The Rock Island Grand Prix | WORLD'S LARGEST STREET RACE
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2010 SUPPLEMENTAL RULES The Rock Island Grand Prix encourages participation by drivers from all sanctioning bodies including CIK, WKA, IKF, SKUSA, IRA, KART, CKI and TAG International. Where there is a conflict in rules, the more lenient rule will be enforced except where a specific rule has been specified. We reserve the right to refuse entry to drivers with no national driving experience. 1. The race steering committee has the power to change, modify or regroup the race program and reduce the number of laps in a race. Any modifications not covered by the rules will be considered illegal. 2. Races will run rain or shine. If the track is declared “WET” competitors may choose which tires they desire to qualify or race with. Teams will initially be given time to change tires and setup. From that point on, race officials will make “recommendations” with regards to track conditions, but the decision whether to change or not, and when to change, will be up to the individual race teams. Subsequent breaks to change between wet and dry setups will not be given. If you have questions about the race format, please see Race Director Terry Riggins and his staff. 3. IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Due to the growth of this event, the organizing committee has elected to put caps on classes at this year's Rock Island Grand Prix. A maximum of three classes will be allowed to exceed the 30 entry limit and have a maximum of 55 entries and will run a last chance qualifier. The FIRST THREE classes to surpass the 30 entry mark will be capped at 55. The remaining classes will cap at 30 entries. ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTER. There will be no exceptions. Waiting lists will be maintained as needed up until August 1. After August 1, refunds for drivers who withdraw will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and generally refunds will NOT be given. If a class has not reached 10 entries prior to August 1, race organizers may cancel the class. 4. IMPORTANT, READ CAREFULLY: All racers are asked to register by Friday, August 13, 2010. There will be a $25 per entry penalty (i.e. $125 instead of $100) for registrations postmarked after August 13. Racers who enter AFTER 5 p.m., Thursday, August 26, will pay a $100 late fee (i.e. $200 instead of $100). 5. Professionalism: Due to the stature of the event and the number of spectators and media it attracts, the Rock Island Grand Prix expects all race teams to conduct themselves in the most professional manner possible. Uniforms should be clean - they reflect on your team and your sponsors. Consumption of alcohol, foul language, and fighting in the paddock/pit area will not be tolerated during competition. Smoking in the pit/paddock area is strongly discouraged and forbidden within 50 feet of the fuel truck. Race teams may face penalties up to and including disqualification of the team's driver(s) if these rules are violated. Also please remember the spectators. Engage them in conversation; welcome them into your tent; let the kids see your kart. They may be a future racer or sponsor. Downtown businesses are kind enough to let us use their parking lots for this event. Please treat their property with respect and leave it in the condition it was found. Do not drive on the grass and do not move concrete parking stops. Your entry means you agree to assume responsibility, and pay for any damage left behind. PLEASE NOTE: Any competitors caught cutting pit fence to leave early will be banned from future events. 6. Inspection: Pre-race tech inspection/scrutineering will take place from 2-5 p.m. Friday at the off-site staging area and from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday under the tent on the pre-grid. Racers should bring their kart, all safety apparel, and be prepared to complete the Technical Inspection Passport (provided at pre-race inspection). All drivers who arrive and register Friday prior to 8 p.m. MUST complete pre-tech on Friday evening. Saturday pre-tech will be done only for karts receiving a Late Arrival Pass from Registration. All karts and helmets must pass inspection prior to running. All karts involved in on-track accidents must be reinspected by tech officials/scrutineers. All drivers involved in accidents must be released by medical staff before returning to race. 7. Pre-grid Inspection: On pre-grid, karts may be checked for width, wheel size, fuel, oil & air box sniffed, clutch RPM, tire compliance, 4 visible numbers and final visual safety check. Tires will be marked prior to qualifying. Use of tire warmers at any time will NOT be allowed. 8. Bodywork: Nose Cones are MANDATORY. You can run whatever the various sanctioning bodies allow for sprint racing but full nose cones are allowed in 4-cycle classes only. Yamaha classes must run CIK bodywork. Side pods MAY extend beyond the wheels. 9. Qualifying: Starting order will be established by qualifying during practice using transponders. If a class has more than 30 entries, the top 25 racers will automatically qualify for the main with the remainder of the class running a last chance qualifier race to qualify for the final 5 starting positions. No purse is paid for qualifying race. All qualifying will be run on Saturday. No more than 30 entries will be run in any race. No more than 55 entries will be accepted in any class, based on the order they are received. 10. Scales: All competitors must weigh-in after the race. No team members are allowed near the kart until after weigh-in. No leaving the scale area or re-weighing. 11. Numbers: Numbers will be assigned by race officials. Numbers must be visible on all four sides of the kart. Numbers should be at least 5 inches tall with no shadowing, outlining, pin-striping, etc. allowed on numbers. Rear number panels must be fastened so that they do not “sail” when the kart is in motion. On 4-cycle karts with full bodywork, the front numbers must be flat and SHOULD NOT wrap over the top of the wheel well. Numbers will be a pre-tech item. Race officials may require you to change numbers to avoid duplication. Regional designators will NOT be recognized. Karts not running assigned numbers can be disqualified. 12. LTO Chassis: Offset, or left-turn-only chassis, are allowed but tech officials can require drivers to make whatever adjustments they deem necessary to the chassis setup to assure safe handling of the kart. 13. Weights: Weights can be either double-nutted or single-nutted and wired or pinned as per IKF and WKA rules. If weights are attached to bumpers then bumpers must also be double-nutted and/or single-nutted and pinned. Weights may be bolted to the inside of bumpers at the discretion of the tech inspector. Any weights or clamping devices outside the dimensions of the kart frame are subject to legal approval of the tech official/scrutineer. 14. Yellow Flag: Due to the nature of the track at Rock Island, the yellow flag is used in two different ways. A WAVING yellow means there is imminent danger in that corner. Racers should acknowledge, slow and hold their position. A HELD yellow means that potential danger lies in the NEXT corner. Drivers should continue racing until they see a waving yellow. 15. Red Flag: A race can be ruled official after a red flag if more than half of the laps have been completed. If two red flags occur in the same race, that race can be ruled official regardless of the number of laps completed. 16. Blue Flag: The blue flag will be shown to racers when they are about to be lapped by faster traffic. It may be shown at the flag stand or by one of the assistant race directors. When a racer receives the blue flag, he/she MUST acknowledge it with a hand signal, hold their racing line, and allow faster traffic to pass. Failure to do so will result in a penalty ranging from loss of position up to disqualification, at the discretion of the race director. If a driver flagrantly disregards the blue flag and fails to hold his/her line, or in the judgment of the race director becomes a problem on the track, they will be immediately black flagged. The faster, overtaking kart should make every effort to choose a racing line that will avoid lapped traffic. Failure to avoid a slower kart, which has acknowledged the blue flag and is holding its racing line, could result in a penalty assessed against the overtaking kart, up to and including disqualification at the discretion of the race director. 17. Payout: Classes with 1-10 entries will pay 1-2-3 places; classes with 11-20 entries will pay through fifth place; classes with over 20 entries will pay nine places. NOTE: Total purse for classes with less than 20 entries will be cut in half. 18. Safety: Safety is of the utmost concern at the Rock Island Grand Prix. B. Gloves, neck collar, approved footwear covering the ankles and approved leather or cordura racewear are MANDATORY. 19. More safety: No scooters, bicycles, skateboards or roller blades are allowed in the pit area. No warnings, no exceptions for safety and insurance reasons. If found they will be impounded at the tech area until the completion of racing Sunday. CLASSES A. Ages: In general, ages for senior classes are age 16 and over. The exception are classes run under SKUSA or TAG USA rules in which the senior age is 14 or 15 and over, or where license determines eligibility. Please see those specific rules for details. B. King of the Streets: The King of the Streets race is for top level drivers and will run under 2010 Superkarts! USA S1 stock moto rules, but at a weight of 395 pounds. Drivers must be an active member of Superkarts! USA. Participants must also display SKUSA and MG tires stickers (available in your registration packet) in designated locations or forfeit position and all prize money. See spec fuel and tire rules below. After Finals, top 5 finishers will be impounded. Teams should be prepared for teardown and have a crew member ready with tools to assist. D. 4-cycle International (Clones): This class will generally follow the 2010 AKRA Box Stock Rules with most current updates. All karts and motors will be inspected and pre-teched on Friday. Competitors must run an axillary floor pan mounted fuel tank with pulse-style fuel pump. NO stock clone tanks allowed. Exhaust header must be a commercially available silencer pipe. (Examples are: RLV, Robertson/Kart Pipes, Dover, Rapp etc.) Exhaust silencer must be RLV B91 WKA Silencer with no modifications allowed. Throttle linkages must have sound mechanical operation with a sufficient return spring. Any commercially available shoe clutch can be used. Number of shoes is a non-tech item. Both machined and stamped drums are allowed. NO disc-type clutches or axle clutches allowed. Open tire brands and compound rule but NO SL tires allowed. Must qualify and race on the same tires. Full body noses are allowed. After Finals, top 5 finishers will be impounded. Teams should be prepared for teardown and have a crew member ready with tools to assist. See Spec fuel rules below. E. Yamaha/HPV/KPV Classes: Old-style Yamaha cylinders are NOT legal. 2-cycle Sportsman Medium and Heavy will run RLV Pro Can exhaust (SSX or SSX-V). 2-cycle Pipe Heavy will allow Yamaha as well as HPV/KPV with 3- and 4-pipes. HPV-3 will run at 350 pounds, Yamaha will run at 355 pounds and HPV-4 will run at 360 pounds. Exhaust cans of the top finishers may be cut open as part of the tech inspection process. In these cases, competitors will receive a NEW exhaust can provided by RLV Tuned Exhaust. These classes will have open tire brands and compounds. See Spec Fuel rules below. After Finals, top 5 finishers will be impounded. Teams should be prepared for teardown and have a crew member ready with tools to assist. F. 4-cycle Animal: After Finals, top 5 finishers in 4-cycle classes will be impounded. Teams should be prepared for teardown and have a crew member ready with tools to assist. Open tire brands and compounds in this class. See Spec fuel rules below. G. TAG USA and Leopard: The Touch And Go (TAG) classes will run TAG U.S.A. rules. The Top 10 finishers in TAG classes will qualify for the TAG World Finals. If you intend to use this race to qualify for the World Finals, you must hold a TAG U.S.A. license prior to competing. TAG International rules as they exist on August 1, 2010 will be applied at the Rock Island Grand Prix. Rules will be available by request. Masters is for drivers age 35 and over. The optional rule that allows drivers over 200 lbs. to run in the TAG Masters class will be allowed only for drivers age 30 and over. Drivers racing Masters under this rule will not advance to the TAG World Championships in Masters and if in the Top 10 will be replaced by the next highest-finishing driver. Leopard class will run WKA rules with Bridgestone YJB spec tires. H. Rotax Sr. & Jr.: The classes are co-promoted as the CKI Rotax Street Championship at the Rock Island Grand Prix. Both classes will run WKA Rules with Bridgestone YJB tires. See Spec fuel rules below. All seals and passports will be recognized, but motors may be torn down. After Finals, top five finishers will be impounded. All teams should be prepared for teardown and have a crew member ready with tools to assist. I. Exhaust: Mufflers will be required for 4-cycle classes. Clones must run a commercially available silencer pipe and silencer must be RLV B91 WKA Silencer. NO modifications allowed. Airboxes will be required for 100cc 2-cycle clutch classes. Spec cans are not provided for Sportsman can classes. J. FUEL: All classes will run spec fuel this year at Rock Island. VP Fuel will be on site to provide 98, 110 and methanol fuels. Spec oil is NOT required. Fuel is NOT INCLUDED in the entry fee and will be handled on a cash-only basis between competitors and VP. KZ2 and stock moto will run 98 octane; Rotax and TAG classes will run maximum 98 octane; Built motos and Yamaha will run 110 octane and all 4-cycle classes will run spec methanol. VP 93 may also be run by Rotax. 4-cycle International (clone) competitors will run 87 Octane gasoline spec fuel with NO additives. Fuel must be purchased from the Circle K station located at 5th Ave. and 24th St Rock Island on Friday, Sept 3. Fuel is subject to inspection at any time. Drivers must provide their own federal/state approved containers for fuel. Fuel will be available on Saturday and until noon Sunday and possibly Friday night. Courtesy fuel test is available Saturday morning ONLY at tech area next to scales. K. Tires: Spec tires for King of the Streets will be MG FZ or whatever tire is specified by SKUSA rules at the time of the race. TAG classes will run TAG USA specified tire brands and compounds. Rotax classes and Leopard will run Bridgestone YJB tires. KZ2 will run Bridgestone YJB. All other classes will have open tire makes and compounds. ALL CLASSES will qualify and race on the same set of tires. All tires must be the same compound. You may NOT change compound after qualifying or you will be DQ’d. Tires are NOT part of the registration fee and will NOT be available at the track. In the event that a tire becomes unsafe outside of normal race wear, it MAY be replaced WITH PRIOR APPROVAL and supervision of the head tech official/scrutineer. Use of tire warmers is NOT allowed. Absolutely no modifications or tire treatment is allowed. L. Starting procedure: Gearbox classes will use double file grid, standing start with one lap warmup. 2-cycle Pipe Heavy and TAG classes will have one warm up lap, double file grid and then a rolling start. 4-cycle classes, and Yamaha can classes, will have no warm up lap and will grid on front straight along the south curb. Standing start. M. Drafting: Drafting is permitted during qualifying and competition. Contact between competitors is not permitted. ‘Bump’ drafting is allowed EXCEPT in King of the Streets, CKI North American Street Championship, 125cc Masters, TAG Sr., Jr. & Masters, Rotax Sr. & Junior and Leopard. PROTESTS Protests must be filed IN WRITING WITH THE RACE DIRECTOR within 30 minutes of the posting of race results. Official Results will be posted on the windows of The Argus Building. A $50 Cash Protest Fee must also be paid at the time a protest is filed. If the ruling is in favor of the driver filing the protest, that driver will get the Protest Fee back. In the case of a protest over another driver's engine, there will be a $100 cash protest fee. The protester will receive the Protest Fee back if the engine is found illegal. The driver whose engine is torn down will receive the Protest Fee if the engine is found to be legal. If a protest not involving an engine is disallowed, the race organization will keep the protest fee. CHECK-IN Pits will be open from 6-11 p.m. Friday night. Drivers arriving before 6 p.m. Friday should report to the Quad City Expo Center parking lot five blocks east of the track and await pitting instructions. Registration will be open for check-in from 2-9 p.m. Friday at the Rock Island Holiday Inn one block from the track. Saturday check-in is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, Rock Island. All racers should check-in prior to entering the pit/paddock area. All drivers who check in Friday prior to 8 p.m. must complete Pre-Tech inspections Friday evening. Saturday morning pre-tech will be ONLY with Overnight Late Pass issued by registration. Other than attached tractors, there will be NO tow vehicles or motor homes allowed in the pits this year. Vehicles that “won’t start” will be towed at the owner’s expense. The only exception is if the kart comes out of the vehicle (that is, competitor's equipment is stored exclusively in the motor home) and there is no other way to secure it, and semi tractors. PRACTICE There will be a MANDATORY DRIVERS’ MEETING at 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning. There will be NO Sunday driver’s meeting. No drivers will be allowed on the track for practice without a helmet and kart tech sticker. Saturday practice rounds will be continuous 5 minute sessions run from 8:30 a.m. with no more than 30 karts on the track at a time. Qualifying will be done during practice. Sunday practice time may be limited depending on the number of class entries and qualifying races required. Sunday practice will begin at 8:30 a.m. and run by class in race order. QUESTIONS If you have questions regarding registration, sponsorship, rules or technical questions, or the Rock Island Grand Prix in general, call the Grand Prix Office at (309) 292-8133 or email grandprix@qconline.com.
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