SOK
IKF Full Width Bumper Rule #201.6
Mandatory starting in 2011
Southern
Oregon Karters will comply with the full-width bumper
rule per the IKF rule book #201.6 starting with the
April 10, 2011 SOK club race. The specific IKF rule
reads as follows:
IKF
201.6 Starting January 1, 2011 all karts must be equipped
with a rear bumper
to protect the driver and kart from rear impact and
to keep a following kart from reaching the rear tires.
The
bumper may be either CIK style plastic "rear wheel
protection" or steel tube of a double bar design.
The
bumper shall extend to at least the center of the rear
tires. The ends of the bumper shall not extend beyond
the outside of the rear tires, except in a declared
rain race. See 200.2.2
201.6.1
The rear bumper must have at least two steel components.
The upper bar will be steel and have a minimum diameter
of .625" with the lower steel cross bar having a minimum
diameter of .625". The rear bumper will be attached
to the frame by at least 2 fixation points on the two main
frame rails.
201.6.2
There will be a bar between 5" and 12" from
the ground. The maximum width will be no wider that the
outer edge of the rear tires (55.125"). The minimum
width will not be less than the lateral width of the two
main frame rails. All measurements will be with driver
seated in the kart as raced.
201.6.3
The lower cross bar height as measured from the ground
to
the center of the bar 4" maximum. The minimum
height of the lower bar will be no lower that the bottom
of the frame rail as measured from the ground.
This
rule can be found in section 200 starting on page 42
of the IKF
Karter News 2011 Competition Regulations & Technical
Manual Volume 50 Number 12 December 2010
Several kart retailers offer a selection of extended rear bumpers and
mounting brackets
Please contact club President
Tony Workman for more information.
(541) 892-7223 - Phone
Email
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