Karting Decisions From World Motorsport Council Meeting

A summary of the decisions pertaining to karting from the World Motor Sport Council meeting in Singapore recently:

  • Engines for KF1 World Championship to be drawn by lottery (more info about this was published on KartSportNews last Wednesday HERE)
  • effective immediately - The use of reinforcement plates are mandoatory for the attachment of ballast when it is placed on the seat
  • effective immediately - reading of GPS data by data logging systems is authorised
  • KZ1 will use allow the use of "Medium" compound tyres in 2012 rather than restricted to "soft"
  • New homologation session for KF engines, to be valid as from 1st January 2013. Manufacturers will be able to homologate up to two makes of engines and two engine models per make
  • Bodywork Manufacturers can homologate and produce rear wheel protections made of several elements instead of being one-piece
  • From 2013, KF3 will have a choice of homolgated carburettor (currently it's just one make)
  • In 2017, 250cc engines from Grand Prix motorcycles will be deleted from the list of engines approved for Superkarts

More details and links to the regulation PDFs on the CIK-FIA site HERE.

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