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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Dec 21, 2016 - 11:05am PT
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Budda.... Tires are the crux of Karting, there are several brands and selling the tires is how the MONEY is made. It is the big political deal that is constantly fought over.
Wolf is doing "SuperKarts" judging by the links he posted and SuperKart, Pro-KartChallenge is run by a capable promoter.... for this season they will be using BRAND X tires... All brand X tires sold in the USA are sold by the promoter of SuperKarts and any Club that holds a SuperKart event might like to consider specifying Brand X tires for the classes that race in SuperKarts.... if they wish to still be included in next seasons plans. Rotax mandates this tire called a MoJo... you get your sets for the event and you pay for them when you enter, they all come from the same batch and are stored properly, bar coded and assigned to you. A set of Mojos cost about $180 and you get one day of racing out of them, that's warm up, qualifying, your heat race and the main, you can buy them at local Kart shops. Back in the Day when I was racing IKF..and we raced Bridgestones rich folks would slap on a new set for each of these deals. I would use these castoff used tires for my testing program and club racing.
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Dec 22, 2016 - 03:05pm PT
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guyman,
I am leaning so much from your posts. I raced a little 25 years ago but things have changed A LOT! I bought a used Chassis and a new motor. I am having fun running laps and getting better. I will run some club races this year and see how it goes. I live with in 30 minutes of Dixon, Davis and Sonoma tracks so I get my fill of variety. I am in no way experienced but having a blast running as hard as I can and learning the tricks to run faster. I have some friends in karting so questions are quickly answered. I am finding the Karting community very friendly and welcoming. A great hobby and less money than a big wall kit.
Thanks for your posts.
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Dec 22, 2016 - 03:13pm PT
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Big race fan here. Given' it serious thought. Can't do another gear sport.
That has got to be a blast ! A feller's shop get's full with any motorsport
even the smaller kind. Good on ya for having some fast fun.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 23, 2016 - 10:31am PT
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Danica Patrick
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Dec 25, 2016 - 10:18am PT
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wolf... good to know your being realistic. Get out and have fun, that is the reason to go racing.
I find racing to be much like climbing: when you are sitting on the grid with just a few seconds to go intill you are released you need to get into the head space that will be required to go and drive very fast. It is just the same as when your standing at the bottom of a hard climb. You must believe that your are ready to do this... then you go where MOST PEOPLE can not comprehend -- another world.
Jstand.... Isle of Mann .... that stuff is nuts, almost criminal IMHO. But nobody is making those folks go race that way so no problem in my book.
It is sort of like if we had free solo climbing events.... put $10,000 at the top of Arch Rock... big groups of people sit at the bottom and drink beer and watch and lets see who can do the hardest climb... if a few fall off, well that just adds to the fun.
Oh yea one more thought .... Wolf. Go and dig up a copy of the book: The Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving by Niki Lauda .... memorize the chapter on practice preparation and follow it every time you hit the track.
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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I will look into it. Our first club race was rained out so first of season is March 26. I will look into finding a Rotax ride.
Seriously thinking about getting a LO206. So many more race options. Not many in my club in the TaG Masters class
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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yeah sure, but have you ever landed a full gainer with one?
Long Beach, WA has a small track I've been going on since a kid. So fun.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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LO206.... for some reason is the wave of the future. You can get a brand new one for $800 ..... we had like 36 for the Challenge. The Canadians are way into it.
To rent a Rotax... maybe contact Andy at "FTK" (eazy to find he is the promoter look on eKarting) at the last race several folks did just that.
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