The 2010 South Australian Festival State Cup series will commence in February 2010 with a 2 day meeting at Mt Gambier kart club.

Group A meetings will have FSC pointscoring classes 
Rookies
Leopard Light
Leopard Heavy
Rotax Light
Rotax Heavy
Rotax over 35's
Sportsman SA 100cc
Clubman over 40
Formula JMA

with support classes of
Midgets
Junior National light and heavy ( combined )
CL/CH/CSH
Restricted 125 light and heavy
Sportsman 125 light and heavy

Group B meetings will have FSC pointscoring classes
Midgets
Junior National Light
Junior National Heavy
Junior Clubman
Clubman Light
Clubman Heavy
Clubman Superheavy
Sportsman 125 Light
Sportsman 125 Heavy

with support classes of
Rookies
Clubman 040
Restricted 125 light and heavy


There is one combined rounds at which some classes will run all 4 heats on a single day, however  the majority will be spread over the 2 days.   The races are to be arranged so that they are all of a similar distance throughout the series, meaning that at Barossa there will be 10 lap heats, Bolivar are 8 laps and Monarto will depend on the chosen track configuration for the meeting.

The new classes of Sportsman 125 Light and Heavy have been introduced and will be run under state based rules.   Please look here for the local regulations for these classes.

The Festival State Cup Series rules for 2010.

#1 The points scoring system of 0, 2, 3 etc applies for 4 heats. The number of  laps to be determined by the individual lap distance of the track used at each round, with all 4 heats at a round being run over the same distance.

Gridding is by draw , reverse draw for heats one and two, then lowest accumulated points to the front for heat 3 , and heat 4 is gridded  on the finishing order of heat 3.
 ( like a championship pre-final result allocates grids for the final )

The championship pouints system will be used giving non-finishers in any heat a position in order of laps completed.

#2 The listed support classes must be offered by the organisers in Supp Regs.  These classes will run 4 heats on the day in the same format as the FSC classes in daylight saving months,  and 3 heats on the day for the rest of the year.  

#3  9 race meetings in 2010 make up two 5 round series. The series scoring system will be 50pts for 1^st  , 48 points for 2^nd, 47 points for 3^rd  etc  with one round dropped by each driver, making 4 out of the 5 rounds to count toward the final result. 

#4  Sportsman SA has the following eligibilty rules imposed.  Any senior driver may compete in the class at any round,  however the top 3 placegetters in this class from the previous year's FSC series  will be ineligible to score points in the series itself,  thus only gaining any awards won on the day of competition.  The same will apply to any open, closed or national championship winners from any class,  ie all blue, black, green or red plate holders will be ineligible to gain points towards the series awards in this class.

#5  For a driver to gain points in the Festival State Cup series at any round there must be a minimum of 3 drivers entered and competing in that class at that round.

#6  For a driver to be included in the overall results of a class  in the Festival State Cup series they must compete at a minimum  of 3 rounds of the series in that class. 

#7  For a class to be included in the overall series results of the Festival State Cup, ie have trophies and plates awarded at the presentation dinner,  that class must have been run at a minimum of 3 rounds in the series with its minimum 3 entrants at each round.   

#8  The generosity of our series sponsors allows lots of great additional prizes at the end of the year, from sets of tyres, engines, shirts, stickers, caps and lots of other great merchandise.  A driver must have entered and raced in at least 3 rounds of the series and be present at the presentation dinner to be eligible for these prizes.  ( also see item #21 for Rotax classes )

#9  Group A meetings will have FSC pointscoring classes 
Rookies
Leopard Light
Leopard Heavy
Rotax Light
Rotax Heavy
Rotax over 35’s  ( at 170kg  to be run behind Rotax Heavy )
Formula JMA
Sportsman SA 100cc
Clubman over 40
 
with support classes of
Midgets
Junior National combined
Junior Clubman
CL/CH/CSH
Restricted 125 light and heavy
Sportsman 125 light and heavy


#10  Group B meetings will have FSC pointscoring classes
Midgets
Junior National Light
Junior National Heavy
Junior Clubman
Clubman Light
Clubman Heavy
Clubman Superheavy
Sportsman 125 Light
Sportsman 125 Heavy

with support classes of
Rookies
Clubman 040
Restricted 125 light and heavy

( Note : Senior National classes have been removed altogether from FSC meetings )

#11  At combined rounds some classes will run all 4 heats on a single day, and the majority will be spread over the 2 days,  ie 2 heats on day one and two heats on day 2.

#12  Two day meetings combining groups A and B are held at country circuits only. 

#13  There will only be one country round held in any single year/series.

#14   The races are to be arranged so that they are all of a similar distance throughout the series, meaning that at Barossa there will be 10 lap heats, Bolivar are 8 laps and Monarto will depend on the chosen track configuration for the meeting.

#15   Sportsman 125 Light and Heavy will be run under state based rules.  All 125's are running on MG red tyres for the dry and Dunlop SLW1 wets for rain.  Class weights are 160kg ( lights ) and 180kg ( heavies ) for Rotax and X-30 engined karts, and 155kg ( lights ) and 175kg ( heavy ) for Leopard RL engined karts.  There may be performance and/or driver restrictions introduced at any time. 

#16  There will be practise available at the track on Friday for a 2 day country round,  the times to be advised by the organising club.  The organising club are to offer all of the first morning as an open practise.  (usually Saturday morning )

 #17  The AKA of SA awards number plates #1 thru to #8 in classes each calendar year based on the  previous years FSC results.

 #18 Entries received after the closing date for a FSC meeting will not be included in the grid draw for the first two heats of that meeting and will start rear of grid ( but in front of p-platers ).  Thereafter in heats 3 and 4 they will be gridded by the usual method.   

 #19  Tied points countback procedure at the end of the series.  If two drivers are tied on their series pointscore , the tiebreak is on the most number of race wins, then second placings, third placings etc, taken from the rounds at which the driver’s overall series scores were awarded.   This may not be the same rounds for each of the drivers involved in the tie-break.  

 #20  Entry fee for eligible classes at FSC rounds is $60 for all Rotax classes,  $50 for all other classes,  and $40 for support classes.

 #21  In the Rotax classes a driver must have entered and raced in at least 4 rounds of the series and be present at the presentation dinner to be eligible for the engine prize draw. The winner can choose either a junior or senior Rotax Max engine. Each person who enters an event will be given a ticket in the draw for each round that they compete, therefore the more rounds you race, the more chances you have to win the engine.

For any queries on the series please contact Ian Williams on 08-8340 9288 during business hours, or 

click here for the 2010 AKA of SA race calendar


For all 2010 scores,
 click here or click on any class name