KART LOW COST Rules Date : 07/03/2018

Rules of the " KART LOW COST " challenge Evolution as of March 07, 2018
*Translated using deepl.com

1 Objectives and Principles

1.1 Objectives
This challenge has three main objectives that guide its conduct:
First objective: to allow students to design and build their kart according to the specifications of the
rules of the challenge.
Second objective: to allow a meeting between students of different nationalities and from different
universities to share their experiences, good practices and moments of conviviality.
Third objective: to develop the spirit of competition, technical and transversal skills (communication,
discipline, etc.), sports skills, while not forgetting fair play.

1.2 Participants
The challenge is open to all higher technological training structures of the European Union and
associated countries: training institutes for higher technicians, engineering schools and engineering
faculties.

1.3 Principles
The aim is for students to design and build a low-cost kart with a combustion engine and/or an
electric motor at low cost. Only karts that are actually designed and built by the students and which
meet the specifications of these rules.

1.4 Registration and cost of participation

The commitment to the challenge will have to be done via a mail or an email addressed to the
organizer:
This confirmation of participation must be accompanied by the payment of the entry fee to the
name of the
This confirmation of participation must be accompanied by the payment of the entry fee to the
name of the organizing structure of the event.
The entry fees are decided at the time of the designation of the university organizing the event and
cannot exceed the sum of
500€: an addendum to the present rules named "Organization of the competition" will be
distributed
A rider to these rules entitled "Organization of the competition" will be issued no later than October
1st of the year preceding the competition.
The entry fee includes meals, hotel expenses for the night before the competition and for the night
after the competition, for the night following the competition, for 9 students as well as the rental of
the track. Additional members of each
Additional members of each team must pay an additional fee of up to 65€/person for food and
lodging
This amount is specified in the "Organization of the competition" endorsement.
Transportation and travel are the responsibility of the teams involved.
2 Cost of the Kart

The costs of the karts must not exceed a limit which is specified below. In order to be able to
compare costs in euros (€) are exclusive of taxes, as these may vary from one country to another.

2.1 Thermal go-kart

2000€ excluding taxes for the whole kart, except the budget for tires, bodywork, fuel and bodywork,
fuel and oil (consumables) which are not limited nor included in this global price overall price;

2.2 Electric kart

For the electric kart, the maximum cost price will be 3000€ excluding taxes, except for the budget for
batteries, tires, fuel and oil (consumables) which are not limited or included in this global price,
except for the budget dedicated to batteries, tires, bodywork, consumables which are not limited
nor included in this global price.

2.3 Price of parts

The price of internally machined parts is the price of the machined raw material;
The price of the non-machined parts is based on the price of the new part (see in appendix the price
list of the non-machined parts to make the complete kart, non-exhaustive list);

3 Dimensions and weights

- The overall length shall not exceed 1820mm;
- The overall width shall not exceed 1400mm;
- The maximum height (from the ground and up to the bucket seat) must not exceed 650mm;
- The minimum weight allowed when empty for the thermal kart is 60 kg, the ballasting of the kart
can be accepted;
- The minimum weight allowed when empty for the electric kart is 75 kg, the ballast of the kart can
be accepted.

4 Chassis
- Required welded tubular structure of free cross-section must be designed by the students: It is not
allowed to use a commercial frame;
- The manufacturing of the frame can be done by a company, by the technicians of the training
structure or by the students;
- The wheelbase must be between 1010 and 1080 mm;
- The tracks must measure at least 2/3 of the wheelbase;
- A rigid floor must be in place from the centre cross member to the front of the chassis;

5 Transmission, accelerator and brakes

- Transmission to the rear wheels by a simple rigid drive shaft. Any type of differential is prohibited.
In the case of a chain or belt transmission, install an effective protection (casing) from the top of the
system to the bottom of the rear axle;
- The maximum diameter of the transmission shaft is 50 mm (solid or hollow);
- The gas pedal must be operated by a pedal equipped with a return spring;
- The brake must be operated by a pedal equipped with a return spring;
- Pedals must not extend beyond the chassis, including the bumper;
- Mandatory rear brake (choice of technology), operated by a pedal and equipped with and
equipped with return springs;
- The mechanical brake must have a cable diameter of 1.8 mm;
- Front brakes are allowed.
6 Bumpers
- Front: undercutting bar and bar greater than or equal to Ø16 mm
- Lateral: underrun bar greater than or equal to Ø26 mm
- Rear: underride bar greater than or equal to Ø16 mm
- Seat: bucket type without headrest or harness + reinforcement plate (plastic washer) Ø40 min. and
thickness min. 1.5 mm at the level of the upper seat supports + bucket stiffener.

7 Suspensions
- Any suspension system is forbidden;

8 Engine
- The engine brand is free;
- Any type of engine is allowed;
- The maximum power of the kart is limited to 15 kW;
- The fuel tank of the plastic go-kart must have a maximum capacity of 8.5 litres;
- Any engine preparation is allowed;
- The sound level of the internal combustion engines is limited to 100 dB at 1 meter.
- For the electric kart, the maximum power of the engine will be 15kW;

9 Bodywork
- Front and side bumpers are mandatory;
- The bodywork can be made from one piece (your choice);
- The front and side bumpers are fixed to at least two anchor points on each metal support;
- Edges and corners must have a radius of at least 5 mm;
- Metallic bodywork is prohibited.

10 Tires
- The 4 tires must be of the same brand (of your choice) and the same type (slick);
- Hardness imposed: CIK Hard;
- Rain tires are not allowed;
- Two sets of tires (maximum) are allowed for the race.

11 Tuning and Adjustments

- On the front axle: toe, caster, camber, track, height, Ackermann angle;
- On the rear axle: track, height;
- The rigidity of the tubular structure with the help of removable bars.

12 Challenge organization and Prerequisites

12.1 Organizer
Each year a training centre from a different country is in charge of organizing the challenge.
It is the country that won the combined ranking of the year N-1 that is responsible for finding the
training centre for the year N. In the same way, the winning training centre is in charge of the
promotion of the challenge, helped by the organizer and the training centres that traditionally
participate in the challenge.
12.2 Place and date of the challenge
The organizer is obliged to consult with other potential participants in order to decide on the place
and dates of the competition by December 15 of the year N-1 at the latest. The organizer advertises
the competition and asks the potential participants to confirm their participation at the latest on
February 15 of the year N.
It is particularly important to ensure the safety of the participants, therefore the organizer must
choose a suitable place and put in place all means to ensure the safety of the pilots (tires, blocks
etc.).

12.3 Logistics
12.3.1 Storage and preparation of karts before the competition
The organizer must ensure that the participants' karts can be stored in a safe place for a maximum of
48 hours before the start of the competition.
Competitors must have the possibility to adjust their karts 24 hours before the start of the
competition.
It is therefore essential to provide a sheltered area or a sufficiently large area to set up a soft shelter
that each participating team can bring.
12.3.2 Accommodation of the participants
The organizer must provide accommodation for the students at a small participation fee.
Accompanying professors may be provided with free accommodation by the organizer or will bear
the cost of hotel expenses.
12.3.3 Meals
Only the lunch on the day of the competition and the festive meal are entirely at the expense of the
organizer. The other meals are either free of charge or payable by the participants, at the organizer's
discretion.
It is important to organize a festive evening gathering students and teachers, ideally after the
competition. If the calendar does not allow for it to be organized after the competition, this festive
evening will be scheduled the day before the competition.

12.4 Participants
Only teams that are accompanied by at least one teacher are allowed to participate in this challenge.
In order to respect this point of the rules in case of last minute failure of a teacher, it is
recommended to register at least two teachers.

12.5 Preliminary participation file

This file, which must be presented to the participation validation jury at least 4 weeks before the
date of the competition must detail:
- The names, telephone numbers and email addresses of the teachers supervising the competition
- The number of participants per training centre, specifying the number of girls and boys (to solve
the problems of accommodation).
- The machines involved by giving for each of them the technical file and the costs sheet respecting
paragraphs 2 to 11 of these rules.* *tech sheet, tuning sheet, BOM (n. Gh.)
12.6 Jury for the validation of participation
The organizer constitutes a jury composed of at least 3 professors from different training centres
and countries. One teacher from each training centre that has confirmed its participation in the
challenge by February 15th. An evaluation grid for participation is annexed to these rules.
This jury must validate the participation of the different teams according to these criteria:
12.6.1: there is at least one teacher for each training centre;
12.6.2: there are enough students participating to ensure the driving of the karts, technical
assistance and safety;
12.6.3: on reading the file, points 2 to 11 of the present regulations are well respected.

IMPORTANT: the file in digital format (PDF) must be submitted to the organizer at least 4 weeks
before the competition, and the organizer is responsible for distributing it to the members of the
jury upon reception, who will fill in the evaluation grid attached to the present rules and send its
evaluation to the organizer at least 3 weeks before the date of the competition. The organizer
publishes the list of participating teams.
If one of these points is not respected by a training centre, the latter is immediately informed and
has one week to propose an alternative solution. The jury will then make a final decision at least 12
days before the start of the competition.
The decisions of the jury must be adopted by a unanimous vote minus one. If the decision cannot be
made in this way, then the jury will not take into account the opinions of the training centres that do
not meet the provisions of these rules.

13 The Challenge

13.1 Organization of a KLC project jury

The organizer constitutes a jury composed of one teacher per participating training centre who will
evaluate:
- The design, the aesthetics of each kart;
- The oral presentation of the project.

13.2 Evaluation of the kart’s design and styling (aesthetics)

It is organized the day before the competition in the afternoon. An evaluation grid is attached to
these rules. A mark out of 20 points is attributed.

13.3 Oral defence/presentation of the project

It is organized the day before the competition in the afternoon or evening. An evaluation grid is
attached to these rules.
The presentation is in English and each team must choose at least 3 students who will present:
- The execution of the project,
- The design of the kart,
- The manufacturing of the kart,
- The expected performances,
- The cost of realization.
A mark for the presentation (form) out of 12 points is attributed.
A mark evaluating the technical part out of 9 points is attributed.
A mark out of 9 points is given for the cost of the kart. In addition, as specified in article 18 of the
sporting rules, the team will receive a penalty of 5 points on the team total for each 100 € over
budget.
The final score for the oral presentation of the project will be reduced to 20 points for the final
ranking, i.e. 2/3 of the points awarded for the oral presentation.
13.4 The Competition
The organizer must ensure that the safety conditions are met before starting the competition.
The organizer will have obtained the necessary race flags and walkie-talkies to communicate with
the stewards.
The participating teams commit themselves to study the sporting rules which will be distributed to
them, before the competition.
They also commit themselves to respect a good spirit and to participate in the organization of the
competition by making available at least one student to the stewards' panel.