No person shall be
allowed in pit area without a pit pass. Pit pass are $10.00 for adults, 5
and under $5.00 for family or pit crew.
All drivers must register
before entering race track to race or practice.
Takes two (2) racers to
make a class. If there are not enough racers to make a separate class,
the class may be combined with one of similar performance.
All karts must scale at
end of the race and meet minimum weight for class. Failure to make weight
will be reported to scorers immediately and the driver will not receive
points for that heat. All engines to be shut off at the scales. DO NOT
DRIVE ON TO SCALE. Please push karts on to scale.
Open tire rules for all
class. See class structure for tire size.
Safety equipment for
driver as per WKA
Parts such as nose cone,
side pod, and so forth may not fall off kart at any time. Driver will be
black flagged and scored as such for that heat/race.
Numbers MUST be legible
on all 4 sides.
Karts must pass tech
inspection by the pit steward before entering the racing surface. It is
the responsibility of the driver to have the kart teched. Tech area will
be at the scale.
Karts will have 90
seconds after signaled to leave the grid to enter the race. No re-starts
once the kart enters the race surface.
Start is controlled by
the flagman.
Pole setter sets a slow
pace for controlled start. Accelerates only within start area. Any kart
jumping the start after two attempted starts will go to the rear.
No class will have more
than 12 karts unless special permission of race promoter.
Any kart roll over must
sit out that race and must pass tech inspection, along with the driver,
before the next heat/race.
There will be no free
re-starts.
Use of yellow flags by
corners workers are for caution only. Racers are to hold their line and
position for that area only. If the track is blocked, a full course
yellow will be displayed by flagman and the race will be re-started.
Person responsible for bringing out the full yellow flag will go to the
rear. Restart line up will go back to the last completed lap.
When a red flag is
displayed, all racers are to stop and shut off their karts as soon as
possible.
The judgment of the
flagman and track personnel will be FINAL!
No bicycles, motorcycles,
mini-bikes, skate boards, scooters, etc. are allowed on the grid or
spectator areas.
NO USE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES allowed in pits during races.
Suspension will be number
of races, not weeks. If the race is rained out the week of the suspension
that week will not count as the suspension race.
Points – Each driver will
be allowed to “drop” two of their lowest point weeks. If a week, or two,
of racing is missed, those two weeks will be counted as the lowest point
weeks. A DQ can not be used as a drop.
Rain policy. Races will
be raced as schedule if it rains or the track is in a wet condition. Races
will only be canceled if it is a down pour, or lighting is in the area.
Races will not be called off until noon on race day. No rain outs will be
made up.
You must race in 60% of
the weekly races to be eligible for year end awards.
Weights need to have a
safety clip or must have double nuts on bolts. Weights must also be
painted white.
Protest Rule: TNT will
have an engine protest rule for all classes. Protest must be in writing
along with $50.00 and turned in to the tech area within15 mins after the
feature race for that class. $25 goes to the tech official and $25 to the
driver being teched if the motor is found to be legal. If motor is found
to be illegal the driver is disqualified for that race. Driver forfits
win, points, and money for that event. The driver paying for the protest
will get $25 back if motor is found to be illegal. If the disqualified
driver feels his motor was not checked correctly, motor can be impounded
by the track and taking to Stan Long to retech. Stan will have the final
call on this protest should this scenario arise.
Technical inspections
will include: at a minimum, the 1st place kart; at a maximum,
the top 1/3 of the field. Items to be inspected will be chosen on a random
basis and will reference directly to the respective governing rules (WKA,
TaGUSA, AKRA, IKF, etc.). As in a protest scenario, any technical
inspection in question can be impounded for further evaluation by Stan
Long for retech.
Scoring. All races will
be scored by hand. Any calls on the track that want to be questioned by
the driver or the kart owner must be addressed to the track officials or
flagman, not the scoring official. Scoring official can’t reverse any
calls made by the flagman or track officials. Any driver or crew member
who chooses to argue with the scoring official at any time will be
disqualified for that event. Driver you are responsible for your crew
members.
Driver meeting will be
held after all practice is completed. All drivers must attend.
Practice, each class will
have a 10 min practice session. No mixing of class for practice unless
instructed by track officials. Each class will have equal practice time.
Practice will end 15 mins before heat races start.
Drivers will draw for
starting position for the first heat, 2nd heat line up will be
inverted. Feature line up on points earned in both heat races. Driver with
most points starts on pole