6 quizzes and doubts (solved!) on FIA Karting approval regulations

FIA Karting approvals are a rather complex issue. In fact, navigating through so many constantly evolving regulations is not exactly child's play... This is why we tried to clarify this topic in the article "Dossier | FIA approvals: what they are, what they are for, how long they last… the definitive guide!”. In this "True or False", however, we have collected and answered (also thanks to the help of an expert in the sector such as Marcello Somera - ACI Sport and FIA Karting international technical commissioner) certain questions, a little more specifically, which will help kart drivers to better orient themselves in competitions regulated by FIA Karting and to avoid losing out when they want to buy used components. Here are the issues you have to deal with:



1. IF I HAVE A CHASSIS WITH EXPIRED FIA KARTING APPROVAL, I CAN STILL COMPETE IN SOME RACES

2. I CAN COMBINE COMPONENTS WITH DIFFERENT FIA KARTING APPROVALS ON MY KART. FOR EXAMPLE: A FRONT NUMBER PLATE SPOILER FROM ONE MANUFACTURER AND THE SIDE FAIRINGS OF ANOTHER MANUFACTURER

3. FROM THE CIK-FIA APPROVAL PLATE FIXED ON A CHASSIS, ENGINE OR BRAKING SYSTEM, IT IS POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THE YEAR IN WHICH IT WAS MANUFACTURED

4. THANKS TO THE FIA KARTING REGULATIONS IN FORCE SINCE 2018, WHICH ALLOW APPROVALS TO BE EXTENDED TO INFINITY, THE VALUE OF A KART ALWAYS REMAINS THE SAME

5. THOSE WHO RACE WITH MATERIAL THAT HAS EXPIRED FIA KARTING APPROVAL, BESIDES BEING DISQUALIFIED FROM AN EVENT, ALSO RISK BEING FINED

6. ALL THE COMPONENTS OF A KART ARE SUBJECT TO FIA KARTING APPROVAL