Decisions World Motor Sport Council and General Assembly of FIA

Lastets decisions of the World Motor Sport Council and/or General Assembly of the FIA concerning Karting.

On occasion of the meetings of 3 and 5 November 2010 in Paris, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA and/or the General Assembly of the FIA took in particular the following decisions for Karting:

International Karting Commission-FIA
On proposal of the World Motor Sport Council, the General Assembly of the FIA has designated the President and the Members of the CIK for the year to come. Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa (BHR) has been appointed President of the CIK

CIK-FIA Technical Working Group

With the aim of reinforcing the involvement of Manufacturers in the process of the drafting of technical proposals to be submitted to the CIK Commission and then to the World Motor Sport Council, the composition of the Technical Working Group has been altered by introducing a distinction between Manufacturers, either “A type” (Manufacturers having homologated chassis and engines who in addition can demonstrate that they actively participate in CIK-FIA Championships), or “B type” (Manufacturers having homologated either chassis or engines).

Sporting Regulations
The format of the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship, traditionally held in one single event, will be extended to fi ve events in 2011. The main Karting Manufacturers have committed themselves to participating therein and, with their agreement, the Super KF category will be replaced by a new KF1 category using homologated KF2 engines and with free chassis, brakes and tyres.

Because of its ever more international extension – no longer just confi ned to certain European countries, a World Cup will be dedicated to the KZ2 category as from 2011. Both 125 cc gear-box categories will benefi t by a European Championship henceforth concentrated in one single event and a World Cup.

Technical Regulations

To avoid fi nding especially manufactured spark plugs or the sometimes very costly transformation of standard spark plugs aimed at increasing performance or at twisting the regulation concerning the minimum volume of the combustion chamber, a specifi c article and appendix describing the characteristics of ignition spark plugs has been added to the Technical Regulations.

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