their licence for 5 years or more will be required to pass the ARKS written examination.
3.2. A Competitor who held a Kart Interclub licence during the preceding three years may renew it for the current calendar year
3.3. A Competitor who has ever held a Kart National or National‘ A’ licence may renew it for the same or lower grade during the current calendar year.
3.4. A Competitor who has ever held a Kart International licence may renew it for the same or lower grade of licence during the current calendar year.
4. Kart – How to Upgrade a Licence
4.1. Please note that Kart Endurance, Kart Clubman( with the exception of upgrade Kart Interclub to Kart National) or Bambino Kart signatures are NOT acceptable for upgrading any Kart Licence.
Kart Interclub Kart Interclub( Valid Bambino Only) to Kart Interclub
4.2. A Competitor who holds an Interclub( Bambino Race) licence may exchange it for a Kart Interclub licence( if qualified to enter Cadet Classes). They will be a novice until having satisfactorily completed five races.
Kart Interclub to Kart National
4.3. A Competitor who is qualified to hold a Kart Interclub licence may upgrade it to a Kart National licence either at renewal or during the year as follows: Obtain the ASN Steward’ s signature on the Upgrade Card at ten Clubman( prior to 31.12.2019) or Interclub Kart Races. One of these signatures may have been obtained at NatSKA or Kart Clubman Events held under an ASN Permit. A maximum of six signatures may have been obtained at Super K-X Events. Completion of the ARKS Course will constitute one of the ten signatures. Signatures must have been obtained at a minimum of three different venues; a maximum of one Super K-X venue will be counted for upgrading purposes. For Competitors in Race Venue Events only two different venues are required so long as the application is supported by a Race Venue Karting Organising Club. For upgrades containing both Short Circuit and Race Venue Karting signatures the minimum of three different venues is required. A Competitor may only obtain one signature per Event.
Kart National to Kart International‘ ITG’,‘ ITF’ or‘ ITE’
4.4. A Competitor who is qualified to hold a National Kart licence may upgrade it to an International‘ ITG’,‘ ITF’ or‘ ITE’ licence either at renewal or during the year having completed at least five Competitions as follows:
4.5. An International‘ ITG’ licence can be issued to Drivers between 11( reaching their 11th birthday before 1st January of the year of participation) and 14( reaching their 14th birthday during the calendar year) when the Licence is issued( the drivers weight( including Driver’ s equipment) must be a minimum of 35kg at all times during Competition).
4.6. An International‘ ITF’ licence can be issued to Drivers between 13( reaching their 13th birthday before 1st January of the year of participation) and 15( reaching their 15th birthday during the calendar year) when the Licence is issued( the drivers weight( including Driver’ s equipment) must be a minimum of 40kg at all times during Competition).
4.7. An International‘ ITE’ licence can be issued to drivers aged 14( reaching their 14th birthday before 1 January of the year of participation).
Application must be made in accordance with the 2024 FIA Karting Regulations.
4.8. First time applicants for an International licence must have undertaken the FIA e-learning safety training.
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