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2008 Mazda RoboPong 200 Presented by Bridgestone Rules and Information
Rules page Updated 9/10/08
Current 2008 Entry List
Race Weekend Schedule
NCMP will be hosting the 2008 NCMP Endurance race on September 27th-28th featuring TaG USA engines complete with pit stops and driver changes! The race will feature a cash payback! Spectator viewing is free, pit passes are $10.00 per day or $18.00 for both days per person.
Track configuration is the STARS/Midwest Sprint Series layout, approx 1:07 lap time on a dry track. The race weekend is three days with optional open practice for all teams on Friday. Practice, qualifying and the last chance qualifier race (if necessary) on Saturday and the 200 Lap Endurance race on Sunday.
Qualifying driver is the only driver that has to make weight after qualifying – all drivers will have to make weight before the feature event and the kart will be impounded on the hot grid, all karts that finish in a cash paying postion will be reweighed after the race with full fuel. No removable weights or ballast can be added to the driver before, during or after the race. All drivers must make weight after the race.
Race Begins at 12:30pm - Race will be 200 Miles in length (200 laps), Approx. 3 hours and 50 minutes in dry conditions.
General Rules –
Drivers must be 15 years and up
Entry fee is $300 per team, all teams must have at least 2 drivers minimum, 4 drivers maximum, Pit Passes must be purchased separate for each driver and crewmembers
There will be VP 102 Race Gas Available at NCMP if needed, all fuel must pass WKA fuel tech, random testing of fuel jug contents during the race is possible at any time
We will be issuing refueling jugs to all teams for the endurance race and last chance race. This jug must be used for all refueling stops and must be unaltered with the cap on during stops. We are doing this to make pit stops safer and less chaotic. The jugs black screw on cap MUST be in place, it does not have to be tight but must be in place. It is the teams responsibility to make sure that team members follow these rules.
(1) Electric Impact Allowed Per Team during a pitstop, No Air Impacts
Engines must be shut off during pit stops and driver must exit the kart, if the engine is running or the driver does not exit the kart during the refueling or if the driver enters the kart before refueling is finished will result in a 30 second hold penalty during that stop or the next stop. If that is the last stop for that kart before the end of the race a 30 second on track penalty will be accessed by timing and scoring from that teams overall time.
Standard Floor Tray Fuel Tanks Only, No Enduro or 10 quart tanks allowed, 1 Fuel Tank Per Kart, fuel line maximum length is 4 feet long, Maximum Capacity Tank is 9 liters, You can fill up your tank with another product to take up fuel tank space so you can run a larger tank as long as it has the same capacity as a 9 liter tank supplied in tech for comparison.
Maximum Fuel Line Length is 4 feet
No on track chain oiling systems allowed
All lead weight must be cotter keyed to prevent weight from falling off or double nutted
No Belt Drive Systems, Chain Drive Only
All teams must have a fire extinguisher in their pit box
No on board radios for driver to pit and/or pit to driver communications, there is a designated area to signal your driver with a pit board
TaG Rules -
Any TaG engine is eligible as per WKA TaG Engine Rules.
WKA Rules will be used for Engine Tech, there will be a post race engine tech
Only approved airboxes are allowed including the two hole RLV airbox, OEM Leopard, OEM Sonik airbox, only airboxes that come OEM with the engine are allowed, no aftermarket like the KG "cobra" airbox.
YHC Tires Mandatory on all TaG karts 450x5 front/710x5 rear, random checking of tires may be done during pit stops, the race will be ran rain or shine, it is driver/team discretion to pit for rain or dry tires during the race, in the event of a damp or wet track before the start of the race the race director will make a decision to start the race on rain tires or slick tires, after the drop of the green flag it is team/driver discretion to run rain tires or slick tires.
Rain Tires MUST be any Bridgestone rain tire.
Fuel is Gasoline and Oil Only, Must pass WKA Fuel Tech, random fuel testing may be done in the pits at anytime
All TaG Team Drivers must meet minimum weight -
Rotax Max, Easykart - 365 lbs.
PRD, Leopard, BM, Motori Seven, Sonik 118 - 375 lbs.
Rok TT - 385 lbs.
Sonik 125, Biland Any Legal Exhaust - 390 lbs.
Comer, Italsistem - 400 lbs.
We reserve the right to adjust weights during the race weekend in the interest of parity.
TaG karts may use onboard or external starters during the race, all onboard starter components must be installed on the kart however
All TaG karts will be weighed following qualifying with the driver who qualified the kart. Before the start of the feature, all Tag Drivers will be weighed in their Tag kart and the kart will be impounded on the grid until the start of the race
Backup Kart –
The use of a backup kart will NOT be allowed. (1) Spare Engine is allowed per team.
Purse -
The Purse will be a cash Payback based on the total entries for the Enduro race, we plan on paying back to the top twenty finishers.
Average Joe's Sports Pub has put up $250 for the 2008 Pole Award!
ImageWorks in Indy is paying $100 bonus to the team that is leading at halfway!
Just remember when it comes to endurance racing anything can happen and every team has a shot at a top ten result!
Printable Entry Form - PDF Mail In or Fax Form
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