1. Have all four tires and engine on the kart so
seat and other heights can be checked.
2. Have all Steering bolts cotter
keyed or safety
wired (no double nuts allowed).
3. All bolts and nuts and roll pins that hold the master cylinder
and brake caliper on must be cotter
keyed or safety
wired. The bolts and nuts that hold the brake disk
on need to be either cotter keyed or have steel locking
nuts used (no double nuts allowed to be used anywhere
on the brakes).
4. Have all add on weights that are used cotter keyed, safety wired or double-nutted and a 5/16" bolt is used to attach it
to the kart. Also no weights can be attached to the nerf bars or rear bumper
and if mounted on front bumper with no nose cone the weights are turned
to the inside. Oil catch cans cannot be on the rear bumper.
5.The nose on the Sportsman (8-12 years old) classes cannot be higher
than 14"
from the ground.
6. Make sure your seat is the right height from the ground to the
center of the back of the seat 10" for Sportsman classes (8 to 12 years old), 12" for the Junior classes (12 to
15 years old) and 14" for all Senior classes these are minimum measurements. Also make
sure your seat meets the angle requirements. The seat cannot be past the
rear of the back axle and should not have any large holes cut into it.
7. Have the front spindle nuts cotter
keyed.
8. The ends of the rear axle should be safety wired, cotter keyed or have a circle clips on them.
9. The steering fairing if used needs to be 3" away from the steering wheel and
of the correct size (refer to the Tech Manual to see size).
10. If full side panels are used they can be no more than 14" from the ground
measured at the back of the front tire.
11. Make sure nothing is past the rear bumper on the kart. (muffler
etc.)
12. Any wheel/tire that is tucked inside of the side panels can be
no more that 1" inside of the panel, or no more that 1/2 the width of the tire on the outside
of it.
13. Bring your helmet with you (Snell SA95, SA2000, M95, M2000 or
K98 are the only ones legal).
14. One end of the nerf bar on each side of the kart needs to be
secured to the kart with a 1/4 inch bolt and nut.
15. If you have one of the exhaust pipes that have a 360 degree loop it needs to be wrapped with
heat wrap.
16. Make sure you have a working catch can on you kart.
17. If your side panels do not have a rolled or radiused inward facing edge you must have
some form of protective edging along the edge to protect the driver from injury.
18. The seat on the Champ Karts
must be to 6
inches from the inside of the left nerf bar. (all of the seat)
19. All seat belt attachment bolts must be cotter keyed or safety wired.
20. Junior Sportsman Champ
Karts must have a 12" x 12" clear Plexglass-type windshield.
21. Make sure your champ side panels have no more than than a 1" upper lip.
22. Make sure your Champ Kart is tagged with a manufacturer tag (
M-Tag or E-TAG)