Indian Karting Championship: Rule Book
Indian Karting Championship: Rule Book
Indian Karting Championship: Rule Book
RULE BOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS-
SECTION A
SECTION B
SECTION C
3.0 Participation requirement
3.1 Student requirements
3.2 Faculty requirement
3.3 Team Requirements
SECTION E
5.4.2 Underclothing
5.4.3Helmet
5.4.4 Balaclava
5.4.5 Neck Support
5.4.6 Gloves
5.4.7 Shoes
SECTION F
SECTION G
SECTION H
SECTION I
41.0 queries
SECTION J
42. Results
SECTION K
43.0 penalties
SECTION A
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
SECTION B
Organizer authority
Participation Requirements
SECTION D
4.1 Static event- Venue- PCNDTA Mahalaxmi Automotive testing track, Pune.
Design presentation
Design evaluation
Technical Inspection
Calculation report
150
CAE Report
Important content
Design presentation 75
Questionery 25
Design Evaluation 100
Total 350
Dynamic event
Acceleration test 100
Wet Skid pad test 100
Autocross test 150
Maneuverability
200
test
Endurance test 300
Total 1200
SECTION E
Driver Requirement-
Each team must have two drivers. If any team have single driver, they will have
only one attempt of the entire dynamic event except endurance. The single
driver can complete entire endurance test. It is recommended to attend the
driver training program by each team.
5.1 Driver’s Age- Every driver must be 18 years or above on December 1st, 2015.
5.2 Driver’s License- Every driver must have four wheeler driving license and
must present it at registration desk.
5.5 Driver’s Suit- A fire resistant one piece suit, made from a minimum of 1 layer
that covers the body from the neck down to the ankles and the wrists. The suit
must be certified to either one of the following standards and be labeled as such:
SFI 3-2A/5 (or higher) FIA Standard 1986
5.7 Helmet- A well-fitting closed face helmet that meets one of the following
certifications and is labeled as such Snell K2000, K2005, K2010, M2000, M2005,
M2010, SA2000, SA2005, SA2010 - SFI 31.2A, SFI 31.1/2005 - FIA 8860-2004, FIA
8860-2010 Open faced helmets are not allowed. All helmets to be used in the
competition must be presented during Technical Inspection where approved
helmets will be stickered.
5.8 Balaclava- A balaclava which covers the driver’s head, hair and neck, made
from an acceptable fire resistant material as or a full helmet skirt of acceptable
fire resistant material. The balaclava requirement applies to drivers of either
gender, with any hair length.
SECTION F
Vehicle Requirements
16.0 Bodywork-
The bodywork of the front part must be designed such that the vehicle number,
team number, team name, team logo and the Nexus Training Institute logo may be
displayed clearly.
There must be bodywork over rear bumpers, side bumpers and front bumpers and
nose. Teams have freedom to use any type of bodywork.
20.0 Fasteners-
All bolts used in the system must meet metric grade M8.8. No fasteners used should
be less than 8.8 hardness.
Thread lockers spring washers are prohibited. All fasteners used should have min
2 threads showing past the nut.
Locking nuts are mandatory to be used everywhere in the vehicle. Failure to fulfill
this, no team will get “T.I. OK” for the vehicle.
28.0 Engine-
Engine Type - Single Cylinder, Four Stroke Gasoline Engine
Cooling System - Air Cooled Maximum Capacity - 125cc
Type of Transmission - No Restrictions
Teams have full flexibility to tune the engine, to introduce innovations in the
engine but there are few restrictions which a team must not do at all during the
whole event- • Temper the Rated RPM of engine or to increase engine capacity
• Modify the internal of combustion cylinder or piston
• Teams can design their vehicle at any maximum speed however;
justification and considerations for selecting maximum speed should be
presented during design presentation round.
• Positive lock should be provided with the throttle pedal.
The removal of temperature sensors from engine is strictly prohibited.
Teams can fire their engine in the pit only after clearing technical inspection. If any
team before technical inspection fires engine will be heavily penalized.
29.0 Battery mount-
The placement of battery must be far enough from heat generated by engine. It
must be made up of metal and should restrict battery motion in any direction.
The foam or rubber must be inserted between battery base and battery mount. The
battery terminals must be insulated and should not touch any metallic part.
The use of auxiliary batteries is prohibited once a car has moved to the starting
line of any event. Teams can replace battery only in the pits.
34.0 Innovation-
It does not contain have any points but has award only. It is not mandatory to have
innovation. The innovation will be verified during the technical inspection of the
kart. The teams must submit innovation report along with design report
submission.
SECTION G
35.0 Design Presentation round-
This round will be held to judge best design and to evaluate design. There will be
no elimination of teams.
Teams will have to present their design report, analysis, innovation (if applicable)
calculations and presentation in this round. The design evaluation will be
conducted during technical inspection.
Teams are requested to bring hard copies of each report during the presentation.
The maximum number of team members for presentation round is limited to 4
people.
The format for each document will be mailed or announced on website.
The teams will have to keep their engine in idling speed for 3 minutes wherein the
shower will fall on the kart along with driver. This test is just to ensure that you have
well insulated electrical connections and are eligible for wet skid-pad test.
SECTION H
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40.0 Manoeuvrability test-
This test will combine acceleration, deceleration, skid -pad (on dry track) and
autocross test into one single heat.
The time will start as soon as vehicle leaves the starting line of acceleration test and
time will end as soon as vehicle touches finishing line of autocross test.
The vehicle will have to clear all these tests without stopping vehicle.
Teams for this test will be shortlisted on the basis of minimum time required for
acceleration, skid pad and autocross test.
Cones down or out- A penalty of 2 seconds will be added to the time for every cone
that is knocked.
DNF- the vehicle which go out of course or follow incorrect path will be given DOES
NOT FINISH penalty.
Stalling vehicle/external assistance- if vehicle get stalled during the in the
course, it will be given external assistance by second driver of team. The time
required to correct vehicle will be itself penalty. No additional timing penalty
will be assigned.
Missed Slalom- Missing one or more gates of a given slalom will be counted as one
"offcourse" per occurrence. Each occurrence will incur 6 seconds penalty.
Endurance Fuel Fill- Before entering the event each vehicle’s fuel tank must be
filled to the fuel level line at the fuelling station. During fuelling, once filled to
the scribe line, no shaking or tilting of the tank or fuel system (incl. entire
vehicle) is allowed.
Driver Changing Procedure- Elapsed time will begin when Driver A enters the
course and crosses the timing line. Driver A will drive for half of the total laps,
and pull into the driver change area Two (2) minutes are allowed for the team to
change drivers in both prequalifying and final session. Only two minutes will be
assigned for driver changing procedure.
Vehicle Breakdown and Stalls- If a vehicle stalls, or ingests a cone, etc., it will be
allowed to restart and re-enter the course where it went off, but no work may be
performed on the vehicle. If a car stalls and cannot be restarted without external
assistance, the track workers will push the car clear of the track.
Mechanical Problem- No additional penalty other than the time lost to ensure that
the car is safe to continue.
Inexperienced Driver- The race controller disqualify a driver if the driver is too
slow, too aggressive, or driving in a manner that, in the sole opinion of the event,
officials, demonstrates an inability to properly control their car resulting in a
DNF.
Flags
The flags are the instructions expelled by organizer during the dynamic event and
each driver must obey flags.
BLACK FLAG-Pull into the penalty box for discussion with the race controller or
other official concerning an incident. A time penalty may be assessed for such
incident.
CHECKER FLAG - Your session has been completed. Exit the course at the first
opportunity.
GREEN FLAG - Your session has started, enter the course under direction of the
starter.
(NOTE: If you stall the vehicle, please restart and await another green flag as the
opening in traffic may have closed.)
SECTION I
41.0 Queries
The questions should be mailed to organizers on following mail id. The questions
which are not answered in the rulebook will be only answered within 24 hours.
If team want to clear query immediately, they can contact on following numbers.
Contact no-
42.0 Results
The results of each dynamic and static event will be displayed on LCD screen at
event site in a moment after clearing test.
The decisions by organizers regarding the result will be final and teams must
comply with it.
No any team possess any right to object on the decisions of organizer regarding
result.
We appreciate and respect each participant’s hard work and effort to enter the
event.
SECTION K
43.0 Penalties
43.3 violation to flags- if any driver do not obey flags, the team will be penalized
for 50 points.
43.4 Vehicle movement- teams are restricted to use the power of engine other
than dynamic events. If any team uses power of engine for movement, they will
get penalty of 100 points without any prior warning.