CHAPTER 18 KARTING Appendix 7- Competitors Regulations including Personal Clothing and Licences
1. General
1.1. This Appendix must be read in conjunction with the general text of this Ch. 18 and the related Appendices. Chapters 1, 2, 6, 9 and 12 are of application.
1.2. Competitors must report for signing-on and scrutineering at the time specified in the Official Documents or risk being fined or Disqualified. Signing on may be managed digitally by the Organisers and then the details must be set out in the Official Documents.
1.3. Presentation to the Scrutineers of a Kart and the Driver’ s personal protection equipment is a Declaration of Conformity with all applicable Regulations. There is no right of Appeal to the National Court in respect of an Eligibility Decision made at the Event or where a Kart or any component of it is sealed at the Event for subsequent examination other than at the Event. See App. 6 to this Chapter.
1.4. No Kart may be driven in any Competition( to include any qualifying, qualifying practice or timed qualifying) until it has been inspected, passed and logged during a scheduled preevent scrutineering session by an ASN Scrutineer appointed for that role at the Event.
1.4.1. Additionally, no Driver may drive in Practice or in a Competition until their Personal Safety Equipment( PSE) has been inspected and passed during a scheduled pre-Event scrutineering session by an ASN Scrutineer appointed for that role at the Event.
1.5. In addition to signing-on the following items must be produced for approval on demand of an Official of the Event:
a. Applicable Licence of the appropriate grade. b. Club Membership Card( if appropriate).
1.6. For all Events except Bambino the Clerk of the Course in consultation with the Stewards will designate the Race as follows:
a. DRY – All Competitors must use dry tyres. b. OPEN – Competitors have the choice of tyres( i. e. wet or dry). c. WET – All Competitors must use wet tyres.
1.7. Wet tyres are defined in App. 8 to this Chapter.
a. At no time may a Kart be fitted with a mixture of wet and dry tyres. b. Tyres shall only be those defined in the Class Regulations. 1.8. Competitors must obey the Signals detailed in App. 5 to this Chapter.
1.9. All Karts that take the start by crossing the start line under their own power will be classified as a finisher on a roll back of laps basis.
1.10. Where the Official Documents so provide a finisher may have to complete a certain designated percentage of a race in order to be classified as a finisher.
1.11. Any Driver leaving the Track more than twice for whatever reason may be Disqualified from the Race.
1.12. Where a Driver consistently drives with a wheel off the Track or leaves the Track this will be a breach of Regulations and the Driver may be penalised at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course.
1.13. Once a Race or Practice session has started Karts may only be worked upon in a place of safety. 1.14. Refuelling during a Race is forbidden unless permitted by the Official Documents.
Motorsport UK National Competition Rules 2026 Edition 1
Chapter 18 Appendix 7- Competitors Regulations including Personal Clothing and Licences
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