WMSC decisions regarding karting

During its meeting on 7 December 2007 in Monaco, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA took the following decisions regarding Karting (paraphrased by Kartlink).

• The eligibility criteria to enter the future World Championships have been extended. They now enable the CIK-FIA to grant five “Wild Cards” on the basis of candidature dossiers submitted by the ASNs of the Drivers concerned
• Drivers will be allowed to use a second chassis with no penalty, but they should ensure that one is set up for dry and one for wet conditions to ensure the smooth running of the meeting.
• A second set of slick tyres will be allocated to each Driver for non-Qualifying Practice before each CIK-FIA KF2, KF3, KZ1, KZ2 and ICC-Sudam Championship, Cup and Trophy event, as already applied in 2007 in KF1.
• The following weight limits have been increased:
  • KF1 (+ 4kg, i.e. 160kg)
  • KF2 (+ 2kg, i.e. 158kg)
  • KZ2 (+ 5 kg, i.e. 175kg)
  • ICC-Sudam (+ 5kg, i.e. 150kg)
  • ICC-Sudam Junior (+ 5kg, i.e. 140kg)
• A combination of homologated bodywork elements from different makes or models will be allowed (front fairing, front panel, side pods, rear wheel protection)
• For reasons of cost control and of safety, a closed list of carburettors authorised in Superkart will be drawn up and published at a later date for application on 1st January 2009
• The World Council has accepted the change of date of the 2008 CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific KF1 and KF3 Championship scheduled for Macau/MO: it will held on 2-5 October 2008 instead of December 2008
• Dunlop has won the tender to be the single tyre supplier for the 2008 CIK-FIA Championships, Cups and Trophies held on the European continent for the KF2, KF3, KZ1 and KZ2 categories. Dunlop offers free (“slick” and “wet”) tyres to each Driver for all the events (except for the non-qualifying practice), as well as bonuses and assets to the top classified Drivers in each event and/or championship. The “slick” tyres supplied by Dunlop are of the “medium” type in KZ1 and of the “hard” type in KF2, KF3 and KZ2.
• Va.Mec has won the tender to be the single carburettor supplier for the 2008 KF3 CIK-FIA Championships, Cups and Trophies

This is a direct cut-n-paste because I don’t understand it and I don’t know if it’s my technical incompetence or a bad translation:

As a supplement to the interdiction to carry out Homologation Extensions concerning the cylinders of KF engines (voted by the World Council in June 2007), an appendix is added to the 2008 Technical Regulations. This appendix describes the measuring of the volume of transfers on the cylinders of the engines concerned, as well as the measuring of the length and diameter of the exhaust duct. The Homologation Form of each KF engine will be completed by an appendix indicating the volume of each transfer and the data regarding the exhaust duct. These additional indications will be measured on the engine sealed at the initial homologation.

You can read the original text on the CIK-FIA website.

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