2024 Rules & Regulations

  • Any driver aged 16 or over can race in our Daytona and Buckmore Park events. Any driver aged 17 or over can race in our PF International events.

    It is advised that only drivers with significant outdoor karting experience should enter into the 2-stroke rounds due to the nature of the Daytona DMAX karts. These are the fastest hire-karts in Britain and are capable of speeds in excess of 60mph.

    Drivers aged 14-15 can race in our Daytona and Buckmore Park events, and drivers aged 14-16 can race in our PF International events, however in these instances drivers will require explicit permission from Luke Battersby to race in those events. This is due to circuit-specific age restrictions. Please contact luke@elitekartingseries.co.uk with a brief overview of your karting history if this applies to you.

    Drivers aged 14-17 must also attend events alongside a parent or guardian.

  • Drivers will be weighed upon arrival and will be handed any ballast, if there is some available, which they require to reach the minimum weight of their weight class. It will then be solely the drivers responsibility to keep hold of and handle their ballast throughout the event, before returning their ballast at the end of the event.

    Drivers who fail to return their ballast in full at the end of the event will be required to cover the significant costs of replacing the ballast which they have lost.

    Either all or a random selection of drivers will be weighed after each session at the pitlane exit gate. Drivers will be weighed whilst wearing all of their race gear and whilst carrying any seat insert and/or ballast which they are using.

    Any driver found to be underweight after a session will be disqualified from that session. They will score 0 points and their lap times will be invalidated. If this session is Qualifying, Race 1 or Race 2, they will then start the following race in last position.

  • The EKS takes a hard line on driving standards and will not tolerate dirty driving. A strong emphasis is placed on leaving drivers enough space and allowing others to re-overtake if a position is gained unfairly. Fundamentally, drivers are expected to treat others how they would like to be treated.

    If a driver is more than half a kart length alongside another driver at any moment in time, at least one kart width of space must be given.

    Drivers who do not drive cleanly will be spoken to once we become aware of their poor driving. If a driver continually fails to drive cleanly, they will be asked not to book in to the series again.

  • Drivers may receive warnings for a variety of different reasons, including:
    • Making contact with another driver and gaining an advantage
    • Choosing to force another driver off the circuit
    • Excessive weaving
    • Excessive kerb usage
    • Abusing track limits

    Contact and bumping warnings will result in a one point penalty per warning.

    If a driver makes contact with another driver and gains an advantage, immediately apologising and allowing the other driver to re-overtake may result in the warning being rescinded.

    Drivers are allowed to defend their position, however late reactive defensive moves are strictly forbidden, as is weaving from side to side on a straight in an attempt to block the circuit.

    Drivers are allowed to use kerbs to an extent, however should be aware that they can break karts. Steep kerbs can dislodge chains, puncture tyres, snap steering rods and damage bodywork. Excessive kerb usage will result in track limit and kerb warnings being issued.

  • Drivers can be black-flagged for a variety of different reasons, including if they:
    • Accumulate an excessive number of warnings across an event
    • Spin another driver out and do not wait for them
    • Cause another driver to get stuck in a barrier
    • Intentionally make contact with another driver
    • Excessively jump the start of a race

    Black-flagged drivers will be required to return to the pitlane at the end of that lap, where a member of staff will inform the driver of why they have been black-flagged before allowing them to rejoin the race. Drivers will be disqualified from the session and asked to report to Race Control if they fail to enter the pitlane within 2 laps of receiving their black flag.

  • If there are enough drivers in each class to run separate grids for each class, the drivers will be split up according to their class. Otherwise, drivers from multiple classes will race together in splits, with drivers from different classes scoring points separately.

    Splits will be decided by each drivers average points score at each round they have participated in so far this season. For example, if there are two grids of 12 Senior drivers, the 12 Senior drivers with the highest average points score so far this season will race in Split 1 whilst the other 12 Senior drivers will race in Split 2.

    Please note: The EKS reserves the right to override this rule and manually allocate drivers to splits when drivers are racing in the series for the first time that season or in exceptional circumstances.

    When running multiple grids, each group of drivers will take turns to take to the circuit, giving drivers time to relax and reset in between races.

  • Each race in each split will score equal points, thus making each race as important as any other. The victor of each Split 1 race will score 50 race points. Split 1 drivers will score race points accordingly in each race:

    1st: 50, 2nd: 47, 3rd: 45, 4th: 43, 5th: 41, 6th: 40, 7th: 39, 8th: 38, 9th: 37, 10th: 36, 11th: 35, 12th: 34, 13th: 33, 14th: 32, 15th: 31, 16th: 30, 17th: 29, 18th: 28, 19th: 27, 20th: 26, 21st: 25, 22nd: 24, 23rd: 23, 24th: 22, 25th: 21, etcetera.

    The victor of each Split 2 race will score 40 race points. Split 2 drivers will score race points accordingly in each race:

    1st: 40, 2nd: 37, 3rd: 35, 4th: 33, 5th: 31, 6th: 30, 7th: 29, 8th: 28, 9th: 27, 10th: 26, 11th: 25, 12th: 24, 13th: 23, 14th: 22, 15th: 21, 16th: 20, 17th: 19, 18th: 18, 19th: 17, 20th: 16, 21st: 15, 22nd: 14, 23rd: 13, 24th: 12, 25th: 11, etcetera.

    The victor of each Split 3 race will score 30 race points. Split 3 drivers will score race points accordingly in each race:

    1st: 30, 2nd: 27, 3rd: 25, 4th: 23, 5th: 21, 6th: 20, 7th: 19, 8th: 18, 9th: 17, 10th: 16, 11th: 15, 12th: 14, 13th: 13, 14th: 12, 15th: 11, 16th: 10, 17th: 9, 18th: 8, 19th: 7, 20th: 6, 21st: 5, 22nd: 4, 23rd: 3, 24th: 2, 25th: 1.

    At the end of each event, these race point scores for each driver will be added together to form the overall results for that event.

    Drivers finishing position in the overall results will then decide how many championship points they receive. The same point system as split 1 will be used to allocate championship points. For example, the driver who finishes top of the overall results will score 50 championship points, second will score 47 championship points etcetera.

    Regarding the Team Championship, after each round, the championship point scores of the two drivers in a team will be added together to form their team point score for that round.

  • At the end of the 2024 season, each Junior drivers 5 highest overall point scores will be added together to decide the Junior Championship standings. Each Senior drivers 7 highest overall point scores will be added together to decide the Senior Championship standings. Each teams’ 7 highest overall point scores will be added together to decide the Team Championship standings.