Kart Racing

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

10-15 each year for Rotax Max! Cheap! Remember we used 15-20k USD each year from I was 12 to I was 16, that was way cheaper than any Rotax Max racing in Norway!

 

[William Levesque]

Well, it's the price to pay if you want to win and that you are a very good driver

Of course some pay up to 30k a year !

 

[Lars Brugman]

Maybe this is something for you?
http://www.briggsandstratton.com/engines-racing/racing-engines/engine/?model=124335
Good engine which is quite cheap. In the one and a half year I drove with it nothing broke.
They are used quite commonly in the USA.

 

[Ben Davis]

Footage from a pre-season test last week. Toby Davis is number 4.

 

[Ben Davis]

Footage from pre-season test last week at Oulton Park. Toby Davis is number 4.

 

[Lars Brugman]

Why are you using right foot to brake? In karts you use left to brake.

 

[Lars Brugman]

By laraarsa at 2012-02-25

By laraarsa at 2012-02-25

 

[Ben Davis]

Why are you using right foot to brake? In karts you use left to brake.

The majority of people in Superkarts have a foot clutch and right foot brake, but some have a hand clutch and therefore left foot brake. I have just got used to using my left foot for the clutch, which is vital at the start of races (rolling starts) and when the time comes, to quickly catch a seize to avoid spinning! It's all down to personal preference really.

 

[William Levesque]

What does everyone have against right foot braking anyway !?

 

[Lars Brugman]

What does everyone have against right foot braking anyway !?

I don't have anything against it. I was just curious.

 

[William Levesque]

I'm sure you have, let me be paranoïac !

 

[Steve Crossland]

Actually, majority of UK racers seem to like a right foot brake. Us in NZ & Australia find them dangerous and go for left foot braking. When I bought my kart last year it had the right foot braking setup with the clutch on the left. Everytime I went to hit the brakes I stomped hard on the clutch and just about Sh*t myself. Haha, it's a preference and I'm sure either way can be fast.
Personally I like to go directly from hard throttle to hard braking... no delay and that's how I've always driven and so left braking for me.

 

[ufunacaoenn]

I was just told that my medal for winning the District Championship in Stockholm just arrived!!!!
Now I only need to finish working and run home!

 

[William Levesque]

Primeval like I am I would probably try to fit a H-Shifter on it with a proper transmission and heel and toe friendly pedals

 

[Steve Crossland]

Ben & Toby, I'm, curious about your nosecones.
Do the small openings at the bottom feed the brake ducts?
Reason I ask is because my brother is a Carbon Fibre Technician & I am looking to create some new pods & bodywork for my kart.

 

[Kol Bailey]

I love superkarts! You guys are insane! Especially around Oulton Park! This is insane too..........more like a suicide wish.

Road Atlanta. Full Course. 250 Superkart.

 

[Kol Bailey]

The Rotax video is cool! What a nice track! Where is that at? And the pit exit looks a bit narrow lol.
A Sr Rotax engine exploding at Mosport. What a nice kart track! Looks awesome!

Little Monaco. Sr Max in Quebec. My friend raced this.

 

[Lars Brugman]

That is madness!

 

[Kol Bailey]

That's the class I run. That race is crazy lol.

 

[Fredrik Arbegard]

I used to run it as well but sadly it is too much bumper cars for me.
KZ2 is better.