This section is applicable to all Race Officials, Chief Steward, Steward’s on the panel, Clerk of the Course/Race Director and Assistant Clerks of the Course.
You may be part of the machine examination process at the start of the event or be required to make a decision on numbers during an event.
L2 NUMBER PLATES
L2.1 Number Plates and Numbers must comply with these specifications.
Number Plates MUST be yellow with black numerals or letters.
Material: Non metallic
For exceptions (Rules L2.6 and L2.9)
| L2.2 | Plates with the number 1 or the letters NZ may be used by current National Sprint or SuperKart Champions respectively. Competitors are only permitted to use plates with the number 1 or the letters NZ in the class that he/she has won the National Sprint or SuperKart title. |
NZ or the numbers 1, 2 and 3 may only be used in a National Championship class by the competitors who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd respectively in that class at the previous year’s National Sprint or SuperKart Championship respectively and may not be used by any other competitor.
EXCEPTION: For the National Endurance Championship only, Teams that placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in class in the previous’ year’s National Endurance Championship are permitted to use the numbers 1, 2 or 3 followed by the appropriate class representative letter. All three entered competitors in the team must be the same as the respective team from the previous year’s championship.
To distinguish drivers in the event of multiple classes competing together, Competitors who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in that class at the previous year’s National Sprint or SuperKart Championship are permitted to use numbers 1, 2 and 3 followed by a class representative letter, i.e 1L for the 1st place Rotax Light, 1H for the 1st place Rotax Heavy etc. The height of the letter is required to be a third of the height of the number and must comply with rules L2.3, L2.6. Class representative letters are as follows:
• R – 125cc Rotax Max Junior
• V – Vortex ROK DVS Junior / Vortex ROK DVS
• L – 125cc Rotax Max Light / Briggs LO206 Light
• H – 125cc Rotax Max Heavy / Briggs LO206 Heavy
• D – Rotax DD2
• K – KZ2
The current NZ SuperKart Rotax and Open Grand Prix champions are permitted to use plates with the letters GP. GP may only be used in a National SuperKart Championship class by the competitors who placed 1st overall at the previous year’s Grand Prix respectively and may not be used by any other competitor.
Leading zeros (0) are not permitted for any number option.
Plates and the letters NI, SI or NS may be used by the current North Island, South Island or National Schools champions respectively in the class he/she has won the title.
| Plates and the letters GS, MN, RM, RC or TH may be used by the previous year’s series winners of KartSport New Zealand sanctioned Goldstar Series, Mainland Series, NZ Rotax Max Challenge, ROK Cup and Top Half Series respectively, in the class he/she has won. |
It is not permissible for a competitor who is the national Champion in 125cc Rotax Max Light to display the Number 1 when competing in another class, ie 100cc Yamaha Heavy. Nor is it permissible for a competitor who is the national Champion in the Open Class with a KZ2 to display the Number 1 when racing in KZ2 etc.
Numbers 1 – 3 are reserved for 1st to 3rd at the national Championships and are NOT to be used by any other competitor at any event. No exceptions.
| L2.3 | NUMERAL SIZE: Only Futura Condensed Bold numerals (not italics) will be accepted. Minimum height 120mm with 25mm nominal brush stroke. |
| Note: In the formation of the Futura Condensed Bold font some of the brush strokes, when the font is set to 25mm nominal width, will be less than 25mm. For example, the angled bar in the 4 is approx. 12.2 mm. This is acceptable |
Exception:International Class SuperKarts: Minimum height 190mm with 30mm nominal brush stroke.
FUTURA CONDENSED BOLD
This is the only acceptable letter shape.
| L2.4 | Plates must comply with all specifications. NUMBER PLATES/NUMBERS MUST BE CLEARLY DISPLAYED, one front, one rear, and one each side of the kart. Side plates must be positioned between the front and rear wheels except karts that are running aerofoils or wings (Rule S3.5) may display numbers on any side panel. The fitting of plates must be in a safe and sensible manner with consideration given to the “projection hazard”. |
Fitting of Plates on the rear and on the sidepods.
You will get calls from time to time from the manual lap scorer that they can’t read the rear or side pod numbers on a kart. Action this immediately the race has been completed by asking the competitor to correct the issue before the next race. If you wish to check this before the next race you can ask them to show you the issue corrected or you can check it on the Out Grid prior to the next race. If it has not been corrected they will not be permitted to go out for the next race.
| L2.5 | Host clubs may allocate one or two digit racing numbers at the club’s expense. Entrants with registered numbers under 100 have the right to retain their particular number for their entered class providing their entry has been received on or before the early closing date. There will be no duplicate numbers in any class or combined classes. Where a duplication occurs, if neither competitor has the registered competition licence number, the competitor with the lowest registered competition licence number has preference. The race secretary will allocate the numbers. |
L2.6 PLATE SIZE: Front: The competition number shall be bordered by an oblong background of 10 mm minimum. Side Pods: The competition number shall be bordered by an oblong background of 10 mm minimum. Rear: The competition number shall be bordered by an oblong background of 10 mm minimum attached to the centre of the CIK Rear Protection Pod. Exception:International Class SuperKarts all plates - 250mm x 250mm minimum. |
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| L2.8 | Any kart failing to comply with the instructions as set out may be disqualified and/or may not be counted by the lap scorers. |
| L2.9 | Any Senior driver who wishes to be recognised as a “Master” (as defined in D1.2) will use a lime green number plate (colour PMS 375 (551/601 Oracle – Lime Green) on the front, rear and side pods. The measurements for these number plates will be as described in L2.6. Black race numbers will be used as described in L2.3. |
| L2.9.1 | Any Senior driver who wishes to be recognised as a “Legend” (as defined in D1.2) will use a white number plate on the front, rear and side pods. The measurements for these number plates will be as described in L2.6. Black race numbers will be used as described in L2.3 |
L2.9.2 The current KartStars series points leader may use a black number plate on the front, rear and side pods. The measurements for these number plates will be as described in L2.6. White race numbers will be used as described in L2.3. This plate and number combination may be used until such time the driver is no longer the series points leader. Reigning series champions may use this plate from series end, up to and including, the first round of the following year’s series.
| L2.10 | Running in Plate: Competitors running in engines during testing/practice/Tuning Runs must place a red cross over their kart’s rear number plate. Cross tape width: 25mm minimum. |