Reply To: Homologation

[George Durdin]

Doug,
Stars is not a sanctioning body, they are sanctioned by WKA and draw their International rules from WKA’s affiliation with CIK the International kart sanctioning body. They are requiring homologation in the ICC, ICA and JICA International classes to open the US to world class competition and hopefully get more Americans involved in international kart racing. I believe five of their events last season were on the CIK international schedule and drew Europeans to those events. Italian David Fore’ and others were at the season opening event in Oklahoma City in March.
IKF and WKA only homologates engine packages and related performance parts as previously mentioned; they are outlined in both organizations tech manuals. American kart manufacturers aren’t restrained by homologation procedures by IKF and WKA but have voluntarily restrained from rushing new chassis designs to the market every year. It is interesting that American kart manufacturers are now submitting chassis’ to Stars for homologation because of the success and popularity of the Stars program…..and it will open up the international markets for their products.
You apparently were not around karting during the days of ” the pipe of the month club”. IKF and CIK’s good intentions have paid off significantly by controlling the expensive flow of new technology to the market every year that prematurely obsolated karts, parts and engines.
JReed….you can compete in Stars on your RBI in the International classes ( ICC, ICA and JICA) IF it has been homologated by CIK. You can also compete in any of Stars other classes that DO NOT require homologated chassis.
The national and international kart racing sanctioning bodies are not the impassionate King Kong gorillas that some would like to portray……….