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Mini-Nationals

Mini-Nationals Format & Rules

A Three-day format of Go-Kart racing. With points similar to Knoxville’s format it should be a good time and fun with bragging rights outweighing the finishing places.

All entrants will race Thursday & (Friday or Saturday).

Maximum 48 qualifiers.

Click here for entry form

All racers will draw at random the KART they will race each race.


THURSDAY EVENTS:

Order of Events:

6 Heats (10 laps or 5 minutes)

Heats are (8) Karts maximum

H Main (12 laps or 6 minutes) ( 6 karts )

G Main (12 laps or 6 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

F Main (12 laps or 6 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

E Main (12 laps or 6 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

D Main (12 laps or 6 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

C Main (14 laps or 7 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

B Main (16 laps or 8 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

A Main (18 laps or 9 minutes) ( 6 karts +2 transfers)

Heat races will be lined up by your pill draw.

Lowest pill number is 1st in 1st heat, 2nd lowest is in 1st in 2nd heat, 3rd lowest is in 3rd heat until you fill all 1st’s for 6 heats. Then 7th lowest is 2nd in 1st heat, 8th lowest is 2nd in 2nd heat, 9th lowest is 2nd in 3rd heat until all 2nd’s are filled for 6 heats. Then 13th lowest is 3rd in 1st heat 14th lowest is 3rd in 2nd heat etc.......

Main races will be lined up by your heat finish.

There will be 6 first places (A Main), 6 second places (B Main), 6 third places C Main) and so on.....

A-Main

Heat #1 1st place winner will be in 1st spot,

Heat # 2 1st place winner will be in the 2nd spot,

Heat # 3 1st place winner will be in the 3rd spot etc...

That will be the same for all 2nd (B-Main), 3rd (C-Main), 4th (D-Main), 5th (E-Main), 6th (F-Main), 7th (G-Main) & 8th place finishers (H-Main).

HEATS

Thursday Heat Points

 

Place Finished Main Transferred to Points
1st A 100
2nd B 97
3rd C 94
4th D 91
5th E 88
6th F 85
7th G 82
8th H 79

 

MAINS

Thursday  Main Points

A Points B Points C Points D Points
1st 200 1st TRANSFER 1st TRANSFER 1st TRANSFER
2nd 198 2nd TRANSFER 2nd TRANSFER 2nd TRANSFER
3rd 196 3rd 184 3rd 172 3rd 160
4th 194 4th 182 4th 170 4th 158
5th 192 5th 180 5th 168 5th 156
6th 190 6th 178 6th 166 6th 154
7th 188 7th 176 7th 164 7th 152
8th 186 8th 174 8th 162 8th 150

 

E Points F Points G Points H Points
1st TRANSFER 1st TRANSFER 1st TRANSFER 1st TRANSFER
2nd TRANSFER 2nd TRANSFER 2nd TRANSFER 2nd TRANSFER
3rd 148 3rd 136 3rd 124 3rd 112
4th 146 4th 134 4th 122 4th 110
5th 144 5th 132 5th 120 5th 108
6th 142 6th 130 6th 118 6th 106
7th 140 7th 128 7th 116 7th  
8th 138 8th 126 8th 114 8th  


 

 

With the exception of the B feature which takes the top four finishers
to the tail of the A Main, all other features
transfer the top two finishers to the tail of the next event.

All racers will draw at random the KART they will race each race.

A perfect score (heat win, main win ) is 300.

Features will be lined up by your total points from your heat race, main race .

Top 8 in points will be your A-Feature

9th-16th - B-Feature

17th-24th - C-Feature

25th-32nd - D-Feature

33rd-40th - E-Feature

41st-48th - F Feature

FRIDAY Events:

H feature ( 8 karts )(18Laps or 9 min)

G feature ( 8 karts +2 transfers)(18Laps or 9 min)

F feature ( 8 karts +2 transfers)(18Laps or 9 min)

E feature ( 8 karts +2 transfers)(18Laps or 9 min)

D feature ( 8 karts +2 transfers)(18Laps or 9 min)

C feature ( 8 karts +2 transfers)(18Laps or 9 min)

B feature ( 8 karts +2 transfers)(18Laps or 9 min)

SATURDAY Events:

MINI NATIONALS FEATURE

A Feature ( 8 karts +4 transfers) (40 Laps or 25 min)

 


RULES AND REGULATIONS!!!!
 

PILL DRAW- In order to have all line-ups ready Thursday morning at 8:00am. Your pill will be randomly drawn when your entry fee is paid.

(Your draw number will line up your heat races and also break any ties.)

KARTS- The karts are mechanical machines and do break down with no warning. Therefore, we will not be responsible for not having a full fleet of karts that are equally matched. We will do our very best to keep our karts maintained and matched the best we can. If a kart breaks during a race (After the green flag flies), you will lose your position and not finish the race. (Just like the real thing) You will be considered to have finished in the last position for that race.

PROFANITY - is unacceptable. If you use profanity towards anyone, you will forfeit all points. Remember, this is a family establishment.

FIGHTING- There will be none. If you can not race for fun in concession karts then this is not the race to sign up for. You will be done for the entire races, period.

BUMPING- Any driver intentionally bumping other drivers or guard rails will result in loss of points for that race.

RACING- Officials will let you race, rubbing and racing is a fine line they will make the call. The officials word is final.

SAFETY- The number one goal is always safety. If we stop the race because of a safety issue everyone will get their place back. If there is a safety issue with a kart we will put you in another kart and you will get your place back.

LENGTH OF RACE - In order to be fair in the amount of time each race gets you will get a number of laps or a time limit, whichever is reached first will end the race in the position that you are in. (It is possible for a race not to race one lap if there are many yellow flags on the start of that race.) One lap is about 12 seconds.

PENALTIES - Any person who takes his/her safety belts off while on the track is disqualified from that race.

Any driver who gets out of the kart in the pits before everyone is in and stopped will lose points for that race.

Officials will do their best but they are human we make mistakes. But the officials word is final.

Officials cannot see everything they will do their best, and once again the officials word is final.

TRACK RULES-   TRACK SAFETY RULES  must still be obeyed at all times.

NO BLOCKING

STARTS- You will get two attempts at a side by side start. Then the start will be a single file restart with the orange cone.

KNOXVILLE WHITE LINE- No passing is allowed on the start until you pass the white line in turn 4. Front row must stay side by side until the white line.

YELLOW FLAG RESTARTS- When restarting after a yellow, red flag or 2 failed start attempts, you must go above the orange cone before passing or you will be sent to the back of the race, twice and you are done for that race. When lining up after a yellow the officials will go back to the last completed recorded lap and line up single file.

LAPS/TIME- Your time on the clock will start when the last kart is out of the pits.

BLACK FLAG- On most occasions the officials will give you a pointed black flag the first time depending on the severity of the incident. If you get the black flag, pull into the pits and wait for an official. You will be scored as last in the race.

SPIN-OUTS- 3 all alone spin outs that cause a yellow flag and you are done for that race. If you cause an intentional spin out and the officials see it, you will be sent to the back and the person will get their spot back in the restart. The official's word is final.

If you break any of the rules, all your points may be forfeited.


Awards & Prizes

Presentation of prizes and trophies will be:

Friday after B Main

Saturday after A Main

Slideways apparel and memorabilia. Local business sponsorships.

Trophies for the winners.

 

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