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O Plate Date Change: Please note the IAME Cadet O Plate at PFI promoted by TVKC will now be held on 3rd November, and the KZ2 UK ABkC O Plate will now be held on 15/16 June, still at Shenington. Cadet Wet Tyres Update: Anderson-CSK and Dunlop wish to apologise for the issues that have transpired on the Formula Cadet wet tyre and are now able to offer details of how competitors can exchange problem tyres for the new batch which is expected to be available during early March. Dunlop are fully committed to resolving the issue as quickly as possible and would advise that the first batch of replacement tyres will leave Japan by airfreight on week commencing 25th February and are expected to clear Customs without delay. Replacement tyres are being sent out as from 4 March, the new tyres are identified by a code of 1082 on the front and 1088 on the rear. Barcodes will be present on the next batches to be made. Sets of tyres, either new or used, with the Product Code 1031 for the fronts and Product Code 1052 on the rears which were purchased after 1st October 2012 can be exchanged for a replacement set which will be returned at no further cost. Tyres can only be exchanged on production of a purchase invoice for the original tyres, dated 1st October or later. This is required by Dunlop. Other items on the same copy of the invoice/receipt can be blanked out if required. The tyres and invoice copy should be sent to Anderson-CSK, Unit 2/3, Sterling Industrial Park, Carwood Road, Castleford, West Yorks, WF10 4PS including the return address in full. Separate arrangements are being made for the trade who are members of the BKIA. For any further information contact Anderson-CSK on 01977 603838. O Plates 2013: The KF & KFJ ABkC O Plate meetings will be held on 11/12 May at Glan y Gors. Cumbria Kart Club have been appointed to hold the Rotax, TKM and the Comer Cadet O Plates on 27/28 April. The Honda Cadet will be held at Buckmore Park on 20 Oct. The 250 National will be at Shenington on 15/16 June and KZ2 UK on 12/13 October at Shenington (Note amended date) And the IAME Cadet O Plate will be held at PF International on 1 Sept alongside the CIK World Championships. Honda Restrictor: Further to the MSA announcement that the Honda Cadet is to be restricted slightly in performance along with the other Cadet classes, the ABkC has arranged for a 16mm inlet restrictor plate to be made available. The 16mm restrictor plate, to be fitted between the carburettor and cylinder, is mandatory in the class from 1st January 2013. Dartford Karting has kindly agreed to hold all stocks of the restrictor plate and distribute to customers and the trade (at quantity discounts to bona-fide trade and BKIA members). The restrictor plate is available as a kit with 2 Honda gaskets and the fitting diagram at £7.75 plus VAT. Please contact Dartford Karting at www.kartstore.co.uk or ask your local trader. The plates will also be used in the Junior Honda class from 2013 instead of the current extra head gaskets. The ABkC, in discussion with the MSA, was mindful that the restriction required for the Cadet class be easy to fit without recourse to specialist engine builders. As mentioned in the MSA release here a review will be held by 1st March 2013: http://www.msauk.org/site/cms/newsarticle.asp?chapter=210&nid=1511 If any further changes are required for any of the Cadet classes, then a bulletin will be issued, as per 2013 MSA Kart Race Yearbook B.4.2.1. Rotax Clarification: Rotax have issued a clarification regarding the cut off valve and needle which can be downloaded. This is now added to the fiche. TKM Clarification: Tal-Ko have issued this clarification of the regulations for the BT82 cylinder head, effective 1st June 2011 and this clarification regarding the TAG 2-stroke ignition and is now in the regulations. Autosport International Racing Car
Show 2013:
New Cadet engine announced:
The
New book "Karting Explained":
Below - the 2011 ABkC O Plate winners:
KF O Plate 2011/2: Three round series was held to determine the KF2 & 3 ABkC O Plates for 2012. Details and points on the Shenington website. For 2013, a single round series at Glan y Gors will be the O Plate for KF2 and KF3. Amendments to Gold Book 2013:
Comer
Cadet Carburettor:
UPDATED
COMER W60 HOMOLOGATION FICHE The ABkC Stand at the January 2009 Autosport International Racing Car Show, NEC.
The ABkC supports the
Go Motorsport and
Lets Go Karting schemes 2013 GOLD & BLUE BOOK:
250 National class in the
ABkC Super 4 2012 Series (promoted by the NKF):
Our new website- ABkC class regulations (classes
that are not in the Gold Book): From 1st August 2012 the T2 engine will be permitted to the regulations below (but is not permitted in the 2012 Super One Series Honda Cadet championship).
The 2013 Honda Tech Reg V8
are here
The 2013 Honda Junior
Regulations are here. 2013-167 The 2013 Honda Senior Regulations are here. 2013-168 The WTP Cadet 2013 Regulations are here 2013-172 The 2013 Junior Gearbox regulations are here. 2013-170 The 2013 125 Open gearbox class regulations are here. 2013-169 The 2013 450cc 4-stroke gearbox class regulations 2013-173 Amended 20/3/13 The 210 National Regulations for 2012 are here. 2013-176 Rotax DD2 Regulations for 2012 are here. 2013-166
World Formula 2012
regulations 2013-174
Formula KGP KTE-2013-165 TKM 4-stroke Junior and Senior 2013-171 Kart Tyro - MSA guidelines
are on www.msauk.org Tyre prices driven
down for 2007 onwards: For 2009, with exceptionally high changes in euro, dollar and yen currency rates, and factory input prices, the ABkC has negotiated special rates with the tyre suppliers through the terms of its on-going contracts to avoid what could have been up to 30% increases. For 2012 there are only small or no increases, all within RPI as follows. Tyre Prices 2013 (all
prices per set excl. VAT) Bridgestone
2013 prices: Dunlop 2013
prices: Mojo prices
for the Rotax classes in 2013 Download the Club Competition
Secretary seminar presentation
here Amendments: 2005: Adam Christodoulou
full tribunal findings here. He
was later excluded from a round of the Super 1 for an engine illegality,
along with three other drivers. MSA Parent/Guardian/Guarantors: New regulations from 2012, download MSA flier. All parents or guardians of minors (under 18) are required to take out a PG Entrant licence at the same time as the race licence. If someone else is signing on the under 18, a letter of consent must be completed in advance and left with the club at signing on.
MSA - Kart Regional Committee/ABkC Structure A more detailed
flow chart of the new structure is also available. (Note - this is a
large file) Most pictures on this site are courtesy of Chris Walker: Full Site Index including archive files:
The Association of British Kart Clubs (ABkC) was formed in 1990 to act as an interface between kart clubs and the sports governing body, the MSA, with whom there is a high degree of discussion and co-operation. The clubs are represented by the ABkC Steering Group which is elected each year during the A.G.M. held each Autumn. Over thirty of the kart clubs in the United Kingdom are members. The Steering Group also has representatives from other kart associations, which are usually regionally based, the MSA, the British Kart Industry Association (BKIA) and various championship organisers. The Steering Group doubles up as the Regional Association for karting so new clubs can join the ABkC instead of a local Regional Association. Decisions taken by that group will have a direct influence on all existing and proposed kart class regulations. Every year the ABkC publishes its regulations which represent the class structure being used by the Association in its direct drive and gearbox national championships. These are contained within the MSA Kart Racing Yearbook, the "Gold Book". We ask that clubs affiliated to ABkC use the regulations contained within this document for their race meetings. Without this co-operation it would be impossible for drivers to move from club to club during the racing season and find the same race classes. The ABkC Regulations should be used as an addition to the Club's Supplementary Regulations, used as the reference point for the classes. All ABkC clubs must run their meetings according to the regulations set down by the MSA. The officials and all safety regulations must conform to the current MSA Yearbook, the ABkC Regulations are only the class regulations. ABkC National Championships will be organised by the Super One Series for 60/125cc direct drive classes whilst the Super 4 national gearbox class championships are with the Northern Karting Federation (NKF) for 250 National and KZ2 UK. ABkC single event National Championships - the 'O' Plates - may be organised for all these and for the other less popular existing classes and any newer classes as they become established. There is also a KZ2 support race at certain Super One events. It should be emphasised that the Super One Series awards the seeded numbers 1 - 10 in all Cadet, KF, Rotax and TKM classes, and with the sole exception of the MSA Comer Cadet Championship, these are the only 1 - 10 numbers that are permitted to be used by drivers at the thirty ABkC clubs throughout the U.K. in these direct drive classes. Similarly the 1- 10 numbers from KZ2 and 250 National are allocated from the ABkC national championship Super 4 Series in the NKF. Numbers from other series are not permitted to be used at club racing. There is one exception, the numbers from Comer Cadet Super One in 2012 must be preceded with an S, to differentiate from the MSA British Cadet Championship series before they phase out. Here is the list of authorised seeded numbers. 2000 Archive of Newsletters: December 2000, September 2000 News, June 2000 News, Mar2000, Feb2000, Dec1999
The elected members of the
ABkC Steering Group are: Return to the Site Index
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The
ABkC along with ARKS has rebooked a space in the new Karting Pavilion at
the 2013 Show. 
MSA
has announced that the IAME Parilla Gazelle 60cc air-cooled engine has
been selected as the MSA Cadet engine from 2013 for a minimum of 5
years, replacing the Comer W,60 which may continue to have a national
championship until 2015. The new engine will take over for the MSA
British Cadet championship which will be in the Super One Series. See the
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