Endurance Karting Series

The Vodafone Dmax Endurance Championships is designed for the individual driver who wants the ultimate endurance challenge. There are three weight classes in the 2012 season.

The Weight Classes

There are three weight classes in the Vodafone Dmax 2012 Championships; Lightweight, Intermediate and Heavyweight, meaning drivers race on equal terms.

The Lightweight Class has a minimum weight of 70kg (kitted up).
The Intermediate Class has a minimum weight of 82.5kg (kitted up).
The Heavyweight Class has a minimum weight of 95kg (kitted up).

Drivers may carry as much ballast as required to meet the minimum weight for Lightweight entry, whilst Intermediate and Heavyweight drivers may only carry a maximum of 7.5kgs.

Overview

The ultimate test of endurance and stamina: Drivers will compete in a 20 minute timed qualifying session followed by a 1 hour non-stop fight to the flag.

Kart Allocation

Each kart is warmed up and track tested by Daytona staff drivers and is returned to the pits ready to race. The Drivers are randomly allocated to a kart for the race.

Qualifying Practice

Qualifying practice is 15 minutes and lap times during the session will determine grid positions, the driver posting the fastest lap taking Pole Position. If a driver is unhappy with any aspect of the allocated karts performance, they are able to swap their kart during the qualifying session provided a Daytona Engineer confirms the fault. Once the Qualifying Practice session has ended, no more kart replacements will be available.

The Race

Once the green flag has dropped, it’s a non-stop, 1 hour test of your endurance and skill. The karts will run the entire qualifying and race on one tank of fuel so your only strategy decisions are based on the drivers around you. It takes supreme concentration to keep up a fast pace over an entire 60 minutes and only the best will take the chequered flag first. Do you have what it takes?