WARRIORS CUP
ENDURANCE RACE RULES
(subject to change)
General Info
Where:
7 races at MONZA World Class Karting Foxwoods (Ground Floor Fox Tower Parking Garage)
When:
(2024) Sept. 22nd, Oct. 27th, Dec. 1st
(2025) Jan. 19th, March 23rd, April 27th, June 1st
Race Start Time:
9 a.m.
Team Size:
Up to 5 people on a roster (Each driver must meet the minimum lap time of 40 seconds at Monza to participate in WARRIORS CUP)
2, 3 or 4 drivers to race
Team Cost:
$350 per team for regular season race (2hr)
$450 per team for Championship race (3hr)
Spectator Cost:
$0 per person not driving in the race
Racers:
$0 per driver registration fee for the season
All drivers are required to meet the minimum driving time to be able to participate
Deposit:
$0 per team due when registration is accepted. This will cover the 3 hour championship race
Schedule:
Sunday Morning at Monza:
7:45 am, Doors Open, all teams must be checked in by 8:15 am
8:15 – 8:40 am, drivers meeting
8:40 – 8:50 am, 2 lap qualifier; field inversion for start of race of 3-6, random draw after qualifying will determine the number of spots inverted.
9:00 am, race starts; The starting driver for each team will be stopped on the track and grided up in qualifying order.
11 am, 2 hour race concludes
11 – 12:00 pm, Trophy Presentation, Interviews, Food and Drinks for purchase and The Hang Out takes place
Sunday Morning at OTK:
8:45 am, Doors Open, all teams must be checked in by 9:15 am
9:15 – 9:30 am, drivers meeting
9:50 – 9:55 am, 2 lap qualifier; field inversion for start of race of 3-6, random draw after qualifying will determine the number of spots inverted.
9:55 am, race starts; The starting driver for each team will be stopped on the track and grided up in qualifying order.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2 hour race (possible joker lap included)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Trophy Presentation, Payouts, Food and Raffle takes place
Karts:
Chassis: Sodi Kart SR5, adjustable seats and pedals, integrated weight boxes, Kart equality management system
Engine: Honda 270cc
Race Format:
o Upon arrival, all drivers and guests much check in at the front desk to sign a waiver and receive a wrist band. This wrist band must be worn at all times to access the facility
o All teams are REQUIRED to have communication system
o This is a 2 or 3 hour race, a green light will indicate the start of the race. A checkered flag will indicate the finish. The race will run for 2 or 3 hours regardless of unforeseen circumstances. (red flag included)
o All drivers will be weight balanced to 215 pounds. 66 pounds of lead is max allowed to be put on kart. Drivers must weigh a minimum of 149 pounds at check in. Each driver is responsible to ensure they meet the weight requirements and will be weighed after each stint. Teams with an under weight driver will be issued a penalty.
o Captains will draw a chip to determine the kart you will qualify in. Drivers who are qualifying will start the race.
o We will be inverting the field after qualifying for the start of the race. The number of karts being inverted will be a random picked by a track official with chips 3-6 in a can. The number on the chip that is picked will be the number of karts inverted after qualifying. Remember, pole winner will still receive a bonus point.
o There will be a MAXIMUM stint time of 40 minutes. If you go over the 40 minutes, you will have a 2 minute penalty added to your pit stop. If you go over 45 minutes, you are disqualified for that race.
o There will be a MINIMUM drive time of 20 minutes per driver per race. Each driver that is signed in for the race will be required to drive a minimum of 20 minutes. This does not have to be done in 1 stint. Any team with a driver under the 20 minute minimum time will result in a 3 lap penalty.
o Every driver signed in on raceday must complete at least 1 stint.
o If a caution comes out, we will slow everyone down for the safety of the track officials. NO PASSING AT ALL. Once track is cleared, we will bunch the field back up by have everyone catch the leader on the track to restart the race. A rolling restart will be implemented at turn 2 with no passing till turn 3. If you pass or make an attempt to pass before turn 3 you will receive a 2 minute timed penalty. Lapped karts will stay in line where they are. If you are found to be bringing out the cation deliberately to gain an advantage or from over aggressive driving, you will be panelized with a black flag and a timed penalty will be implemented on pit road.
Drivers Meeting:
The pre-race drivers meeting will be held 45 minutes before the race is scheduled to start. Race procedures, flags, pit
procedures, etc. will briefly be reviewed. Attendance is mandatory for all drivers.
Team Size:
Each team may consist of 3-5 drivers with 2 to 4 needed at each race. All drivers must be registered with MONZA and OTK or will need to download the app and register.
NO ADDING DRIVERS TO THE ROSTER AFTER THE START OF THE SEASON
*Electronic communication with the drivers Are required
All drivers that are signed in for that race must complete at least 1 stint
Kart Allocation:
On day of event the karts will be randomly picked by choosing a chip out of a cup. This will be your kart for qualifying and the start of the race.
Kart Service:
All maintenance and repair work is the exclusive responsibility of Monza World Class Karting or On Track Karting. Any kart alterations by anyone other than Karting personnel, including tire pressures, will result in a team’s immediate disqualification.
Driver changes
Driver changes will be a 2 minute timed stop.
ONLY the driver getting into the kart is allowed in pit lane to help with the stop. Seat belt will remain buckled until driver comes to a complete, controlled stop. New driver will not be released from pit lane until seat belt is connected and tight. Exiting driver IS NOT ALLOWED to push kart to get it going.
ALL teams will make a minimum of 3 pit stops for 2 hour races and 5 pit stops for 3 hour races(NOT INCLUDING KART FAILURE). If the minimum pit stops are not met, that team will be DISQUALIFIED from the race and will receive NO POINTS.
Teams can make pit stops without changing drivers
Drivers will make controlled entries into pit lane or be subject to an additional 20 second time penalty
The driver that is getting into the new kart will pick a chip to determine which kart they will get into
A MAXIMUM time of 40 minutes allowed per stint. Anyone who’s stint time exceeds 40 minutes will have 2 minutes added to their pitstop. Anyone who’s stint time exceeds 45 minutes will be Disqualified.
FOR THE LAST STINT ONLY, AS LONG AS YOU EXIT PIT LANE AFTER MINUTE 40 IS SHOWN LEFT IN THE RACE, YOUR STINT IS IN REGULATION. IF THE COMPUTER READS THAT YOU LEAVE AT 39 MINUTES AND 59 SECONDS OR LESS YOU WILL NOT BE PENALIZED. A WHITE FLAG AND THEN A CHECKERED FLAG WILL STILL INDICATE THE FINISHIN OR THE RACE…
IN THE RARE CASE THAT THERE IS A RED FLAG, 2 MINUTES WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR STINT TIME. IF YOUR STINT GOES OVER 42 MINUTES, YOU WILL RECEIVE A STINT TIME PENALTY. THERE WILL BE NO DISQUALIFICATION FOR GOING OVER 45 MINUTES WITH A RED FLAG ONLY IF YOU PIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING BACK GREEN.
Maximum amount of karts stopping at any time is 2 for driver changes.
A red flag will be posted at pit entrance when pits are closed.
Kart Breakdown:
In the rare event of a kart breakdown, the driver must stay in the kart and wait for an Official. The race will be red flagged and a replacement kart will be issued. Karts will be lined up behind the leader and the race will restart. The driver causing the red flag will start at the tail end of the field.. IF the kart is malfunctioning and fails but you are able to get back to pits, you are allowed a kart swop with no driver change, and allowed back on track whenever ready. You do not have to wait the full 2 minutes.
In the rare event of a kart breaking down in pit lane as you are making your pit stop and it causes you to go over your two minutes, you will receive that time back on your next pit stop (UP TO 20 SECONDS). Only a kart breakdown will you receive this time back, all other issues causing you to go over your two minute stop will not qualify (ie. forgetting weight, forgetting neckbrace, next driver not ready…)
If you feel your kart is failing/breaking and is un-drivable, notify your team and have a member talk with an official ASAP. If the official deems the kart to be failing/unsafe to drive, you may enter the pits, even if is closed, to change karts. Once you are in your new kart the officials will release you from pits. There will be no 2 minute time for this stop.
• If you come in before talking to an official, you may discuss the issue with an official in pit lane and they will decide if it indeed is a kart failure or not. If it is deemed a kart failure you may exit pits when ready. If it is NOT then you will be held 2 minutes and count as a normal pit stop.
Warnings and penalties:
o Penalties are a minimum of a 2 minute hold in the pit.
o Penalties are to be served within 5 laps of receiving the black flag. You may discuss with track official and based on penalties you may have an option to serve under your next pit stop. If there are no pit stops left to be made in the race you must serve within the 5 laps.
If you are able to serving your penalty during your pit stop you will come down pit lane as normal, change drivers and karts, and once situated be moved over to the right side of pits (penalty lane) to serve your penalty. The first two minutes will be towards your pit stop and pits will be closed if there are 2 karts on pit lane. The second two minutes will be towards your penalty and your kart will not be counted towards the 2 kart max on pit lane.
o Drivers who are lapping other drivers are still eligible for penalties
o Penalties on the last lap will result in a 3 lap deduction
o Penalties will be issued to drivers making an overly aggressive pass. If anyone is caught bumping/pushing anyone out of the way, Especially on the opening laps of the race or restarts, you will be given a blue and yellow flag to indicate you must give that position back. If the position is not given back within 2 laps you will be penalized 2 minutes. The kart you bumped must be the kart you let by. If that kart you bumped falls back behind another kart/karts, you must let by all karts till you are behind the kart you bumped out of the way.o It will be the officials’ determination if contact was intentional, avoidable or accidental.
o Any contact that is deemed intentional will result in a black flag and the offending driver will be removed from the race and may be subject to further disciplinary action including suspension of racing privileges.
o If you do not meet the minimum amount of pit stops you will be automatically DQ’d from the race with no points gained
Flags:
o Yellow: We will be using a full course yellow with a virtual safety car. Passing under a yellow flag, hitting a spun-out kart or endangering a track worker will result in an immediate penalty where disqualification may occur. Once track is cleared, we will bunch the field back up by have everyone catch the leader to restart the race. A rolling restarts will be implemented at turn 2 with no passing till turn 3. If you pass or make an attempt to pass before turn 3 you will receive a 2 minute timed penalty. Lapped karts will stay in line where they are. If you are found to be bringing out the cation deliberately to gain an advantage or from over aggressive driving, you will be panelized with a black flag and a timed penalty will be implemented on pit road.
o Blue: Blue flags will only be used to inform a driver they need to give a position back. Driver will be pointed at with the Blue and Yellow flag waving. Failure to react to a blue and yellow flag will result in a penalty.
o Black: Rolled black flag is a warning, please acknowledge the warning. An open or waving black flag is a penalty, the driver must report to pits within five laps.
o Red: If we need to stop the race, we will display the red flags and lights, drivers should come to a controlled stop maintaining their current position on track. We will pull everyone around to leader and restart race single file. If a kart is broken, we will replace kart and driver will restart at tail end of field with every attempt to keep them on same lap they were on.