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Junior III engine equalization UpdateAs of September 4, 2003 the BCKCA executive has issued a bulletin for the Junior III class and how they will deal with the class for the Regional race this coming weekend. Check on the Regulations page for the BCKCA Bulletins for full details Junior III engine equalizationBCKCA has issued a notice to all clubs and dealers regarding the Junior III program. The executive is calling for immediate changes to be made and submitted in writing prior to the next event that would see both the Rotax Junior and the Leopard Junior slowed down to match the speed of the JICA engines. This has been called for under the requirements of motion #33 from the rules meeting. BCKCA reserved the right to have changes made to ensure that the engines would be as equal as possible. Here is a copy of the test results from the first test sessions that were done in the winter.
The above test results were gathered by Bulldog Motorsports, Genesis Racing and Italian Motors. The testing was done at CARTBC in January under clear skies with a temperature of about 9 degrees. At the last Westwood race The Leopard engine was more than 1 second faster than the Rotax and the JICA. The JICA is now running a couple of tenths faster than the Rotax. Junior Tire Tech Bulletin postedRegional Race #2 results postedBC Has a new Karting ForumPlease check out the new B.C. Karting forum that has just been set up. We have linked to the new forum via our FORUM button. The Forum has been set up with the provinces karting activities in mind and should be great. ASN Nationals Info.2003 ASN Canada FIA National Karting Championships Tech bulletin regarding Technical inspectionBCKCA has issued a bulleting regarding technical inspections. It has been posted on the BCKCA Tech bulletin page located off of the Regulations page. Quesnel Race event details postedSee the regulations page for the latest updates for the Quesnel Regional Race. BCKCA Issues a bulletin on June 18, 2003Check out the BCKCA Tech Bulletin page located on the Regulations page for the latest bulletin regarding the running of kart stands at race events. BCKCA First Annual Awards Banquet DetailsThe BCKCA 2003 Awards Banquet will be held on October 25th in Chilliwack B.C. at the Rhombus Hotel Cocktails at 6:00 Dinner at 7:00 Awards at 8:00 Ticket can be Purchased from Dorothy Choquer Phone: 604-834-7553 Payment by Cheque preferred Adults $30.00 Children 12 & under $15.00 Children under 3 free
The Rhombus Hotel is located at 45920 First Avenue Chilliwack B.C. Phone: 604-795-4788 BCKCA Tech Bulletin Page now available off of the Regulations pageYOUBOU Accommodation InformationAccommodation
for Youbou Regional Race
Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn
6474 Trans Canada Highway
Duncan, B.C. There are some rooms block booked. To reserve call 1-800-927-6199 and request a room in Block Booking #1241 or call the hotel directly at 250-748-2722. This hotel is
about one half hour from the track. YOUBOU Supplemental Reg. PostedCheck out the regulations page for the supplemental regulations 2003 BCKCA Pre Registration Form AvailableLicensingApril 25 2003 Memo
to all BCKCA affiliated clubs RE;
LICENSING ISSUES There has been much confusion this year regarding the licensing of drivers. This, we believe, has been caused in large part because of last minute applications. As a result, everyone is scrambling around trying to get the appropriate documentation in order. This memo is an attempt to clarify procedure. LICENSING When
the Club Licensing Committee (CLC) signs an application form, they are
ensuring that the driver in question has satisfied all the necessary
requirements for that particular license within the scope of the
rules; including medical, driver’s test, age, experience, etc.
Remember, A CLC SIGNED APPLICATION FORM IS AS GOOD AS A LICENSE. If
the applicant is not in conformance with the rules and your CLC has
signed the form, your ASN insurance may be null and void. Therefore,
DO NOT SIGN AN APPLICATION FOR ANYONE THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THE RULES. If someone is applying under BCKCA rule 5.2.1.2(1), the CLC
is to collect all the necessary documentation along with an UNSIGNED
application and forward it to BCKCA for evaluation and adjudication.
The CLC should inform all drivers applying under this rule that a
decision in their case may take up to two weeks after submission to
BCKCA. If the documentation is not in order, it will take longer. The
onus is on the driver to submit accurate and adequate information. The
onus is on the Club CLC to submit material to BCKCA in a timely
manner. The onus is on BCKCA to deal with the submitted material in a
timely manner. The
only real way for your CLC to know the information required to sign a
form is for each club to keep a “driver data base” record showing
medical, birthdates, etc. Copies of documentation should be kept with
each Club for future reference. Page
2 REGISTERING
AT A RACE EVENT (Licensing Related) Registrars
need to know the proper procedure to protect the system’s integrity
and liability. Registration is often done by people who are unfamiliar
with the proper procedure. The
driver must be asked to produce either a BCKCA License or an
application form signed by their Club’s CLC. You then know the
following; 1.
They
have submitted all appropriate documentation 2.
All
documentation has been checked and approved by the driver’s Club CLC 3.
They
have paid their license fee If
a driver shows up with a form that is not signed, he is NOT LICENSED,
and may not register. On rare occasions, a driver may make an
application on the spot. He must be a member of the host Club as no
cross over licensing is permitted. All the regular rules apply in this
case so the host Club’s CLC must become aware of the driver’s
documentation before signing authorization. Licensing fees are paid
only to the driver’s home Club along with the documentation. The
Club issues payment to BCKCA, not the individual. Example:
Joe Doe is a member of SIKA, he then travels to Quesnel for his first
race of the year. He has no signed application. What do you do? He
cannot race, or he can join a Cariboo Club and apply for a license on
the spot provided he satisfies the documentation on the spot so that
the Cariboo CLC can sign his application. His license would be paid to
the Cariboo Club and subsequently remitted to BCKCA. Rookie
licensees can only be identified by their logbook entries. Their BCKCA
license will not indicate rookie status. All drivers in BC are
required to submit their logbooks in order to register in an event. We
hope the above information is of some help to all Clubs. Contact us
through your Club Representatives with any questions you may have
regarding licensing. Sincerely Mike
Gregg, BCKCA Licensing
April 24, 2003
Regional Race #3IMPORTANT
NOTICE - April 17, 2003
It
has come to our attention that the City of Chilliwack is hosting the
"Senior BC Games" on the same weekend as our "Regional
Race #3", namely September 5,6,7/03. This means hotel accommodation
will be at a premium in the local area. We, therefore, urge all those
requiring accommodation to make the necessary arrangements immediately.
The following is our accommodation directory for Chilliwack and
Abbotsford. CHILLIWACK (604)
795-4788 Rhombus Hotel &
Resort (604)
795-3828 Rainbow Country Inn (Best
Western) (604)
792-8501 Chilliwack Motor Inn (604)
792-4240 Chilliwack Travelodge (604)
858-0636 Comfort Inn (604)
795-9155 Econo
Lodge (604)
792-6412 Rainbow Motor Inn (604)
823-2496 Hazelgreen Bed &
Breakfast (604)
792-1955 Blue Sky Inn (604)
792-1776 Sportsman Inn ABBOTSFORD (604)
853-1880 Abbotsford Travelodge
(Coast Hotels) (604)
859-3171 Alpine Howard Johnson Inn (604)
859-1341 Bakerview
Inn (Best Western) (604)
853-3111 Best Western Regency Inn (604)
859-6211 Holiday Inn Express (604)
870-1050 Ramada Inn (Whatcom Road) (604)
853-1141 Super 8 Abbotsford (604)
859-9673 Motel Rio (604)
853-9844 A Taste of Home Bed &
Breakfast (604)
852-3324 Abbotsford Classic Bed
& Breakfast (604)
859-2944 Everett House Bed &
Breakfast
Fran-am UpdateApril 8, 2003 FRAN-AM 1600 CANADA WEST INFORMATION MEETING Vancouver, BC (April 8, 2003) - Fran-Am Sport - Canada Operations has arranged for an information meeting to be held this weekend to discuss important details on the upcoming Fran-Am 1600 Canada West series. Date: Saturday April 12, 2003 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Best Western Mission City Lodge, 32281 Lougheed Highway, Mission, B.C. All interested parties are invited. Full details of the upcoming Fran-Am 1600 Canada West Championship sanctioned by CACC will be announced and discussed. Areas of discussion will include Series Rules and Regulations, Entry Fees and Prizes plus all other pertinent details. A new Fran-Am 1600 car will be on display and refreshments will be provided. The Fran-Am 1600 car features the latest in single-seat racing technology including a Tatuus carbon-fiber monocoque chassis, sealed 1.6-liter/123-horsepower motor, 5-speed sequential Sadev gearbox and spec-Michelin Sport racing slicks. 2002 saw the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series grow from eight entries at the inaugural event in Vancouver to 27 over the course of the season. In addition, Fran-Am's World Championship Winter Series grew even more to feature 36 drivers from 14 countries competing for the title. Fran-Am Sport - Canada Operations expects the same level of success to follow the three Canadian Regional Fran-Am 1600 series as well as the premiere Pro Series events in Canada in 2003. ASN Tech Bulletin LinkThere is a link off of the regulations page to the ASN regulations page where all of the 2003 tech bulletins are posted. To this point there are 9 listed. BCKCA 2003 RULES POSTED on Regulations pageBCKCA February Meeting HighlightsThe second BCKCA meeting was a very productive meeting with a few very important adjustments made that will address some of our member clubs concerns. It is important to recognize that BCKCA is your Provincial karting governing body and your club along with the other clubs in the province control the direction of BCKCA. As a result of this system the JICA class was reinstated and will be scored separately but will run at the same time as Junior III. The other class that was effected was Comer or as it will be called this year Junior I 80cc. They will be scored separately as well but will run with Junior I 60cc. The Junior I 60cc class is the WTP and the Gazelle. The Junior III class is now set and the engines that will run in this class are the Leopard Junior and the Rotax Junior. The other important item of note was the setting of the rules submission deadlines for 2003. This year each club is required to submit both their National and Regional rules proposals to BCKCA on or before September 30, 2003. BCKCA will compile the rules submitted and return them to the clubs on or before October 31, 2003. The 2003 BCKCA rules meeting will be held on November 22 & 23, 2003. BCKCA February 1st & 2nd MeetingLocation:The Ramada Inn & Conference Centre 36035 North Parallel Road Abbotsford B.C. V3G 2C6 Phone: 604-870-1050 Fax: 604-870-1060
Time: The meeting will start at 9:00am Saturday morning. Club Reps are requested bring the following:2003 BCKCA affiliation Fee payment 2003 License applications c/w payment 2003 Club Licensing Committee list including all pertinent information and sample signatures 2003 ASN Canada FIA Rule Books #1 and #2
Please mention BCKCA when you book your room in order to get the reduced room rate.
Thank you
Mike Gregg
2003 ASN Regulations PostedThe 2003 ASN Regulations have been posted on the regulations page. Check back for bulletins that may follow throughout the year. 2003 BCKCA License AppliactionThe 2003 License Application has been uploaded to the site on the regulations page. 2003 BCKCA REGIONAL RACE SCHEDULEThe 2003 Regional schedule:
Clarification on License expiration datesDecember 17, 2002 BCKCA would like to confirm that kart licenses are valid from January 1st in the year issuance until February 28th the following year or February 29th in a leap year. What is Junior III ?December 13, 2002 The karting community has indicated that they want less classes and the club reps have listened. In an effort to balance the goal of having less classes and the need to bring in the new technology engines without hurting karters with last years engines the decision was made to have multiple engines in the junior 2-cycle classes for the 2003 season. There has been several comments received regarding Junior III and how the engines will be configured. Last season at CLKC the JICA and Rotax junior engines competed together very evenly. JICA was restricted last year as per CIK and our assumption is that is still the same now. The Leopard Junior will be restricted down to compete as evenly as possible with the JICA and the Rotax Max Junior. It was agreed that changes during the season may be required if one engine is dominant. It was also agreed that the weights should be kept the same if possible and the adjustments be made using restrictors if possible. The BCKCA executive have required the shops to do testing and have the results ready for the BCKCA meeting in February. National has not decided if Rotax-Max Junior or JICA will be national classes in 2003. What is known is that only one of the classes will be a national class. December 11, 2002 A letter received from Jim Pelk to the members of BCKCA. To view it click HERE Our thanks goes out to both Jim and Noreen for their many hours of support to our sport and our region. It is because of people like the Pelk family that we have a strong karting region and a strong voice in the karting community in Canada. Thank you from the karters in B.C.
BCKCA AGM REPORTDecember 10, 2003 BCKCA held their AGM in Chilliwack this year and the meeting was hosted by the Cultus Lake kart Club. This meeting was probably the best meeting to date with good representation from each club. The 2002 series was a great success and everyone agreed that little changes were needed in terms of the format. The 2003 series will again be a 3 race series with the first race on the Island the second in Quesnel and the final race will be hosted by WKA at CARTBC. The 2003 classes were reduced to a total of 12 from last years 21. There were several changes made to the Junior classes and the Junior class age requirements were adjusted as well. The new class structure is posted on the classes page. The other major decision made was the reduction of allowable noise levels. The new reduced level is 82db. This sound level will be in effect at all 3 races and CARTBC urged the other clubs in the province to adopt the same sound levels as well. The Canadian Nationals have been moved next year and will now be held at Mosport International raceway in Bowmanville Ontario. BCKCA has scheduled another meeting for early February to fine tune the 2003 rules package, set the series dates as well as address any other changes that need to be made.
November 28, 2002 CARTBC News Release 2003 SOUND LEVELS LIMITS RELEASED To
the Karting community in B.C. At
the CARTBC November general meeting the membership approved a new sound
level limit that will affect the karters in our province when they
compete at the CARTBC facility. The
new limit of 82db as measured 100 feet from the center of the track at
90 degrees to the track 1.0 meters above the ground under full
acceleration as measured during qualifying will be among the lowest in
North America. This
limit was set after a full race season of testing utilizing the new
silencers and air intakes on the market today.
The results were encouraging with the lowest levels coming in
between 74 and 78 db. Not
all engine packages can attain these low levels and therefore we did not
move the limit to reflect the lowest results. The
limit of 82 db was chosen to allow for variations in weather
conditions, wind direction and the phasing out of the old technology
engines. The
sound level will be a condition of renting the facility and sound level
test results from qualifying will be required to be submitted to CARTBC
after each event. We
would encourage all shops to include the most up to date silencers with
every engine package sold. The
clubs should make sure that their membership is informed of the new
limit as soon as possible to avoid confusion next season. It
is important to note that CARTBC had previously stated that next season
the reduced sound level limit would be set at 80db.
CARTBC decided to move the limit to 82db to minimize the
hardship on the karting community and at the same time reduce the impact
the track has on the residents in the area.
Please
accept this e-mail as notice that the new 82db sound level is in effect. Russ
Walsh President,
CARTBC
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