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UK goes KF in 2008
The new KF classes will be used in the Super One/British Championships and Stars of Tomorrow for 2008. Formula A and ICA will disappear but JICA remains as a CIK class. Here’s the ABkC’s latest update in plain English.
JICA/KF3
- KF3 will be the British Championship class and will also continue to be offered in Stars.
- If anyone wants to shift their JICA engines, the USA and Ireland will continue to offer JICA.
- Although the MSA had received reservations about allowing the youngest drivers in KF3, it was noted that 12 year olds would need to have held a National A licence for at least a year, and to get a National A licence will need 12 signatures (six more after being no longer a novice). Otherwise they will need to be 13.
- The driver will also have to be a sufficient weight so the kart is less than the maximum weight laid down in the regulations. The CIK class weight of 145kg for kart and driver is recommended.
FA/KF1 and ICA/KF2
- In KF1 and KF2 the Kart Regional Committee believe the weights are too low and are proposing 160kg for KF1 (Formula A replacement) and 165kg for KF2 (ICA replacement).
- This is to make KF2 more accessible for the older driver in our championships, noting that in CIK events it is mostly 15 year olds who compete.
- KF1 will be the MSA British Championship class for 2008
Super ICC/KZ1 and ICC/KZ2
- The group discussed whether to adopt full CIK regulations in ICC, but this was rejected in favour of keeping the existing regulations.
- The classes would be called ICC UK (KZ2 UK) and Super ICC (KZ1), helping a transition to the new CIK class names for 2009.
- However the group is recommending that Super ICC (as offered in Stars) has a softer, but still durable, tyre for 2008 to make a faster driving environment and help to differentiate from the club class.
- If successful then Super ICC/KZ1 could adopt full CIK regs from 2009.
Drivers should be aware that because there are major engine homologation changes to designs at the end of this year, the latest engines could be in short supply at the beginning of 2008.
The full ABkC update is available here.
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Posted on July 25, 2007 by Mary-Ann Horley in the category.
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