Welcome to IPKC. The IPKC is a karting championship that offers a national series where drivers compete purely on an independent basis. We do not allow large teams to enter the championship and are proud to be the largest series for the independent sector.

The IPKC is classified as an IKR and therefore operates outside of Motorsport UK and are not regulated by them meaning we have full control over our championship regulations and weekend operation. However, the IPKC will still look to Motorsport UK for general guidelines as laid out by them annually.

Where appropiate, Motorsport UK rules apply, but may be changed, varied or ammended to suit the IPKC championship. Motorsport UK documentation will be used for clarification of specifications, regulations, and restrictions.

We adhere to the National Karting Association safety guidelines were possible.

No official racing license is required to compete in IPKC events, and first time racers are welcome, but basic competence MUST be displayed.

Driver competence will be continuously monitored. In the unlikely event that a driver falls below the standards of a safe racer, they will be prevented from continued participation in the event and asked to demonstrate competency before being allowed to enter further events. Drivers are welcome to elect to start any race from the back of the grid should they wish, subject to providing reasonable notice. Drivers who sign onto events as a novice, will start from the back of the grid.
Novice plates can be removed at any time, subject to the Clerk of Course’s approval, drivers who do not fall within 110% of the fastest drivers will be classed as a novice. If a driver is in-experienced and under 18, then it’s the parents/guardian’s responsibility to educate them as to IPKC driving standards and rules.

All competitors in all classes are required to display removable championship sponsorship branding in a bid to show support to IPKC. This includes, if required & not limited to, the following items:
1. IPKC visor stickers (Helmet)
2. Sponsorship advertising stickers (Kart)
These must be displayed by competitors in any and all IPKC events.

The IPKC do not discriminate against any driver that is part of a team outside of the championship or not. However, there are certain rules and expectations of an outside team driver that is attending any IPKC events.
These rules & expectations need to be adhered to for continued participation within the championship for both guests & members.

We are allowing 1 team official to attend the event with a driver, this is anyone that is an official team representative (Owner, Principle, Mechanic etc) but 1 only! If, for example, 2 members of the same team attend the event separately, there is still only 1 official allowed, the other driver(s) can only bring an independent mechanic if required.
An independent mechanic can not be part of the team outside of IPKC and must be 100% independent although we do encourage/prefer “Parent & Child / Dad & Lad”.
When IPKC was formed, the idea of no teams was to eliminate the huge awnings and race trucks & sharing of data amongst many drivers etc.. Having single popup awnings helps us achieve this goal with the restrictions in place. We think that you can all agree that whilst we do have a few “team” drivers enter IPKC independently, we certainly do not have large teams.
The IPKC are trying to adopt the ethos of independent racing and we implore entrants to help the championship achieve this goal being a team affiliated driver or not.
Any driver who is part of a team outside of IPKC must conduct themselves independently. Team drivers must also understand that they are racing against and not “with” any other team driver(s).
Any team(s) that attempt to bypass these rulings shall be met with a meeting exlusion for the entire team without refund.
This ruling has been heavily discussed & amended taking into account arguments from both sides of the fence and has been created in a way that promotes inclusiveness and fairness.

Tyres should only be used in the condition you receive them in. No softener or tyre warmers are allowed. Tyres are controlled and must be scanned in with scrutineering or dummy grid official on or before race day morning practice. Any condition tyre may be used on Saturday but only your registered race tyres are to be used on race day and must be used for practice, all heats & final(s).

No fuel additives are permitted, and a nominated fuel station may be selected by the Championship organisers. Lead or ballast must be attached to the kart by a minimum of two (2) M8 bolt mechanical fixings including washers
(Chief Scrutineer may request a 3rd M8 bolt be fitted if there are concerns that 2 may fail) with a maximum of 5 kg per mounting. The total amount of ballast must not exceed 25kg without prior agreement with the Race Director & or Chief Scrutineer. Minimum ages are laid out class by class. Any driver wishing to compete outside of these parameters, must seek approval in writing from the organisers. All engines must be sealed and unmodified from purchase spec. Details of this are outlined in each class regulations. We will not provide any hireable transponders at any of our rounds unless stated otherwise in final instructions, but will endeavour to make available where possible, therefore all drivers must provide their own transponder if possible.
Please make sure to enter your transponder number upon event registration.

The IPKC encourage the use of social media to promote drivers and their achievements. However, the championship takes a very stern view on those who wish to use any social media platform to dishearten, tarnish, bully or discriminate against other users, whether they are other drivers, mechanics, family/friends, officials, championship organisers or the IPKC championship itself. Those who take it upon themselves to do so will be investigated by the organisers, who will decide upon the decision of penalty and/or if outside authorities need to be contacted. The offender will be given only one chance to remove the post/image or video material from their page before any investigation will commence. Remember, you will only cause disruption to yourself or your driver. So, THINK before acting.

IPKC has a strict policy on behaviour in the paddock and on circuit making it a fun, friendly, welcoming and positive environment. Anyone who does not meet these standards or causes disruption may have their membership revoked and banned from attending any further meetings, membership/race fees will not be refunded.

All karts must run CIK certified “drop down” nose cones. If a driver finishes a race with a dropped down bumper a none appealable +5 sec time penalty will be applied. Side pods fitted to the kart should not exceed the width of the rear tyres, 50% of the rear wheels should be covered by the rear bumper and not exceed the width of the rear wheels at all times.

Front, rear and both side numbers are required, All numbers (max 3) should be clearly printed, the exact colour combination is laid out in the classes below. A Novice must run White on Black numbers, novices may remove their novice plates at the discretion of the Race Director or Clerk(s) and display the relevant colours for their class.
NO ITALIC OR FANCY FONT STYLES ARE PERMITTED

The IPKC do not make use of scrutineering cards. Instead, we request that you enter your relevant information into our online scrutineering via your Alpha account.

The IPKC will be held over 7 rounds in 2025 commencing in April.
A £99 membership fee is required before the championship starts to secure your place at each round and to qualify for championship points. Membership purcchases will no longer be permitted 72 hours prior to the start of the season.
Once a membership has been paid, this  is none refundable.

All events are available to be entered by members before the season officially starts.
Member entry will be charged at £160 per event. This includes Saturday practice and Sunday race day.
A late entry fee of £20 will be applied to anyone entering with less than 7 days remaining of the event date.
Members recieve priority entry into all events with guest entry permitted 2 weeks before the event date.

All drivers must have “signed on” to race before the weekend, or before Saturday practice has begun, using the Alpha timings signing-on portal. By “signing on”, all competitors, parents and/or guardians understand and accept the risks involved on a practice or race day. It is also the responsibility of the competitor to explain the risks to anyone associated with them. Drivers under the age of 18, must have their entry countersigned by a parent or guardian, who must also be present for the duration of the meeting. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure the drivers fully understand all the rules and regulations, especially those to do with flags and fair racing. Briefing notes will be issued before every weekend. Parents must go through these with the driver prior to taking part in any event. Any competitor arriving to the dummy grid not having signed on will have participation revoked until such time they have signed on correctly.

Guests are more than welcome to attend any and all IPKC events. Members reserve the right of early entry and guest entry will open 2 weeks before the event.
Guest drivers incur an additional £20 administrational fee.
Guest drivers no longer have separate tyre rulings in place and follow the rules applied to members.

All drivers must have “signed on” to race before the weekend, or before Saturday practice has begun, using the Alpha timings signing-on portal. By “signing on”, all competitors, parents and/or guardians understand and accept the risks involved on a practice or race day. It is also the responsibility of the competitor to explain the risks to anyone associated with them. Drivers under the age of 18, must have their entry countersigned by a parent or guardian, who must also be present for the duration of the meeting. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure the drivers fully understand all the rules and regulations, especially those to do with flags and fair racing. Briefing notes will be issued before every weekend. Parents must go through these with the driver prior to taking part in any event. Any competitor arriving to the dummy grid not having signed on will have participation revoked until such time they have signed on correctly.

The championship table will be created by awarding points to each driver for their finishing position in each heat and the final. These are added together to give the overall winner (highest point scorer) over the course of the championship. Trophies will be awarded for the top 3 finishers in each final (in grids of 10+ drivers). Further trophies may be awarded at the discretion of the organisers. Each round will consist of open Saturday practice. Sunday will consist of a practice, 3 heats and a final. (Timings and heats may vary depending on the track – this will be announced in advance). Please note that transponders are required to be fitted on Saturday practice session #1 and are to remain on the kart for all further sessions over the weekend.

Starting positions for heats 1, 2 & 3 will be randomly generated. The final starting positions will be determined by the overall points awarded over the previous 3 heats. If there is a tie on points, then the highest grid position will be used to determine the grid position. Finals will be based on the overall points total from all 3 heats. Points will be awarded at all rounds.

In the event of IPKC making the decision to miss out any heats and head straight to the finals (Example: removing heat 3), points will not be awarded for the removed heat.
The IPKC can, at their discretion, remove any heats for any reason which could include loss of life, medical emergency, lack of time etc but will not make this decision lightly.

The maximum points scored at each round is 150.

DNS = 0 POINTS
DNF = Last Place Points (Respective of DNF order)

(To qualify for points, driver’s must have crossed the line and taken the official race start. This will be verified via Alpha Timing. A DNF on the rolling lap resulting in a driver not taking the official start of the race will be classified as a DNS resulting in 0 points)

Heat Points: 1st 35, 2nd 34, 3rd 33, 4th 30, 5th 29, 6th 28 etc…
Final Points: 1st 45, 2nd 40, 3rd 38, 4th 35, 5th 34, 6th 33 etc…

Guest drivers do not score championship points

The IPKC include a drop round for any season greater than 5 rounds.
A drop round is a championship meeting that will not be counted to your overall championship points.
This will be your lowest scoring event of the season.
A drop round can only be used for an event that you have attended. You must of attended the round in order for it to qualify as your drop round.

Any event where you have recieved a disqualification cannot be used as a drop round.

Any round that you do not attend will result in 0 points being awarded towards your championship standings and cannot be used as a drop round.

DRIVERS ARE NOT TO LEAVE PERC FERME WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM THE SCRUTINEER(S)NOBODY IS TO ENTER PERC FERME UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE DUMMY GRID OFFICIAL(S)

Following each heat and final, the top 3/4 and any other random kart(s) will be directed into scrutineering for weight checks. The Chief Scrutineer may also perform other compliance checks, so please bring basic tools.

Any driver found to be non-compliant with any technical regulations will be disqualified from the race. The Chief Scrutineer is a judge of fact, and his decision cannot be overturned. Any driver found to be deliberately cheating may be handed a further penalty, ranging from championship points deduction to exclusion from the meeting and/or championship. Competitors must present their kart to scrutineering on Saturday morning. All equipment must be in a safe condition to use, which will be determined by the Chief Scrutineer on the day. Remember, he is a judge of fact.

Numbers on the dummy grid are strictly limited to driver +1 assistant. Once the kart is on the floor, it is under parc-ferme conditions and may not be worked upon without the express permission of the Clerk. If a race meeting is suddenly declared open for tyres, you may change the tyres only. (e.g., from slicks to wets), but make no set up changes to the kart. Karts should be on the floor in their dummy grid spots, at the latest of two (2) minutes before their race, or whenever the grid marshal signals. The dummy grid marshal will close the grid with 1 minute of the current race remaining, failure to be present or arriving after this time will result in you either running from the back or being refused entry all together. Minor work to resolve starting failures will normally be allowed. If there is an unexpected delay, the grid marshal may signal a pause to parc-ferme conditions, at which point, karts may be returned to their trollies to be worked on by the driver and their assistant only. A time limit will be given and any competitors not ready to take the start will not be allowed to compete. Once you have placed your kart on the floor, and your driver is in the kart, you must stand to the side or exit the dummy grid thus leaving space for other karts to be placed down. Any person found deliberately or intentionally blocking karts or delaying entry to the track, their driver will be excluded from the race.

If a driver retires his or her kart from the circuit through means of the pit lane or mechanical breakdown on circuit, then that driver and kart cannot re-join the race. For those in Honda Cadet, Micro Max, Mini Max and Junior Max an official may give assistance to get the kart started again, however, he is not a mechanic and therefore will not spend any more than 1 minute trying to work out the problem. If the official cannot get the kart running again for any reason, then the driver will be asked to exit their kart for their own personal safety and be asked to stand in a safe place, as pointed out by the official. The kart will be recovered by the officials to a safe location until the end of the race, when the Clerk will give all clear for the mechanic / parent to enter the circuit to recover the kart.

Parents & mechanics do not have access into parc ferme at the end of a session until such a time that all drop down checks have been completed and all karts have come to a full stop. The dummy grid marshal on the day will indicate when you are able to enter to assist your driver in scrutineering or collect your driver and kart.

All karts and protective equipment including helmets, gloves and footwear may be inspected before any participation. All karts and equipment must be scrutineered before racing commences. Number plates must be fitted front, rear and both sides and must be kept in good condition. Drivers must also display the correct number (maximum of 3 digits) and coloured plates for their class. This must have a minimum 10mm border around the numbers. Drivers must without delay obey all flags given by the officials. Drivers are responsible for learning all flags and their meanings before going out on circuit. If you are in doubt, please ask before racing.

Championship organisers welcome the use of go pros and other onboard video recording devices, these devices must be mounted securely with a secondary attachment eg cable ties and must not me mounted to the helmet. They must not obstruct the driver’s view or pose a risk to others.
Video footage will NOT be accepted as evidence to appeal or overturn an official’s decision, however from time to time, officials may request to see footage to get a better understanding of an incident.

In the event of a driver requiring the medical team, the Clerk will call for a red flag. The karts will be either directed straight into the pits or told to wait in a designated area on the track. Only once all karts have come to a stop will the medical team be allowed to enter the circuit. Those drivers who are attended to by the medical team will need to be cleared by the Chief Medical Officer and also by the Chief Scrutineer, who will check the kart in a more detailed inspection and also the driver’s safety gear (Helmet, racing suit etc…) Only when both teams are happy for the driver to continue may he or she do so with the Clerks permission.

During racing, the centre of the track is out of bounds to all except signed on officials. Signed on parents/mechanics/ guardians are permitted at the discretion of the Clerk and must wear an IPKC high-visibility vest at all times. The use of timing equipment (including mobile phones) and coaching a driver from the centre of the track is not permitted. Failure to comply may result in a race exclusion.

Recovery of karts from the track is not permitted during racing and will only be allowed at the end of the race at the discretion of the Clerk.

ALL safety equipment must be in good condition with no significant damage that would reduce the item’s ability to protect the driver. It is highly recommended by the championship organisers that all entries carry a simple first aid kit, containing plasters, medical tape, scissors, medical bandages and disinfecting spray or wipes.

Transponders are circuit dependent, with both AMB and TAG types potentially being used over the season, it is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure they have the correct transponder type at each event. It is strongly recommended that every competitor has their own transponder. Hire transponders will be made available if possible. All hire transponders will be provided by circuit. The organisers will provide information on this prior to each event. Transponders must be mounted to the back of the seat. If a transponder is hired, it must be secured with a proprietary bracket. The competitor will be responsible for the safe return of any hired transponder to the circuit. Contact details will be forwarded onto the circuit for any competitor failing to return a hire transponder.

Please note, your transponder is required to be fitted from (and including) your first Saturday practice session and are to remain on yiour kart for the remainder of the weekend.

Any new tyres for any 2025 official championship rounds have to be purchased through the website.
We’ve mad it extremely easy to keep track of your tyre purchases with a brand new dashboard specifically created for IPKC and is located in your My Account area. Please note, a website account is required to make any purchases of IPKC controlled tyres.

In the event that a false start is declared (green flag with yellow chevron, detailed on final page), drivers are required to cease racing and complete a full lap in formation. By the second to last corner, all drivers should be at a rolling start (reduced) pace ready to take the start. If the start line official is happy, the lights will go out or the green flag is displayed. If 2 false starts have already been declared, the third false start will result in a deduction of circuit time to the value of 1 minute. For every false start thereafter, 1 minute circuit time will be deducted per false start. There are certain reasons that the start line official, Clerk Of Course will declare a false start outlined below.

1. Tramline infringement (25% or more of the karts width is outside the tramlines on a rolling start)
2. Speed is too fast or too slow (25% race pace is required for rolling starts)
3. Acceleration before the indicated acceleration line / cones
4. Incidents on circuit

Time will NOT be deducted for declared false starts if called because of an incident out on circuit

The circuit marshal/observers reports the incident to the Clerk Of Course. The Clerk Of Course may also act on an incident only witnessed by himself. The Clerk Of Course reviews the incident and decides on a penalty. The competitor accepts the penalty, and the Clerk Of Course decision is
final. Video evidence will not be accepted as a form of appeal but can be requested by the Clerk Of Course.
Any abuse or consistent harassment to any official will not be tolerated and will result in you being excluded from the meeting and possibly the championship.
The Clerk Of Course will make time to talk through the decision-making process and suggest improvement to drivers.