In which case it would be interesting to see if SKUSA allows the base 175 SS to run in addition to the SSE. Anyway, one for you guys.
As to grid logistics here, it’s an issue of shared tracks with other Clubs driving anything you can imagine (from the Formulas, to Radicals, Porsche Cup cars down to Hyundais). Anything can happen.
In Victoria, we race through the entire year (including winter), other than a break over our traditional holiday period from mid December to the end of January. Formal races will start in early February and run until at least November.
If we share a track like Phillip Island, we buy our Club’s time from a master promotor. Time (and thus cost) is of the essence. We may run a mixed grid of up to sixty (60) karts. Most are push start. When we get called to grid up it means we need to be ready to go. Many/most will have started. Fine for most circumstances, but almost without fail, the larger the grid, the hotter it will be and at the last minute in the race in front of us someone (or multiples) will have gone off the track. So we’re stuck while they clear and eventually have to switch off so we don’t overheat (even with the CR125 and its internal water pump let alone all the other classes with their external axle run pumps). Suddenly we get the re-start call up and it’s logistically challenging.
If we are to grow the sport locally, the “KZ TaG” concept for that reason alone is attractive (particularly for more novice drivers/limited support teams). Also the opportunity to restart karts mid way in a race would be good as well (we have plenty of off track adventures and spins in a high speed race and grids of this size - catching the clutch is often easier said than done).