Great Lakes Speedsports Rules
SAFTETY
Safety equipment Snell 2005 or newer helmet, Long Pants, shoes, approved neck brace, gloves and Jacket are required.
Rookie classes. It is highly recommended that all Jr classes have 3/4 bumpers that cover the left rear tire.  
Wolfe plates A guard over the brake rotor is required on all karts that have the rotor behind the seat.
Working on karts No work on Karts will be permitted on the track. Karts must be pulled behind the guardrail by the scales building, and only under yellow. You will then have 2 laps to rejoin the field or pull your kart off the track. If the driver reenters the race with in 2 laps they will start tail. Once a kart exits the track it will not be permitted to reenter the track. (example: If kart stop to put gas cap on that is considered working on the Kart.)
No Alcoholic beverages permitted. Drivers are responsible for their crew. Anyone found drinking during an event, or under the effects of alcohol will be asked to leave. The kart they are with will be Disqualified for the event.
Fighting, or Threatening will not be tolerated.
Cussing or obscene gestures  This is a family oriented sport and any inappropriate actions will not be tolerated.
No Driving in the pits Kart will pull thru, and clear of the scales and shut engines off.
GENERAL
When Qualifying order will be done by pill draw. If you are not present on the grid, or not ready when it is your turn to qualify you will be scored in last place for that class. If more than one kart misses qualifying the final position will be determined by the pill draw.
Heat race If not qualifying the order will be by pill draw.
Feature starting positions will be determined by heat finishes if not qualifying
Green flag Starts and restart It is the pole positions responsibility to bring the field around at a nice even pace. It is the outside poles responsibility to stay even, and keep pace with the pole setter until the green flag is thrown. The flagman starts the race! If either of the first row starts before the green flag is thrown, that racer will be put back one row and the 2nd row behind that racer will move to the front row.
Passing before the cone on restarts No kart is permitted to pass before the restart cone. If a kart does pass before the cone the driver will be docked 1 place+ the number of places he/she jumped before the cone. (Pass 1 kart before the cone and you will be scored 2 spots back at the end of the race.) If you are beside a kart at the cone that will be considered a pass even if the driver is not successful in getting passed the kart before the 1st turn.
Entering the track all karts will enter the track at the entrance only. No kart will be permitted to enter through the exit.
Joining the field Once the field is on the track the pit steward will determine if a late kart can join the field safely. If the kart is allowed to join the field the driver will start tail. If the pit steward determines that the kart cannot safely join the field that kart will be scored last place in that class for that race.  Once the race has started no kart will be permitted to enter the track.
Yellow flag The yellow means slow down!  Karts will not be scored once the yellow flag is displayed, or the yellow lights are on. There is No racing under yellow. All Karts involved in a yellow will go tail. In Sr. classes if you cause the yellow flag to come out twice you will be black flagged.  3 yellows for Jr. classes.  We use All Star style scoring. All racers scored when a yellow comes out will be lined up as scored, and the rest of the field not making it past the finish line will line up according to the previous lap.
Red flag stop your kart in a safe manner on the track. Do not drive passed the accident. No crew is permitted on the track to work on Karts. If a kart is worked on that kart will restart the tail of the race
Black flag  A driver may receive a black flag for these reasons, but not limited to these reasons:
1 Rough driving (1 example: if you have to run into the left rear of a kart to pass them)
2 Being the cause of 2 cautions (3 cautions in the Jr. classes)
3 If it is determined that your kart may not be safe to continue racing
4 If a member of your crew enters the track or approaches the flagman during the race
5 Stopping, spinning out, or pausing on the track in an attempt to bring out a yellow
6 Not complying with the Lay over flag
7 Using obscene gestures (example use of finger gesture to anyone)
8 Blocking. Anyone turning down on or into another kart in an attempt to impede with the other kart passing, or swerving  in an attempt to keep someone from passing, or Any driver blatantly racing down the middle of the track and brake checking in the corners attempting to keep other karts from passing Maybe blackflagged!
On the final lap if driver’s actions deem a black flag the driver will be penalized.
Any driver failing to leave the track after being black flag risk being ban from future competition.
Adjusting finish The track reserves the right to adjust the finish if we feel a driver blatantly takes out another driver on the last lap of the race.


Scoring We use All Star style scoring. All racers scored when a yellow comes out will be lined up as scored that lap, and the rest of the field not making it past the finish line will line up according to the previous lap.
The scorer will make every attempt to score the laps, but there may be times a complete line up can not be established and the line up will revert back to the last completed lap.
Ending races  Races will be given a 1 minute per lap time limit and  will immediately go white and checker once the time limit is meant .
 Rain Out The track will attempt to call the rain out in adequate time. If the show has started we will make every attempt to get the track back into racing condition and continue, but if it is not possible to continue and there has been feature line up established that will be the finish order for that event. If a qualifying has completed we will ad an additional feature to the next scheduled event taking the qualifying order as the line up order for the feature. If not qualifying and first heat has been completed and rains out before the second heat a feature line up will be established from the first heat race, and an additional feature will be ran at the next scheduled event. There will be no refunds once the qualifying has been completed, or the first heat race has been run if not qualifying. If the race rains out after gates open and prior to heat races, there will be 25 pts awarded to each signed in driver.
All decisions and judgments made by track officials are final and not open to debate.
Complaint department there is none!
Tech
All tech will be done by a tech that has no affiliation with any competitors in the class. Also it is the decision of the tech as to what competitors and what engine parts are to be subject to tech.
Refusing tech Anyone refusing tech will forfeit all points and money for the event. Anyone refusing tech a second time will lose all points accumulated in that class for the year, and be band for one year from date of refusal Anyone refusing to be teched under a protest will loose points, and money for that event.
Protest fee and requirements  A $100 cash protest fee will be put up prior to any tech. The racer/ owner protesting will be subjected to the same tech as the protested. Upon the protestor passing tech the protested motor will be teched. If the motor being protested passes tech  $75 will go to the racer/ owner being protested. If the motor in question does not pass tech the protestor will receive  $75  back. All Protest must be made in writing and with in 10 minutes of the end of the race. The protestor must leave his kart in the impound area and not take it back to his/her pit after the feature if they intend to protest. Only protest excepted will be by driver, or owner entered in the same class as being protested.
After qualifying, or first heat if not qualifying Every engine will be marked after qualifying. If parts, or entire engine needs to be changed, tech needs to be notified first. Parts, or entire engine will be impounded. After the race should the drivers engine be subject to tech the parts, or entire engine impounded will be subject to the same tech.
Scales Upon completion of qualifying, heat race, and feature karts must proceed to the scales. No crew can assist, or come in contact with the driver, or the kart prior to weighing. If minimum weight is not met, the competitor will be scored at the end of the field for that race, or qualifying.
Fuel Only clear alcohol is permitted, No additives. This applies to all alcohol classes including opens. Fuel maybe subject to tech before and/or after a race.
Gas class Pump gas only. No additives, or racing gas.
Tie- breaker Ties will be broken by the number of first place finishes, if that doesn’t do it second place finishes and so on.
Jr. unrestricted Animal is an option for a 2nd class for the Jr. Classes.  Animals (320lb.) Flatheads running this class (300lb.)
We will strive to provide a fair, and family oriented facility for the racers. You can also expect that all decisions and judgments will not always go in your favor. The track officials have got to make calls based on the way they see it, at the moment it happens without the benefit of different views or instant replays. Which without a doubt will differ from time to time the way someone else may see it. We assure you that all calls by track officials are made with out prejudice.
Remember you can disagree without being disagreeable. We will discuss any matter in a calm productive manner after a race.