, to go where the Clerk of the
Course/Chief Marshal directs.
12h. At the direction of the Chief Scrutineer, standard parts (e.g. ignition)
or tyres (similar or better tread depth) may be
supplied by the organisers and must if requested be
exchanged. These parts/tyres must be returned in good
working order at the end of the meeting, unless the
entrant’s part/tyres have been impounded for testing.
12i. The club reserves the right to require all competitors in any class to
carry sponsors’ decals. The requirement will be made
in final instructions.
12j.By countersigning as parents/guardians/guarantors of minors they agree
that they have no objection to still or moving images
being taken of the driver / volunteer official
undertaking their sporting activities. The Club Child
Protection Officer (CCPO) is Mr. T. Whitehouse.
12k. 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.
12l. At no time may a kart be lifted over a track perimeter fence.
12m. On board video cameras are not permitted except with the specific written
permission of both Chief Scrutineer and Chief Clerk of
the Course.
12n. Only the driver and one mechanic is permitted on the dummy grid, unless
with specific permission of an official of the
meeting.
13. Prizes will be awarded as goods or trophies for each five entries per
class or less at the discretion of the Secretary of
the Meeting. WTP, Comer & Honda Cadet are
considered separate classes for this purpose.
14. Entries open on publication of the SKRC calendar. Entries close on the
Saturday ONE WEEK PRIOR to the meeting. Entries
should be sent to Mrs. S. Game, 16 Graham Rd, Bicester
Oxon OX26 2HP. The entry fee* is £50 Members, TKM
Clubman £65 which includes Saturday pm practice, £75
non members (January, February, March meetings advance
payment is £135 members – except for TKM Clubman),
SuperPrix £75 members (including TKM Clubman), £90
non-members. Entries will be selected by date of
receipt, but entries may be refused if the class
desired is full (see 7a). 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.
(*plus any credit or debit card surcharge of 3%).
Entries and any final instructions will be notified by
email.
14a. Should a meeting be cancelled after signing on but before practice has
started, the entry fee for this meeting will carried
forward to the next meeting. However should a driver
wish to have a refund then an administration fee of
£10 will be deducted from this refund. Pre-paid
discounted Jan/Feb/Mar (Winter 100 Series) entry fee
is non-refundable.
14b. Should a driver cancel his/her entry after the closing date an
administration fee of £10 will be deducted.
15. The stewards of the meeting will be Mike Coombs, Adrian Game, Keith Bisp,
Boyd Barrington, Chris Smith, Tony Bury.
The Clerks of Course will be Steve Chapman, Peter Cox,
Kevin Edwards, Steve Arthur, Roger Allen, Alan Bryant,
Ian Moore, Martin Bean as shown in the programme or
bulletin.
The Competition Secretary will be Sonja Game & the
Eligibility Scrutineer will be Paul Klaassen.
Provisional results will be displayed on the notice board
in race control as soon as possible after the
completion of a race. Rule C5.2.1 – C5.2.3 inclusive
apply.
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.
16. Protests and appeals must be made in accordance with MSA Year Book
Section C and with the appropriate fee.
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.
17.
The scrutineers will be making fuel, fluid and
tyre tests as per Blue Book D.34 and the proposed
D.38.
17a. Any DRIVER suspected of having illegal fuel or tyres after these tests
will be obliged to pay a minimum fee of £500 deposit
for an MSA approved fuel/tyre test and the race
results will be declared provisional.
17b. Following an approved MSA test where the fuel/tyre is found to be 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 U16.9.6-U16.9.7 as per Kart Race Yearbook
App 4 section G.
18. All competitors and their team members are forbidden from entering the
following areas - Shenington Village (except when
using the facilities within the village), lap scoring,
the farm equipment area, the noise test area (other
than the driver), parc ferme (other than the driver
and two mechanics when specified in the Regulations of
the Meeting), the track itself and its surrounds
(unless given permission by the Clerk of Course).
Generators must be switched off between the hours of
2300 and 0700. 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 to the circuit without
permission is prohibited, access for dogs, bikes etc
is prohibited at all times. The use of stakes driven
into the hard standing in the paddock is forbidden.
Stepladders or temporary structures for viewing
adjacent to the track perimeter are forbidden. Tyres
must not be left at the circuit under any
circumstances. The penalty for all of the above is up
to and including exclusion from the meeting. Dogs are
permitted but must be kept inside a vehicle or on a
lead at all times.
*Dates and Permit number will change by race - see notice
board in reception and programme.
Driver details will be held on a Database and will be
subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act
1998.
