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Thanks Greg – mine is done and ready for break-in.
I do need the Mychron we have been talking about – I left a message on the Unser Performance voice mail again but have not heard back.
Can you please call me? 719 237 4857 – I can get it (and the GPS unit) today.
Bring that Senior and its driver out Sunday to Centennial!
Y’all missed out – 8 LO206s on the track today.
Greg has a bunch of new guys coming into the sport on his LO206 packages – great to see them out there!! (And the GT-R 😉 )
Count me in as much as my flying and band schedule will allow. Looking forward to getting back into racing. That email from Jim a few weeks about the 206 class at the Track using duro tires (to keep the costs down) was enough for me to jump back in! I have a new CRG 206 on order from Billet. (ps. selling my used Rotax in the classified if anyone is interested) This should be a fun year! Andre
Jim and I ran some long sessions yesterday, going uphill.
Both on stock 95 main jets, him in the top clip position on the needle, me in the middle.
Both running about the same gear – 18-67 for him, 19-71 for me. This seemed to be about perfect. Downhill last weekend I was hitting the rev limiter before mid-straight
I’m a bit lighter in weight. I could gain a little bit on him going north towards the bus stop, but other than that weight did not seem to be much of a factor.
I made some radical chassis setup changes between sessions. Top times remained basically the same, driveability changed though.
I drove several different styles throughout the day. My most consistent times, and lowest times, came from driving it “like a kart”. That means some lifts, feathering of the throttle, careful steering input. This tire/HP combination is just right for requiring you to drive the kart for most of the turns, not just flat foot it and hang on.
Ben ran just under 1:08…. 1:07.94 was his best. My best was a 1:08.54. Jim was a few tenths off my best with his best that day (though still under me for his overall best), but our good but not best laps were consistently within a few tenths back and forth of each other. Neither of us could even get a look for a pass unless there was a major screw-up. I went off in the short straight – he passed me – and I only lost .3 on that lap…. even off in the dirt.
It is becoming obvious that the “train” effect will take over when we get several karts on the track, and that we are going to have to be conscious of not driving the guy on the front of the train off the track by stacking bumpers and someone 3-4 karts back plowing the guys in front of him off the track. I experienced this recently at Unser, in a heads-up race. Yea, the guy 4 karts back is backing off or braking 21 feet earlier than he would be if he were the front kart. Duh. This ain’t the circus, and these ain’t bumper cars. :stir
It’s gonna be interesting. :box
Momentum is going to be king with this engine, much more so than a TaG. I think the freight train effect is all but inevitable, so hopefully rough driving will be closely watched, and maybe race starts closer to T1 than normal. It’s going to be interesting for sure!
I picked up my engine last week and should be ready to break it in this Sunday. Can’t wait!
Current plan is to be there Saturday when the gates open and drive most of the day in the LO206. Probably will have a friend’s shifter out testing as well in prep for the upcoming rust remover race.
Come on out you LO206 owners/portal lurkers!
Don’t know about you guys, but I had a blast on Saturday. Definitely some of the closest racing i’ve had in a very long while, I finished the first heat only .056s behind Leo, and had a battle going the for the entirety of each race! It’s a pretty fun package to drive too, and quite obviously very racy. Not to mention 15 karts in the class, which was by far the most that day…lots of new guys too. Hopefully we put on a good show for everyone watching.
I know we’re only one race in, but i’m pretty impressed by the entire LO206 concept so far. Can’t wait for the rest of the season! :~
Agree with Jon…. Had a good battle for third in the main with David Watkins, him getting the advantage at the bus stop and me getting back by in turn 1. Lost track but we made probably 4 passes on one another in the last 3 laps. Haven’t had that much fun since 07 MHC in TAG Master. Refreshing to see and have the opportunity to compete in this kind of racing again. Until next time.
Many thanks to Jim and all at The Track for putting on such a safe and fun day of racing……..
Respectfully,
Eddy
:coI so glad to see you guys had a great race. Stephanie and I were in Oregon taking care of family business and are sad we missed the first race. We will be racing next time.
Great to hear the racing was so close, and there were so many racers in the class.
Let’s keep the good momentum rolling.
Richard
Great racing for all!!!
We have looked at all the weights from the day, and have come up with the weight breaks for the LO206.
3 Classes: Lite 320lbs, Medium 350 lbs, Heavy 380lbs.
12 and older…
This should help get everyone in a class and start testing for Race 1 of Racing the Rockies!
Jim
Hi. I am up for 206 racing
Havent raced my TAG kart for a few years but this new class sounds like fun.
Took the leopard off (after a few laps at speed) and bolted on a 206. Goes a little slower but fun and expect a big focus on drving. Will miss the first race or two but will be around after that.
JJ
#12Awesome weekend for 206s at The Track! Many many thanks to Jim and Staff for putting on such an awesome event!
The Track ran a Track Club series event AND a CJKC series event. The pits were completely full and cars were lined up on the road in all the way out past the gate.
The Club series saw 27 LO206s on the track at the same time. Couple that with the CJKC karts and there must have been 50+ Briggs motors out there.
Chassis-wise, the most vintage was Rod Ebersole’s 1992 Margay Frankenkart all the way up to Scott Falcone’s 2014 Arrow. Rod was right in the thick of things race-wise and time-wise at the front of the Heavy class. His Heavy best lap time was only bested in the medium class by one driver. He did comment that it took quite a bit of body english to get the Margay to bite in every turn, but with his experience we won’t consider this a handicap. One could argue quite the opposite – he’s got an unfair advantage because his kart handles so poorly he HAS to be a better driver :devil
Per Jim, classes going forward are Light 300, Medium 350, and Heavy 380. This past weekend was still a calibration event, so no points were awarded. Jim mentioned that an upcoming event will be a double points event to catch the 206s up with everyone else. More to follow formally from The Track on this.
As a side note, Jim is organizing a chain adjustment seminar, which will be well attended, based on the Sunday Main attrition rate 😆 . This half hour clinic is budget priced at $999, lunch included. Sign up early and often. :~
Leo,
I’m still laughing at how much fun that was! It seemed like 8 years ago, I’m sitting on the grid, and for some reason I’m always next to Roman and Freeze!!! It was dejavu all over again! Here we go again…
I’m happy that this is working out to be a great class.
To all that were there…I’m sorry for taking the time to really get the weights in the right place for our series, but feel we have a great structure now.
As Leo stated LO206 Lite 300lbs. Medium 350lbs, Heavy 380lbs.
So that people don’t miss out and lose double points, I may add a full rotation in our schedule on race day, so that the 206 class races twice. That way if there is a break down in the first race, they have a chance to repair and get out for the second race.
I will keep all updated.
Also the secret weapon for the chains popping off… floating carrier. With the removal of the 3rd bearing, the axle is flexing so much the sprocket gets way out of alignment.
Again, Thanks to the CJKC for stopping by The Track, it was nice to see over 108 entries!!! Both groups put on a great show!
See you at The Track!!!
Jim
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