WKSRA 2008 Rules

Please refer to the ISR Book for full set of rules for all classes.

The following rules take precedent over and are in addition to ISR rules.

 All Classes:  Amateur Kitty Cat, Stock Kitty Cat, Formula F-3, Formula 1 (F-1), Improved Stock, JR Novice, Amateur 120, 120 Lemans, 120 Stock, 120 Improved Stock, 120 Super Stock, and 120 Champ. 

Age Rule:  Stock Kitty Cat classes 4 to 12 years old as of October 1.  F-1, and F-3 classes 6-12 years old as of October 1 or 1 year of driving experience. Improved Stock Kitty and 120 Classes 5-12 years old as of October 1 and 1 year of driving experience.  120 Classes 4 to 12 years old as of October 1. Champ Class 7-13 years old as of October 1.  Jr. Novice racers must not be older than 14 years of age on or before October 1^st of the race season to be eligible to compete in this class. 

Registration must be done before sled is on the track.

Practice 8:30am to 9:30am, drivers meeting 9:45am, racing 10:00am.

1. Mandatory: helmet, eye protection and over the ankle boots must be worn.  Shin (with knee) guards and chest protectors will be required in all classes.  Helmets will require 75% orange and the back of the driver’s jacket will require 144 square inches (12x12) of orange.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

2. Tether cords are mandatory.

3. All sleds must be equipped with stock OEM chain tensioner bracket, puck and brake band bracket.  Excluded from this are F-1 and F-3.

4. All sleds must be equipped with functional brakes, chain and chain guards.

5. To aid in steering safety, heim joints, steering rods and handlebar hooks will be allowed in all classes (see hooks in stock class in ISR book).

6. Fuel:  Alcohol, oxygenated/reformulated gas may not be used.  Fuel will be periodically checked and must meet ISR and Digatron specs.

7. The technical inspector may tear down any sled at any time to check for status verification.  If this is not allowed by the owner, the sled will be disqualified.  If a sled has been disqualified, the racer will be suspended from that class for that race and the next two point’s races, at the discretion of the WKSRA officers and race directors.

8. All sleds are subject to pre-race inspections.  Racers will be required to drive safely and any unsafe driving or acts of aggression or illegal equipment will be grounds for disqualification and/or penalty.

9. Restart rule:  The flag person and/or race official will stop and restart the race if all sleds do not clear the designated striped cone.  A racer cannot enter the infield or the track to pass another racer or to gain ground during the race.  ALL MACHINES WILL BE STOPPED UNDER THE RED FLAG.  THE FLAGMAN WILL NOTIFY DRIVERS WHEN TO MOVE MACHINES AND HE WILL THEN PROCEED SLOWLY TO POINT OF RESTART.  IF LESS THANS ONE LAP HAS BEEN RACED THE ORDER OF THE SLEDS FOR RESTART ARE THE SAME AS THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE.  (WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:  ANY SLED CAUSING THE STOP OF THE RACE TWICE WITH A FALSE START WILL BE PLACED  ONE LENGTH BEHIND THE OTHERS ON THE START LINE.  AFTER MORE THAN ONE LAP HAS RACED THE RESTART POSITION OF THE MACHINES REVERTS TO THE LAST OFFICIALLY COUNTED LAP.  SLEDS WILL RESTART IN STAGGERED LINE WITH THE SLED CAUSING THE STOP OF THE RACE PLACED TO THE BACK.

10. No pushing or shoving.  Inside machine has the lead.  Slow down if you get in trouble.  No pushing or racing inside of cones.  If a driver is excessively pushing or tries to force their sled into an area that it won’t fit and catches a cone, or purposely catches a cone will have to continue racing with a cone in place.  No race will be stopped for picking up a cone.

11. If a racer causes the race to be stopped by reckless driving.  The racer can be red flagged.  If a racer receives two red flags in one class, they will be disqualified from that race for the day at the discretion of the race director.  Red flags are to be used at the discretion of the corner people.  If there is a dispute, it should be taken up with the race director and finalized before the start of the next race.

12. The checkered flag will determine the end of the race, not the number of laps.  Situations are at the discretion of Flagger(s) of that race.

13. Driver entry to an event is open to any qualified individual.  WKSRA has the authority and responsibility to evaluate all drivers to determine their qualifications.  The race director will confer with parent or guardian first, but have final authority in the event of questionable safe handling of equipment by children who pose a safety hazard to others on the track, as well as questionable safe handling equipment by children perhaps not ready for that class.  The decision may be appealed by parent or guardian to WKSRA officer.

14. No clearing track and/or engine at starting line.  Warm-up stands with ISR-approved backs and sides MUST BE USED when warming up machine with the track suspended above the ground/ice surface.

15. Parents, racers, spectators and other children must remain off the track while a race is under way for that day.  Parents on the track or infield are only permitted if:  their child has been injured; if there is a mechanical problem with their sled and the race has been stopped; or if a race has been stopped or not yet started due to a mechanical problem of some ones sled and your machine needs to be restarted.  The parents should leave the track once the problem is corrected.

16. Racers must stay on sled at all times.  Corner workers will help drivers in need.

17. Time to fix or repair a sled is limited to 5 minutes maximum.  This comes into play only after a race has started and a mechanical problem arises.

18. If it is not stated in these rules that you can do it, it can’t be done.  Any questions concerning rules should be directed to the Race Director(s).  If decision is not satisfactory, it may be appealed to the WKSRA officers.  A vote may be taken if necessary.

19. In the event of any protest or dispute of stock or ineligible equipment in any class, or driver, WKSRA has enacted a $50.00/$150.00 Protest Rule.  ($50.00 for stock based Kitty Cats and $150.00 for F-3, F-1, and 120 classes).  Any parent or guardian of a driver may on any occasion protest for using illegal equipment or otherwise breaking WKSRA rules if they file an official protest.  Parent/guardian must file an official protest form with the Race Director in the Registration Trailer/Building no later than 15 minutes after the finish of the race in question.  Official protest must be accompanied by $50.00/$150.00 Protest Fee.  The Race Director will review the official protest in the Registration Trailer/Building and determine necessary action within 15 minutes of the end of the race day.  He may consult other race directors/officials and Tech inspector(s) in the privacy of the registration site.  In the event of equipment dispute, protested machinery is immediately impounded to the center of the race track or other secure area, until Tech inspection is performed to determine authenticity of protest.  No awards will be given to the driver under an official protest until protest is resolved and an answer is determined by the Race Director/Head Tech inspector.  If the protest is warranted, the driver/family filing the protest will have their $50.00/$150.00 returned to them.  Protested machinery will be subject to any disqualification or suspension rules.  If the protest IS NOT warranted and the machine and/or driver is eligible by all the rules of WKSRA, the filing racer/family will lose the $50.00 or $150.00.  The 50.00/$150.00 will be given to the protested driver/family for the inconvenience of the protest.  Bad checks or stop payments of protest fee will result in an automatic one race suspension of driver or family.

20. Rookie Status is defined as the first year in which a racer races at 4 or more racing dates that are points races.  If a racer only races 3 races, the racer would still be a rookie in the next race season only.  They must also race the majority of our races (approximately 70%) to qualify for Rookie of the Year.

21. Membership Requirements:  A one year family membership is $50.00 (2 adults, 1 driver) each additional driver and/or family member is $20.00.  There is also a $5.00 charge for the ISR rules book.  The drivers birth certificate must be on file or submitted at time of membership.  Drivers will receive WKSRA membership apparel and are entitled to a free dinner at our annual awards banquet.  In return, member families are asked to volunteer at each race that they participate in.  Entry fees will be $10 per class, $15 per class for non-members.

22. Video tapes will not be viewed for Race Decisions.

23. The Race Director Authority:  The Race Director shall be responsible for the conduct of the race.  They shall have the right to make the final determination concerning all aspects of the race and the race facility, including design.  They shall have the voice of authority to discipline the participants for violation of the rules.  Such discipline will be limited to disqualification of a participant and/ or exclusion from an event(s).  Parent/guardian must speak with the race director no later than 15 minutes after the finish of the race in question.

24. A racer must race a four (4) race minimum, to be considered for the year-end Class Points and year-end apparel.

25. Series Pro Driver Status will be given to all racers who attend all points races.

26. Race class entry fees are non refundable once the first race of the day has started.  Credit will be given by discretion of the Race Director only.

27. Points Schedule:  1^st Place – 11, 2^nd Place – 9, 3^rd Place – 7, 4^th Place – 6, 5^th Place – 5, 6^th Place – 4.  One Point for paid class entry.  There will be no point awarded if there is a credit or refund issued by race director.  Lowest point dropped for the total class points.  Year end Class High Points Awards, Jr. Novice, Kitty Cat, 120, based on total year end class Points. ( minus the dropped lowest point).  It is not allowed to drop a (0) zero from a disqualification race.

28. Maximum gear ratios of Jr. Novice sleds – All Arctic Cats: 20-44, All Polaris: 17-41, SkiDoo’s without TRA clutch: 18-44, and SkiDoo’s with TRA clutch: 16-44.  You may gear down for smaller tracks but not above the maximum gearing for each specific model.