1st Mega Endurance 2005 - regulations
The main regulations are defined separately.
1. ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Mr. Fazlur Rahman
Mr. Steward Hon Wai Loke
Mr. Julian Ng
Mr. Shahrul Azlan Ariffin
Mr. Ng Wei Li
2. TITLE OF EVENT AND DATE
MyKart Mega Endurance 2005
8th January 2005
3. STATUS
Closed â€" by invitation only.
4. ELIGIBLE COMPETITORS
Each entry will comprise 4 drivers each with a minimum age of 16 or above as at 1 January 2005. The Organising Committee reserves the right to reject any entry. There is no appeal against their decision.
5. ELIGIBLE KARTS
Only 80cc 2-stroke karts provided by City Karting Enterprise are eligible. All karts must have the same engine and carburetor specifications.
6. VENUE
Shah Alam Stadium Kart Circuit â€" clockwise direction.
7. EVENT PROGRAMME - SATURDAY, 8th JANUARY 2005
0800 hrs â€" 0845 hrs Registration, Weighing and Kart Balloting
0845 hrs â€" 0915 hrs Briefing
0915 hrs â€" 0930 hrs Free practice
1000 hrs â€" 1200 hrs MyME Race Start (120 minutes)
1230 hrs Prize Giving
8. ENTRIES
8.1 Entries open forthwith and close on 11th December 2004. Acceptance of entry is at the sole discretion of the Organising Committee who have the right to reject entries without giving reasons.
8.2 It is a condition of entry that competitors have no right to any claims against the Organising Committee, City Karting Enterprise, Sponsors and any one carrying out their duties.
8.3 Maximum number of entries accepted will be at the sole discretion of the Organising Committee. The Organising Committee reserves the right to refuse an entry.
8.4 Maximum number of starters is 12.
8.5 Entry Fees: Per Entry: RM400
Payment must be made by cash. Cheque may be accepted at the discretion of the Organising Committees. Any entry if found to have been presented with dishonoured cheque, will be deemed to not have entered the race. The decision of the Organising Committees on this matter is final.
If the race is stopped due to rain occuring after 50% of 2 hour race is run, the race is deemed to have been run & the final positions based on the number of laps completed. A separate event with the remaining time allocation may be held, subject to the decision of the Organising Committee, City Karting Enterprise & the participating drivers' majority consensus. If the race is stopped due to rain occuring at less than 50% of 2 hour race is run, a restart shall be made & the race run for the remaining race time. The time for this restart shall be decided by the Organising Committee & City Karting Enterprise.
The decision to stop the race due to the rain, shall be at the sole discretions of the Organising Committee ( in consultation with City Karting Enterprise)
If rain occurs before the start of the race, a driver's briefing will be held & the decision for the continuation or deferment of the race announced. Due to safety requirements, the race could be postponed to a later date. All participanting drivers MUST be at this drivers' briefing.
9. OFFICIALS
Joint Clerks of the Course : Mr. Fazlur Rahman, Mr. Shahrul Azlan Ariffin and Mr Julian Ng
Chief Course Marshal : To be nominated by City Karting Enterpirse
Chief Recovery : To be nominated by City Karting Enterpirse
Chief Timekeeper : To be nominated by City Karting Enterpirse
Chief Grid : To be nominated by City Karting Enterpirse
Chief Pit : To be nominated by City Karting Enterpirse
10. STARTING PROCEDURE â€" MyME 2005
Karts will be lined up to form a single line grid on the right hand side of the start/finish straight and the drivers will be lined up on the opposite side of the track. Upon the “START†signal being given, the drivers will run across the track to their respective karts. Karts will be lined up in accordance with the aggregated weight of the team in descending order (heaviest team on pole and so forth).
11. DRIVING TIME & REFUELING
11.1 Maximum cumulative driving time of each driver is 35 minutes.
11.2 Minimum cumulative driving time of each driver is 25 minutes.
11.3 Each team must enter the pit lane during the compulsory pit windows which are at the following times :
1025 hrs â€" 1035 hrs (or 25 minutes from race start) Compulsory Pit Window 1
1055 hrs â€" 1105 hrs (or 55 minutes from race start) Compulsory Pit Window 2
1125 hrs â€" 1135 hrs (or 85 minutes from race start) Compulsory Pit Window 3
11.4 Each team must refuel AT LEAST ONCE over the 120 minutes.
11.5 Any breach of the above rules will merit disqualification of the team from the results.
11.6 Each team must report on driver changes to the pit observer in writing.
12. MINIMUM WEIGHT
The minimum weight of all the team drivers (in full race trims) aggregated is 250kg. A penalty of 1 lap for each kilogram under the minimum weight will be imposed. All drivers must be weighed before 8:45am failing which a penalty of 1 lap will be imposed on the team for each driver that is late for weighing.
13. PITLANE SAFETY, PIT STOPS, RE-FUELLING AND REPAIRS
13.1 The outer lane is to be kept unobstructed to allow safe passage of karts at all times. Stopping in this lane is prohibited upon pain of a 1 lap penalty. The onus shall be on all DRIVERS to take all due care.
13.2 During refueling it is compulsory to stop the engine until refueling is completed and the fuel tank cap has been securely fastened. For safety reasons, only personnel from City Karting Enterprise may refuel the karts.
13.3 During a pit stop where only a change of driver is required, the engine can remain running so long as the kart is being held by another team driver.
13.4 During a pit stop, only City Karting Enterprise personnel may work on the car, except for lifting of karts and chain lubrication, which may be done by any of the team drivers.
13.5 Official fuel will be provided by City Karting Enterprise. No other fuel or additives are permitted.
13.6 If a kart is stranded on track, the driver must alight from the kart and raise his hand to signal for assistance. He may elect to push the kart back to the pitlane without outside help, IN THE DIRECTION OF RACING and outside the racing line. The penalty for any kart traveling in the counter flow direction will be DISQUALIFICATION.
13.7 If a kart cannot continue the race, the team may elect to change to a spare kart (subject to availability) with a penalty of 1 lap. Notification of any change in karts must be informed to the timekeeper by the team drivers IMMEDIATELY when this change has taken place. The replacement kart must also have a transponder which is in operating condition for lap timing purposes. The results of the team shall be the accumulative number of laps for the karts used by the team.
14. SAFETY CAR
14.1 In the event of incidences 1 safety car will enter the track from the pit exit.
14.2 All drivers must maintain their position. No overtaking is allowed unless instructed by the observer in the safety car.
14.3 Anyone found to have overtaken any competitor in front will receive a penalty of 1 lap.
14.4 When the track is cleared, the safety car will return to the pit and racing and overtaking will resume AFTER crossing the start/finish line. The lead car is to maintain the pace up to this point.
15. FINISH
15.1 To be declared as a finisher, a driver must take the chequered flag under the kart’s own power, and have covered 75% or more of the total laps covered by the winner. The result order will be based on the number of laps completed by the respective teams as follow:-
Highest number of laps - 1st
2nd highest number of laps - 2nd
3rd highest number of laps - 3rd
and so forth
15.2 In the event that 2 or more teams complete the same number of laps, their order will be in accordance with overall time taken to achieve this.
16. ORGANISING COMMITTEE’S RIGHTS
16.1 The Organising Committees may abandon, cancel or postpone the competition due to not receiving more than 10 entries or unforeseen circumstances including Acts of God.
16.2 Distribute the awards based on intermediate results at their discretion if through bona fide unforeseen circumstances, the competition is stopped before its completion.
16.3 Refuse an entry without giving any reason.
16.4 Deliberate on any issues not stated in these regulations and their decision shall be final.
16.5 The Clerk of the Course of this meeting has the right to stop the race immediately due to any unavoidable circumstances as the case may be.
17. SMOKING & CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL
Smoking and the consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited in the pit or the track areas, ESPECIALLY in the vicinity of the refueling area. Teams may be disqualified or penalized upto 10 laps for violating this rule.
