12 Karts, 2.5 hours/200 laps. Who will win? Who will be crazy enough to enter!?
$200 per team
Endurance Race Format and Rules
- Dates of Races: TBA
- Endurance races are 2.5 hours long or 200 laps, whichever comes first.
- Each team will consist of 3 racers minimum and 5 racers maximum.
- Each racer will run between 10 and 50 laps per driver session.
- No racer can run more than 100 laps per driver total in a race.
- Each team must make 3 mandatory pit stops. Teams can pit as many times as necessary in order to complete the race.
- Qualifying will be 5 laps in randomly assigned karts.
- The racer who qualifies for the team must start the race for that team.
- Qualifying fastest lap times determine the starting order for the race, not the kart number.
- Karts will be selected randomly by drawing.
- Teams will be gridded up for a standing start on the track, remember this is a 200 lap race. Crashing or getting penalty in the first corner, does not benefit your team.
- Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third place.
- Points will also be awarded for each team and a two series team champion will be crowned after both endurance races are run.
- 12 Teams will be signed up for the endurance race. Each team must pay the entry fee in full 7 days in advance of the race in order to be eligible to race. In the event that your team is a no show for the event and there is no team to fill in the space left open, your team loses the entry fee. If an alternative team can be found the day of the event, the team's money will be refunded.
- The karts will go the 2.5 hours with no need for refueling or tire changes.
- Each team will be tracked in the computer and the team with the most laps who crosses the line first after the allotted time or who completes 200 laps will win.
- In the event that a kart fails for a mechanical reason other than a crash, the team will be given a replacement kart and the race will not be stopped unless it is deemed unsafe to remove the kart from the track for the team to get a new kart.
- If a race needs to be slowed to remove a kart and replace it, the karts will be slowed using the Shutdown system. No passing will take effect under this full course yellow situation.
- All American Indoor Karting
Rules Apply
- The first penalty for
violation of the rules will
be a 10-second pit stop for
that team's kart and driver
in the pit. Penalties start
upon all other karts exiting
the pits.
Example: Team 5 gets a
penalty. Team 4 is in the
pit changing drivers. Team 5
must wait to receive their
penalty time until Team 4
has exited the pit after
changing drivers.
- The second penalty for a
violation of the rules will
be a 30 second pit stop for
the team and the removal of
the driver from the race.
Another driver must continue
racing.
- The third penalty for any
particular kart regardless
of driver will result in
removal of the kart from the
race.
- Most racers are accustomed
to a 20 lap race. This is a
300 lap or two hour
endurance race, not a
sprint. Remember that there
will be hundreds of turns to
get past your opponents, not
just the next one in front
of you.
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This event is non-refundable.
No refund will be given for any
reason, kart breakage, violation of
rules, improper conduct or basically
losing the race for any possible
reason on the planet that could
occur.
- Please remember that this is
supposed to be fun. We award
prizes, trophies and other items
for endurance races, but the
goal is to enjoy two hours of
spirited racing in a competitive
environment without someone
getting hurt. Remember your
manners and act appropriately as
a winner or loser. Take into
consideration that there are a
number of other people trying to
enjoy the same experience that
you are. Don't be a poor sport
and ruin the experience for
someone else. Inappropriate
actions will result in the
participating member being
barred from racing at American
Indoor Karting again
- Endurance Race
Updates:
- The endurance
race champions will no
longer be determined by the
point system. Each
endurance race will be
independent of the other
race, with a winning team
for each race.
- Prizes for
each Endurance race this
summer include:
- $75 Gift
Certificate for AIK to
each member of the
winning team
- $50 Gift
Certificate for AIK to
each member of the
second place team
- $25 Gift
Certificate for AIK to
each member of the third
place team
- Gift certificates for Enduros can only be used for race credits. They cannot be used or converted to any other monetary value.
