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Winter Series
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News! The Gary Ireland memorial race will take place at the last round of the Ulster Cup on 14th Oct. This will be a separate race at the end of the day for the Senior Max class. The grid will be limited to 30 and if entries exceed this then timed qualifying will take place with the quickest 30 going on to take part in the Race. UKC practice day at Nutts corner next Sat 7th Oct. You don't need to have a MSA licence to practice on the clubs practice day but you must be a club member (you can obtain membership at the track on the day) and over 8 years old. Please inform a club official if you are a complete novice so the session can be tailored for your needs. The annual UKC dinner dance and prize giving will take place on the 25th November at the Hilton Hotel Templepatrick. Tickets cost £25 each (£26 online) Further details can be obtained from Gordon Duncan Tel 07802256028. Buy Tickets Online below Dinner Dance Tickets
Half price entry for Irish Kart GP. The Ulster Karting Club is offering half price entry and free club membership to all entries received from racers outside Ireland. The event will take place at the Nutts Corner circuit on Fri 25th and Sat 26th Aug. with unofficial practice taking place all day on Thurs 24th. SR's and entry forms for the event can be found on the clubs web site www.ulsterkartingclub.com.
The Committee of the UKC have decided
that the option in the 2006 Kart Race Yearbook (C2.7) for F. Rotax 125 Max and
Max/177 to use Vega SL7 slick tyres until 30th June will not be
permitted in any UKC events, and the SRs for all races from the first
event in March
will have the regulation -
Rotax 125 Max and Max/177
karts must use Vega SL6 (marked 'JAG') slick tyres.
Tim Kerr been tasked by the UKC to set up an endurance race for the prokarts on 1st May. That it is a 4 hour endurance race (with 1 hours practice and 1 hours timed qualifying) consisting of teams of two or more drivers with a minimum of three pit stops. Drivers have to be MSA licence holders but can be from any senior class. Cost is likely to be around the £150 mark per team. So very good value for money!!!! For more info see http://www.northernirelandprokartendurance.co.uk/ Tim is trying to get some ideas how many drivers/teams would be interested in this and any thoughts they may have so if you could email Tim at timkerr@timkerrmotorsport.com if you are interested or with any ideas for the event. JICA and F Libre will run at the winter series if the minimum class entry requirements are met (6). JICA will run to the MSA regulations, F.Libre will use Vega W2 wet and Bridgestone YJB slick. Both classes must use an exhaust end can and the classes will only run if the noise regulations are met. The UKC AGM will take place on the 7th Dec in the Ballymac Hotel. It's that time of year again when we need all your perpetual trophies returned. (trophies presented at last years dinner dance). Please bring them to the clubhouse at the next meeting on 8th Oct. Please make sure they are clean! The UKC dinner dance and prize giving will take place on Sat 19th Nov. Venue will be the Holiday Inn, Belfast. Tickets can be obtained from Gordon Duncan, Motorsport 33. Tel 07802256028 The Gary Ireland memorial race will take place at the last round of the Ulster Cup on 8th Oct. This will be a separate race at the end of the day for the Senior Max class. The grid will be limited to 30 and if entries exceed this then timed qualifying will take place with the quickest 30 going on to take part in the Race. Change of date for Aghadowey. Coleraine and District MC have changed the date of the next race at Aghadowey from 3rd Sept to 27th Aug. This meeting is a round of the NIKA championships for gearbox karts and a club round for direct drive karts. SR's for the event can be found here. (To encourage drivers to support this event there will be no practice at Nutts corner on Sat 27th Aug.) Sport’s Council for Northern Ireland ‘Talented Athlete’ programme. Attention
all driver. Do you want to follow in the wheel tracks of Andrew Agnew (European
champion), Matt Campbell (British champion) & Philip Harkness (Super 1 race
winner)? The
committee of the North of Ireland Karting Association are inviting drivers
intending to compete in any of the 2006 British Championships, to apply to be
considered in the Sport’s Council for Northern Ireland ‘Talented Athlete’
programme. Applications
must be submitted, in writing & with a list of your 2004 & 2005 race
results, to either Keith Wilkinson (secretary) or Clarke Forsythe (programme
manager), before Friday 23rd September. Any successful application to
NIKA will then be submitted to the SCNI before Friday 25th October
for further consideration (please be aware that a successful application to
NIKA does guarantee a successful application from the SCNI). A
copy of the NIKA selection criteria is available on www.nikarting.com
or from Keith Wilkinson.
Kart
Festival and Scottish open at Larkhall on 4th September. Anyone
interested in competing at the above event and is available to sell programmes
at the Ulster Bike GP on 13th August, please e-mail rutherdale@btinternet.com
with driver details, class etc. (Two people selling programmes will provide
expenses for one person attending the event) All monies earned by the club from the sale of these programmes will go towards your expenses for this event. For further info. contact any committee member or e-mail rutherdale@btinternet.com
1/2 price entry for Irish Kart GP on 28th / 29th / 30th July at Nutts Corner! The UKC is offering 1/2 price entry to the Irish Kart GP for those traveling from outside Ireland. Free club membership is also available to cover testing on Thursday and Friday. SR's for the event are available at the clubs web site www.ulsterkartingclub.com Contact Peter Rutherdale on 07984420559 or 02838882690 or mail rutherdale@btinternet.com for more information. Rotax O' Plate. Larkhall 14th and 15th May. Would you like to go? The club is hoping to send a team to Larkhall on 14th and 15th May to compete in the Rotax Max O Plate. (Mini, Jnr. Senior and Max 177) If you would like to go please e-mail rutherdale@btinternet.com. Numbers may be limited. Ulster Champs 28th / 29th format change. Due to restrictions imposed on the circuit use the format for the Easter Ulster Championship has provisionally changed: - Mon 28th Practice till 15:00. Sign-on scrutineering from 16:00. Tues 29th Official practice followed by 3 X 15 lap races. Cost for Mon practice will be £25. Cost for race on Tues will be £45. This is a provisional timetable. SR's for the event. Status of Nutts Corner circuit The provisional 2005 UKC race calendar has now been published and as you can see we are still at Nutts Corner. The circuit is operating mainly as a Kart circuit with a few restrictions. There will be no long circuit racing and evening and Sunday racing will be restricted. The long term future of the circuit has not yet been clarified but watch this site for further developments. "As many of you are aware all the Prokarts will have to
change their engines The club is offering half price entry and free club membership for visitors from outside Ireland wishing to compete in the Irish Kart GP on Fri/Sat 06/07 Aug 2004. Special ferry deals are also available. The Ulster cup round to be run on Sat 21st Aug will now be run on Sat 28th Aug. There will be no race on Sun 22 Aug. Entries for the Five Nations close on Mon 21st June. All entries are pre-paid and must be fully completed including transponder number etc. All senior max drivers should have by now received their tyre order form and this should be returned by the date stated There have been a few requests to make the clubhouse more junior friendly. The club have obtained a bar- football table and it will be installed shortly. We would like to have a junior notice board to display all your photo's etc. so if you have any of your karting photo's handy bring them to the clubhouse for the board. Due to the fact that the Inter Nations has been cancelled this year, the UKC are looking at the possibility of sending a team of drivers to compete in the Rotax 'O' plate at Warden Law on the 4th and 5th Sept. If you are interested in competing at the 'O' plate, please send your name and class on E-mail to rutherdale@btinternet.com Some form of selection criteria will apply. Congratulations to Justin Doherty on Scooping the UK Cup at Pembrey in South Wales on Sunday 2nd May in the 125 Super Class. The IKC (Irish Karting Club) are organising a kart race at Nutts Corner Circuit on Sun April 4th 2004. Also they are organising practice on Sat 3rd April. The event will be open to all members of the UKC. Further info may be obtained from Zita Markey, 127 Tymon Crescent, Old Barn, Tallaght, Dublin 21 Tel.00353872831756 Fax. 0035314512977 Practice evening on Wed 7th has been cancelled.
NOTE!! The 1st round of the Northern Ireland
Championship will now take place at Bishopscourt on the 3rd of April & not
Aghadowey as advertised. Entries should be sent to Evan Freeman of the
Coleraine & District Motor Club (& NOT the Bishopscourt Club).
Drivers are asked to submit entries (including payment) before
this Saturday 27th March. there are also advised to arrive early, with a view
to starting practice at 9.30am, to allow two sessions to be run so that they
can get accustomed to the new layout.
Comer Cadet W60 Regulations The following amendment needs to be made to Page 6 of the Kart Race Year Book, A1.4, replacing the sentence beginning engine lubricant: Engine lubricant must be a synthetic oil meeting the requirements of the JASO FC standard to ensure that the engine exhaust emissions meet the standards set down by the MSA. 'JASO FC' is to be clearly marked on the lubricant container and is available from the majority of oil product manufacturers. Amendments have also been made to the Rotax Max fiche and copies of the fiche are available from the MSA sales department.
2003 (08) CIK Bodywork Definitions: References to N refer to the 2004 Competitors Yearbook. 08 homologation CIK bodywork is the bodywork homologated for the period 2003 to 2008 (sometimes referred to as "2003 CIK homologated bodywork"). When CIK classes are referenced, this means Formula A, ICA and JICA. Guidance For The Use Of '08' Bodywork 1) Modification of 08 sidepods (all classes). To meet with CIK regulations the 08 homologation sidepods may not be modified except as follows: a) The mounting bars may be shortened and re-drilled in order to reduce the width of the kart. b) Holes of a maximum of M8 diameter may be drilled in the inside and top plastic face for fitments. c) A hole may be drilled for starter access, even if not in use. 2) Clarification of wet conditions when using 08 sidepods. When wet weather tyres are fitted, they may be inside the sidepods except for variants with ends that are not of the closed-off variety (please refer to pictures below).
3) Mixing of bodywork types. N.14.15 Non-CIK Classes: The reference to 2003 CIK homologated bodywork (N14.15) is intended to make reference to the side pods and mounting attachments only. You are permitted to use a non-homologated front Nassau panel and front fairing providing they meet MSA regulations. The side pods and the front fairing may be from different manufacturers. All classes: When using a 08 front fairing that does not meet MSA regulations, CIK regulations will apply and matching homologation fitments must be used. Use of plastic clamps only, without two metal uprights or a metal centre clamping block, on 08 front fairing is not permitted, N.14.13.2 will still apply. When using a CIK 08 front fairing with its front panel then it is permitted for the front panel to protrude beyond the front bumper. CIK Classes: Kart Race Yearbook B.2.3.2, C.1.3.2 & C.3.3.2 is clarified to mean that any 08 bodywork set may be used with any post-2003 homologated kart chassis, so long as the matching 08 homologated fitments are used. 4) Width of sidepods (CIK Classes) The maximum 40mm gap permitted may be measured at the minimum point between the sidepod and the plane of the front to rear wheels/tyres. 5) Transponder fitment: Amend Kart Race Yearbook Appendix 4, Replace F.2 with: "F. 2 The transponder must be fitted in an approximately upright position (i.e. with the R clip to the top), on the back of the seat fitted at a height of 25 cm +/- 5 cm, or on the left side of the kart as follows." Note: Having the transponder on the back of the seat may give a disadvantage across the finishing line. With effect from 1.1.2005 the only acceptable position will be the back of the seat. 6) Kart Race Yearbook, Appendix 4, D.6.2 amendment: Replace the second sentence with : "Lateral bodywork and front fairings must never cut the plane through the top of the front and rear tyres."
Pro Kart engines. Keith Wilkinson has managed to get the MSA to agree to letting NIKA race the 2003 spec engines alongside the new 2004 spec, until the end of the year.
Transponders for sale. The club is selling off a limited number of transponders. They can be obtained at the all day practice on 6th Mar 2004 for £60. A car and mains charger will be included. See Jimmy Davidson on 6th Mar. (Only one transponder per UKC club member allowed)
2004 Kart Regulation Amendments effective 01/01/2004. MSA Kart Race Yearbook 2004. Formula Rotax MiniMax (Page 31) B.4.4.2 Replace with the following (note no inlet restrictor required): "B4.4.2 Restrictors: Exhaust restrictor must be in place at all times. Restrictor must be as supplied by J.A.G. and comply with the official fiche, no modifications allowed. Exhaust flange restrictor, 20.3mm (+0,-0.2mm tolerance) maximum round bore, all exhaust gasses must pass through this restrictor."
TKM Extreme: ABkC have been informed that the new size engine produces up to 18.5 bhp and drivers should typically use three less teeth than before with about 15mm longer exhaust flex. First bore pistons should arrive mid-January, and other bores sometime in February.
Performance & Price Boost for Formula TKM Tal-Ko has announced a raft of changes to the Formula TKM 2-stroke classes which have been at the forefront of British karting for more than a decade and helped develop top racing names like Jenson Button, Anthony Davidson, Robbie Kerr, Carl Breeze and Gareth Howell. There’s a power boost for the seniors, kart updates for all classes, simplification of some rules – and a price decrease for all classes despite a higher level of specification. Says Tal-Ko Racing Managing Director Alan Turney: “We want the classes to remain at the top and have taken these steps to keep Formula TKM in line with latest developments. I am particularly pleased to be able to reduce costs which will make us by far the best value class and especially help those coming into the class.” The biggest change is in the specification of the senior class engine which in future will be known as the Formula TKM Extreme. The engine gets a bore increase which takes it up to around 115cc, with it gaining around 10 per cent power and torque. And the clever bit about the change is that it can all be achieved in a winter-time standard rebuild on an engine costing only around £100. All a driver needs to do is take an engine to be rebuilt at which time it can be re-bored to the new capacity and have a tiny amount of machining to the cylinder head. Any engine tuner can carry out this work, though Tal-Ko will be offering special upgrade packages with the guarantee of original manufacturer quality and precision. The power increase will reduce lap times and because of the extra torque, also help those slightly over the weight limit – which is increased as well. In future all new senior engines will be known as Extreme units and will come in the large bore format – but at a greatly reduced price, now down to £699 plus VAT. Meanwhile the Junior spec engine gets an upgrade with the fitment of a clutch and chain-guard as standard items – and with the price also reduced down to £775 plus VAT. New spec Junior engines will be available November 2003 onwards, the senior Extreme spec units can be ordered now ready for delivery early next year. They can be raced from February onwards. There is no intention that the new Extreme spec engine will form a new class. It is anticipated that very rapidly all drivers will upgrade, though clubs are welcome to split grids in the short term if they feel their mix of drivers needs this. Other changes include a change of kart specification for the new homologation period which includes freeing up of brake disc spec to include vented units, use of twin hole Ackerman style steering, freeing up of stub axles, use of some lighter materials like magnesium and use of cassette type quick release bearings. All this for exactly the same price karts as before at £1195 plus VAT. The latest regulations will allow use of new style CIK type bodywork and mounts so long as they meet MSA regulations. Aside from this there is a revision of all weights which change as follows to allow use of the new style sidepods and also to help those drivers on the edge of the weight limits in the face of a general increase in driver size. New weights are: Juniors 127 Kgs Adds Alan Turney: “We have been able to achieve the price cuts as a result of economy of scale. We want to help and encourage drivers and aside from adding to the appeal of the class we make the whole package more manageable overall.” Further info can be found at www.tal-ko.com
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