...someone out of a meeting here.
I don't even think putting it in your SR's would stand up because if you read the folowing statement from Bombadier, it holds no advantage.
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Rotax New Steel Clutch: The Rotax classes are affiliated to J.A.G, the importer, and the ABkC, and they jointly wish to clarify the situation regarding grease or oil on the new steel clutch as follows.
The regulations for the clutch are shown in the MSA Kart Race Yearbook B.1.5 (Junior Max), B.4.5 (MiniMax) and C.2.5 (Max). The clutch is a dry centrifugal clutch, with engagement maximum at 3,000 rpm. That means that the kart must start to move at no more than an engine speed of 3,000 rpm with the driver seated in the kart. The clutch must have standard unmodified components as per the fiche.
BRP Powertrain advise that as the needle bearing for the clutch drum must be lubricated by use of grease (according to the service manual), it cannot be avoided that some grease may get into the clutch drum and onto the clutch element. The existence of oil or grease at the inside of the clutch drum, or on the clutch element, is not in itself a reason for technical disqualification. They state that oil or grease inside the centrifugal clutch will not result in any technical advantage or in an improved lap time: Issued 20.3.09
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That's why we can do it on health and safety because it's something you can't argue with if you make sure they're clean before you go out.
I saw visors covered in grease at the London Cup, as well as the dummy grid.
You can't take a potentially dangerous kart out on track, can you?
They make enough bloody fuss about catch bottles for water and crankcase oil so what's the difference in having clean clutches for safety reasons.
I don't even think sealing the clutch nut is allowed because we race under Rotax rules and it doesn't mention sealing the clutch, and a good lawyer might just win against any club.
I clean the clutch after every heat and check the screws so I'll be in and out of the scruts shed like a weatherman if it's sealed.
Just use the new bearing and 'O' ring and use some common sense if you examine the clutch in scrutineering after a race.
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