May 2011 - International Kart Federation

for equipment to event. Verlengiere states biggestconcern could be fuel costs, encouragesconsideration with the Portland deal. Portlandis possibility per Schorn. Scribner asked theNCK President about towing to Miller andreply was yes; they like the facility. Work tonot schedule on Sprint dates. Diederich asksif they need a back up track. Schorn states thatthe back up track would be Portland InternationalRaceway.Vote to award the 2012 RR Grand National.Portland Karting Association: Araki, Diederich,Hilger, Hoegerl, Motley, Norgaard,Schorn, Scribner.No vote from Verlengiere.2012 Road Race Grand National awardedto Portland Karting Association @ MillerMotorsports.2012 Road Race Grand National back uptrack awarded to Portland Karting Association@ Portland International Raceway.2 & 4 CYCLE SPEEDWAYRegion 5A Huron Kart ClubRolling Thunder Speedway, Huron SDPresentation by Mike Schorn. Side by sidecomparison with South Dakota Kart Clubgiven including hot grid, drainage pumps,flooding, flagman, hot grid, lighting, scoringtower, lights, staff, city support. Directorquestions the presentation to the Board – notinstructive, informative or helpful in makinga decision. Schorn states they have hosted2 successful Grand Nationals. Hilger statesthe first event was a huge undertaking. Bothfacilities are equally good and both promotekarting. Amenities discussed. Tracks are 70miles apart. Clarifies this is a 2 and 4 CycleSpeedway combined event. Both tracks canhandle the combined event very well. Clarifiesthere is no limit on how many times theycan host an event. Diederich feels they needto rotate events.Region 5A South Dakota Kart ClubUniversity Plains Speedway, Brookings SD(Presentation done on Saturday.)Vote to award the 2012 4 Cycle Speedway GrandNational.Huron Kart Club: Diederich, Schorn,ScribnerSouth Dakota Kart Club: Araki, Hilger,Hoegerl, Motley, Norgaard, Verlengiere2012 4 Cycle Speedway Grand Nationalawarded to South Dakota Kart Club @ UniversityPlains Speedway.2012 4 Cycle Speedway Grand Nationalback up track awarded to Huron Kart Club@ Rolling Thunder Speedway.Motion to Adjourn Meeting by Motley.Second by Verlengiere.Meeting Adjourned at 12p.m.2011 IKF PROPOSALSProposals are submitted at the Spring Board Meeting with two Seconds for a Motion. TheProposals will be listed in the Karter News and on the IKF website, www.ikfkarting.com.Input from the membership should be forwarded in writing to the IKF Office or by emailto pat@ikfkarting.com for distribution to the Board and/or Committee Chairmen. Pleaseinclude the Proposal Number/s, your IKF Membership Number, Membership ExpirationDate and contact information. Input from the Membership to arrive no later than September30, 2011.The Proposals will be addressed at the October Meeting of the Board.Submitted by Motley:1. Engine changes in 2 Cycle Sprint/TaG:Should demonstrated damage to an engineoccur, the Technical Inspector may allowrepair or the substitution of a like engine. Theburden for demonstrating damage rests withthe competitor. If the competitor is unable todemonstrate damage, one additional engine(total of 2) MAY be approved by the TechnicalInspector. If approved, the competitorwill start the next competition session at theback of the lineup. The intent of these rulesis to repair engine damage, NOT to performmaintenance. The interpretation will be upto the Technical Inspector.Discussion: Motley states competitorschange engines with no penalty. Chaos forthe tech personnel. Not a broad based problem– only a handful of people.Seconds by Schorn and Diederich.2. TaG classes: the engine brand andmodel may not be changed after qualifying.Discussion by Board.Seconds by Schorn and Scribner.3. Port Measurement in TaG engines.Discussion by Board. Conflict in measurementand degrees. Digital read out.Seconds by Schorn and Diederich.Submitted by Verlengiere:4. Proposal is Withdrawn by Verlengiere.Submitted by Scribner:5. Add to Section 110.9: Duffy AwardRestriction. See Section 212.3 for 2 CycleSprint, Section 213.3 for 4 Cycle Sprint andSection 405.3 for 4 Cycle Speedway.Seconds by Scribner and Verlengiere.Submitted by Scribner:6. Change Section 212.3 to read: At GrandNational events, classes with less than 10entrants will not be run for a Duffy.Seconds by Scribner and Verlengiere.Submitted by Scribner:7. Change Section 213.3 to read: At GrandNational events, classes with less than 10entrants will not be run for a Duffy.Seconds by Scribner and Verlengiere.Submitted by Scribner:8. Change Section 405.3 to read: At GrandNational events, classes with less than 10entrants will not be run for a Duffy.Seconds by Scribner and Verlengiere.Submitted by Araki:9. Section 207 Class 2: Change age onthe Junior I Comer 2 Cycle Sprint class toAttained Age 7- Competition Age 11.Reason by Araki: Make an easier transitionfor a kid karter to go into Junior I. Is avery difficult transition. Too big of a jump,competition wise. Motley agrees.Seconds by Motley and Diederich.Submitted by Araki:10. Section 207 Class 3: Change age on theRookie Sportsman class to Attained Age 7-Competition Age 11.Seconds by Motley and Verlengiere.Submitted by Schorn:11. Section 209 Classes 1,2,3: Change ageon the Junior I Briggs Gas Animal Light,Medium and Heavy to Attained Age 7-Competition Age 11.Seconds by Scribner and Diederich.Submitted by Motley:12. Introduce a new Kid Kart class basedon the Honda GX50U engine. Sealed engine,claimer rule. Engine available throughHonda Performance Development. Engineis running a number of places; he has testedit. Not suggesting to replace C-51. Viablealternative. Chance to get Honda involved.Motley to send verbiage. Details to follow.Seconds by Scribner and Diederich.Submitted by Hoegerl:13. Section 402 2 Cycle Speedway ChampionshipClass #13 Super Sportsman. Allowwet or dry engine clutch per Section 202.5.Reason: Wet engine components are becomingharder to find and dry clutches reliabilityhave improved.Seconds by Schorn and Diederich.14. Section 207 2 Cycle Sprint ChampionshipClass #1 Kid Kart to have an engineclaiming fee of $1,500. This does not includeengine mount and air filter. You must also bea competitor in the class. Reason – to allowbeginning drivers and their parents theopportunity to learn driving and mechanicaltechniques.Seconds by Motley and Norgaard.16 KARTER NEWS - may 2011