CIK news october 2009

The eligibility criteria for the CIK-FIA World Cups have been considerably extended, allowing in particular the entry of the top 10 classified Drivers (instead of 5) of national Championships in the World Cups for KF2 and KF3 and the entry in the World Cup for KZ1 of Drivers classified in the first 33% of the Viking Trophy participants.

Technical Regulations

For safety reasons, it has been decided that Superkart chassis shall adopt «two-level» front, side and rear bumpers (with lower and upper bars), in place of the current single bars.

The validity of 125cc gearbox engines (KZ, former ICC) homologated on 1.1.2004 is extended to 31.12.2012.

Tenders

Total has won the tender to be the single supplier of fuel for the 2010 and 2011 CIK-FIA European Superkart Championships.

Dell’Orto has won the tender to be the single supplier of carburettors for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 CIK-FIA KZ1 and KZ2 Championships, Cups and Trophies.

2010 CIK-FIA Calendar

In addition to the the granting of the 2010 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship to Zuera (Spain) already validated by the World Council in June 2008, the 2010 calendar of the other Championships, Cups and Trophies is as follows:

CIK-FIA WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP & CIK-FIA WORLD CUP FOR KF2
16-19/9        Zuera (E)

CIK-FIA «U18» WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP (DRIVERS UNDER 18) & CIK-FIA ACADEMY
23-25/7        TBA **
27-29/8        TBA **
01-03/10        TBA **

CIK-FIA WORLD CUPS FOR KZ1 & KF3
09-12/9        Braga (P) *

CIK-FIA WORLD CUP FOR SUPER-KF & CIK-FIA ASIA-PACIFIC KF2 CHAMPIONSHIP
20-23/5        Suzuka (J)

CIK-FIA EUROPEAN SUPER-KF CHAMPIONSHIP
08-11/4        Sarno-Napoli (I)
24-27/6        Varennes s/Allier (F) *
08-11/7         Genk (B)

CIK-FIA EUROPEAN KZ1 & KZ2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
08-11/4        Sarno-Napoli (I)
24-27/6        Varennes s/Allier (F) *

CIK-FIA EUROPEAN KF2 & KF3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northern Region Qualification
29/4-02/5        Thy-Hanstholm (DK) *

Western Region Qualification
29/4-02/5        PF Int’l, Grantham, Lincolnshire (GB)

Central Region Qualification
29/4-02/5        Wackersdorf (D)

KF2 & KF3 Finals
08-11/7         Genk (B)

CIK-FIA ASIA-PACIFIC SUPER-KF & KF3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
07-10/10        Macau-Coloane (MO)

CIK-FIA EUROPEAN SUPERKART CHAMPIONSHIP
TBA (3 events) **

CIK-FIA KF2, KF3 & KZ2 VIKING TROPHY
11-13/6        Lidköping (S)

CIK-FIA KF3 & KZ2 MONACO KART CUP
15-17/10        Monaco (MC) *

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