Some thoughts on driving with the club champs just around the corner:
Karting is a non-contact sport.
Repeated or deliberate bumping/pushing is
considered dangerous driving…you will be black-flagged.
Do not overtake down the inside of a corner ,
unless you are ahead or level with the outer kart before
turning in to the corner. Otherwise, you will hit the kart ahead side-on as it
turns in…this is not an acceptable method of overtaking…you will be
black-flagged.
The rules for overtaking are not well
understood, so here they are again….
Overtaking
All drivers
must be considerate and respectful when overtaking another racer and being
overtaken by another racer.
A racer will
be considered to be challenging for position when the challenging kart is more
than ˝ way along the side of the lead kart attempting
to be overtaken.
The lead kart
will at all times give due consideration and care to a challenging kart by
giving sufficient room on the track for the challenging kart to remain on the
track without causing the challenging kart to brake heavily to avoid contact.
The racer
challenging for the position shall also give due consideration and care to the
lead kart involved by not deliberately moving to create contact with the lead kart
or by deliberately causing the lead kart to manoeuvre onto a dangerous or
off-track position.
The lead driver
being challenged for position shall not deliberately move to block the
challenging kart or deliberately cut across the front of the challenging kart
resulting in the challenging kart being required to break heavily, deviate from
the racetrack surface or make contact with the lead kart.
Once a passing
manoeuvre has been completed it is the responsibility of the now leading driver
to give due consideration to now passed kart. By allowing sufficient racetrack
surface for the now passed kart to continue to race without being required to
brake heavily, deviate from the racetrack surface or make contact with the now
leading kart.
Drivers must
also refrain from leaving the racetrack surface to attempt or initiate a pass.
Any driver
found guilty of deliberate weaving, blocking, baulking or other deliberate
interaction with another competitor causing an incident or adversely effecting
a race result will be excluded from the race.
It is up to the
duty team on the day to provide a track wide enough (as set out in the rule
book) to allow for safe overtaking and racing.
Please keep
these rules in mind when you are racing, they will help make everyone’s day
more enjoyable.