Your Championship Guide
KartChamps is back for 2019 and it is bigger and better than ever! This years format consists of four rounds; testing drivers qualifying pace, race craft, and composure under pressure!
All participants must be current #GRID Members throughout the competition. So if you're not signed up to the #GRID yet then be sure to check out our #GRID membership here for access into the Championship as well as many awesome karting benefits throughout the year.
Think you've got what it takes?
There are 6 categories in this year’s competition:
- Cadet (8-11 years old)
- Junior (12-16 years old)
- Featherweight (+16 years old, -70kg)
- Lightweight (+16 years old, 71-85kg)
- Heavyweight (+16 years old, 86-100kg)
- Super Heavyweight (+16 years old, +100kg)
ROUND ONE – QUALIFYING:
This round is based on setting your three fastest lap times in order to qualify into Round Two.
Each driver must set at least three lap times from three separate visits between 1st July & 31st August 2019. The mean average of each driver’s best three times will become their Qualifying Time for the Local Final to which all drivers who have set three laptimes will be invited.
You can attend as many sessions as you like and set as many lap times as you wish, and can be set on any type of event format whether it’s an Open Timed Race Session, Unlimited Night or Member Events. All lap times must be set at the same track.
At the end of each session you must speak to a member of staff in order to ensure your top lap times are submitted for competition entry.
Once all three qualifying lap times have been submitted, all drivers competing at each venue will be invited to the Local Finals during the first two weeks of September to compete for a place in the Regional Final.
You can monitor your position throughout each month by checking the HOT LAP Board at your venue’s #GRID area or ask a member of staff for more details.
ROUND TWO – LOCAL FINALS:
Local Finals will take place at each venue to establish the top 3 drivers in each of the 4 categories who will progress to the Regional Finals.
For continuity, each stage of the finals will retain the same format
Local Finals will take place during the first two weeks of September and will be communicated to all qualifying drivers by their venue’s Membership Manager.
The format will consist of a Practice Session of 10 minutes for drivers to warm up and familiarise themselves with the track.
This will be followed by 3 Grid Started Heats per driver of 8 minutes each for which points will be allocated to each driver dependent on their finish position.
The driver with the most points will start in pole position cascading down to the driver with the least points starting last on the grid for the Final. Where necessary, A,B, & C finals will be run dependent on the number of participants.
Drivers will then be lined up on the grid in the correct order to begin the Final Race for position for 15 minutes. Only the top 3 placed drivers in the A Final for each category will progress to the Regional Finals.
ROUND THREE – REGIONAL FINALS:
Regions for this year’s championship will be grouped and named as below:
Region 1 - Clydebank, Cambuslang, Dundee, Newcastle, & Stockton.
Region 2 - Manchester Central, Manchester Trafford Park, Preston, Liverpool, Warrington, Leeds, Bradford, & Sheffield.
Region 3 - Bristol, Cardiff, Stoke, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, & Coventry.
Region 4 - Harlow, Edmonton, Mitcham, Docklands, Basildon, Tower Bridge, Acton, Dunstable.
Region 5 - Gosport, Eastleigh, Crawley, Brighton, Farnborough, & Reading.
Regional Finals will take place on the following dates, and following feedback from #GRID Members we have removed the need for drivers based at a track that is hosting a Regional Final to have to race at an alternative location.
Region 1 - Newcastle - 23rd September
Region 2 - Bradford - 24th September
Region 3 - Coventry - 25th September
Region 4 - Docklands - 27th September
Region 5 - Crawley - 26th September
The format for the Regional Finals will remain unchanged from the previous round, and the top 3 placed drivers in each category will progress to the National Final. Where necessary, A,B, & C finals will be run dependent on the number of participants.
PLEASE NOTE: The top 2 drivers in the Cadet & Junior categories at each Local Final will progress directly to the National Final.
Only the top 3 placed drivers in the A Final for each category will progress to the National Final.
ROUND FOUR - NATIONAL FINALS
The National Final of KartChamps 2019 will take place at our brand new Stoke-On-Trent venue on 25th October 2019.
All qualifying drivers will battle it out to decide who will be crowned champion in each of the 4 categories.
The format for the National Final will remain unchanged from the previous round, with fantastic prizes awarded to the top 8 drivers in each category.
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