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INTERNATIONAL GO-KART CHAMPIONSHIP

LPU SAEINDIA COLLEGIATE CLUB

INTERNATIONAL GO-KART

CHAMPIONSHIP (2017-18)

RULEBOOK

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DISCLAIMER: This is the official Rule book of International Go-Kart

Championship - 2017-18 which is made by taking the reference of previous

year rule book- IGC 2016-17. The Teams are advised to download it from the

official website of www.igc-lpu.com. IGC 2017-18 is not liable or responsible

for any kind of mistakes done by the teams if they downloaded any fake rule

book from any other link other than www.igc-lpu.com.

Dear Teams,

Go through the rule book carefully. Read and understand each and every point

properly. It is suggested that the teams must take a print out of the rulebook, sit

together and debate on the perception of each and every rule. Highlight

important points, and also ready to refer the handouts.

Do not misunderstand any rule. If clarification regarding any rule is required,

you must contact us. We will always be glad to help you out.

All the best

Team | International Go-kart Championship

Let’s Go- Karting…..



FOREWORD: DEAR INTERNATIONAL GO-KART CHAMPIONSHIP

COMPETITORS, FRIENDS AND ENTHUSIASTS.

International Go-Kart Championship is a global student challenge with a

mission of encrypting students with technical as well as practical knowledge of

manufacturing a go-kart. This Challenge is a global platform to show best of the

talent to create what participants thought and designed on an international level.

International Go-kart Championship originated with a purpose to bring the

students out of their classes and implement what they learned.

From past three years, IGC has been reaching its milestones more than 100+

teams registered in previous year across the globe. This year competition

standards have remarkably changed. The competition will be undertaken as

follows:

PHASE ONE

In this part, the team will register itself until 10th September 2017 with

complete payment of INR 14,500/- (by any of methods mentioned in your IGC

accounts on www.igc-lpu.com, the complete registration process will be done

through www.igc-lpu.com. The team has to create an account mentioning each

and every detail. The maximum of 20 members and minimum of 8 members can

be in the team. Maximum 160 teams will be allowed to register. After the

registration process is over, the team will start making reports and they will have

to upload their reports on their IGC account when the link opens. The team will

be evaluated on their capabilities and skills to manufacture a go-kart. This round

will be a Screening round which helps IGC to see whether teams who

registered for IGC have enough skill-set to manufacture a go-kart. Therefore this

round is named as Qualifying Round (Phase one), the number of teams

rejected will depend upon the quality of reports we receive as well as which are

not fixed. There will be 300 points for the report and the marks will be disclosed

during the final event. A team will have to score at least minimum of 50% of

marks achieved by the highest scoring team in this round to qualify the first

phase.

For example, if the highest score by any team is 280, then the teams will have to

score at least 50 % of 280 i.e. 140 marks to qualify this round.



PHASE TWO

Now come to second part and the most exciting one. In this, all the teams will

come with their vehicle to India’s largest University i.e. Lovely professional

University, where they will present what they had made during the span of

months. Here, they will be tested on various parameters and they have to even

present their reports in front of judges, the teams which will qualify on all the

aspects will finally races in front of 10000+ audiences, live encouraging them to

throttle fast and win. And this round is named as Final Round (FR).

ABOUT THE RULES

The full rules for International Go-Kart Championship 2017-18 events in India

comprised of the International Go-Kart Championship 2016-17 Official Rules

Chapter, here in after referred to as “Official Rules” which can be downloaded

from the International Go-Kart Championship website once available (www.igc-

lpu.com)

It is the responsibility of every participating team to read and understand

the given full rules in the rule book. In order to highlight rule changes and

aid the understanding of frequently misunderstood rules, several tools

have been used in this document:

Text set in italic indicates a note or explanation of the rule above to aid its

understanding.

Drawings are used throughout this document to explain certain rules and

illustrate acceptable and non-acceptable solutions.

In this document, functions and roles are defined as follows:

‘Organizers’ –LSCC (LPU SAEINDIA COLLEGIATE CLUB) organizes

the International Go-Kart Championship in Lovely Professional

University.

‘Team’ – Group of individuals who are registered students of a recognized

university/college with a team name and one vehicle that has been

accepted for entry to the International Go-Kart Championship 2017-18.

‘Team Member’ – Member of a Team.



‘Team Manager’ – A participant that has been appointed on the event

registration document as a single focal point for his/her team towards the

Organizers.

‘Event Head’ – Person appointed by the Organizers, who is responsible to

manage and sanction all on-track activities.

‘Track Marshall’ – Person appointed by the Event head to act on his / her

behalf, in particular, to ensure on track safety and observe on-track rule

compliance.

‘Fuel Marshall’ – Person appointed by the Organizers, works as a member

of the technical team and supervises fuelling activities in line with the

requirements of these rules.

‘Technical Head’ – Person appointed by the Organizers, who is

responsible to ensure the technical standards and integrity of the

International Go-Kart Championship 2017-18.

Faculty Supervisor- He/she is faculty of Institution to which the team

belongs to, who is responsible for team officially on behalf of Institution

and simultaneously a guide for best performance of the team in the

challenge.

Convener- He is a person who is responsible for the overall conduct of the

event.

Coordinator- He/she is a person responsible for coordination of

department given to him/her by Organizing Committee.

Driver- He/she would nominate a member of a team responsible for

driving the vehicle in the final dynamic event on behalf of the team.



ARTICLE 1: ABOUT ORGANIZATION

ABOUT LPU SAEINDIA COLLEGIATE CLUB:

LPU SAEINDIA COLLEGIATE CLUB (LSCC) is a student organization of

Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar (Punjab) which deals with the

mechanical engineering projects. LSCC is affiliated to Society of Automotive

Engineers INDIA chapter, an International organization which gives National

and International exposure to the engineering students. The main motive behind

this is to get each and every college indulge in such kind of activities which

provides a competitive environment to the students and also inspire them to

come up with new and innovative ideas. From the last four years, LSCC is

organizing this Go-kart racing event in the first year and it was given the name

as National Go-Kart championship 2012-13 which was a great success with 26

teams in Dynamic Phase. In season II, this event was organized by the name of

International Go-kart Championship 2013-14 (IGC2013-14) as it was taken to

international standards in which 120 teams participated from all over India and

the world. In the year 2015-16, 200+ teams registered for the event and 100

teams qualified for the final round from across the globe. Last year more than

140 teams registered for the event and 70 teams qualified for the final event.

This is the sixth time LSCC is organizing this event in which participants have

to manufacture a fully functioning go-kart.

ARTICLE 2: ABOUT THE RULES

It is the responsibility of each and every member of the teams to know and

understand the rules before the event. If any rule is doubtful, clarification must

be sought from organizers through written media at least 60 days prior to the

event.



Responsibilities:

The driver or guardian of each kart is responsible for the safe operation and

condition of the equipment and also they are responsible for their actions as well

as any crew member’s actions while participating in an IGC event.

Drivers Meeting:

Every competitor is required to attend the drivers meeting. If a competitor does

not attend the meeting, he/she loses the right to protest. A roll call may or may

not be called at the Race Director’s discretion.

Spirit and Intent:

This document provides specifications to assure engine, kart and any

components used should be legal. IGC officials have the right to review and to

determine if a person (builder or competitor) has changed or re-designed any

part or component that would gain an advantage or bend the rules. If a

competitor is deemed in violation of the spirit and intent rule, he or she may be

disqualified. If this document does not say you can, then you can’t. When it

states shall, then you must. When it states you may, then it is permitted. Calls on

and off the track are in the eyes of the IGC officials. IGC has the right to

confiscate any parts or components up to, and including, complete karts or

engines for further inspection.

Social Media:

When differences of opinion arise regarding IGC rules and regulations,

decisions by IGC officials, IGC policies, or between the competitors (and/or

their charges), communication and discussion of these differences are best

handled privately and directly between the parties involved. Attacking parties on

social media sites like Facebook or Twitter is unacceptable and may result in

disciplinary action. If the Series Director determines that the communication is

not in the best interest of the IGC, resulting penalties may be a disqualification,

ejection from the event and possibly from IGC until further notice.

Liability:

All participants must sign a waiver releasing IGC and officials of liability before

participating in an IGC event. The signee agrees to hold IGC and officials



harmless from any and all liability. This includes but is not limited to: injury to

person, employees, property and or reputation that may be sustained by signee,

from all claims of injuries at present and future.

ID CARD:

Everyone is required to wear a pit pass/ID card at all IGC events.

Alcohol:

Alcohol is not allowed by anyone at any time during the racing event.

Threatening Actions:

Threatening actions such as intimidation, verbal abuse or physical violence to

any IGC official, participant or spectator at an event could result in

disqualification or ejection from the event, and possibly from IGC until further

notice.

Protest: It is the intent of the IGC that every effort will be made to resolve all protests at

the track before the weekend event ends. The rules and regulations in the IGC

Rule Book will govern the IGC. If needed, an IGC committee will be involved.

All on track penalties will be decided at the event. Any protest of technical

specification legality and driver conduct must be submitted in writing by a legal

entrant from the same area in which the alleged violation occurred. If a kart

specification is protested, the protesting driver’s own kart can also be subject to

full inspection. If an engine specification is protested, the protesting driver’s

engine can also be subject to full inspection. The protest must be submitted in

writing within 30 minutes after the technical decision has been made by an

official. Once a competitor’s equipment has been removed from the impound

area, he or she has waived the right to file a protest. All protests must be

submitted in writing to the Race Director (or designated official) of the IGC or

sanctioned event within 30 minutes after the completion of the race that is being

protested, or in the case of a scoring protest, 30 minutes after official results

have been announced or posted. The written protest must refer to the specific

rule in the IGC rule book and page number. Anyone filing a protest on another



competitor’s equipment must keep his or her own equipment in the impound

area following the race until the protest has been resolved. Once a competitor’s

equipment has been removed from the impound area, he or she has waived the

right to file a protest on another competitor’s equipment regardless of whether

30 minutes have elapsed from the completion of the race in question. If a

driver’s finishing position is adversely affected by an incident on the track, the

driver cannot be reinstated to his or her previous position. However, this does

not prevent the driver from filing a protest after the race to argue a position

penalty given by the officials.

Illegal Equipment:

Any illegal parts or components that are found during tech or inspection may be

impounded for further inspection. If further inspection parts are found illegal,

IGC has the right to keep the part or equipment. Penalties could be handed out

from the result of the inspection.

Driver Penalties:

IGC officials have the right to penalize a driver to meet the severity of the

driver’s actions. Some examples are a loss of position, start at the rear of the

field, disqualification, probation or suspension.

Suspension:

IGC officials can suspend a driver, participant or spectator for a set amount of

time/races as determined by IGC. This is normally for rule violations. During

this time the driver, participant or spectator will not be allowed to attend any

IGC events for the period determined.

Appeal:

If a person has been suspended, they can submit an appeal letter to IGC for the

officials to review. The outcome of this review will be the final decision.

Reinstatement:

Anyone who has been suspended will be required to meet with an IGC official

or officials before they will be allowed to attend/participate in an IGC event.



The date and time will be determined by IGC and said an individual will be

notified accordingly.

Registration Packet:

Each team or faculty advisor shall pick up the registration packet from the IGC

designated area. The team’s Pit Pass shall be obtained with the receiving packet.

The crew member or faculty advisor may be allowed to pick up packet if they

have their ID proof with them.

Changes in team structure:

We understand there will be a time when your team structure may require a

redesigning. So we allow you to do the following changes. Dates for the

changes will be notified to the teams through official communication channels

used.

1. Change of Faculty Advisor

Team Can Change the Faculty Advisor with proper reason mentioned in the

application. Refer to Annexure I (A) for the format of application. After

completion of the application, it is needed to be uploaded in your IGC account

on the website (www.igc-lpu.com) when the links open.

2. Adding or Deleting a Team Member

Link will be open for it on your IGC account on the website (www.igc-lpu.com)

once and after that link closes, we will not entertain any kind of requests for the

change of team member or any change of information. So be careful while

filling your details so that further faults in your certificates or official documents

can be avoided.

3. Change of Team Captain

If a team wants to change the Team Captain, then the team can do so with

proper reason mentioned in the application. Refer to Annexure II (B). After

completion of the application, it is needed to be uploaded in your IGC account

on the website (www.igc-lpu.com) when the links open.

http://www.igc-lpu.com/



Team Name

No two teams will have same names. So it is recommended not to copy names.

In the case of any dispute, the team using the name from the past will be given

authority to use the name. If any two new teams uses the same name than the

team registered first with full payment will retain the name and another team

will have to change the team name.

Guidelines for selecting a name for the team:

Team Name should not hurt the sentiments of any person/religion and

should not have any religious word.

Team Name should not criticize any social action of any group of people

or an Individual.

Choose a decent name to maintain sportsman spirit.

ARTICLE 3: GENERAL TEAM REQUIREMENTS

All the members of the team must be enrolled students in

undergraduate/diploma courses in recognized institute or university. Faculty

Advisor- Every team is required to have a faculty advisor from respective

college/university.

Team Size: Maximum of 20 & minimum of 8 members are allowed in a team.

Maximum of four teams can participate from one college/university.

Note: A faculty advisor can mentor only one team.

DRIVER’S REQUIREMENTS

Age- Team Must has Two Drivers and both drivers must be 18 years or

above. The Age of a driver is determined by the driver's actual age at the

start of the calendar year (Jan 1st).

Driver’s License- Both drivers must have a valid driving license issued by

Government of India for four wheelers. Learner’s license is not allowed.

Original license must be presented when demanded and at the time of final

event both the drivers must have their driver’s license always present with

them.

Medical Insurance- Both drivers must possess a valid medical insurance

which must be presented when asked by the organizers. This insurance

must cover accidental cover.



Relief Driver:

A relief driver can be utilized after the driver qualifies the kart and becomes

unable to compete (due to illness or injury) in the remaining races for that day

after approval by IGC. The relief driver must start at the rear of the field. The

relief driver will be allowed to start the final in the spot they achieved from the

heats or pre-final. If the registered driver decides to race after the relief driver

has run the heats or pre-final, they will be required to start in the rear of the

field. The use of an unapproved driver will result in disqualification and/or

suspension of the driver of record by IGC.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

Registration Fee- Teams are required to deposit an amount of INR

14,500/- as registration amount. Registration fee must be deposited within

the due dates of registration. No fee will be accepted after the specified

dates of registrations. Once registration amount is deposited, then the

teams have to submit a scanned copy of Deposition slip or DD on their

account on the website of IGC (www.igc-lpu.com) within 72 hours after

uploading scan copy, team fee status will be updated as paid.

.

ACCOUNT DETAILS Account Holder: LPU SAEINDIA Collegiate Club

Account No: 4942002100000169 Bank: Punjab National Bank IFSC Code: PUNB0494200

DEMAND DRAFT Drawn on Name: LPU SAEINDIA Collegiate Club

Payable At: Chiheru

http://www.igc-lpu.com/



Note: After depositing the amount or sending the demand draft to official postal

address, don’t forget to upload payment slip or scan of demand draft on your

account on the website. Do mention all the necessary team details with the team

at back side of demand draft.

Only 160 teams will be registered.

Registration will only be done by website www.igc-lpu.com on or before 10th

September 2017.

QUESTION & QUERIES HELPLINE

Helpline

Email Address: [email protected]

Contact Number: +91-8699597164

ARTICLE 4: TECHNICAL RULE

GENERAL VEHICLE RULE

Frame:

The main frame should be round tubing with a minimum diameter of 1.0”, a

maximum diameter of 2” and Minimum wall thickness of 1.5 mm. The

material testing certificate is essentially required during Static & Dynamic

events. The material should be certified from any of the material testing

OFFICIAL POSTAL ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL GO-KART CHAMPIONSHIP

C/o LPU SAEINDIA Collegiate Club, Block 55 Room No.204 Cabin 3,

School of Mechanical Engineering Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab,

India (144411)



laboratories for its chemical and mechanical properties, the same report should

be presented at the time of inspection and throughout the event. Teams must use

a material having properties equal to or more than AISI 1018.

Chassis design requirement:



KART DIMENSIONS

All Measurements Are Done With Wheels Straight Ahead And No Driver

LETTER DESCRIPTION MEASUREMENT

A Maximum Length 90”

B

Rear Bumper Width

Should be wider than the

outer edges of the front

Tires.

C Minimum Wheel Base 43”

D

Track width

Width must not be less

than two-thirds (65%)of

the wheelbase

measurement is taken at

the same time.

E

Maximum Distance

between the Front Tire

and the side Pod

6”

F Maximum Distance

between the Rear Tire

and the side Pod

4”

G Front Bumper Width

Should be wider than the

outer edges of the front

tires

H Height of steering from

the ground

Adjust it according to

height of the driver.

I Distance between the

steering and the Fairing 2”

J Ground Clearance 1.25” and 4”(max)

- Maximum Weight 230Kg(without driver)



Axle:

The axle must be a one piece axle; it can be solid or tubular.

Note: Teams are advised to use following table if required (for axle also, but

you are advised to use a solid axle).

MAX. EXT. DIA

(MM)

MIN.THICKNESS(MM)

50 1.9

49 2.0

48 2.0

47 2.1

46 2.2

45 2.3

44 2.4

43 2.5

42 2.6

41 2.8

40 2.9

39 3.1

38 3.2

37 3.4

36 3.6

35 3.8

34 4.0

33 4.2

32 4.4

31 4.7

30 4.9

29 5.2

28 Full

27 Full

26 Full

25 Full



Floor Pan:

Floor/belly pan is required; a full floor pan is required and it does not extend

outside the frame from front to rear or from side to side, this includes during

rain condition. The floor/belly pan must not extend above the centre line of the

axle. It must be of rigid material. If it is perforated, the holes must not have a

diameter of more than 10 mm. In addition, one hole with a maximum diameter

of 40 mm is allowed for the sole purpose of steering column access.

STEERING:

The steering system must be able to control front two wheels. The steering

system must have positive steering stops that prevent the steering linkages from

locking up either in right or left hand turning. The stops may be placed on the

Stub axle or on the rack and must prevent the tires from contacting body, or

Frame members during the track events. Allowable total steering system free

Play (inclusive of play in all the steering linkages) is limited to 7 degrees,

Measured at the steering wheel. The steering wheel must be mechanically

connected to the front wheels, i.e. steer- by-wire or electronic steering is

prohibited.

BRAKES: The brake system installed must be capable of stopping the vehicle

in a straight line without losing control during the brake test. The vehicle must

have a hydraulic braking system and the pedal must directly actuate the master

cylinder through a rigid link (cables are not allowed). All brake lines must be

securely mounted and not fall below any portion of the vehicle. Electronic

braking systems are strictly prohibited. Bleeding ports for disc calliper should be

upside to that of piston mechanism of the calliper. There should be no leakage

from the master cylinder, reservoir or brake lines. Dual system or four wheel

brakes are allowed. If a dual system is used- it must be two separate brake

systems; if a brake bias is used- it must not affect either system if one would

fail. An exception may be requested by a driver with a disability and must be

approved by IGC.



Brake light: The vehicle must be installed with a brake light red in colour

which is clearly visible by the rear vehicle (At least from a distance of one

meter). If an LED brake light is used, it must be clearly visible in day light. This

light must be mounted ONE FOOT above the ground between the wheel

centerline. All the electrical connections done must be well insulated and should

be tied properly.

Note: Image is provided for reference. Teams cannot use the same design.

SUSPENSION (IF APPLICABLE)

Maximum travel of suspension should be of 1inch and it should in proper

working condition.

ENGINE

There is no restriction on using a specific engine. Teams are free to select

any engine meeting following requirements

Engine Type Single Cylinder, Four Stroke

Gasoline Engine

Cooling System Air /water

Maximum Capacity 135cc

Type of Transmission Manual gearbox / CVT / Centrifugal

Clutch type



Starting system:

Every kart must be either electric start or recoil or pull start. Karts must be

equipped with an onboard starter switch which must be used to start the engine

at all times by the driver itself.

Note: Positive locks and recoil spring must be provided with the throttle pedal.

Power train grads:

All rotating parts such as belts, chains, and sprockets that rotate must be

shielded to prevent injury. These guards/shields must extend around the

periphery of the belt or chain and must be 3 TIMES wider than the rotating part.

The mounting should be rigid in order to resist noise and vibration. Rotating

parts must also be guarded all around in addition to preventing searching fingers

from getting caught in any rotating part. Rigid fabric coverings such as “Frog

skin”, Cenobite, and neoprene are unacceptable for use as finger guards.

Engine Registration:

Original bills or the original vehicle registration papers (if vehicle belongs to a

team member) or an attested No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the owner

with the original Registration Papers is to be presented during the time of the

event. Fail to present the same will directly lead to disqualification of the team.

Exhaust System: Use of suitable catalytic converter and the mufflers are

recommended. The exhaust system must be properly shielded preventing the

delicate parts which may get affected if exposed to the heat. The exhaust must

be mounted properly to avoid the physical contacts of the viewers or the

technical inspectors. Exhaust sound should not exceed 110 decibels. Exhaust

system should be inside your chassis periphery.



Note: If the team is using exhaust wrap then it should be properly set before,

any kind of smoke at the time of the event will not be entertained.

Seat Belt:

The vehicle must be installed with either one of the mentioned seat belt and

driver should be strapped with these belts when he/she is sitting on driving seat

and the vehicle is moving at any point in time during the final event. No

vehicles without the seatbelt will be allowed to participate in any stage of the

dynamic event. Seat belt mounting should be rigid. For the safety of the driver,

the seat belt must be installed in the vehicle. The seat belt must either be a 3

point or a 5 point harness.

DRIVER SEAT:

The seat mounting must be rigid enough to withstand the various forces act on

the driver when the vehicle is in a dynamic condition. The driver seat should be

at least 1 inch away from the firewall. The Driver’s seat must be designed in

such a way that it prevents lateral motion of the driver when multi-directional

forces act on him when cornering or braking. The seat must not protrude below

the lowest plane of the chassis frame under any condition. The seat must be

mounted rigidly with at least four mounting with the chassis.

Wheels and Tires:

Teams must use standard go-karting tyres.

TYRES DIMENSIONS(IN INCHES)

FRONT 10x4.5-5

REAR 11x7.1-5



The tyre should be rigidly fixed and there must not be any play. It should be

bolted by the lock nut or crown nut with a split pin. Less than 3 threads outside

the nut are not acceptable.

Kill Switch:

The electrical system must include at least two kill switches. The kill switches

must deactivate the engine ignition. The kill switches must NOT deactivate the

brake light in any condition. Kill switch must kill the engine on push, not on the

pull. Kill switch must be of rotary or push pull type.

Location-

Cockpit Switch: The cockpit switch must be located in the front of the cockpit within easy reach

of the driver. The switch must not be mounted on a steering wheel.

External Switch: The external switch should be mounted on either side of the driver (LH or RH)

of the vehicle and must be within easy reach of the volunteers. The switch must

be mounted rigidly with no sharp edges nearby. An example of the kill switch

can be used is given below.

Brake Pedal Switch:

Brake over-travel switch is required in order to cut all the power circuit in case

of any leakage.



Fire Wall: The firewall must separate the driver compartment from all components of the

fuel supply, the engine, the liquid cooling systems and any high voltage system.

It must fully protect the driver and extended two (2) inches above the helmet of

the driver. The firewall must be a non-permeable surface made from a rigid, fire

resistant material. The firewall must seal completely especially at the sides and

the floor. There can be no holes in a firewall through which seat belts pass.

Pass-through for wiring, cables, etc. are allowable but pass-through would be

seal properly.

The Path for Wires and Pipes:

No pipelines/wire connections must go outside or below the chassis frame. It is

strictly prohibited. Doing so will lead to disqualification of the team. All fuel

line must be away from engine & should properly clamp, no loose pipe should

be there.

Catch Can:

To collect the fuel which comes out due to spill and leakage there must be catch

can of at least 500 ml capacity. Any type of plastic bottles is not allowed to be

used for it.

Fuel Line:

Plastic fuel lines between the fuel tank and the engine (supply and return) are

prohibited. All fuel lines must be shielded from possible rotating equipment

failure or collision damage. All fuel line connections shall be attached with a

cable tie, safety wire or other approved fastener and shall not be in excessive

length or size.

Fire Extinguisher:

Each team must have at least two fire extinguishers of ABC type 1 kg each. It

should be accompanied with a sticker or a bill clearly mentioning its expiry date.

A fire extinguisher should be in proper working condition. Mounting should be

rigid. Fire extinguisher placed on the vehicle must be properly visible and easily



removable. Another one should be with team members. Any team without fire

extinguisher will not be allowed in technical and designed inspection.

SAFETY: 1). Driver Requirement:

Drivers Safety Gear- Both drivers must be equipped with safety gear as

recommended below. These gears must be presented by the team at the

time of technical inspection and if the team is not able to present these

gears to the judges then they will not be permitted to proceed in further

rounds.

Driver’s Suit- Drivers suit must be fire resistant with a minimum of 1 layer

that covers the complete body from neck down to ankles and wrists. The

suit must be single piece and required standards are SFI 3-2A/1(or higher)

FIA Standard 1986

Underclothing- Drivers must wear fire resistant underclothing under their

driver's suit (Long pants and long sleeves t-shirt).

Note: If at the time of event teams don’t have fire resistant underclothing. Then

cotton underclothes are recommended.

Helmet- Team must have well-fitting closed face helmet that meets one of

the following certifications and is labelled as such Snell K2000, K2005,

K2010, M2000, M2005, M2010, SA2000, SA2005, and SA2010. SFI

31.2A, SFI 31.1/2005. FIA 8860-2004, FIA 8860-2010 or ISI Standard

Helmet.



Note: Open faced helmets are not allowed. All safety gears to be used in the

competition must be presented during Technical Inspection. If approved, then

only the team will be allowed to use the helmet in dynamic event

Balaclava- it should be made of fire resistant material which must cover

driver’s head, hairs and neck or a full helmet skirt of acceptable fire

resistant material. Necessary for both genders (any hair length)

Neck Support- SFI rated neck support which must be in a full circle(360°)

Gloves- SFI standard or Leather gloves with extra foam are acceptable.

Shoes- Fire resistant shoes made from acceptable fire resistant material

shoes. Recommended standards are: SFI 3.3 FIA 8856-2000

Note: Boots must cover and protect ankles too.

Socks- Socks must cover the bare skin between the driver’s suit and the

boots or shoes, which must be made of fire resistant material.

Note: wearing a scarf, muffler or any other loose cloth at the level of neck even

inside and overall is strictly forbidden. Further longer hair must be contained

entirely in the helmet.

Note: Team needed to present original Tax Invoice or Certificate at the time of

Phase 2(Final Event).

Bumper: The bumpers should be built of steel or aluminum tubes. It's mandatory on the

front, rear and side protections.

Note: No part of chassis or driver body should project outside from front or side

protection in running condition.



Front and Rear 1. The bumper must consist in at least 2 steel elements.

2. A steel upper bar with a minimum diameter of 16 mm

3. A steel lower bar with a minimum diameter of 20 mm, both bars being

connected together.

4. This bumper must be independent of the attachment of the pedals.

5. The front bumper must permit the attachment of the mandatory front fairing.

6. It must be attached to the chassis-frame at least by 4 points.

Side bumpers

1. They must be composed of an upper and lower tubular bar.

2. They must allow the attachment of the mandatory side bodywork.

3. They must have a minimum outer diameter of 20 mm and thickness of 2 mm.

4. They must be attached to the chassis-frame at least by 2 points.

5. These 2 attachments must be parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the

axis of the chassis

Note: Reference images for bumpers

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

1. All the electric wires should be tied properly and insulated.

2. No loose wire is allowed and must not go under the frame of the vehicle.



3. A team must have circuit diagrams; FMEA (failure mood effect analysis) and

validation report with them, if the team is buying any OEM circuit/component

then they should have Certificate /Tax Invoice.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

Every team will have separate team number given by organizing management.

Along with that team must have their own unique team logo and their respective

college logo situated on the vehicle. The Vehicle Identification Number must be

placed at three positions which are as follows.

1. Front of vehicle

2. Right side of vehicle

3. Left side of vehicle

Note: Team must have space for event logos and all of them should be placed on

the vehicle at the position specified during the event. The team will not be

allowed to continue if the logos and VIN are not correctly placed.

Moreover, teams will al ys be identified by the unique ID which watches given

at the time of registration.

FASTENER:

1. Fastener Grade Requirements

Threaded fasteners utilized must meet or exceed either, SAE Grade 5, Metric

Grade 8.8 and/or AN/MS specifications.

2. Fasteners Captive

Fasteners must be made captive through the use of NYLON locknuts, cottered

nuts or safety wired bolts (in blind applications). Lock washers or thread

sealants do not meet this requirement.

3. Where ever the fasteners are used there must be at least 3 threads outside of

nut.

Note: Axle or half shaft and steering tie rods to be fastened with castle nuts with

split pins. For axle shafts, standard self-locking nuts can be used. Wheel nuts

could be OEM cap nuts with appropriate (1.5d) engagement length.



ARTICLE 5: EVENT

International Go-Kart Championship is a global student challenge with a

mission of encrypting students with technical as well as practical knowledge of

manufacturing a go-kart. This Challenge is a global platform to show best of the

talent to create what participants thought, designed and testing their work on the

international level. International Go-kart Championship originated with a

purpose to bring students out of their classes and implement what they learned.

From past three years, IGC has been reaching its milestones more than 200+

teams registered in previous year across the globe. This year competition

standards have remarkably changed. The competition will be undertaken as

follows:

PHASE ONE:

In this part, the team will register itself until 10th September 2017 with

complete payment of INR 14,500/- (by any of methods mentioned in your IGC

accounts on www.igc-lpu.com), the complete registration process will be done

through www.igc-lpu.com the team have to create an account mentioning each

every detail as per asked a maximum of 20 members can be in the team.

Maximum 160 teams will be allowed to register.

After the registration process is over teams will start making reports and they

will have to upload their reports on their IGC account when the link opens. The

team will be evaluated on their capabilities and skills to manufacture a go-kart.

This round is a screening round this round helps IGC to see whether teams who

registered for IGC have enough skill-set to manufacture a go-kart and that team

found with very less skill set will be rejected. And this round is named as

Qualifying Round the number of teams rejected will depend upon the quality of

reports we receive and are not fixed. There will be 300 points for the report and

the marks will be disclosed during the final event. A team will have to score at

least min. of 50% of marks achieved by the highest scoring team in this round to

qualify the First Phase.



REPORTS NEEDED TO BE UPLOADED:

1. Design report which contains

Abstract

Introduction (Technical DATA) & Design Methodology.

Chassis (CAD Design, CAE Analysis).

Steering And Suspensions (Design methodology, Technical Data)

Transmission (Selection And Calculation )

Tyres (Specifications & Selection parameters)

Brake (Design Methodology and Procedure, Technical Data) System Used

Electric System(With Circuit Diagram )

Innovation

2. Proposed cost report (Pre manufacturing expenditure analysis)

3. DVP (Design validation plan according to rule book

4. DFMEA (Design failure mode and effect analysis)

5. PFMEA (Process failure mode and effect analysis)

6. Team structure & responsibilities

7. Gantt Chart (Time management of manufacturing period)

Note:

1. See Annexure 1 for Detail of Report

2. Add Calculation (EX:-Bearing Selection, Design Calculation and Material

Selection)



S.NO CATEGORIES AWARD POINTS

1.

DESIGN

REPORT

SUB

CATEGORIES

AWARD

POINTS

IEEE FORMAT

10

150

CAD MODEL

30

ERGONOMICS

30

ANALYSIS

AND

CALCULATIONS

80

2.

INNOVATION

CONCEPT &

USEFULNESS

-

Points

will be

awarded

at the

time of

final

round

FEASIBILITY -

COST VS

UTILITY

-

ECO –

FRIENDLY

-

PRESENTATION -

INVESTMENT

PLAN

-

PRODUCTION

PLAN

-

MARKETING

PLAN

3.

PROPOSED COST REPORT (PRE

MANUFACTURING EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS)

30

4. DVP 30

5. GANTT. CHART 30

6. DFMEA 30

7. PFMEA 30

TOTAL 300



QUALIFYING ROUND

• Participants will submit reports as per mentioned above on their respective IGC17-18 account on website: www.igc-lpu.com. This Round has 300 points; points given to teams will bedisclosed at the time of final event

CONDITION

• IGC 17-18 has been planned to give each and every team a chance to build a Go-kart and bring it to the international symposium during the Final Round (FR). But at the same time it also judge the capabilities of the teams, so the reports submitted by the team in qualifier will be reviewed and if a team need to qualify the qualifier then team have to achieve atleast min. of 50% marks achieved by highest scoring team . In this round, the rejection of teams which are not fix in number. It purely depends upon quality of reports submitted.

FINAL ROUND{FR}

• This would be the final event and would have all the dynamic and static rounds as per mentioned in the rule book down the line. This Round would have 1000 points whose distribution is being given in the upcoming article.



PHASE TWO: Now come to second part and the most exciting one. In this, all the teams will

come with their vehicle to India’s largest University i.e. Lovely professional

University where they will present what they have made during the span of four

months. Here they will be tested on various parameters and they have to even

present their reports in front of judges, the teams which will qualify on all the

aspects will finally races in front of 10000+ audiences live encouraging them to

throttle fast and win. And this round is named as final Round (FR).

QUALIFIERS

S. No CATEGORIES AWARD

POINTS

1. Best Design Evaluation 100

2. Quality of Manufacturing 50

3. Business Plan 50

4. Cost Report Presentation 50

5. Innovation 100

6. Acceleration 100

7. Skid Pad 100

8. Autocross 150

9. Endurance 300

QUALIFIERS • TECHNICAL INSPECTION

QUALIFIERS • BRAKE TEST



*No team will be nominated for an award if its Technical Inspection is not

clear.

1. Static Event:

Technical Inspection

It is mandatory to design and manufacturing the entire vehicle according to rule.

There are some steps of technical inspection as follow:

Go/No-Go: Its geometrical check according to rule like

Weight Check

Engine Check

Quality Check

Safety Check

Tilt Test

Egress test

Design Presentation

There are 100 marks for design.All the team have to submit their design report

and only 5 members are allowed to represent their department individually.

Note: Design report should be in the same format as specified in phase one of

the event.

Cost Report Presentation

The team must have all the invoices with them while costing report presentation

and an overall cost report. Judges will ask questions from teams and based on

your answers you will be marked.

Business Presentation

This would be an exciting part of an event where teams have to present a

business plan. The team should consider that they have to manufacture go-karts

on large scale and sell it- considering this situation team has to make a business

plan and present it in front of judges, where judges will act as investors and

mark you on basis of quality of your B-Plan.



Note: You need to carry a printed business plan and presentation while business

plan presented during the event.

2. Dynamic and Endurance Events:

BRAKE TEST:

It’s mandatory for a vehicle to pass the brake test to participate in any of the

dynamic events. The vehicle must stop in a straight line after the brake is

applied on the vehicle. Each vehicle will be given 3 attempts to pass the brake

test. But in case if the vehicle passes the test in the first attempt it will not be

given any other trial.

At the finish line, the karts are expected to apply full brakes and the wheels must

lock. After locking rolling of tires (where the brakes are applied) will not be

allowed in any circumstances.

Note: After applying brake vehicle should stop in a straight position (in the

direction of motion) and Vehicle’s speed must not be less than 35 KMPH while

attempting brake test.

Brake Track:

Length – 30.48m/100ft

Stopping distance – 5m + 3m (with penalty)

Minimum speed – 35 KMPH



Acceleration Test:

Acceleration determines the time it takes the vehicle to accelerate along 100 ft.

(30.48 m) flat course.

Acceleration Track

Length – 30.48m/100ft

Procedure

Each team may make two (2) attempts but with different drivers. Scoring will be

based on the better of the two attempts. Timing may be done using either

electronic systems or stop watches.

Skid Pad test

Objective

The objective of the skid-pad event is to measure the vehicle’s cornering ability

on a flat surface while making a constant-radius turn.

Skid Pad Layout

Inner diameter- 5m

Outer diameter- 10m

Width – 2.5m



Procedure

The vehicles will enter tangential to both circles and follow the right circle for

the first lap. The next lap will be on the same circle (right) and will be timed.

Immediately after completing second lap, vehicle enters into the left circle for

the third lap. Vehicle follows same circle for the fourth lap. Immediately after

finishing fourth lap the vehicle will exit the track. The vehicle will exit at the

intersection moving in the same direction as entered. A driver has the option to

take a second run immediately after the first.

NOTE: Each team may make two (2) attempts but with different drivers.

Scoring will be based on the better of the two attempts. Timing may be done

using either electronic systems or stop watches.

Penalties

Cones down or Out- A penalty of 2 seconds will be added to the time for

every one that is knocked-down or out (including gate cones).

DNF- Vehicles that spin-out can continue as long as they have not gone

off course but will be classified as DNF.



Incorrect Laps- Vehicles that do not follow procedure, i.e. run an incorrect

number of laps or run the Laps in the wrong pattern will be classified as

DNF

Autocross Test

Objective

The objective of the autocross event is to evaluate the vehicle's manoeuvrability

and handling qualities on a tight course without the hindrance of competing

vehicles. The autocross course will combine the performance features of

acceleration, braking and cornering of the vehicle into one event.

Procedure

The vehicle will be staged such that the front wheels are 6 m (19.7 feet) behind

the starting line. The timer starts only after the vehicle crosses the start line.

There will be no particular order of the vehicles to run each heat. The organizer

will determine the allowable windows for each heat and retains the right to

adjust for whether or technical delays. Vehicles that have not run by the end of

the heat will be disqualified for that heat.

Note: Each team may make two (2) attempts but with different drivers. Scoring

will be based on the better of the two attempts. Timing may be done using either

electronic systems or stop watches.

Penalties

The carts are judged on elapsed time plus penalties. The following penalties will

be added to the elapsed time:

Comes Down or Out- Three (3) seconds per cone, including any after the

finish line.

Off Course (OC) – An "off course" occurs when the vehicle has all four

(4) wheels outside the course boundary as indicated by (a) cones, (b) edge

marking or (c) the edge of the paved surface. Where more than one

boundary indicator is used on the same course, at any given point the

narrowest track will be used when determining off course penalties.

Driver must re-enter the track at or prior to the missed gate or a twenty



(20) second penalty will be assessed. Penalties will not be assessed for

accident avoidance or other reasons deemed sufficient by the track

officials.

Missed Slalom- Missing one or more gates of a given slalom will be

counted as one "off-course" per occurrence. Each occurrence will incur a

twenty (20) second penalty.

ENDURANCE

The following are general guidelines for conducting the endurance. The

organizers reserve the right to establish procedures specific to the conduct of the

event at the site.

Objective (300 points)

The Endurance Event is designed to evaluate the overall performance of the

vehicle and to test the vehicle’s reliability and durability.

NOTE: Right to Change Procedure- The following are general guidelines for

conducting the endurance event. The organizers reserve the right to establish

procedures specific to the conduct of the event at the site.

Procedure

The event will be run as a heat for 1 hour. Teams are not allowed to work on

their vehicles during the heat. A driver can be changed according to the team at

any time during the heat at a specified location. Wheel-to-wheel racing is

prohibited. Passing another vehicle may only be done in an established passing

zone. The team can stop their vehicle at our specified location for the fuel

change or driver change.

Flag Instructions:

Green Flag:

A green flag lets competitors know the track is clear for practice or competition;

it is also used to start or restart a race.



Yellow Flag:

A yellow flag alerts competitors of an unsafe condition in that part of the track.

A waving yellow flag means there is trouble on the track. Drivers are to hold

their position in these areas and shall not pass another competitor until they have

passed the waving caution area. A standing yellow is an “advisory” and means

there is possible danger near the racing surface. Passing is allowed when a

standing yellow is displayed. When a double yellow flag is displayed by the

starter it signifies a full course caution. Drivers shall proceed at a moderate pace

with no passing allowed.

Red Flag:

A red flag alerts competitors of a halt to racing and to stop as soon as they can

do so safely. Drivers may be directed to proceed to the front stretch or other

designated area if it can be done safely. Corner workers will have yellow and

black flags to indicate a red flag situation. Any driver disobeying a red flag shall

be disqualified. Participants, crew or family members are not allowed on the

racing surface during a red flag.

Crossed Flags:

A crossed white and green flag indicates the race has reached the halfway point.

Two Rolled Flags:

Two rolled flags (green and white) are used to let the competitors know there

are two laps remaining in that race.

White Flag:

A white flag lets competitors know that they are starting the last lap of the race.

If the white flag has been waved, the checked flag will follow even if it is waved

with another flag, i.e. red, yellow or black.

Checked Flag:

The checked flag indicates the race or practice session has concluded, and all

competitors shall slow down to a moderate pace, and safely proceed to the scale

or pit area as required to do so.



Black Flag:

A waving black flag is used to inform a competitor that they need to exit the

race course and proceed to the scale or pit area due to a rule infraction; the

flagman will make every attempt to display the kart number of the driver

receiving the black flag. If a competitor ignores a black flag it could lead to

additional penalties. A rolled black flag is a warning usually given for unsafe or

unsportsmanlike driving. If the actions continue, it could lead to a waving black

flag and disqualification.

Black Flag with Orange Circle:

A waving black flag with the orange circle is used to inform the competitor of a

mechanical or tech issue. The driver should exit the race course and proceed to

the scale or pit. The flagman will make every attempt to display the kart number

of the driver receiving the black flag.



AWARDS

S.NO CATEGORY PRIZE MONEY

1 CHAMPION 1,10,000/-

2 First Runner –Up 70,000/-

3 Second Runner-Up 40,000/-

4 Endurance

Winner 20,000/-

First Runner Up 10,000/-

Second Runner Up 5,000/-

5 Skid- Pad

Winner 10,000/-


6 Innovation 10,000/-

7 Acceleration

Winner 10,000/-


8 Best design

Winner 10,000/-


9 Autocross

Winner 10,000/-


10 Best Business Plan

Winner 10,000/-

13 Best Build

Winner 10,000/-

14 Jury Prize

(Declaration at the

time of the final event)

5,000/-

TOTAL 3,50,000/-



*No award will be given to a team if its technical inspection is not clear.

**No team will be nominated for awards for skid pad, Best design, Autocross, Best build

and acceleration if they are not qualified for endurance.



ANNEXURE I

To

Organizing Team

International Go-Kart Championship

Subject: Change of faculty advisor of

Team _________________________

Team ID_______________________

Sir,

We members of team ________________________team id___________

From college _____________________________________________ request

you to allow us to change our faculty advisor due to following reason.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Name of New faculty advisor: _________________________Contact Number:

______________

College ID Number: ___________Email ID: ____________________________

Thanking you

Yours Sincerely

Team ____________________

Signature Of Team

Captain

Signature Of Faculty

Advisor Leaving/

Dean/HOD Of Institution

With College Stamp


Advisor (New)



Annexure II

To

Organizing Team

International Go-Kart Championship

Subject: Change of Team Captain of

Team _________________________

Team ID_______________________

Sir,

We members of team _____________________________team id___________

From college _____________________________________________ request

you to allow us to change our Team Captain due to following reason.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Name of New Team Captain _________________________Contact Number:

______________College ID Number: _________________Email ID:

____________________________

Thanking you

Yours Sincerely

Team ____________________

Signature Of Team

Captain Leaving/


Advisor

Dean/HOD Of Institution

With College Stamp

Signature Of Team

Captain (New)



**Final event dates will be decided after taking feedback from teams.

SEP 10 • REGISTRATION LINK CLOSES

OCT 10 • REPORT SUBMISSION LINK OPENS

OCT 25 • REPORT SUBMISSION LINK CLOSES

OCT 30 • PHASE ONE (RESULT)

MARCH/APRIL

• FINAL EVENT

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