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So does this mean you are going to submit points to Rotax for those classes under the driver’s ID number? Or is it just for fun Rotax classes?
That math is ugly… At $160k, with only 8 months of reasonable operating weather, you would need 500+ rental riders a month just to cover the land lease. Add insurance, buildings, karts, labor, upkeep, the advertizing to attract 500ppl a month, ect… :loony:
I’ll keep that in mind. Spanner sockets can be expensive. I stopped by HF and picked up a $3.00 15/16 socket and milled it out. I’ll test it tomorrow night. I came up with the same measurements, 27mm ID with 3mm pins. I was searching the net and couldn’t find anything with the proper pin size or OD.
Thanks!Thanks all! Now for the next question…… What’s the gap?
I did let my son take his kart out for the first time at IMI yesterday, ran a 29 plug and a 152 jet, because that is what the app told me to run. He did really well for his first time on the kart, sub 1 minute laps. He ran out of gear quickly on the back stretch and the front by the tower. Unfortunately I didn’t bring the gears with me so he was stuck with what we had. He’s definitely pumped to race next year!
My son and I will be out of town next week but we are going to try and be back early Sunday morning to make the race. Is there any suit/helmet/neck brace rentals there he can use Sunday? I was going to hold off on buying on his safety gear until the start of next race season.
Hello all. New to karting and this forum. My 12yr old son will be running the Junior Rotax series for the first time in 2015.
Getting into karting was kind of a difficult task. There’s not a lot of good information for a beginner on the web about it. It took me a lot of time and clicking around to find what I was needing to know before making the decision to let my son purchase a kart and race(Greg at Unser provided me with more info than I found on the web). But I’m still not 100% sure if I need to become a member of a national karting club before I can enter a local race…? And what is the maximum front and rear kart width allowed in Junior? Exactly how many ounces of oil per gallon to get a 50:1 ratio using rotax 2cycle oil?
Getting into kart racing is no cheap endeavor! And if people cant find answers to their questions quickly and easily, then most would probably walk away after seeing the price of a used kart.
IMO: It would have been very helpful to have a one stop site to find all the details. The different kart clubs, classes and ages, motors, full rules for each class, memberships/dues/entry fee info. Maybe all the local clubs and tracks could get together and pay someone to build a web page detailing everything that needs to be done to start karting? Has someone ever contacted the local media stations to see if they wanted to do a 60sec sports recap of the racing for the 10’clock news? Why don’t the tracks do more to promote organized racing? I’ve never seen a brochure or signage at any of the tracks letting people know when there was going to be a organized race.
