red_dave wrote:I found you have to tweak what ever you get to get the best handling out of it... Consider tyres and as quick maneuverability is the key...
You're welcome to take mine for a test drive at any stage to give you some basis for comparison... Pic below.
bahahahahahahahah Bananas!
laidback wrote:It's been a while ('02) since I raced.
Depends what you want to achieve. You can buy an old hack and just circulate or buy a quality kart and be among the fastest.
Not sure if they do 'track days' like bikes but most club owned tracks have practice days.
There are 2 main components - engine and frame. Any frame that has seen a fair bit of track work is useless and karters are like bikers..."only driven on Sundays" is a common description...hehehe.
Make sure you get a frame that suits your weight as a thinner tube frame will flex a lot and alter handling and fatigue will set in. I used an Azzurro frame with 32/30 chrome moly - 32mm front tubes and 30mm for the rest.
Engine - all engines are equal and specs are very tight but some are more equal than others. Best way is to go to one of the top engine builders and see if they have any for sale. If not next best is to buy new, run in, then get blue-printed.
I found the rotax 125 ( quite a bit faster than clubmans) but far more fun and have onboard starter which is good for when you spin out although clubmans now have clutches so should make for less stalling. At WP clubmans were about 120kph and Rotax about 140-145kph on the straight with artificial chicanes.
Most meetings are run over weekends with practice on Sat and racing on Sun.
You used to be able to get a practice licence or race licence similar to bikes.
As with bikes go to some meetings and talk to racers and kart shops and find out what is the current flavour. The Azzurro (from Brisbane) I had was good when it was warmer but when colder the Arrow (Drew Price from Melbourne) was better.
If buying s/hand try to get one that comes with all accessories. Different tracks will require different gearing so a selection of sprockets say 3 front and 10-15 rear will be needed depending how serious you want to get.
Awesome fun but once driven a proper racing kart the hire karts are crap...
laidback wrote:My Azzurro on the grid at WP...
Nelso wrote:laidback wrote:My Azzurro on the grid at WP...
Who's the young fella you had driving for you John?
Also, it's good to see Russ was looking after you with sponsorship back then.
philbo wrote:is NSKC using lithgow now?
lithgow is the home track to COmbined Districts Kart club was a member couple years ago.
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