It occurred to me that many of us race for different reasons. For some it’s a stepping stone to other formula while for others it may be a family affair. For me I mainly race at a club level with the odd open meeting. As much as I enjoy the adrenaline, race craft and social aspect, I equally find the technical challenge in understanding what, on the surface appears to be a very simple vehicle interesting.
In the mid 1980’s I began racing Go Karts in a in a kart I built myself, as a young apprentice fitter and turner. Since that time I have raced in multiple brands of karts (OTK, CRG, Arrow, Kart Republic), but have often thought about the challenge of designing and building my own chassis once more. Recently I decided it was time to take on that challenge, where I applied 40 years of engineering and race knowledge, combined with modern computer based design to build a kart of my own design. I’m happy to report that in only my second race meeting the kart has shown very positive results finishing in 2nd place in our March club day.
So, interested to hear what drives others to race.
