Bring your own kart

No. Hill Country Kart Club is owner-driver racing. Racers bring their own karts. The club does not run a rental or arrive-and-drive fleet.

Kid Kart is attained age 5 through 8. A driver must have had their 5th birthday before taking the track. NKA does not allow an age waiver to move out of Kid Kart. Cadet LO206 starts at attained age 7. Rotax ages are the age the driver reaches during the calendar year, per the 2025 Global Rotax Max Challenge regulations: Micro MAX 8–11 (ages 7+ allowed at HCKC with a waiver), Mini MAX 10–13, Junior MAX 12–14 (15 only with a special CIK licence), Senior MAX 15+ (14 with a grade F international licence), and Masters 32+. The club rulebook governs local weights and eligibility.

Entries go through Alpha Timing. Early registration closes at noon the day before the event. After that, the 2026 rulebook adds a $15 late fee. One pit pass is included with the first driver entry.

From the August 15, 2026 rulebook: members pay $52 for the first kart in a family and $45 for each additional kart. Non-members pay $77 and $65. Spec classes add $5 for post-race tech. A transponder rental is $10, with an ID held as the deposit. Four dollars from each entry fee goes to the annual awards fund. Spectator admission is $10, with pit access. Buy spectator tickets in advance and e-sign the waiver, or scan the QR code at the track. The club has no separate grandstand-only ticket. Anyone on the property needs an insurance wristband.

The rulebook says practice starts no earlier than 9:00 a.m., or 8:00 a.m. for Kid Karts, and ends at 8:00 p.m. Race days can run later. Kid Karts never practice with other classes. A member needs at least one other person present. The gate code goes to members in good standing. The track is not staffed except during events.

The club asks racers to arrive 2–3 hours before the start. A practice order based on class entries is posted at 9:00 a.m. on the Alpha Timing notice. TODO(john): publish a typical green-flag time. It is not in the rulebook.

The club does not sell karts. Ask in Discord, and talk to the shops on the vendors page. Please check the “Approved Vendor” channel on Discord. Ask in our Discord before trusting Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist.

Never touch a kart without permission. The exhaust pipe and the engine can cause serious burns.

The agreement names are Pit Space, Trailer Storage, Garage, and Storage bays. Choose one: a pit space, a garage, or storage. A pit space is the race-day reservation. A trailer left on site stays at the member's risk. No security is provided, and HCKC assumes no liability. On a race weekend it has to be moved if the member is not attending. Current fees are shown in Alpha at reservation. Regional events such as Kartoberfest are excluded.

Racing is sanctioned by the National Karting Alliance, with the HCKC rulebook on top. Membership is sold on Alpha Timing and is separate from a single-race entry. Family, honorary, and daily-guest memberships are defined in the bylaws. Daily guests can enter an event without a full membership, at the non-member entry fee.