International Karting Regulations

STARTS AND HEATS

Article 99. Vehicles eligible to establish records
Each one of the International records may be established only by a land vehicle in compliance with Article 13 (see Article 199).

Article 100. Records recognized
The only records recognized shall be local records (see Article 34), national records (see Article 35), international class records (see Article 36), world records (see Article 37) and the outright world land speed record.
One same record may be recognized in several of the above-mentioned categories.
No distinction is made between records on the track and records on the road.

Article 101. Automobile records restricted to their own class
An automobile having established or broken a record in its own class may thereby break the world record, but cannot beat the same record in any superior class.

Article 102. Periods and distances recognized
Only such periods and distances for national records, for international class records and for world records as are laid down in Appendix D shall be recognized.
The ASNs are permitted to recognize any kind of local record.

No competition against the clock under the name of Kilometer Speed Trial or Mile Speed Trial or any similar appellation shall be authorized unless all the conditions laid down in these Regulations for attempts at records over these distances are fully observed.

Article 103. Records established during a race
No record made during a race shall be recognized.

Article 104. Attempts at records
Conditions under which record attempts shall be made are mentioned in detail in Appendix D.

Article 105. Conditions for the recognition of international or world records
An international record or a world record cannot be recognized unless the attempt has taken place in a country represented on the FIA, or by way of exception, in a country not represented but with the special permit mentioned in Article 54.
The performance must represent, in a comparison with the old record, an improvement of at least 1 per cent of the average speed expressed in miles per hour or kilometers per hour.
In no case may an international record or a world record be recognized unless the attempt has taken place on a course approved by the FIA.

Article 106. Registration of records
Each ASN shall keep a register of all records established or broken within its territory and shall on request issue certificates of national or local records for which a fee will be payable to the ASN.
The FIA will keep a register of international records in each class and a register of world records and will on request issue certificates of those records for which a fee will be payable to the FIA. The amount of fees payable to the ASN or to the FIA will be fixed each year by the FIA.

Article 107. Publication of records
Pending the formal recognition of a claim to a record, the result of an attempt may not be advertised (see Article 131) unless the following words are added, in easily readable characters Subject to confirmation. Disregard of this rule shall automatically entail the non-recognition of a claim to a record without prejudice to any further penalty that may be inflicted by the competitions committee of the appropriate ASN.

Article 13.
The specialized Secretariat of the CIK-FIA is managed by an Executive Secretary appointed by the FIA. Its mission is to ensure the dispatching of day-to-day matters, to implement the decisions taken by the CIK-FIA Plenary Conference and the Executive Committee and to participate in the implementation of the general policy of the CIK-FIA conducted by the President and the Vice-Presidents. He co-ordinates the Secretariat of the different specialized Committees of the CIK-FIA and ensures liaison with the affiliated clubs and diverse organizations with which the CIK-FIA is led to collaborate.

Besides the Technical Engineer, the Secretariat also includes the personnel-ensuring liaison with the specialized Committees and the Manufacturers and Organizers. Also, under the authority of the Executive Secretary, an Administrative and Bookkeeping Officer shall perform the tasks relating to finances and day-to-day administration.

Article 199.
The FIA will announce in October any changes to Appendix J. Changes concerning the manufacturing of cars and excluding those concerning Formula 1, 3000 and 3, will become effective as from the 1st of January of the second year following the announcement. Changes concerning Formula 1, 3000 and 3 will become effective as from the 1st of January of the third year following the announcement. Changes made for safety reasons may come into force without notice.

Article 34. Local record
A record established on a permanent or temporary track approved by the ASN whatever the nationality of the competitor.

Article 35. National record
A record established or broken in conformity with the rules established by an ASN on its territory or on the territory or on the territory of another ASN with the prior authorization of the latter. A national record is said to be a class record if it is the best result obtained in one of the classes into which the types of cars eligible for the attempt are subdivided, or an absolute record if it is the best result, not taking the classes into account.

Article 36. International record
By International record is meant the best performance accomplished in a determined class or group (see Article 199). There are international records for automobiles, special vehicles and ground effect vehicles (see Article 199).

Article 37. World record
A record recognized by the FIA as the best performance achieved by an automobile irrespective of category, of class, of group, or any other means of subdivision.

Article 54. Competition promoted in a country not represented on the FIA
A competition shall not be promoted in a country not represented on the FIA unless a special permit has been granted by the FIA for such a competition.

Article 131. False advertising
Any competitor or firm advertising the results of a competition or record attempt shall state the exact conditions of the performance referred to, the nature of the competition or record, the category, class, etc. of the vehicle and the position or the result obtained.

Any omission or addition calculated to raise doubts in the public mind may entail the infliction of a penalty on the person responsible for publishing the advertising.
No advertising regarding the winning of a FIA Championship, FIA Cup, FIA Trophy or FIA Challenge may be made before the termination of the last event of this Championship, Cup, Trophy or Challenge unless it includes the words: subject to the official publication of the results by the FIA.
This rule also applies to a victory in an event of a FIA Championship, FIA Cup, FIA Trophy or FIA Challenge.

The FIA logo specific to the Championship, Cup, Trophy or Challenge concerned must be included in this advertising.
Any breach of this rule may entail a penalty imposed by the FIA on any competitor, automobile manufacturer, driver, ASN or company responsible for publishing the advertising.
Any protest or dispute as to the name to be given to a vehicle containing parts supplied by different makers will be submitted to a jury appointed by the ASN, if these makers are all established in the country of the ASN, or by the FIA if they belong to different countries. In the latter case the jury will include a representative of each country concerned and as many members not belonging to the countries concerned as there are representative of those countries.