Department of
Leagues and Competitive Racing
FALL LEAGUE RACE INFORMATION
Checkered Flag Indoor Karting is committed to providing a safe racing environment while educating and developing race kart driver’s skills and knowledge of the sport. Our goal is to provide a safe and competitive kart racing event championship series.
Championship summary: Ten (10) rounds with each driver’s best seven (7) points events counting towards the series championship. Points will be given for heat race finishes and final race finishes. The combination of these two races in each single event will count towards that event’s championship total. The best seven of these events in a single season will go towards the championship. This allows for three races in which a driver can compete in and try to earn more points than a previous event OR the driver can choose not to race in an event as only the top seven events count towards the championship.
Race Day Event
Schedule:
Joint Practice & Qualifying: Up to eight drivers in five (5) minute practice/qualifying session (Known as P&Q). Drivers may be split into different groups in an effort to maximize each driver’s track time experience. This session doubles as practice. A driver’s best single lap time will be recorded to determine the starting grid for heats.
Heats: Each driver will participate in two heat sessions each. Each heat will be twenty-five (25) laps (twenty [20] for Juniors) in length and each heat will be determined by the results of the P&Q session. One heat race will start drivers in the order in which they qualified with fastest driver first. The second heat race will start drivers in the opposite order in which they qualified with the slowest driver first. Each race will be a rolling single file start with one pace lap. Cautions will be full course and caution laps will be scored. Any kart deemed to be involved in causing the caution will be sent to the end of the line on the restart. Restarts will be single file and set by running order. The race will be kept to a ten minute time limit in the event of multiple cautions. Points will be given for each heat race finish (see next page).
Qualifying/Consi: A two (2) minute qualifying session will be run with up to six drivers in a given session. Multiple groups will be run if needed but each driver will only be given one qualifying session. Drivers will be arranged by best single lap for the grand final race. If there are more than eight (8) drivers competing for a starting spot in the final, the top five (5) drivers from qualifying will be guaranteed a starting spot; the remaining drivers will compete in a thirty (30) lap Consi race (twenty [20] for Juniors) run under the same Heat Race conditions. The top three (3) finishers of this Consi race will transfer to the final. Points will be given for the Consi. The number of automatic transfers to the final from qualifying may be changed to three (3) or four (4) as race officials will determine prior to the start of that days event.
Grand Final: A forty (40) lap final (thirty-five [35] laps for Juniors) will be run with drivers arranged by the finishing order from the qualifying and/or the Consi. The final race will start with a standing start. Caution laps will count but there will also be thirty (30) minute time limit on each race from once the green flag is given. All cautions are full course and scoring will revert to the previous lap. Any kart deemed to be involved in causing the caution to come out will be sent to the end of the line on the restart. All restarts will be single file and karts will be aligned by running order, regardless of laps completed.
Points Distribution:
|
Finishing Position |
Heats |
Consi |
Final |
|
1 |
15 |
- |
120 |
|
2 |
12 |
- |
100 |
|
3 |
10 |
- |
90 |
|
4 |
9 |
40 |
84 |
|
5 |
8 |
40 |
79 |
|
6 |
7 |
40 |
75 |
|
7 |
6 |
40 |
72 |
|
8 |
5 |
40 |
70 |
Notes: Top three Consi finishers move onto final. Changes may be made to this outline at the discretion of race officials. Any changes made will be made prior to the start of the racing season and all known competitors will be notified of any changes.
2008 Fall Shootout
Series Race Dates:
|
ADULT SERIES ( Wednesdays @ 7:00) |
JUNIOR SERIES (Saturdays @ 10:00) |
|
September 24, 2008 |
September 20, 2008 |
|
October 1, 2008 |
September 27, 2008 |
|
October 8, 2008 |
October 4, 2008 |
|
October 15, 2008 |
October 18, 2008 |
|
October 22, 2008 *Special 75 Lap Final* |
October 25, 2008 *Special 60 Lap Final* |
|
November 5, 2008 |
November 8, 2008 |
|
November 12, 2008 |
November 15, 2008 |
|
November 19, 2008 |
November 22, 2008 |
|
December 3, 2008 |
December 6, 2008 |
|
December 10, 2008 |
December 13, 2008 |
Championship Awards will be
presented at the end of the season. It will consist of a 30 minute open
practice session for all drivers. At the conclusion of practice trophies,
prizes, and awards for the season will be presented. Addition information for
the event will be released two weeks prior to the event.
|
ADULT SERIES AWARDS |
JUNIOR SERIES AWARDS |
|
December 17, 2008 |
December 20, 2008 |
Please contact Tom Prioli with
any questions. Cell: 617-947-1369 Email: tprioli@checkeredflagindoorkarting.com
League Cost: $50 deposit $20
per event. $225 paid in full before start of season ($25 discount & free
open practice day).
Open Practice Day: $20. Awards
presentation: No Cost