Rebkart began in February 1993 and survives today as the only continuing activity of the Rebels Club. The club was formed in 1983 and had ten members. Many sports and recreational activities were enjoyed by the club that are too numerous to list here. Chris Garris , Craig Garris and Jamie Prevette are the founding members of Rebkart, and are responsible for approving race rules, membership and procedures. Traphill Speedway was home track to Rebkart from 1993 until 2001 and owned by Jesse Prevette with equipment and lighting provided by Craig and Jerry Garris. It's racing surface was dirt until Rebkart moved to Clingman Speedway in late 2001,and then back to a new concrete Traphill Speedway in 2002. In 2006, Rebkart plans to race at Traphill Speedway exclusively.
1. STOCK 5hp Briggs & Stratton engine. Stock means stock, ALL COMPONENTS! Timing changes OK, headers OK.
2. Kart and Driver must weigh a minimum of 400 lbs. Please feel free to add more.
3. Single wheel drive. No live axles.
4. Gasoline fuel only.
5. 4.10 x 3.50 x 4/5/6 inch tires, no restriction on wheel width.
6. Helmet and roll cage required.
7. Traphill Motor Speedway races will be 50 or 60 laps.
8. 51 inch maximum wheelbase. 39 inch maximum width.
9. Nothing stronger than Shine.
10. Refrain from cursing or swearing in front of children.
11. Lying, excuses and bragging only allowed after a race.
12. All participants should remember Rebkart is intended for competitive and fun racing, and thus costs should remain low,
as this encourages equality of competition and lowers expectations of success based on money invested, therefore, placing
success on the driver's skill.
13. A violation of rule 1,2, 3, 5, 8 will result in the driver/kart being awarded no points.
14. Racers must use a helmet with neck rolls encouraged. A roll cage and body panels are also mandatory with emphasis on
not having sharp points or edges.
15. A series consists of 10 races. 9 of these events are scored for points to determine the series champion.
16. A working oil catch can is strongly encouraged to be on all karts prior to practicing and racing.
17. Qualifying will determine the starting grid. Qualifying time will be the best lap of 3 qualifying laps. Non-qualifying karts will be
at the end of the grid.
18. To protest a win, a protest must be requested at the conclusion of the race. Race video, if available, may be used to change the official results.
A protest is not required to change positions 2 thru end of karts. Conclusive video evidence can change these positions.
1. The flagman shall wave the green flag to start racing as the leader enters turn 4 at a greatly reduced speed.
If a starting pylon is present in turn 4, the flagman should throw the green flag at this point.
2. There will not be any advancement of position until the kart being followed passes the flag stand. This applies
to every green flag.
3. If the flagman feels a start gave a racer an unfair advantage (a bad start), he may show the caution flag again
and restart the field.
4. The flagman is the ultimate race official and is charged with counting the laps ran, starting and finishing the race,
caution flags, any other flag usage, and determining when rough driving has occurred.
5. Races at Traphill Speedway are 50 or 60 green flag laps in length. Clash events may be designated as varying
in length and divided into segments. Race length at other tracks will be determined.
6. When the caution flag is waved, no advancement in position will be recognized; ALL POSITIONS ARE FROZEN.
7. Rough driving is driving which is detrimental to fair sportsmanship, driving which can be dangerous, intentional
ramming, intentional spinning/wrecking of another kart(s), failure to obey the flagman. When the flagman
(with possible assistance of up to 2 other Rebkart officials) determines rough driving has occurred, a caution will
be thrown. The offending driver will be warned by officials/flagman and sent to the rear of the field. A second
occurrence will result in the driver being black flagged, in which they should leave the track immediately and
forfeit race points. There does not necessarily have to be a warning given.
8. Displays of aggression and profanity will not be tolerated. The offender should leave the track and or area
immediately.
9. Once a kart is lapped, he shall start behind all karts on the lead lap. Karts should line up based on position and
this includes those lap(s) down. In other words, those more laps down restart behind those fewer laps down.
Starting positions are determined by qualifying or inverting the field from the previous sanctioned race. Drivers who missed the previous race, but have points will start next based on point standings. New drivers will start from the rear of the field with positions determined by a coin toss or draw. The positions for the first race of each series will be determined by random drawing (if qualifying is not used.) Rules may be modified or changed depending upon the circumstances, but only with a consensus of drivers.
Scheduled race events will be set by Wesley Harrold and will usually be on the same date as Rebkart races and are usually two weeks apart. A Series will consist of 10 consecutive scheduled events. The Champion of a Series has accumulated the most awarded points during the preceding 9 of 10 events.