Karting Thread

[gogatrs]

Haha that's still pretty cool.

Hey Gatorz, was that WKA TaG race at Daytona again today?

Yup! Giessen won everything. TaG 1 and Parilla Leopard. I raced with him in the last RMax race I did. He's pretty quick. I qualified in front of him but, he kicked my butt in the races.
I didn't go. Snowed in here in Connecticut instead.

 

[nitrorocks]

Yup! Giessen won everything. TaG 1 and Parilla Leopard. I raced with him in the last RMax race I did. He's pretty quick. I qualified in front of him but, he kicked my butt in the races.
I didn't go. Snowed in here in Connecticut instead.

Ah that sucks. I'm trying to do some SKUSA Pro Kart stuff this year. I want to try a Leopard.

And was it a fist fight between Ferucci and the other kid a fist fight?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I'm getting a kart.

All in all, a Birel chassis with a 10 hp four-stroke seems like a good way to get into the world of owning/maintaining a kart. We'll see where I end up from here.

 

[gogatrs]

Birel?

I think I'm gonna throw up.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Birel?

I think I'm gonna throw up.

I used to race CRG. Then I took a chassis in the speed. Or something.

I still have a CRG racing suit, at least. Does that earn even a small amount of respect?

 

[GTracer38]

Get to have my first run in my Leopard soon.

 

[gogatrs]

I used to race CRG. Then I took a chassis in the speed. Or something.

I still have a CRG racing suit, at least. Does that earn even a small amount of respect?

At least some of it.

Get to have my first run in my Leopard soon.

Lucky bastard. I love the Leopards.

 

[Bopop4]

I'm getting a kart.

All in all, a Birel chassis with a 10 hp four-stroke seems like a good way to get into the world of owning/maintaining a kart. We'll see where I end up from here.

What club are you going to be running at?
Birel's are great 4 stroke karts, very fast, plus they're easy to set up.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

What club are you going to be running at?
Birel's are great 4 stroke karts, very fast, plus they're easy to set up.

Recent reno roval. You know the one. You probably know the one a bit too qwell, in fact. I make no attempt to hide living in Ontario, piecing it together that I live one county south of you... The county I live in has its own Regional Kart Club. I just don't want to say the actual name of the city.

 

[Bopop4]

I suppose you would like me to PM you 5 years of info about the club and course?

 

[nitrorocks]

Well, I think I'm kind of done with Rotax...unfortunately. I want to drive a Leopard, but those are time bombs. everyone at my club pushed for Rotax, now they are all moving to S2. So I think I'm just going to run the sprig club season in Rotax Sr. If I can get enough entrants. So I need to get enough money to run in the S2 class because everyone is moving there. I'll probably just do Rotax for Gatorz. I hope we can scrape some money together...

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I suppose you would like me to PM you 5 years of info about the club and course?

You would do that?


Also, how's Shannonville? I get to race on a real race-track!! Obviously, I'd love to get this PM about the racing line at the roval, but, I'd also like to know about Shannonville... Because that would be a jewel of a race to win/do well at.

Don't bother with the old pre-roval track from the '80s. I know it very well, having been there.

But, otherwise, I'd clearly take all of the help I can get. My biggest concern is the difference in horsepower. Going from an Arrive and Drive 6.5 hp to a properly built 10 hp might be a big difference.

 

[Bopop4]

Yeah, no problem. 👍


Shannonville in a 4-Stroke kart is almost exactly like the Daytona of Ontario 4-Stroke racing. Not much skill is required because it's a big track, but you'll find that there will be trains of 5 or more karts nose to tail pushing each other.

And lol, 10hp is still only 10hp, it's not exactly a rocketship, I'll PM you the full details. 👍

 

[Fred C]

I want to drive a Leopard, but those are time bombs.

What!!!

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

What!!!

Might get scratched by a mean cat. Or, might experience an oil leak; 2-stroke...

 

[Fred C]

Seriously at our kart club Rotax's are regarded as 🤬 boxes. Most people run Leopard's or Yamaha KT motors.

 

[gogatrs]

I beat people running Leopards and Bridgestone YLBs with my Rotax and Mojo D2s.

It's not that much better, the Rotax just takes a bit more knowledge and skill to drive quickly.

 

[Fred C]

I agree with you the Rotax's are quicker, but they are much harder to tune. We had one bloke running a Rotax that was popping and he was still beating everyone.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

But, four-strokes are easy.

Mine's done. Then, I decided to take the tires off for the remaining two months of brown- I mean white snow.

 

[gogatrs]

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

No. Thanks, but, I'm my own biggest critic in this case.

The cart's splackered with the name of someone else. I'm not going to have someone else's name on it. I need to remove all of those decals.

I'm thinking red/white with maple leaves everywhere... To go with the Racefan.ca gloves + planned replacement of helmet.

Agreed.

This is my first time owning one, but, using my technologically inclined brain, it didn't take me long to figure anything out.



One question; is there a definitive rear wheel lug nut torque amount? The rear lugs were on too tight for me to even get them off when I got them. I had to grab a box-end wrench and force things...

 

[Fred C]

But, four-strokes are easy.

Agreed.

 

[Bopop4]

^lolno

(Just make sure that you don't remove the Collison decals, I'm guessing that Jake's your engine builder, so leave'em on.)

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

^lolno

(Just make sure that you don't remove the Collison decals, I'm guessing that Jake's your engine builder, so leave'em on.)

Nah. I'm going to get them re-installed on the red/white decals.

 

[Bopop4]

Ah good.
How much are the Birel decals now, I can't quite remember.
(CRG decals are freaking expensive though, like, 300 bucks a set.)

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Ah good.
How much are the Birel decals now, I can't quite remember.
(CRG decals are freaking expensive though, like, 300 bucks a set.)

I'm going custom. I mentioned the maple leaves above, didn't I?

 

[Bopop4]

Ah, I thought you meant the red/white of the Birel decals.
That's actually a good idea, custom ones are cheaper than the factory decals.

Edit: Is that a paper air filter I spy?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Ah, I thought you meant the red/white of the Birel decals.
That's actually a good idea, custom ones are cheaper than the factory decals.

Edit: Is that a paper air filter I spy?

Paper air filter, yes. Replaceable wet race one included, free of charge, but...

 

[Fred C]

One question; is there a definitive rear wheel lug nut torque amount? The rear lugs were on too tight for me to even get them off when I got them. I had to grab a box-end wrench and force things...

That sounds about right, when I was racing we always had to force them. By the way what sort of nut is it, do you undo with a hex wrench (Allen key) or socket wrench.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

That sounds about right, when I was racing we always had to force them. By the way what sort of nut is it, do you undo with a hex wrench (Allen key) or socket wrench.

Allen key. I feel a bit safer knowing that my tires won't be randomly stolen when I turn around.