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LATEST DECISIONS OF THE WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL OF THE FIA REGARDING KARTING

[04-08] During its meeting on 30 March 2005 in Paris, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA took the following decisions regarding Karting:

Sporting Regulations
The Sporting Regulations governing the future World Cup for the ICA category to be organised as from 2006 within the framework of the CIKFIA World Karting Championship have been approved. Eligible Drivers will be the ?nalists of CIK-FIA continental Championships for the ICA category, the top 15 classi?ed in the CIK-FIA Viking Trophy for the ICA category, as well as the top 3 classi?ed in the Zone Championships recognised by the CIK-FIA and the top 3 classi?ed in national Championships organised for the ICA category.
The method of calculation of the ? nal classi?cations of the CIK-FIA European Championships held over several events (Formula A, Super-ICC, ICC and Superkart) is modi?ed with immediate application : 80% of the results (rounded up or down to the nearest ?gure) will henceforth be taken into consideration for the drawing up of the ? nal classi?cation, instead of the rule retaining 50% of the results + 1 event. In other words, for the ? nal classi?cations of the European Formula A, ICC and Superkart Championships, the 5 best results (out of 6, the maximum possible number of results) of each Driver will be retained ; in Super-ICC, the 3 best results (out of a possible total of 4) will be retained.
As regards Drivers’ international licences, a grade D will be introduced as from 2006 for speci?c events (generally World Formula and endurance races) held for equipment with a power of less than 15 HP. As for the minimum age required for the granting of grades C-Junior and B international licences, it will no longer be strictly based on the date of the applicant’s 13th or 15th birthday; it will also be based on the following criterion : reaching one’s 13th or 15th birthday during the ?rst six months of the competition year. This rule will be introduced on 1st January 2006.

Technical Regulations
The decisions regarding the Technical Regulations mainly concern the continuation of the work on the speci?cations of the future “long life” 125cc 2-stroke engines. As a reminder, these engines will be introduced in 2007 and will be available in three sporting versions from a basic engine.
It has been decided that it will be allowed to ?t on the basic engine a “power-valve” (exhaust valve) which must be homologated and meet the following characteristics : pneumatic opening and mechanical closing, without any electronic connections.
It has also been decided that all ignition systems would be homologated according to a ?tting, a method of attachment, a functioning and a marking which will be standardised and described in the Homologation Regulations. These systems shall integrate an engine rev limiter speci?c for each category (12,000 rpm maximum for Juniors, 14,000 rpm maximum for both the basic engine and ICA, and 15,500 t/min maximum for Formula A).
With the aim of controlling the equipment, which will henceforth be limited in quantity for each event (1 chassis, 2 engines and 2 sets of tyres in 2005), a system of bar code identi?cation will be implemented in the CIKFIA Championships, Cups and Trophies. Chassis and engines will be marked with tamperproof foil stickers comprising bar codes, alphanumeric codes and holograms. Tyres will be marked with bar codes applied by the tyre Manufacturers at the vulcanisation stage.