ARTICLE III TRACK RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 1: All approved participants will be admitted through the sign in booth, proper ID required, all fees and waivers must be completed to race. Pit areas will be kept and left orderly and clean.
Section 1a: Each pit stall shall have at least one ABC type fire extinguisher in good condition. The fire extinguisher shall be kept visible and accessible at all times.
Section 2: After being admitted to the pit area, the kart crews will place their karts in assigned areas. Ample space will be provided so that karts can be moved in and out with ease.
Section 2a: All persons admitted to an event must stay within the designated area. Anyone leaving the designated area will be subject to disciplinary actions.
Section 3: Kart engines may be started at 10:00 AM and must be turned off by 10:25 AM. Kart engines may not be restarted until the completion of the drivers meeting. Start and stop times for special events will be posted at sign in and the line up board on the day of the special event.
Section 4: Entry fees will be paid at the time of sign in. Board members shall pay no entry fee.
Section 5: Only persons with a pit pass shall be allowed in the pits or racing on the track. Per insurance regulations, no one under 18 years of age will be allowed on the hot grid during racing unless he is a participant in that race. No one under the age of eight will be allowed on the hot grid unless he is signed in as a driver, but will be allowed at the outer pit area only with adult supervision.
Section 5A: The area between the track exit and scale area is accessible only to authorized personnel. Authorized personnel include track officials, board members and medical personnel. Additionally, one parent/guardian of all Jr. Champ and Kid Kart drivers will be allowed access to this area. This parent/guardian must immediately leave area once the kart is weighed.
Section 6: No smoking will be allowed within the track or hot grid areas during a scheduled event. A racing event is concluded at the completion of the last race of the day. Monthly meetings are defined as a scheduled event. No alcohol or illegal drugs are permitted at any club meeting or in the race track area.
Section 7: All kart owners will act in a professional manner at the track and will see that their crews do likewise. It is also that person’s responsibility to supervise any children or other family members while on track property. Shirts and shoes required.
Section 8: An information board will be erected in the pit area and shall have the lineups for each race posted not less than 10 minute before race time.
Section 9: All racing will begin at the predetermined time and day. Sign-in time will start 2 ½ hours prior to the event and will close ½ hour prior to the driver’s meeting. All late entries will be reviewed by the Board of Directors. All late entrants will start at the rear of the field for both heats. Habitual late entrants will be subject to penalties including suspension for the day. Warm-ups will start following the Drivers Meeting (up to 10 laps for warm-ups), and shall end at least 10 minutes prior to the first event. Track drying will be accomplished by the discretion of the Board, and will not count as warm-ups.
Section 9a: The racing format and all times may be amended at the discretion of the Board of Directors, if deemed necessary.
Section 10: Once the first heat has started, there will be no class switching or new drivers added to a class.
Section 11: No kart and/or driver shall be allowed on the track unless approved by an official.
Section 12: If any kart cannot be lined up, the starter/race director can put it in the back of the field.
Section 13: The green flag shall start all races and signifies that the track is clear. The race shall be considered started when the green flag is dropped. The race must be finished in the kart started with.
Section 14: The blue flag with the diagonal yellow stripe is a passing flag, which shall be given to karts that are being lapped. When a kart receives the passing flag the driver shall exit corner and stay low on the inside line as directed by the track official and remain there until the lapping kart or karts have passed.
Section 15: The yellow flag means caution. After dropping the yellow flag, all karts shall thereafter slow down and line up according to racing gained position behind the leader who will hold his/her hand up. There will be no passing. When a yellow flag is shown during a race all karts will continue around track until instructed by flagger to stop at the start finish line. At this time the karts will be directed past the starter one at a time in proper lineup order. The karts will then be stopped by the next on track worker to keep karts in order. When all karts have been lined up correctly the karts will then continue rolling yellow laps until the starter gives the green flag.
On a restart, the red and yellow flags, shown together, mean the karts should line up in their original positions. If after two starts are tried and the front two karts cannot come down to the starting line together, the starter will put 1 and/or 2 to the rear of the field. If a kart is a lap down, it stays a lap down. Yellow flag laps shall not be counted as scoring. Any lapped kart on the restart goes to the rear. The race will be restarted as scored on the previously completed lap. When the caution flag is thrown on the last lap of a race it will be considered yellow/checkered ending the race, and if the checkered flag has been displayed, those karts that have passed the start/finish line shall be scored as they finished.
Section 16: The red flag means danger and all karts must stop immediately and turn off their engines. It may be used if, in the opinion of the flagman/race director, the track is unsafe to continue the race. In the event a race is called complete after a red flag is dropped, all karts not involved in the accident shall be scored as finishing in the last position that they crossed the line in the previously completed lap. In the event of a red flag the kart driver causing the red flag cannot continue the race without the consent of the EMT and/or track officials.
Section 17: The black flag means get off the track and must be obeyed immediately. The track official may use this not only for rule infractions but for some mechanical trouble which the driver may not be able to see but might make the kart dangerous. In such an event the driver shall raise his hand, avoid interference with the other karts and exit to the designated area in the infield within one lap. Any calls for unnecessary pushing, bumping or rough driving shall be made at the final decision of the track officials. If the black flag is not obeyed, further disciplinary actions will be assessed by the board.
Section 18: The white flag means you are entering the last lap.
Section 19: The checkered flag means the finish of the race. For scoring purposes, all karts will hold their positions for one additional lap before entering the pit area. In the event an error occurs, the final position shall be determined by the scorer’s record.
Section 20: When lights are on they are to be considered official and observed the same as the flags.
Section 21a: All restarts will be double file until the heat or feature is half way completed. Single file restarts will be begin starting on lap 6 with heats, lap 11 in Jr. features and lap 13 in the Sr. features. If longer special events are scheduled single file restarts will begin on the first lap after completion of 50% of the scheduled laps.
Section 21b: Any driver who takes a green flag gets at least last place points progressively, i.e.; first driver out gets last points, 2nd driver out gets 2nd to last points, etc. These points are awarded only if the kart weighs in after that race. This rule does not apply to karts disqualified for driver misconduct. Any driver leaving the track due to EMT direction will be awarded finishing position points regardless of weighing in.
Section 22: If 50% of the race has been run under the green flag, when the red flag is dropped, the flagman has the authority to call the event complete.
Section 23: If a driver crosses the infield from straight away to straight away, that driver shall lose a lap.
Section 24: In the event of an accident on the track only the first aid crew, firemen, corner men and club officials shall render assistance. Violation may result in suspension as may be decided by the officials. A family member needs to be escorted on the track by a track official or board member. Violation of this rule may result in disciplinary action up to and including suspension.
Section 25: If a race is stopped (Red Flag) all karts must remain on the track and motors must be shut off. When the track is cleared, the scorer will line up the karts and the flagman will resume the race at the direction of the race director. Only under Red Flag can a competitor’s crew member, at the direction of a track official, enter the infield with a starter to restart a kart. No other tools are allowed. If any maintenance is done to any kart during a red flag situation, that kart will start at the rear of the field. Any kart leaving the track area past the scales will be disqualified for the remainder of the race. Club officials in an emergency may direct karts to any area to aid in the continuation of the race program.
Section 26: All maintenance and/or repairs performed on any kart, during the yellow flag only, shall take place only on the infield and will re-start at the rear of the field. No kart shall be refueled while the engine is running or with the driver in the kart.
Section 27: Any kart which spins out alone causing a yellow flag will restart at the rear of the pack. Anyone involved in an accident that causes a yellow or red goes to the rear. “Involved” to be interpreted by track officials. At the discretion of the flagman or race director, any kart spinning out intentionally will be moved to the rear of the field and will be penalized a lap.
Section 28: Racing will not start unless all safety requirements are met.
Section 28a: Inspection Marking. The method of engine and/or tire marking is at the discretion of the official in charge. Any mean undertaken by a competitor to duplicate, counterfeit or otherwise avoid normal component marking procedures is cause for immediate disqualification and possible suspension of membership privileges. Competitor is responsible for his/her equipment to be marked before qualifying for first qualifying heat. (painted, or sealed or marked).
Section 29: All drivers will receive a flag and safety lecture until the flagman is sure he is understood by each participant.
Section 30: Protective clothing requirements: Helmets must comply with WKA rules 115.1 and 115.2. Shoes must be closed toe with ankle coverage. Final approval to be determined by the safety committee. Unaltered full fingered gloves and helmet support (115.3) are mandatory. Nothing should be worn that is ripped or worn in such a way to expose parts of the flesh. In addition, cage kart drivers are required to wear arm restraints and a full fire resistant driving suit rated SFI 3.2 A1 or better. Chest protectors meeting SFI Specification 20.1 are mandatory for all drivers in flat kart classes where the maximum age is 12 or lower. Champ kart belts/harnesses must be new or re-certified every two years as per WKA regulation 485.1.
Section 31: No parts, tools, participants or crew may enter the racing area once the track entrance is closed unless permitted for red flag start with the exception of below listed starters. Track entrance chain will be closed after the last kart passed the pit entrance on the clinched green flag. Any kart entering late will be placed to the rear regardless of board lineup. One starter for each type of motor running on the track must be available at all times. If a kart needs to be restarted during a caution period and that starter is not inside the track area, one will be allowed to be brought over the fence and onto the track. Please Note: this is for starters only and no other tools will be allowed to be brought onto the track in this manner.