Kids Pro Ice Amateur Class Rules and Race Class Eligibility
Approved December 1, 2009

Amateur Class is intended for beginning or novice racers.

Amateur Class racers do not accumulate ‘points’ towards an ‘end of year class championship’. Amateur Class racers do accumulate points that determine when they are no longer eligible to race in Amateur Class.

Racers will be required to ‘graduate’ from Amateur Class after they have accumulated 100 points in the class. Points are carried forward from previous years. Points accumulated in Amateur 120 Class do not count toward Amateur Kitty Cat Class points. Points accumulated in Amateur Kitty Cat Class do not count toward Amateur 120 Class points.

A racer does NOT need to compete in Amateur Class or graduate from Amateur Class before moving into the advanced Classes ( Super Stock 120, Improved Stock 120, Pro Stock 120, Champ 120, Improved Stock Kitty Cat, and F1) as long as they are eligible to participate in the advanced classes.

So to make it very clear racers do NOT need to graduate from Amateur Class to participate in the advanced classes as long as they are eligible to participate in the advanced class.

Amateur Class is intended to give beginner and novice drivers a venue to race with drivers of similar ability. Experienced racers are not allowed to race in Amateur Class. Amateur Class will help a novice driver develop self –confidence.

Racers that participate in Amateur Class may NOT race in any other class than Stock. If a racer participates in Amateur Kitty Cat Class they may not participate in Improved Stock Kitty Cat or F1 Class. If a racer participates in Amateur 120 class they may not participate in Super Stock 120, Improved Stock 120, Pro Stock 120, or Champ 120.

Vintage Kitty Cat is considered a Stock Class. A racer may race in Amateur Kitty Cat, Stock Kitty Cat and Vintage Kitty Cat class.

Racers that participate in Advanced Classes may not participate in the Amateur Class.

Normally a beginner or novice driver will participate in Amateur and Stock class during their first year or two of racing. A racer that has less than one year of racing experience may not participate in any class other than Amateur and Stock Class. Vintage class is considered a Stock Class.

Amateur 120 Class races on an Oval track, which is easier than the Lemans Track that is used for Stock 120 Class.

One full year of racing experience is defined as having participated in at least nine races in one year. If a racer does not participate in nine races during their first year of racing they will need to complete at least nine races before they are considered to have one year of racing experience. As an example if a racer starts racing in the middle of the 2008/2009 race season and completes four races during the 2008/2009, they must complete five races during the 2009/2010 season before they are considered to have ‘one full year of racing experience’.

Amateur Points System, Used to determine when a racer MUST graduate from Amateur Class:

• A first place finish in the ‘Final’ race receives 16 points
• A second place finish in the ‘Final’ race receives 15 points
• A third place finish in the ‘Final’ race receives 14 points
• A fourth place finish in the ‘Final’ race receives 13 points
• A fifth place finish in the ‘Final’ race receives 12 points
• A sixth place finish in the ‘Final’ race receives 11 points
• Any racer that does not make the final receives 2 points

When a racer accumulates 100 points in Amateur Class they MUST graduate from amateur class, i.e. a racer is no longer eligible to participate in Amateur Class after they have accumulated 100 points. Points are carried forward from previous years. Only ‘Points’ races are added to a racer’s Amateur Points total. Non-Points races do not add to a racer’s Amateur Points total. Points accumulated in Amateur 120 Class do not count toward Amateur Kitty Cat Class points. Points accumulated in Amateur Kitty Cat Class do not count toward Amateur 120 Class points.

NOTE: Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible – The first day of the current race season is defined as the first race day of the season. In the 2009/2010 race season the first day of the current race season is January 2, 2010.

Amateur Kitty Cat Class Eligibility

Only Suzuki motors can be used in Amateur Kitty Cat Class.

Racers must be four years old on the day they race to be eligible to race in Amateur Kitty Cat Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Amateur Kitty Cat Class.

Racers can no longer race in Amateur Kitty Cat Class after they have accumulated 100 points in the Amateur Kitty Cat Class.

Racers in Amateur Kitty Cat Class may not race in Improved Stock Kitty Cat Class or F1 Class.

Racers in Amateur Kitty Cat Class may participate in Stock Kitty Cat Class and Vintage Kitty Cat Class.

Amateur 120 Class Eligibility

Racers must be four years old on the day they race to be eligible to race in Amateur 120 Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Amateur 120 Class.

Racers can no longer race in Amateur 120 Class after they have accumulated 100 points in the Amateur 120 Class.

Racers in Amateur 120 Class may not race in Super Stock 120, Improved Stock 120, Pro Stock 120, or Champ 120 Classes. .

Racers in Amateur 120 Class may participate in Stock 120 Class

Stock Kitty Cat Class Eligibility

Only Suzuki motors can be used in Stock Kitty Cat

Racers must be four years old on the day they race to be eligible to race in Stock Kitty Cat Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Stock Kitty Cat Class.

If a Stock Kitty Cat Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Stock Kitty Cat Class until the end of the race season.

Stock 120 Class Eligibility

Racers must be four years old on the day they race to be eligible to race in Stock 120 Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Stock 120 Class.

If a Stock 120 Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Stock 120 Class until the end of the race season.

Improved Stock Kitty Cat Class Eligibility

Suzuki or Kawasaki motors can be used

Racers must be five years old on the day they race and have one full year of Stock Kitty Cat racing experience to be eligible to race in Improved Stock Kitty Cat Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Improved Stock Kitty Cat Class.

If an Improved Stock Kitty Cat Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Improved Stock Kitty Cat Class until the end of the race season.

F1 Kitty Cat Class Eligibility

Suzuki or Kawasaki motors can be used

Racers must be seven years old on the day they race and have one full year of Stock Kitty Cat or Stock 120 racing experience to be eligible to race in F1 Kitty Cat Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for F1 Kitty Cat Class.

If a F1 Kitty Cat Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the F1 Kitty Cat Class until the end of the race season.

Vintage Kitty Cat Class Eligibility

Early Kitty Cat with Kawasaki motor

Racers must be four years old on the day they race to be eligible to race in Vintage Kitty Cat Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Vintage Kitty Cat Class.

If a Vintage Kitty Cat Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Vintage Kitty Cat Class until the end of the race season.

Super Stock 120 Class Eligibility

Racers must be six years old on the day they race and have one full year of Stock Kitty Cat or Stock 120 racing experience to be eligible to race in Super Stock 120 Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Super Stock 120 Class.

If a Super Stock 120 Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Super Stock 120 Class until the end of the race season.

Improved Stock 120 Class Eligibility

Racers must be six years old on the day they race and have one full year of Stock Kitty Cat or Stock 120 racing experience to be eligible to race in Improved Stock 120 Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Improved Stock 120 Class.

If an Improved Stock 120 Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Improved Stock 120 Class until the end of the race season.

Pro Stock 120 Class Eligibility

Racers must be seven years old on the day they race and have one full year of experience in another 120/4 stroke racing class to be eligible to race in Pro Stock 120 Class.

Racing in any of the Stock 120, Super Stock 120 or Improved Stock 120 classes for ‘one full year’ meets the ‘experience’ requirement.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Pro Stock 120 Class.

If a Pro Stock 120 Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Pro Stock 120 Class until the end of the race season.

Champ 120 Class Eligibility

Racers must be seven years old on the day they race and have one full year of experience in another 120/4 stroke racing class to be eligible to race in Champ 120 Class.

Racing in any of the Stock 120, Super Stock 120 or Improved Stock 120 classes for ‘one full year’ meets the ‘experience’ requirement.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Champ 120 Class.

If a Champ 120 Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Champ 120 Class until the end of the race season.

Jr Novice Class Eligibility

Racers must be ten years old on the day they race to be eligible to race in Jr. Novice Class.

Racers must be no older than fourteen years old on the first day of the current race season to be eligible for Champ 120 Class.

If a Jr. Novice Racer turns 15 during the racing season, he/she may remain in the Jr. Novice Class until the end of the race season.

End of Season and Qualification/Heat Race Points System

Points are only awarded towards the ‘end of season championship’ for ‘Points’ races. Races are declared as ‘Points’ races when the race season schedule is set. Normally all races are ‘Points’ races except ‘Championship’ events, like the Minnesota State Championship race and the World Championship race. Normally races held jointly with other kids ice racing groups are non-points races.

Amateur Class (Am Kitty, Am 120) racers do not compete for an ‘end of season championship’ award.

Kids Pro Ice uses a computerized race program that handles registering all the racers for a particular class, determining the starting line up for heat races in each race class, and keeping track of ‘end of season championship points’ for races that are ‘Points’ races.

Points are awarded to each racer that ‘shows up at the starting line’ for at least one heat race in a particular race class. The top six qualifiers in the ‘heat’ races advance to the ‘Final’ race. Racers that qualify for the ‘Final’ race in a class gain the most points. Some classes have a ‘Consolation Final’ race, which is for racers that qualified in positions seven thru twelve during the ‘heat’ races.

Most KPI events use a Round Robin qualifying heat race format. Racers compete in three, three lap, heat races. The finishing position in each heat race determines how many ‘qualification points’ each racer receives for each heat race. The ‘qualification points’ from each of the three heat races are added together to determine the ‘total qualification points’ for the class. Racers with the FEWEST ‘qualification points’ advance to the ‘Final’ race in a class.

Qualification Points are awarded using the following points system:

• First place receives 1 point
• Second place receives 2 points
• Third place receives 3 points
• Fourth place receives 4 points
• Fifth place receives 5 points
• Sixth place receives 6 points

EXAMPLES:

If a racer has three first place finishes in the three heat races for a particular class they have accumulated a total of three ‘qualification points’ for the class. ( 1 + 1 + 1 )

If a racer finishes second, third, and first, in the three heat races for a particular class, they have accumulated a total of six ‘qualification points’ for the class. ( 2 + 3 + 1 )

End of Season Championship Points System

‘End of Season Points’ for each ‘Points’ race are awarded per the below table: i.e. for each first place final race finish a racer gets 16 points awarded toward ‘end of season points’.

Kids Pro Ice Points System

Final Race Finishing Position	Points Awarded
First	16
Second	15
Third	14
Fourth	13
Fifth	12
Sixth	11

Consolation Race Finishing Position	Points Awarded
First	10
Second	9
Third	8
Fourth	7
Fifth	6
Sixth	5

For races that only have a ‘Final’ race, all racers that do not qualify for the final, but did ‘show up at the starting line’ for at least one heat race will be awarded two points.

For races that have a ‘Final’ and a ‘Consolation’ race, all racers that do not qualify for the final or consolation race, but did ‘show up at the starting line’ for at least one heat race, will be awarded two points.