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The Club's Postal
Address:
P.O.Box 552
Whangarei 0140
N.Z.
Address:
P.O.Box 552
Whangarei 0140
N.Z.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE!
For YOUR OWN SAFETY you must never practise, run in engines or tune your kart on the track when there is nobody else there.
Accidents can happen. What could happen to you if you are injured and can not move yourself?
The Club's long standing safety rules for using the track for testing are:
1. DO NOT DRIVE ON THE TRACK WHEN YOU ARE ALONE. ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON 18 YEARS OR OVER MUST BE PRESENT.
2. ALL KARTS MUST COMPLY WITH CURRENT KARTSPORT NZ RULES AND MUST TRAVEL IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
3. ALL DRIVER'S WHO ARE NOT CLUB MEMBERS MUST SIGN THE INDEMNITY FORM.
4. MIXED AGE GROUP PRACTISE IS NOT PERMITTED.
5 . KARTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RE-ENTER THE PITS AREA VIA THE DUMMY GRID. DRIVING IN THE PITS IS NOT PERMITTED.
6. DRIVERS MUST WEAR APPROVED RACING GEAR WHEN OPERATING A KART.
7. ALL KARTS MUST COMPLY WITH KARTSPORT NZ NOISE REGULATIONS. NO KART ENGINE CAN BE RUN BEFORE 10 A.M. OR AFTER 5 P.M.
8. UNLESS AUTHORISED BY A KARTSPORT NZ OFFICIAL THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE TRACK IS ONLY IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION.
9. KARTS MUST BE PULLED WELL CLEAR OF THE CIRCUIT IF A BREAKDOWN OCCURS. THEY MUST NOT BE LEFT WHERE THEY ARE A HAZARD TO OTHER KARTS.
10. NO TROLLEYS OR RECOVERY VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK AREA WHEN THERE ARE KARTS BEING DRIVEN.
Please note:
11. The track is not open for use one full week after a race day and on Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day.
12. All air cooled engines EXCEPT Raket 85 and Raket 120 must have at least two complete rows of purpose built noise suppression rubbers, heat silicon cord
or silicon sealant fitted to the fins.
13. Cars utes and other vehicles are not permitted onto the track unless specifically there for carrying out maintenance of the track or grounds.
14. Drivers are responsible for their Pit Crew's actions.
15. Please ensure your pit space is clean and tidy when vacating.
Remember Safety Comes First!
For YOUR OWN SAFETY you must never practise, run in engines or tune your kart on the track when there is nobody else there.
Accidents can happen. What could happen to you if you are injured and can not move yourself?
The Club's long standing safety rules for using the track for testing are:
1. DO NOT DRIVE ON THE TRACK WHEN YOU ARE ALONE. ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON 18 YEARS OR OVER MUST BE PRESENT.
2. ALL KARTS MUST COMPLY WITH CURRENT KARTSPORT NZ RULES AND MUST TRAVEL IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
3. ALL DRIVER'S WHO ARE NOT CLUB MEMBERS MUST SIGN THE INDEMNITY FORM.
4. MIXED AGE GROUP PRACTISE IS NOT PERMITTED.
5 . KARTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RE-ENTER THE PITS AREA VIA THE DUMMY GRID. DRIVING IN THE PITS IS NOT PERMITTED.
6. DRIVERS MUST WEAR APPROVED RACING GEAR WHEN OPERATING A KART.
7. ALL KARTS MUST COMPLY WITH KARTSPORT NZ NOISE REGULATIONS. NO KART ENGINE CAN BE RUN BEFORE 10 A.M. OR AFTER 5 P.M.
8. UNLESS AUTHORISED BY A KARTSPORT NZ OFFICIAL THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE TRACK IS ONLY IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION.
9. KARTS MUST BE PULLED WELL CLEAR OF THE CIRCUIT IF A BREAKDOWN OCCURS. THEY MUST NOT BE LEFT WHERE THEY ARE A HAZARD TO OTHER KARTS.
10. NO TROLLEYS OR RECOVERY VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK AREA WHEN THERE ARE KARTS BEING DRIVEN.
Please note:
11. The track is not open for use one full week after a race day and on Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day.
12. All air cooled engines EXCEPT Raket 85 and Raket 120 must have at least two complete rows of purpose built noise suppression rubbers, heat silicon cord
or silicon sealant fitted to the fins.
13. Cars utes and other vehicles are not permitted onto the track unless specifically there for carrying out maintenance of the track or grounds.
14. Drivers are responsible for their Pit Crew's actions.
15. Please ensure your pit space is clean and tidy when vacating.
Remember Safety Comes First!
The Club has begun a significant upgrading of the facilities.
We wish to thank the OXFORD SPORTS TRUST for their support in supplying a very major
portion of the funding of Stage One.
We wish to thank the OXFORD SPORTS TRUST for their support in supplying a very major
portion of the funding of Stage One.
- Stage One has now been completed It included the replacement of the Main Straight and the dispersal of the old
earthworks removed from the main straight in the area of the pine tree stumps.
- On the Club Day held 14th February 2010 an independent Noise Engineer carried out a series of tests over the
full days racing. The report was received by the club on 17th May 2010. We can now proceed with an
application for a Certificate of Existing Use from the Whangarei District Council to extend the track length.
- Stage two will be the extension of the track by about 120 metres which will commence after approval granted by the
WDC.
- When Stage two is completed there will be a new entrance that will eventually access a new Pits Area at the top end of
the track which will be developed at a later date.
THE BLUE FLAG
Rule H1.8 in the KartSport New Zealand 2010 Manual reads BLUE FLAG: Another competitor is about to lap you. You must hold your course and must allow
him/her to pass.
Holding your course means that you CAN NOT change your position of travel along the track until the kart or karts lapping you have passed. You DO NOT follow
the racing line if that means moving across the track width. Stay on the side of the track you are travelling along and do not stop or slow down, but ensure that
you do not block the kart passing you.
NOVICE DRIVERS when in the centre of the track should stay in the centre until the other kart or karts lapping you have passed. If possible you should indicate
with your hand pointing towards the ground the side that you want the passing kart to go. Be aware that the other kart(s) may pass on the side you do not expect.
EXPERIENCED DRIVERS if in centre of the track, WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, should move to the side of the track which is away from the normal race line. If
possible you should indicate which side you want the passing kart to go.
Rule H1.8 in the KartSport New Zealand 2010 Manual reads BLUE FLAG: Another competitor is about to lap you. You must hold your course and must allow
him/her to pass.
Holding your course means that you CAN NOT change your position of travel along the track until the kart or karts lapping you have passed. You DO NOT follow
the racing line if that means moving across the track width. Stay on the side of the track you are travelling along and do not stop or slow down, but ensure that
you do not block the kart passing you.
NOVICE DRIVERS when in the centre of the track should stay in the centre until the other kart or karts lapping you have passed. If possible you should indicate
with your hand pointing towards the ground the side that you want the passing kart to go. Be aware that the other kart(s) may pass on the side you do not expect.
EXPERIENCED DRIVERS if in centre of the track, WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, should move to the side of the track which is away from the normal race line. If
possible you should indicate which side you want the passing kart to go.
| Click on the link below to download a copy of the club's Membership form. At the last Annual General Meeting the current annual fee was set at $80.00 for a driver. The Family Fee covering drivers who all reside at the same residential address is $120.00. This is current through to June 2011. |
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