22:
208:
145:
The
International Kart Federation (IKF) takes pride in its long record of achievement as a governing body for the sport of kart racing. In recognition of the need for controls over the sport, the International Kart Federation has published rules for competition since November 21, 1957. Throughout
157:
The prime responsibility for the condition and operation of a kart or any other vehicle in competition rests with the owner/driver. The track operator's main responsibility is that of providing a suitable place to conduct events. IKF is the vital link between these two, producing Rules and
146:
this time, the objectives of the
Federation have been the same: to foster strong and fair competition; to provide reasonable rules for the various types of competition; to administer the competition program with impartiality, and to reduce the hazards associated with this sport.
149:
Entrants, drivers and participants in general are required to be fully conversant with these regulations and any supplementary rules or instructions governing an event, and are, by reason of their entry therein, bound by such regulations, supplementary rules, or instructions.
158:
Regulations of
Competition, based on experience gained at racing events all over the world. IKF seeks to communicate this experience to all sectors of the sport, to protect the outstanding safety record of karting, and to maintain the integrity of the sport.
153:
It shall be the duty of every IKF member to conduct themselves, while representing the
Federation, in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the Federation, nor bring unnecessary criticism on the Federation.
269:
43:
94:
66:
73:
245:
80:
176:
62:
274:
264:
113:
51:
47:
238:
87:
219:
170:
139:
32:
231:
36:
8:
161:
Many children/young adults use karting as a stepping stone into other forms of racing.
215:
258:
142:, which originally focused more on the Eastern and Central United States.
131:
135:
21:
207:
134:
organization in the United States, founded and still based in
191:
179:(CIK-FIA), the international sanctioning body for kart racing
214:
This article about a sports-related organization is a
256:
239:
50:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
246:
232:
114:Learn how and when to remove this message
270:Sports organizations established in 1957
138:in 1957. In 1971 it was joined by the
257:
202:
177:Commission Internationale de Karting
48:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
13:
173:, another U.S. karting association
14:
286:
183:
206:
20:
63:"International Kart Federation"
1:
128:International Kart Federation
218:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
164:
10:
291:
201:
275:Sports organization stubs
265:Kart racing organizations
171:World Karting Association
140:World Karting Association
44:improve this article
227:
226:
124:
123:
116:
98:
282:
248:
241:
234:
210:
203:
195:
194:
192:Official website
119:
112:
108:
105:
99:
97:
56:
24:
16:
290:
289:
285:
284:
283:
281:
280:
279:
255:
254:
253:
252:
199:
190:
189:
186:
167:
120:
109:
103:
100:
57:
55:
41:
25:
12:
11:
5:
288:
278:
277:
272:
267:
251:
250:
243:
236:
228:
225:
224:
211:
197:
196:
185:
184:External links
182:
181:
180:
174:
166:
163:
130:was the first
122:
121:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
287:
276:
273:
271:
268:
266:
263:
262:
260:
249:
244:
242:
237:
235:
230:
229:
223:
221:
217:
212:
209:
205:
204:
200:
193:
188:
187:
178:
175:
172:
169:
168:
162:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
141:
137:
133:
129:
118:
115:
107:
104:December 2022
96:
93:
89:
86:
82:
79:
75:
72:
68:
65: –
64:
60:
59:Find sources:
53:
49:
45:
39:
38:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
220:expanding it
213:
198:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
127:
125:
110:
101:
91:
84:
77:
70:
58:
42:Please help
30:
132:kart racing
259:Categories
136:California
74:newspapers
31:does not
165:See also
88:scholar
52:removed
37:sources
90:
83:
76:
69:
61:
95:JSTOR
81:books
216:stub
126:The
67:news
35:any
33:cite
46:by
261::
247:e
240:t
233:v
222:.
117:)
111:(
106:)
102:(
92:·
85:·
78:·
71:·
54:.
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
