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Le Mans 2010

Come and race at the World's greatest kart circuit.

Racing 45 teams from Turkey - Russia - USA - UK

Two of the teams will feature celebrity drivers who have raced with us over previous years and are past winners.

Owner Driver entry £1750.00

Hire Team entry £2500.00 - £1000.00 deposit required on booking

To include;
Race prepared biz twin pro-cart.
Technical services.
Full race support.
Medical support.

 

Contact us for further information
01642 231117

Le Mans 2010
3rd/4th July 2010

Hire Kart Rules and regulations

Each Member of the hire kart teams entered must have studied these regulations in full and signed a declaration of indemnity before taking part in the event.

Teams can have between 3 and 10 drivers. Each driver within the team must drive for a minimum of 2 hours 15 minutes in the 24-hour race. Each team member must complete a minimum of three laps in the allocated practice session. Only Drivers registered for the team can race. Drivers cannot race for more than one team. All teams must complete and sign the team /driver declaration. Failure to comply will result in penalties and possible exclusion of the Team from the event.

All drivers will be required to wear suitable protective clothing. Overalls designed specifically for racing should be used and the organisers strongly recommend use of racing suits incorporating protective padding. Suitable leathers may also be used. Full face crash helmet with visor (No dark type visors to be used after sunset), racing gloves and footwear providing suitable protection for the ankles is compulsory. Drivers may carry no bum bags, Drivers belts or other such weights. No tools to be carried on drivers person. All safety equipment is available to hire kart drivers providing it has been ordered with the organisers at the time of booking.

Any driver found or suspected of taking alcohol or any drug on the international Olympic committee list of prohibited substances will be barred from any further part in the meeting. His or her action could result in the exclusion of the rest of the team.

All drivers must attend the compulsory drivers briefing. All team Captains must attend the compulsory Team captain briefing.

Qualification and race procedure

The fastest team will be on Hire Kart pole and the slowest last. Qualification will be on Saturday morning prior to the race start. For this the twentieth anniversary of this race it has been decided that the race will begin utilising the famous running start. The teams lining up in race order in echelon fashion.

All the lap and lap scoring will be computerised based on small transponders fitted to the karts. Any driver found attempting to interfere with such equipment will excluded from the event.

The Clerk of the course will call in any driver causing danger or ignoring flag signals. Stop go penalties may be applied from between 30 seconds and five minutes depending on the serious of the offence. Serious or repeated offenders mat be excluded on a driver or team basis. No driver changes are allowed on a stop-go penalty.

Flags will be used in line with international Motorsport.

YELLOW FLAG Danger ahead, slow down no overtaking

GREEN FLAG All clear continue racing.

RED FLAG Stop racing immediately. Return to the start line very slowly being prepared to stop if necessary. No overtaking.

BLACK FLAG (with race number) Report to the clerk of the course on completion of that lap.

BLACK & WHITE FLAG WITH RACE NUMBER. Driver warning.

NATIONAL FLAG Race start

CHEQUERED FLAG Race end

In event of the race being stopped (Red flagged) The clock will remain counting down. Race stoppages are counted as part of the race. Under no circumstances can any team come into the pits for refuelling, to effect repairs or to conduct a driver change. It is the team’s responsibility to comply.

Competitors will be given notice of the restart of the event. The restart will be in single file in the order of the karts on the track at the time of the red flag. No overtaking until the green flag is shown.

Drivers will be expected to compete with the safety of others in mind. Any driver in breach of this will be subject to penalties as decided by the clerk of the course.

Any driver or team infringing or breaking will be dealt with in the following manner.

Teesside karting will attempt to run the event in a friendly and sportsmanlike manner and will use warning flag as a means of controlling the event, but reserve the right to penalise teams more severely should they feel it necessary.

To ensure that the kart, which was deemed to have caused the infringement, is made aware the team number will be clearly displayed on the startline straight at the control tower. The information will also be relayed over the Tannoy system in the pit lane.

BLACK FLAGS

For breaking any rule IE. Deliberate contact, advantage by contact, overtaking under yellows etc. a Penalty will be awarded of between,

1 MINUTE-FIRST OFFENCE
2 MINUTES- SECOND OFFENCE
3RD OFFENCE, at the discretion of the Clerk of the course. Continual offences will mean disqualification from the race.

Protests to the Clerk of the course must be made in a reasonable manner. The Clerk of the course will not take any action unless the protest is made within 15 minutes of the incident.

In endurance/ mixed grid racing there will be great deal of variation in the pace and skill of drivers. Those who are novices are reminded of the need to pay attention to faster karts catching them, indicating to the faster driver which side they should by pointing a finger. Faster drivers are also reminded that a little patience in overtaking is better than a damaged kart and lengthy delays.

Any weaving from side to side with the intention of stopping others from overtaking will be penalised.

Drivers will be expected to act in a sportsmanlike manner under no circumstances at all will we tolerate verbal or physical abuse towards any person at any time.
If any team member or team guest is deemed to have contravened any of the rules or regulations then the Clerk of the course reserves the right to disqualify the team concerned and have them removed from the event.

Any Kart breaking down on the circuit can only be recovered once the Clerk of the course has given permission for it to be recovered. The clerk of the course will determine if the kart will need a safety check if it has sustained damage or been through a gravel trap.

Accident damage will be repaired by the Teesside mechanics on a first come first served basis.

DRIVER CHANGING PROCEDURES.

Refuelling and pit stops are an essential dimension of endurance racing. These regulations are for the safety of all those involved and must be strictly adhered to.

Driver changes can only be carried out within the pit area. Drivers may change as frequently as desired. The minimum amount of time in total that a driver must participate is 2 hours 15 minutes. The maximum overall time a driver can amass within the 24 hours is 10 hours.

Team strategy is the sole responsibility of the team ensuring that the rules are complied with at all times.

Karts must be driven at no more than walking pace within the pit area. Speeding in the pits will result in stop go penalties. This is for the safety of all concerned and will be rigorously applied by the Clerk of the course.

On rejoining the circuit from the pits, drivers must be aware of karts on the circuit and only rejoin when it is safe to do so.

REFUELLING PROCEDURE.

It is the Teams responsibility to determine when to refuel. Refuelling will only commence when the driver has vacated the kart. Refuelling will be carried out by the organisers, Once refuelling has taken place the driver should push the kart out of the cordoned off area. Team-mates can then help to push the kart to its designated pit where a driver change can take place. The organisers will supply Chain Lube and the team at every stop should carry out its use.

WEIGHING IN.

Since 2006 we have adopted an average team weight rule to even out the perceived advantage that lightweight teams can have.

At the weigh in all drivers that are registered to race for that team must present themselves to the officials. For the official weigh in . Drivers should be in their race wear together with helmets etc. Spot checks will be made to ensure that no driver is gaining an unfair advantage by carrying any additional weight. The drinking of excessive amounts of liquid to gain an unfair advantage will also be deemed as unsportsmanlike behaviour. Only drivers that intend to race for the team should weigh in.

If agreed the Clerk of the course may disregard the Average team weight rule in the event of complete wet race.

 

Karts.
All equipment will be supplied by the organisers and will be of an identical specification. Allocation of karts to teams will be done at random. In the unlikely event that any problem is found with the allocated equipment it should be brought to the attention of the mechanics for rectification as soon as possible

Teams are not allowed to change the set up of the karts in anyway this includes tyre pressures. All karts must remain as prepared by the Teesside Mechanics. The mechanics will determine the tyre pressures to be used after establishing a benchmark. It is the team’s responsibility to ensure compliance.

Teesside karting will allow the fitting of an after market seat and steering wheel to the hire kart providing the team has paid a deposit of £100.00. Which is fully refundable providing the original equipment is refitted at race end and before the kart is handed back to the organisers. All stickers and padding must also be removed.

The fitting of a timing system is allowed providing that it is fitted securely and does not involve the drilling of holes in the kart. If in doubt please clarify what you intend doing before fitting.

The fitting of cameras if allowed should be cleared and agreed with the organisers prior to fitting.

No tools will be available to carry out this work

All repairs will be carried out by the mechanics on a first come first served basis.

A service and safety check schedule for all hire karts will be announced depending on conditions on race weekend. This will normally involve the checking of the brakes, oil levels together with replacement of damaged parts should it be deemed necessary. Karts will be brought in by ascending race number and a timed window for this will be announced to the teams. It is the responsibility of the team manager to ensure compliance. Failure of the team to bring the kart in when requested will result in the team being black-flagged in order for the safety checks to be carried out.

In the case of a wet race the clerk of the course/Race organiser will determine if wet tyres are to be supplied and used. When wet tyres are implemented they will be fitted to karts by the Teesside mechanics in order of race position i.e. Leader first down to the last placed team. It is the responsibility of the team manager to determine when to bring their kart in.

Contact us for further information
01642 231117

After another fantastic race we have the results for you to view.

First we have the qualifying results;

Practice, Hire Class and all qualifying - results here....

The results are broken down hour by hour and can be downloaded in full from here......

Hire class results - here....

And the over championship results which can be viewed here...

Please be advised the pdf document is approx 1.4mb in size.