USSC Eastern Rules and Regulations

[David Cole]

2005 U.S. SUPERKART EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP PRO-SERIES
RULES AND REGULATIONS


1. Classes: Intercontinental 250 ICE and Formula 250 E.

2. Legal Engines for 250 FE: Twin cylinder 2-cycle engines w/ a maximum of 250cc, water or air cooled. Twin cylinder 4-stroke engines w/ a maximum of 500cc, water or air cooled. Parts must be readily available to all competitors. Approved examples are Honda RS250, Yamaha TZ 250, Rotax 256, and BRC 250. Intent is to have similar performance between brands. If a new type of engine is deemed to be “too” competitive, weight may be added to even the playing field- to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis throughout the season.

3. Legal Engines for 250 ICE: Production based 250cc (max), single cylinder, 2-cycle engines, water or air cooled. Production based 500cc (max), single cylinder, 4-cycle engines, water or air cooled. Parts must be readily available to all competitors. Approved examples are Rotax 257, Honda CR 250, Honda CRF 450, Yamaha YZ 250, and Yamaha YZF 450. Intent is to have similar performance between brands. If a new type of engine is deemed to be “too” competitive, weight may be added to even the playing field- to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis throughout the season

4. Induction (FE and ICE): Engine induction may be by carburetor or fuel injection only. Inlet size not controlled. No turbo/super charging or nitrous oxide systems allowed.

5. Cylinders: (FE and ICE: 2-Cycle): Cylinder manufacturer is open, modifications are open, however the swept volume for the motor may not exceed 250cc per cylinder, or a maximum of 125cc per cylinder for twin cylinder F/E class engines.

6. Cylinders: (FE and ICE: 4-Cycle): Cylinder manufacturer is open, modifications are open, however the swept volume for the motor may not exceed 500cc per cylinder, or a maximum of 250cc per cylinder for twin cylinder F/E class engines.

7. Cylinder Heads: Open all classes.

8. Ignition: Open all classes.

9. Transmission: Open all classes.

10. Exhaust: Silencer may extend a maximum of 5” beyond rear bumper. Sound levels must not exceed maximums set by local jurisdictions and or track operators.

11. Fuel: Gas and oil only. Legal fuels are:

· Track Fuel
· VP C11
· VP C12
· VP MR8
· VP Motorsport 109 (unleaded)

Fuels will be sampled from the carburetor and sent to a lab to determine legality. Any competitor found running illegal fuel will be banned from the series for 1-year.

12. Chassis Construction: Traditional welded steel tube construction only. Minimum tube diameter is 25mm (1.181”) and minimum wall thickness to be 2mm (.0787”).

13. Weight: Standard weight for FE is 485 lbs and ICE is 465 lbs.

14. Wheel base: 50” maximum, 43” minimum (no 125 sprint chassis allowed)

15. Width: 55” maximum

16. Height: 30” maximum

17. Length: 96” maximum, including all bodywork.

18. Rear axle: Open

19. Brakes: Brake systems in all classes must provide four-wheel braking and include two independent master cylinders to control front and rear brakes. No running carbon rotors (unproven part = safety issue).

20. Suspension: No types of suspension or shock absorber systems are allowed.

21. Wheels: 6” diameter maximum. (3) Outer beadlocks are required on each rear wheel. Inner beadlocks are recommended on rear wheels.

22. Required Safety Wiring: Where exposed to excessive heat, brake component fasteners must be metal interference type lock nuts or fasteners must be safety wired. No nyloc type fasteners may be used in high heat applications. Brake rod “quick clips” must be safety wired or zip-tied. The fastener at the lower end of the steering shaft must be safety wired. All ballast weights must be retained with bolt hardware sufficient for the weight load, must be painted white and must have kart number written on it. Fasteners must be safety wired, cotter keyed, or double nutted.

23. Hub Retention: Nuts on the front stub axles must be retained with safety wire, cotter keys, or snap rings.

24. Cooling System: Coolant must not contain any oil based or ethyl glycol based additives. Water Wetter is allowed. Catch cans are required.

25. Bodywork: Bodywork is to consist of a front nose, driver bubble, left/right side pod and rear wing. No tattered karts allowed. Note- 125 shifter, CIK style bodywork w/ a wing does not constitute legal bodywork.

26. Nose: Minimum width: 38”, Maximum width: 50”, Minimum height: 10”.

27. Side Pods: Two required. Minimum height: 10”, Minimum width: 8”, Minimum length: 24”.

28. Driver Bubble: Minimum width: 14”.

29. Rear Wing: Minimum width: 42”, Maximum width: 48”.

30. Floor Pans: Floor pans are open, however no aerodynamic sealing devices may extend below the frame rails from the front edge of the front tires to the rear of the vehicle.

31. Pre-Race Tech: All vehicles must pass a pre event technical inspection prior to entering the racing surface.

32. Radios: Two-way communication systems are allowed.

33. Numbers: Required on front, rear, and sides. Must be legible for scoring purposes. Yellow backgrounds for FE, white backgrounds for ICE.

34. National Number: The winners of the U.S. Superkart Championship are allowed to run the “US” plate the following year.

35. Events: The Eastern Series will be 4 races. Championship points will only count the best 3 of the first 4 races, in order that one of the races may be dropped. The National Championship will combine the Western and Eastern Series at Road Atlanta in November 2005.

36. Competition Format: Qualifying will typically be held on the Friday of the event to set the grid for Race #1 on Saturday. If qualifying cannot be held, a pea-pick will set the grid. Race #1 will be a 30-minute race and will be a points race. The finish order of Race #1 will set the grid for Race #2. Race #2 will be a 30-minute race and will be a points race.

37. 125% Rule: Any kart that cannot maintain a speed within 125% of the leader of entered class may be subject to a black flag for safety reasons. This will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.

38. Starts: Two by two rolling starts after a minimum of one rolling lap. The ICE field will start behind the FE field.

39. Post Race Tech: At a minimum, tech shall consist of scaling the kart, driver, and equipment immediately after the race event. No fuel or weight may be added prior to scaling after qualifying or racing. Further mechanical compliance checks are at the discretion of the Race Steward and or Race Director.

40. Championship Points: In order to compete for the U.S. Superkart Championship, it is required to join the Eastern Series championship for $300.00. The membership will entitle you to run for every event prize monies and Eastern Series Championship prize money. You may enter any race without joining the series, but will pay an extra $50.00 entry fee (extra $$ goes to event prize money fund) and cannot compete for the Eastern Championship prize money. You will be able to compete for that event prize money though. Event points will only be given to Series competitors, i.e. if a non-series competitor wins an event and a series member finishes second, the series member would be given first place points.

41. National Championship: Only competitors that paid the $300.00 Eastern Series Membership fee events may be eligible to compete for the National Championship, to be held at Road Atlanta. Competitors will be required to run sponsor decals on kart.

42. Event Points:

Race #1
Position--Points

1st---15
2nd---12
3rd---10
4th---8
5th---6
6th---5
7th---4
8th---3
9th---2
10th---1

Race #2
Position—Points

1st---30
2nd---24
3rd---20
4th---16
5th---12
6th---10
7th---8
8th---6
9th---4
10th---2

Pole Position: 2 additional points will be awarded to the driver who starts on pole position for the first race of each meeting.

Fastest Lap: 2 additional points will be awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap in each race. If two or more drivers achieve the same fastest lap time, each will be awarded 2 points.

Race Leader: 2 additional points will be awarded to each driver who is classified as the race leader (on crossing the start/finish line during the course of the race) during each race. A driver can only earn these points once, irrespective of how many times he has led that race.


43. Prize money: (this payout is a minimum. If more sponsorship and entry money is earned, prize money amounts will raise!)


Eastern Championship Prize Money-

250 FE:

1st place---$2,000
2nd place---$1,250
3rd place---$850
4th place---$500
5th place---$300

250 ICE:

1st place---$1,500
2nd place---$850
3rd place---$550
4th place---$300
5th place---$175

Event Prize Money-

250 FE:

1st place---$300
2nd place---$200
3rd place---$100

250 ICE:

1st place---$250
2nd place---$150
3rd place---$75
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David Cole
News Desk Manager
eKartingNews.com
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