Post by nwok on Feb 20, 2011 7:36:09 GMT -7
The NWOK is ready to expand Outlaw Dirt Karting in the United States.
NWOK is a national organization whose goal is to encourage race teams and tracks to promote Winged Outlaw Kart Racing. The organization regulates Outlaw Kart Racing with national rules.
With a membership, racers will be able to run for a Regional Point Championship, race for a Grand Nationals Title, and for the Open Outlaws, race for a National Championship. Awards will be presented to the top 3 in each Region, and to the top 3 in the 500cc National Championship.
Regional Points
The NWOK is broken into 5 Regions. Western, North Central, Central, South Central, and Eastern. Each region will crown a NWOK Regional Champion. Because every track in a given region could end up racing a different number of races, an average of a racer's points will be used to determine Regional Champions. For example, Track A has 12 races. If a racer at that track has accumulated 408 points, they would divide that total by the number of races the track had (12), and get their average of 34. Track B had 15 races and a racer at that track had 513 points. They would take their total and divide by 15 to get an average of 34.2 points. If a guy decided to race 7 races at each track for a total of 14 races and had a total of 478 points, he would divide his total by 14 to get 34.1 points. If another person raced every race at both tracks for a total of 27 races, they would divide their point total by 27. If a person raced fewer races than the minimum number of races for any track in the region, they must divide their total by that tracks total number of races. For example, a driver only raced in 10 events and accumulated 366 points. However, the track with the fewest events in that region was track A with 12. That driver would take their 366 and divide by 12, since 12 races was the minimum number of races ran at a track in that region. That driver would then have an average of 30.5 points. If you have a bad night at one track, you may want to go to another track to race an additional race to get your average bumped up.
Regional points will be based off of A-Main finish only. For an A-Main with 10 or more karts, the points will be 40 for a win, and drop by 1 for each subsequent position. If a track runs a B-Main, then the top finisher not in the A-Main will earn 1 point less than the last place A-Main finisher. Drivers that do not take the green flag in at least one heat race to qualify for the A-Main, will not receive any points.
If less than 10 entries on a given night, for each car under 10, 1 point less is awarded for the feature finish. For example, if only 6 cars entered, the maximum points for the feature win would be 4 less than 40, or 36 points since there were 4 less cars than 10. The point break down in this case would be 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, and 31 points.
If a tie should occur, the driver with the most sanctioned 40 point wins would be the winner. Then 2nds, etc..
Grand Nationals
The Grand Nationals will be an annual event held at English Creek Speedway in Knoxville, IA. English Creek is centrally located, and with the racing that takes place during the week following the event, is a great vacation week as well for those that are only able to make one big event a year. This is the GRAND NATIONALS, where all the best 125's, 250's, and 500's will be to race for that illusive Grand Nationals Title. This is the Superbowl, the Daytona 500, THE KNOXVILLE NATIONALS!
National Champion (500's only)
There will be 4 races on the National Tour in 2011. Those races are:
1.) Wild West Shootout – Big Sky Kartway – Missoula , Montana - July 1, 2 ($2500)
***GRAND NATIONAL EVENT FOR ALL CLASSES***
2.) Knoxville Nationals – English Creek Speedway – Knoxville , IA - Aug. 8, 9 ($1000)
3.) East Coast Nationals – Iredell Fairgrounds – Troutman , NC - Sept. 5 ($1000)
4.) Got Milk? Fall Nationals – Hartville Saddle Club – Hartville, MO – Oct.7,8 ($1000)
Only a driver's top 3 National Races will be counted toward points. This makes it possible for a driver to miss one event, yet still have a chance to win the National Title.
In each race you will accumulate points based on your finishing order in that event. The winner of the A-Main will receive 200 points. 2nd place will receive 190 points. It will then drop by 5 down to 10th place. The next 10 spots will drop by 3 until the 20th place finisher has 120 points, and then after that it will drop by 2. Here is what it would look like:
200, 190, 185, 180, 175, 170, 165, 160, 155, 150, 147, 144, 141, 138, 135, 132, 129, 126, 123, 120, 118, 116…
Tie Breakers will be based on the best finish of the tied drivers. For example if Driver A had a 2nd place finish, and Driver B's best finish was 5th, Driver A would win. If both drivers had a 2nd place finish, it would then go to their 2nd best finish and so on.
In 2012 and beyond, NWOK hopes to add a 5th track to the National Series. The four races below are already well established events and will remain in place as long as they are held. The 5th race will be able to be applied for by any NWOK sanctioned track that meets the requirments for a National Race (If you are a promoter of a NWOK track, and would like to know those requirements, please contact Nick Tucker). All submissions will be evaluated by the NWOK board, and one track will be chosen to host the event. One year that race could be in Oregon, the next in Texas, and the next in Ohio.
This is a great way to promote our sport all across the United States and allow the racer that does not have the budget to travel, to race against some of the best racers in the country at their home track.
We look forward to the 2011 season. We are in the process of updating the site and forms for membership on the site. We hope to have those posted by next week for members to download and mail in. Cost of a membership is $25.
It should be a very exciting year! We are really looking forward to this year and the things the NWOK is doing to grow the sport. Track applications and Driver registrations will be up on the site next week. It is free for any track that wants to sanction the 125, 250, and 500cc. By being sanctioned, a tracks racers can become a member for $25 and race for regional championships, a Grand Nationals title, a National Championship, get discounts to the National races that are listed, and possibly receive some very nice awards if you are a top 3 finisher in your region or in the National Series.
If you are not a member of the NWOK, the cost of each National event will be $10 more than non-members.
Hopefully we can get every outlaw kart racer registered in the NWOK so everyone can track the best of the best in each region, and in each class.
NWOK is a national organization whose goal is to encourage race teams and tracks to promote Winged Outlaw Kart Racing. The organization regulates Outlaw Kart Racing with national rules.
With a membership, racers will be able to run for a Regional Point Championship, race for a Grand Nationals Title, and for the Open Outlaws, race for a National Championship. Awards will be presented to the top 3 in each Region, and to the top 3 in the 500cc National Championship.
Regional Points
The NWOK is broken into 5 Regions. Western, North Central, Central, South Central, and Eastern. Each region will crown a NWOK Regional Champion. Because every track in a given region could end up racing a different number of races, an average of a racer's points will be used to determine Regional Champions. For example, Track A has 12 races. If a racer at that track has accumulated 408 points, they would divide that total by the number of races the track had (12), and get their average of 34. Track B had 15 races and a racer at that track had 513 points. They would take their total and divide by 15 to get an average of 34.2 points. If a guy decided to race 7 races at each track for a total of 14 races and had a total of 478 points, he would divide his total by 14 to get 34.1 points. If another person raced every race at both tracks for a total of 27 races, they would divide their point total by 27. If a person raced fewer races than the minimum number of races for any track in the region, they must divide their total by that tracks total number of races. For example, a driver only raced in 10 events and accumulated 366 points. However, the track with the fewest events in that region was track A with 12. That driver would take their 366 and divide by 12, since 12 races was the minimum number of races ran at a track in that region. That driver would then have an average of 30.5 points. If you have a bad night at one track, you may want to go to another track to race an additional race to get your average bumped up.
Regional points will be based off of A-Main finish only. For an A-Main with 10 or more karts, the points will be 40 for a win, and drop by 1 for each subsequent position. If a track runs a B-Main, then the top finisher not in the A-Main will earn 1 point less than the last place A-Main finisher. Drivers that do not take the green flag in at least one heat race to qualify for the A-Main, will not receive any points.
If less than 10 entries on a given night, for each car under 10, 1 point less is awarded for the feature finish. For example, if only 6 cars entered, the maximum points for the feature win would be 4 less than 40, or 36 points since there were 4 less cars than 10. The point break down in this case would be 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, and 31 points.
If a tie should occur, the driver with the most sanctioned 40 point wins would be the winner. Then 2nds, etc..
Grand Nationals
The Grand Nationals will be an annual event held at English Creek Speedway in Knoxville, IA. English Creek is centrally located, and with the racing that takes place during the week following the event, is a great vacation week as well for those that are only able to make one big event a year. This is the GRAND NATIONALS, where all the best 125's, 250's, and 500's will be to race for that illusive Grand Nationals Title. This is the Superbowl, the Daytona 500, THE KNOXVILLE NATIONALS!
National Champion (500's only)
There will be 4 races on the National Tour in 2011. Those races are:
1.) Wild West Shootout – Big Sky Kartway – Missoula , Montana - July 1, 2 ($2500)
***GRAND NATIONAL EVENT FOR ALL CLASSES***
2.) Knoxville Nationals – English Creek Speedway – Knoxville , IA - Aug. 8, 9 ($1000)
3.) East Coast Nationals – Iredell Fairgrounds – Troutman , NC - Sept. 5 ($1000)
4.) Got Milk? Fall Nationals – Hartville Saddle Club – Hartville, MO – Oct.7,8 ($1000)
Only a driver's top 3 National Races will be counted toward points. This makes it possible for a driver to miss one event, yet still have a chance to win the National Title.
In each race you will accumulate points based on your finishing order in that event. The winner of the A-Main will receive 200 points. 2nd place will receive 190 points. It will then drop by 5 down to 10th place. The next 10 spots will drop by 3 until the 20th place finisher has 120 points, and then after that it will drop by 2. Here is what it would look like:
200, 190, 185, 180, 175, 170, 165, 160, 155, 150, 147, 144, 141, 138, 135, 132, 129, 126, 123, 120, 118, 116…
Tie Breakers will be based on the best finish of the tied drivers. For example if Driver A had a 2nd place finish, and Driver B's best finish was 5th, Driver A would win. If both drivers had a 2nd place finish, it would then go to their 2nd best finish and so on.
In 2012 and beyond, NWOK hopes to add a 5th track to the National Series. The four races below are already well established events and will remain in place as long as they are held. The 5th race will be able to be applied for by any NWOK sanctioned track that meets the requirments for a National Race (If you are a promoter of a NWOK track, and would like to know those requirements, please contact Nick Tucker). All submissions will be evaluated by the NWOK board, and one track will be chosen to host the event. One year that race could be in Oregon, the next in Texas, and the next in Ohio.
This is a great way to promote our sport all across the United States and allow the racer that does not have the budget to travel, to race against some of the best racers in the country at their home track.
We look forward to the 2011 season. We are in the process of updating the site and forms for membership on the site. We hope to have those posted by next week for members to download and mail in. Cost of a membership is $25.
It should be a very exciting year! We are really looking forward to this year and the things the NWOK is doing to grow the sport. Track applications and Driver registrations will be up on the site next week. It is free for any track that wants to sanction the 125, 250, and 500cc. By being sanctioned, a tracks racers can become a member for $25 and race for regional championships, a Grand Nationals title, a National Championship, get discounts to the National races that are listed, and possibly receive some very nice awards if you are a top 3 finisher in your region or in the National Series.
If you are not a member of the NWOK, the cost of each National event will be $10 more than non-members.
Hopefully we can get every outlaw kart racer registered in the NWOK so everyone can track the best of the best in each region, and in each class.