Forum Replies Created
- Posts
Does a Duro rain tire exist and if so is it the same size as the slicks? I’d be up for racing in the rain as long as it doesn’t cost us half the value of the kart to properly equip. Wet racing on slicks could separate the men from the boys!
I saw several welded mufflers last year and no DQ’s so I’m welding mine as part of my winter maintenance. Why would that be a tech item anyway, is there any performance to be had?
I’d be very motivated to lose some weight if we went to a lower combined weight, eg. 365ish. It would be nice to have all at one weight and class as we had so much inter-class racing and carnage last year.
Either way I’ll be back next year. Digging the low cost format and the big kart count.
Dave
Thanks to all at The Track from me as well. That was a lot of fun! Agree with Leo, number panels by class are a good idea, there’s a lot of inter-class interference. Knowing who’s who might help. Would really like to see better policing of contact as well. I haven’t had a single 206 race where I haven’t been spun and/or punted. I was knocked out of the lead in the main by a mid-corner punt from a medium racer this time around. I love the class but we’ve got a few drivers treating it like bumper cars.
Good times and looking forward to the next one.
Dave
I’m very excited as well but still concerned about weight. Does anybody know what a 206 kart weighs?
How light are these things? Would need to be 160 lbs or less for a larger guy like me to compete with a 360 lbs Masters weight and I somehow doubt that’s possible………..
I’d be interested in participating. Moving back to Denver this spring so would need to buy a kart. If the series came together I have two friends (not on the forum) who would also be interested.
Dave
Hi all!
Glad to see the community coming together again and looking for answers. We’ve had this discussion repeatedly for years now and I think Jon and others are right on with the root cause.
Cost, cost, cost.
When I started in this sport in 2006 it was possible to be competitive at the club level with a used 3500 dollar kart. I was fortunate enough to actually win some races in fields of up to 30 karters with that kind of investment.
Two years later I spent that in one weekend to compete in the CSC. I know that the CSC was not a club series but the issue we have now is that as costs have soared across all series, kart counts have dropped. As the counts have dropped, series have failed and we don’t have a tiered system anymore. That means that a weekend club racer is now trying to compete against racers with budgets over most people’s annual salaries. There are rigs at club events worth far more than my house. Those rigs are full of spare chassis’, engines, paid tuners and unlimited tires.
I don’t have a perfect solution but I do believe a low cost entry level class could help. I don’t care if it’s easy kart, Briggs, clone or otherwise but if a hobbyist like me can’t compete with an affordable kart and low maintenance/tire costs I don’t expect to see growth. If I wanted to start from scratch today I would have to pay triple what I did 6 or 7 years ago. That doesn’t add up for me.
Skusa and Rotax are great for the competitive regional or national racer with a big budget and believe me, I love banging gears. That said, I believe we need an affordable option like we had back in 05-08 if we want this sport to grow again.
This is only my opinion and I’m not interested in a debate. I just wanted to echo what I’ve seen others say and suggest a low cost option.
I hope that karting in Colorado is healthy when I make it back to the states!
This is fantastic news! Thanks to all that contributed!
Can’t wait to get back to the States and a state/regional series.
Add my name to the list. I miss the days of 100 plus kart count events when I joined this sport. I can’t make 2013 but should be back in Colorado by 2014.
