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@Jay Luttrull wrote:
The main reason for this kid kart class is for our children to have fun and I think that the parents (including myself) are loosing site of that fact. I hope that our children can race and have fun and the parents do the same.
With my appologies for stealing your quote, I would change one line. All karting, regardless of level, from kid karts to Pro 125, should be about FUN and sportsmanship. And far too many us have forgotten that.
We race for one reason, for FUN. While winning races and championships can make it more fun, they should not be your focus for racing karts. If you win every race in Colorado this year and every championship, you can take all those trophies and put them together and you might get $20 for them at the pawn shop. That’s all they are worth. The following year no one will remember, no will care. Only you and your kid will have the memories of the season. So why screw it up.
Better to have a good time, enjoy yourself, take a break, and savor each and every day you get to spend with your kid. All to soon they will be off to doing what it is they were meant to do in this world and you will be left with only memories. Do you want those memories to be good ones or bad ones?
I talked personally with Marty Casey about this air box issue early this week. All 2004 CIK homologation air boxes are illegal. That includes the 2004 R/R.
The reason for the 22 mm dimension relates to some older boxes that are slightly larger than 22mm that were shipped on many engines, including Leopards and others. Also, some engines came with RLV boxes that were slightly over 22mm. According to Marty, he felt that he needed to put a dimension on the air tube size so that all of the older size homologations would be legal and the tolerance was generious so that no one would get dq’ed. It was not intended to sneak in the new style boxes which are clearly not allowed.
The reason for not allowing the newer style boxes in Tag is to help control costs to the racers. The newer style boxes do create a little more power and most racers would have to go out and get a new box at a cost of around $100. Not a single engine comes with the new box any way.
Mike,
Since the RS7 and MS93 has already been announced, I think we rotaxians are good to go. Thats a very good combination for us.
@Angie MacEwen wrote:
20.2.6.5.4 When rain conditions are declared for a race, it is
at the racers discretion to choose rains or slicks. Rain tires
are only optional to use when it has been declared a rain
race. The number of sets will be at the Race Directors
discretion.I wish that had been in place 3 years ago. It would have prevented a hugh argument. (I was just a spectator to that one.)
Your right Rodney, in cars, it’s usually up to the team and driver slicks or wets. But in karts, at all the SKUSA events I’ve been to, if its declared wet, you have to run rains. They usually give you 20 minutes to change and as you know, that can be a life time around here when it come to weather changes!
That’s why I think that as much as I wish we get the chance to run in the rain, I think the chances are very slim.
Not so fast frosty, I have been at rain races where once it was declared rain, we all had to go out on rains. One time up in Oh Canada, they called it rain, we all switched to rains. By the time they got around to getting us out on track, it quit, the track dried and we burned up a $185 set of rains for nothing. At all the events I’ve been to, if the race director declares it wet, you have to switch to wets or you don’t get to play.
No agruments on the lightning part. I’ve seen two persons come up on the short end of lightening in my life (both on golf courses by the way) and I don’t care to see any more.
I would love to see the CSC run rain or shine. It adds another level. But lets be realistic, the actual chances of running in the rain are slim to none. In the past two years, not a single CSC race was postponed due to rain, but maybe this year we will get lucky and have a rain date.
On the issue of tires. If possible, rain tires should be open. With our very limited experience of running in the rain, I doubt tires will be the determining factor in who wins a rain race. Just guessing, I would say only half of our racers have a set of rains in their trailer and almost all of them will be B’stones. A significant number of them are used. A few of the national racers may have more than one set, both new and used.
We have several sets, both new and used, all of them B’stones. If we were at a CSC race and it was a rain date, we most likely would use the new ones for ourselvs and give the used ones to a racer who didn’t have any. If the CSC decided to run in the rain, it should allow any rain tire in any condition. Every tire could find a karter who wanted to race. This would permit the maximum number of racers to race at the least cost to the racers. Its that what its all about?
Scott
I was looking over the RMax rules and TAG USA. You can run either junior or international. Here’s the plus and minus of each.
Junior, you have to have your motor worked on by a service center. They have to fit a junior cylinder. Not expensive, nor will it take very long. Get a quote from Stacey over at Grand Junction on the work. With your weight, you will be at or near class weight so you won’t need much lead.
International or Tag senior. As long as you turn 16 before December 31, 2005, you can run International per RMax rules. You can also run Tag senior per Tag USA rules. It would require no modification to your motor. You would need to purchase a great deal of lead, around 55 to 60# @ $2.00 per pound at any dive shop.
In either case, you will not be competitive, at least not at the start. You may stand a little better chance in junior to come in the top 5 (like 5th) but only because of numbers. In senior, you won’t make the top 10 unless there is a big crash or you are the reincarnation of Mario, but he ain’t dead yet! Just to give you an idea of the quality of the guys in Tag senior, there are former national champions, former state champions, nationaly ranked drivers, and just plane fast guys with years of experiance. There are guys in this class who can push a TaG kart around the track as fast or faster than most guys can push a shifter.
My recomendation would be to bite the bullet, spend the few $$$ and convert the motor to a junior motor. Take the first year and learn to race and drive the tires off the thing.
kartdude.com is one of our dealers. They are just starting up but I have know the principles for several years. They will be stocking much of our product line and they are based outside of Toledo Ohio. They have the tires in stock now and the exchange program is for real. I have been assured that they have tires in stock now for immediate shipment. We are not selling product through them, rather, they are purchasing product from us for resale.
Jason
When looking at a used kart, look at the under side for flat spoting of the frame. The age of the kart really doesn’t mean much if it has been driven off track a bunch and the frame is badly flat spoted. At the same time, an old frame that has been well cared for, could be a great bargin. Some flat spoting of the tubes is expected from normal wear and tear. On the other hand, if you see through the tubes, run from that kart as quckly as you can.
This is something the series should do. It is a minimal cost to get if put on the TaG USA calender and give ths racers still another option at year end. It also helps support TaG USA in the devlopment of the rules package that the CSC is using. This is a good idea.
So those wheels I made last year for those Dads in Florida were a bunch of cheaten SOB’s huh? The only reason I brought up the ballooning tires was I knew some Dads out there were trying it so I thought it best to expose it. If you go the fixed gear route, then you need the max tire diameter rule to prevent ballooning tires to circumvent it.
@Angel Figueras wrote:
The slide assembly is included in jetting but must retain OEM replacement parts. Does that mean “as provided by Rotax” or “any Dellorto part made to fit this carb (they are the OEM, and not Rotax)
It means as provided by the OEM of the carb, which in this case is Dellorto. Rotax does not make or provide any carb parts. If the part has the Dellorto stamp on it, its a legal part.
