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Ski Division GP1

UIM2026, 501.04. An open class. It carries no clause requiring the craft to stay stock, so anything the rules do not restrict appears to be permitted. That reading is ours rather than the rulebook’s.


Open questions on this class (3)

Places where the rulebook contradicts itself, or where a figure could not be settled. Nothing in this list is decided, and it sits here rather than in a footnote because it is what you would want before spending money.

  • The 1630 cc four-stroke figure conflicts with 1620 cc in the 302.01 table.
  • 501.04 is silent on engine internals, exhaust beyond turbo water cooling, ignition, carburetion, pump internals, handlebars, seat and hood. The natural reading is that unlisted areas are FREE, but the rulebook does not say so in terms.
  • No minimum rider weight or combined weight is stated.

Sections this rulebook does not contain for this class

Confirmed absent by a targeted read rather than merely unnoticed. In a closed-list class an absent article is why a part reads as not permitted; in an open class it is why one reads as open.

  • engine internals
  • cylinder and head
  • porting
  • carburetion
  • fuel injection
  • reeds
  • ignition and ECU
  • pump and impeller and nozzle
  • handlebars
  • seat
  • hood

What the rules say (66 parts)

16 permitted outright, 48 answered by our reading of the class rather than by a quoted rule, 50 the rules do not settle. Grouped by the answer, because an open class gives one answer to most questions and printing it once per part would say the same sentence forty times.

No rule, this is an open classOur reading, not a rule we can quote at you. This class carries no stock clause at all, so anything unlisted appears to be open. The rulebook does not say so in terms.

Legal, within limits1 part

Free, EXCEPT that on forced-induction craft the exhaust manifold must be of the full circulating water type at all times when the engine is running. 501.04.07

Legal, within limits1 part

Fuel tanks may be modified or aftermarket. The filler neck must be located outside the engine compartment and the tank must present no danger to the pilot or other users. 501.04.02.08/.09

Legal, within limits1 part

Must fit the OEM battery box and be securely fastened. GP2 additionally allows relocation of the battery, box or housing limited to the strict minimum needed to fit an aftermarket exhaust.

Legal, within limits1 part

Turbocharged four-stroke up to 1000 cc. Turbo housing AND exhaust manifold must be full circulating water type at all times when the engine is running. NO BOOST LIMIT IS PUBLISHED. 501.04.01.01, 501.04.07

Legal, within limits1 part

Full-length type with at least one bar parallel to the drive shaft, all leading edges radiused, extending no more than 12.00 mm below the flat plane of the pump intake area. GP1 adds that the projecting member must be filed so as not to create a hazard.

Legal, within limits1 part

Max 2 sets. Max 153 cm each, 210 cm total. 501.04.02.02

Legal, within limits1 part

Permitted. May not exceed the width of the planing surface or extend more than 100 mm rearward beyond the transom. All edges radiused. No fins, rudders or skegs. 501.04.02.05

Legal, within limits1 part

PROTOTYPES EXPRESSLY PERMITTED via a UIM-issued logbook, valid 4 years, presented at every event. GP2 and GP3 homologated craft are also eligible. 500.02.02

Legal, within limits1 part

Replacement bumpers allowed. A soft flexible water-spray deflector may attach to the hull sides or bond flange, not exceeding the perimeter of the original bumpers or the external hull edge measured with a plumb line. SAFETY BUMPERS ARE COMPULSORY in both GP1 classes.

Legal, within limits1 part

Constant mass only, within the normally exposed areas of the hull, no fluids, requiring no modification or relocation of other parts. Weight control is performed with an empty fuel tank and all other liquids at race level. 501.04.05/.06

Legal, within limits1 part

All cooling system valves must be of FIXED OR AUTOMATIC type - thermostats, pressure regulators, solenoids. Manually controlled devices that alter cooling water flow while under way are prohibited in every class, as are electronic water injection systems unless of origin.

Legal1 part

Padding and mat kits may be added and custom painting is allowed. Metal components above the bond flange may be polished, shot peened or painted.

No rule, this is an open class31 parts

No article covering this part. Free under the open-list reading of GP1.

No rule, this is an open class1 part

No hood article.


UIM 2026, 501.04, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08, not verified by a racer. Read the rule yourself, Ski Division GP1. Every UIM class · where the rulebooks differ.

This is one class. Every part below also has a page of its own showing where it stands across every class this body runs, and legality by part is the index of them.

66 parts read Β· 16 permitted outright Β· 2026 rulebook

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