TKM Series Round 4 Fulbeck - Oliver Bourton exclusion from the meeting: Junior 4-stroke driver Oliver Bourton has been excluded from the Fulbeck meeting and will also forfeit a total of points equal to two wins, i.e. 170 points. The penalty imposed is C(d)39A(a), (b) and because of the nature of the deliberate modifications to his engine (c) is also invoked. The engine seal had been removed, modifications made, then replaced. The revised results remain provisional until a 7 day period (when an appeal may be made) has elapsed (to 14 July) then will be re-issued along with revised points tables. The findings of the Technical Commissioner have been reported to the MSA under C(d)34. Tal-Ko's Alan Turney has praised the vigilance of the scrutineers in spotting the tampered seal.
Please note that Vega tyres for the Rotax classes were subject to an 8%
price increase from 12th May. All tyres
delivered to S1 meetings after that date are subject to the new rate, and if
necessary the difference in payment must be made to JKH.
Rotax Max SL6 slicks now £95
Rotax Junior and MiniMax SL8 slicks now £95
Rotax wets Vega W2 now £111
All prices ex-vat, surcharge may be applicable for credit card sales.
Download the latest Rotax Tyre Order form
on the Forms page.
The Super One Series supports the MSA Go Motorsport and Lets Go Karting projects.
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Comer Cadet Carburettor: ZipKart with agreement from the MSA have issued this Guidance Note on the use of the Tryton carburettors, including the amendment to regulations to use a modified block and two types of needle and seat. Please check the Zipkart website for any later updates. The MSA issued an amended fiche for the engine / carburettor on 16 July to allow the use of new easier to adjust jet adjustmenet needles, which is on the www.msauk.org website and here. The MSA Statement is:
UPDATED COMER W60 HOMOLOGATION FICHE
“The Comer Cadet W60 Homologation Fiche has been updated due to a
modification permitting alternative high and low speed jet adjustment needle
screws to ease adjustment of the carburettor which are now permitted to be
used on the Tryton ZC001 carburettor. The new jet adjustment needle screws
can be exchanged for a pair of the original screws from Zip Kart. This
exchange will be available to all owners of Tryton ZC001 carburettors until
the 17th October 2008. A copy of the homologation form complete with
updates is publicly available on the MSA website for information purposes
only. If you require a copy on MSA security paper you will need to place an
order with the MSA sales department.”
The MSA have issued a statement regarding the future of the Tryton carb which is on their website. The ABkC does not consider all kart meetings are club meetings, refer to Kart Race Yearbook Appendix 4 B.18 (Page 61) which applies to all ABkC clubs and championships.
Chris Brown has won his appeal: KF2 driver Chris Brown has had his appeal against exclusion from the second final at Three Sisters upheld, and has been re-instated into the results.
Matthew Parry
Exclusion Clay Pigeon Rotax Round 1:
Mattthew Parry has lost his appeal against exclusion from the meeting and
the results are now declared final.
TKM Series: Will now be counted over the four
best scores out of five, in accordance with regulation 1.7.12 after the
cancellation of Round 1.
Buckmore Park TKM availability pre-S1: Practice days on 5 & 21
August, Race for only £35 on 20 July.
Rotax Qualifying procedure 2008: Qualifying sessions will take place in MiniMax and DD2, but not in Max, 177 or Junior Max. That was the result of the postal vote. Also all Rotax competitors will be required to purchase a set of wet tyres at the first round. All competitors have been officially informed by this Final Instruction.
Guest drivers are welcome in the TKM Series in 2008: Guests will be awarded points in case they wish to carry on in future rounds, but in that case they must register and pay the registration fee. Fuel & Tyre order forms and TKM Series entry forms are on the FORMS page.
Junior TKM Extreme: This class has been cancelled in the Super One this year to allow drivers to concentrate on the Junior TKM class. Drivers who have entered Junior Extreme will be automatically moved to Junior TKM unless they contact the co-ordinator to say otherwise. Further details on Tal-Ko and UKK websites.
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals 2008 qualifying: Rotax Austria and JAG have announced that the Super One Rotax Series will be used to choose the British nominations for the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, to be held on 26-29th November 2008 at La Conca in Italy. Series promoter Neil Hann said: "We are very excited about these prizes being repeated for the Super One Series, and of course our national champion Benjy Russell became the World Champion in the UAE last year." There will be at least one nomination from Junior Max, one from Senior Max and one from DD2.
The Vega Rookie Cup is a new
(from 2006) series of prizes for any driver entering the S1
categories that are run on Vega tyres and a rookie is someone entering Super
One for the first time. Registration (free) with the Series
Co-ordinator Sonja Game is required and the category will only qualify if
three or more Rookies are registered. Register with Sonja by sending
her your name, address, class and email. Points are just the same as
the class points. The 2007 awards were presented at the second round of
the Rotax Series in 2008 and the results for 2007 are:
MiniMax: 1 Macaulay Walsh, 2 Roy Gill, 3 Olly Morris Jones.
Junior Max: 1 Kazuki Hiramine, 2 Joseph Reilly, 3 Ross Wylie
Senior Max: 1 John Stewart, 2 Mark Morrissey, 3 Ellis Reilly Cole.
Prize winners should contact Paul Deavin for details.
The FANTASTIC PRIZES are awarded in each category:-
First Place - Gold medal and racewear along with a 3 day trip for two people
to Milan, and to the Vega factory. The trip includes flights, 2 nights
in a hotel and transfers to Vega.
KF2 Heavy:
The Super One Series had hoped to offer a KF2 Heavy class in 2008, but
there was insufficient support. The class regulations proposed were:
Technical regulations including nominated tyres as per KF2 in the 2008
MSA Kart Race Yearbook except for class weight - 175kg, minimum driver
weight (ready to race) 80kg, no front brakes permitted, number plates to
be green with white numbers (subject to MSA approval).
Congratulations to all the 2007 Super 1 champions. The S1 organisers thanks all those who have supported the series; competitors, traders, officials, clubs and sponsors. A special 25th anniversary dinner was held at the Hilton Hotel, Coventry on 12th January 2008 where prizes amounting to nearly £80,000 were handed over. Below is a picture of most of the prize winners present at the dinner.
Picture of the 2007 Super One prize-winners attending the 25th
anniversary dinnner by www.kartpix.net
Registrations in the 2008 Series are
nudging 500:
Confirmation that karting is on the upturn came as the Super One Series
released their 2008 registrations, expected to nudge 500 before closing,
and already showing a ten per cent increase on 2007. The ‘MSA’ and
‘Rotax’ series are the big winners, with only the ‘TKM’ series slightly
down from last year. Registrations will be kept open in that series and
in KF1 and Rotax DD2 for another two weeks. The MSA B4/Renault Junior
British Kart Championship for KF3 sees a massive endorsement of the new
formulae, with 55 registrations, and the ABkC KF2 championship is very
healthy at 42 entrants. Only the premier British Championship for KF1 is
a little less, whilst the ABkC Cadets is standing at 48. The Rotax class
total is well over two hundred. A delighted Neil Hann, promoter of the
series, said: “I am extremely pleased to see this year’s registrations
holding up so well considering the poor state of the economy. It proves
once again that we are giving the drivers what they want and it is also
encouraging for the sport as a whole. Despite the fact that the pundits
had also forecast a drop off from Rotax in favour of the KF classes this
has not happened and in fact the Rotax registration is stronger than it
was in 2007.” Hann advised that now the TKM series has passed 100
entries, all classes with the exception of 100 National and KF2 Heavy
will take place and added: “I would like to thank all the drivers for
their continued support and hope that you all have a successful and
enjoyable 2008 season, which of course is our 26th year of operation.”
Registrations as at the end of 9th February 2008:
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MSA Series |
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Rotax Series |
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TKM Series* |
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Cadets |
48 |
MiniMax |
38 |
Junior TKM |
26 |
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KF3 |
55 |
Junior Max |
53 |
Extreme |
33 |
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KF2 Heavy or 100 National |
None |
Senior Max |
77 |
Junior 4-stroke |
16 |
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KF2 |
42 |
Senior Max 177 |
29 |
Senior 4-stroke |
18 |
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KF1 |
17 |
DD2 |
16 |
Honda Cadet |
18 |
| TOTAL | 162 | 213 | 111 |
*TKM Series registrations plus KF1 and DD2 are being held open until the middle of February
For all the latest Renault news visit the official Renault UK Motorsport website www.renaultsport.co.uk
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| MSA Series Champions 2006 | Rotax Series Champions 2006 | 'TKM Series' Champions 2006 |
Above Images by: TSR Productions
Super One keeps contract for MSA British Junior and Senior short circuit championships, and ABkC direct drive national championships from 2007 onwards: Super One received a huge confidence boost when the MSA confirmed they have opted for stability in the upper echelons of the sport by offering the series a continuation of the Formula A British Kart Championship and JICA Junior Kart Championship for another three years. Promoter Neil Hann said: “We are pleased to be going into our 25th year with these championships on board. I have received many letters of support from sponsors, teams, traders and circuits and want to thank them all for writing.” And Neil Hann received more good news when the ABkC voted for a continuation of all the current classes within Super One.
Regulation changes for 2008 and 2005 onwards
The main change for 2008 is that a new champion, or indeed anyone else with a position who can prove he or she cannot be beaten after the penultimate round, is expected to race at the last round. If they then are penalised for a serious technical or driving offence they can count the round as their dropped round. Additionally from 2008 the entry fees for the last three rounds (instead of two as previous) must be lodged by March. There will be a vote in the Rotax series whether or not to have timed qualifying, two heats and two points scoring finals, or keep the three heats and a final system.
The main changes for 2005 onwards are that in Formula A, ICA
and JICA, the Super One (and ABkC O Plates) will follow the CIK in
restricting drivers to one chassis and two engines for racing. As in the
other classes, if a chassis is written off beyond repair, the driver may be
able to continue with a spare kart at the discretion of the Chief
Scrutineer. Also more points will be given for the timed practice sessions
in Rotax (and TKM if sufficient entries to trigger timed qualifying), in
effect counting as a fourth heat. The use of the tyre tester has been
ratified in the regulations and fuel will be available in 10 litre cans. (ATOL can keep fuel for competitors between events if desired.)