Local club class I ran is a weird one. It’s the Rotax junior motor and tires but at 350lb min weight, calling it Rotax Club Max.
I was about 20lbs overweight and the motor I ran was just getting worse on bottom end power throughout the night.
Practice I went alright, but right from the start could tell the motor wasn’t 100%. Made some engine changes and it just got worse for qually. New tires and race the same lap time. Heat race made some early passes and just kind of just chilled in my place.
In the final I still managed P4. Had a great first lap and made up a bunch of places in T1. Then just had to defend for my life coming out of every corner from a train of guys behind me with a lack of power.
Clayton, just currious, since you don’t race much do you just go out and bang out some laps…maybe a pick race? How often do you get out there? Thanks, Lane.
Correct. Mostly do the larger regional/national races. Haven’t had much of a chance this year from getting married and saving up for a honeymoon. I’ll probably attend the Rotax Finals in Indy and either the ROK or SKUSA Vegas race. Plan is to do a lot more big races next year, funds permitting.
I try to hit the track for a long practice day once or twice a month. While I work out everyday being kart fit is totally different. And of course it helps to keep the driving skills sharp.
Well new parts arrive and we had some work to do .
Frame protectors installed . Floor pan also installed . New front hub bearings on . Chain protector from Righetti witch is very decent installed . New water hoses are in house and we will work with then next time we get some wrenching time .
Front allighment end is on the way to start also .
I’m pretty new to karting - haven’t been to a track yet. I got a 206 paired with an Inferno Flame clutch sitting on a Righetti chassis. This is just something I’m getting into on the side while I balance in family trips. So until I’m race ready, this is a neighborhood cruising kart for me. I got it with the hopes that my son and I could both race it, but he doesn’t seem too interested in it. He’s got other hobbies/sports though, so it’s ok.
It’s been an interesting start for me. The kart came out of long term storage, so I have had a lfew quirks to work through - gummed up carb, a clutch I smoked out my first drive down the street, brakes not working…but it’s been great because it’s all been opportunities for me to learn this kart and also bring my son in the garage to let him get in some wrench time.
Around the neighborhood I’m only ever able to go about half throttle comfortably, but this weekend I was given the opportunity to go to Mexico and just see what it could do when I open it up. It was cool because I’ve never gone that fast on a go kart, plus I got to see all the work and settings I put into it held up great. I was expecting it to top out around 30 - 32 mph, but it actually tops out at 50 when the governor hits, so that was unexpected. I had geared it down after I smoked the clutch, but I may put the original gear set back on it and take it out for one more run just to see what it’s capable of. For around the neighborhood though - the current gearing is more than enough.
I ran it pretty hard for about 2 hours non-stop, so this week I’ll do all of the post race checks and maintenance on it.
50mph isn’t surprising. Your typical 9hp rental kart gets to about that speed as well. The problem with running a kart at sorta half-throttle is that they are designed to run pretty much WOT and the clutches don’t like putting around.
Really need a track to open it up and see what the fuss is all about. It gets interesting when the engines are given room to breathe. Also, as James points out, karting fatalities are disproportionately folks getting g smushed by cars in their cul de sac.
Second this I use to drive my first kart around the neighborhood. After my first day at the track I never did it again. Neighborhood driving ruins clutches and your frame if you had a bumpy street like me. Find your nearest club and get after it!
Did an oil change on my LO206 motor and put a new plug in.
Side note, has anyone tried those under-the-motor trays for the 206 which channel the oil from the drain plug off to the side. I am kind of tired of making a huge mess by draining the oil directly on top of the frame rails!
I have actually designed up one of those in Fusion and will be getting some made for the team. Probably one of the best quality of life things available.
I just use an oblong, offset funnel that is wide enough to cover the width of the engine? No oil ever sees the frame rails, and when you drain it hot you’re only holding the funnel there for like 30-45s to get 14oz of oil out.
Well my dad got me a new frame. today im goign to disassemble my old chassis and get all the stuff over to the new frame… but i have a new brake system so i dont need to transfer that… long day of work infront of me. And rn in in “Gröna Lund” @Lborka knows what it is its like tivoli so its abit tight before sm 3 weeks and my team rented the whole track for one day to improve setup and engine tuning. I dont really know gow the afford to rent the nationals track right before nats but yeah thats my day
New water hoses and check for leaks and if the water pump do the job . New rubbers on rear bumper bases and bumper on . The tillotson parts for the carb are in house and we are getting that a Proper service next time .
As i check the water cooling system and also check the manuals i can see only one way to bleed the system and thats from the engine head . It seems that iame engine dont have a small bolt down the crankcase sides that you can do also bleeding air from there as the rok engines have …
Am i right ??
Or i am missing something ??
Fill it with water and then lift the kart from the radiator side to burp the air out, and top it off. That’s how I’ve always done it on watercooled engines.
