Championship Details

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The British Universities Karting Championship 2012 is open to any full time student studying at an accredited university in the UK.

The championship in 2012 consists of 2 regional qualifiers prior to Christmas followed by 9 national rounds spread over 5 race days in Feb, March and April 2012.

In addition 3 separate test days are laid on before the regional qualifiers for drivers to familiarise themselves with the power and the handling of the karts. After Christmas there is one test day prior to the main championship for everyone to get back in the zone!

We have also laid on 2 special Rookie Championship Events specifically teams who don't qualify through to the main championship.

The BUKC is strictly a team based sport for teams of 4 drivers exactly.

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The Karts

The BUKC uses the most powerful arrive-and-drive kart fleet in the world.

These 115cc 2-stroke TKM-Extreme engined Birel-chassis karts are capable of accelerating from 5 to 60mph in 4.5s and can achieve top speeds of 70mph.

Racing in the BUKC is nothing like indoor or outdoor karting on 4-stroke Honda-engined karts. The karts are in an entirely different league of performance.

The fleet is operated and maintained by Club100. Club100 are the pioneers in high performance arrive-and-drive kart racing. They have been in operation since 1993

The Test Days

To ensure that every driver is familiar with the performance of the Club100 karts, all drivers must attend at least one of 3 test days or have raced in the BUKC in previous years to be elegible to race in the championship.

3T Racing keep a database of every driver to check if they have attended a test day. Any driver not on this database will not be allowed to race in the championship.

The test days provide your team with the perfect opportunity to get to grips with the Club100 karts. Each team is allocated a kart for 2 hours of uninterrupted track time. The test days are also the place to practise fuel stops and team work.

Teams may consist of up to 4 drivers for a test day

The price of a 2 hour test day is £160 inc VAT payable on the day.

The 3 test days are scheduled for:

• Mon 17th Oct 2011 at Whilton Mill (arrival at 8.30am and 11am)
• Fri 21st Oct 2011 at Buckmore Park (arrival at 8.30am and 11am)
• Fri 28th Oct 2011 at Bayford Meadows (arrival at 8.30am and 11am) 

There will also be a pre championship test day on Wednesday 8th February 2012 at Bayford Meadows

The Regional Qualifiers

Due to the ever growing demand to take part in the BUKC we are introducing regional qualifiers in November.

Every team which wishes to take part in the championship must take part in one of two regional qualifiers - the Northern Regional Qualifier or the Southern Regional Qualifier

The top 26 teams from each of the regional qualifiers will qualify through to the main National Championship after Christmas. Any teams that don't qualify through to the National Championship will instead by invited back to compete in the Rookie Championship.

The format of each regional qualifier will be:

• 2 hrs testing (optional but highly recommended)
• 4 x 25 minute races
• 2 x 1hr races

The cost will be £580 per team which includes the testing. For those teams that want to miss the testing the cost is £420 per team.

The two regional qualifiers are scheduled for:

• Southern Qualifier: Bayford Meadows - Wed 16th November 2011
• Northern Qualifier: Warden Law - Wed 23rd November 2011

The National Championship

The 9 round championship takes place over 5 days between February and the middle of April 2011

The first 4 days will consist of 2 rounds. One in the morning and one in the afternoon

The final (5th) day will consist of one round only in the morning – the final of the championship. The afternoon of the last race day will host the BUKC Drivers Championship.

Each team must consist of 4 drivers exactly for each round. No more no more less. Exceptions to this rule are detailed in the Rules and Regs. The team does not have to consist of the same drivers for each round.

The price of entry is £235 inc VAT per round if paying on a round by round basis. Your team can save 10% by paying for all 9 rounds of the championship up front (£212 per round). Payments must be made before 21st December 2011.

Please note that 4 out of 5 race days consist of 2 rounds. Therefore the cost of each of those 4 race days is £424 per team per race day if paying for the whole championship up front or £470 per team per race day if paying on a round by round basis. However on the final race day there is only 1 round - the 9th round. The afternoon of the final race day is taken up with the Drivers Championship.

• Rounds 1 & 2: Teesside Autodrome – Wed 15th Feb 2012
• Rounds 3 & 4: Whilton Mill – Thurs 1st Mar 2012
• Rounds 5 & 6: Llandow – Sun 18th Mar 2012
• Rounds 7 & 8: Clay Pigeon – Wed 28th Mar 2012
• Round 9 (+ drivers champ): Buckmore Park – Wed 4th Apr 2012

The Rookie Championship

Following on from the success of the first ever Rookie Championship in 2011, the Rookie Championship is back. All teams that do not qualify for the National Championship will be invited back to race in the Rookie Championship.

The Rookie Championship is the perfect opportunity for teams to build up some race experience in the 2-stroke Club100 karts without the worry of getting passed left, right and center by the more experienced teams. Places are strictly limited to just 25 teams to keep grid sizes purposely smaller than in the main championship.

There will be 2 Rookie Championship events and these are scheduled for:

• Round 1: Llandow - Sat 17th March 2012
• Round 2: Buckmore Park - Tues 3rd Apr 2012 (the day before Round 9 of the National Championship)

Each Rookie Championship round will consist of a 2 hour test session (mandatory) and 4 x 25 minute races. The testing is mandatory because we want to ensure that drivers develop and are prepared well for the racing. The best 3 race results will count towards the final round score.

The cost of each Rookie Championship round, including the mandatory testing, will be £372 inc VAT per team.

In Summary

• All teams must take part in the Regional Qualifiers
• All drivers must attend a test day before racing in the Regional Qualifiers
• The top 26 teams from each Regional Qualifier will qualify through to the National Championship
• All those teams that do not qualify through to the National Championship will be invited back to race in the Rookie Championship
• The cost of a Regional Qualifier is £580 (2 hrs of testing, 4 hrs of racing)
• Teams must consist of 4 drivers exactly for each race event
• The cost of a test day is £160 inc VAT per team (2 hrs of track time)
• There are 9 rounds to the main National Championship
• The cost of a round is £235 inc VAT per team (or £212 inc VAT per team if paying for all 9 rounds up front)