got the mychron installed and tested. works well went down the street to test it. neighbors down the street came outside and threw down an 8ft section of gutter to try and stop me. stopped, turned the kart off and proceeded to scream at them.
Hah, finally tried testing my ir transmitter. Thought that the batteries just needed to be replaced. I opened the thing up and found that all the batteries had leaked and were eating away at the computer board. I cleaned it up and replaced that batteries. It lights up but i have no idea if it really works. Here's hoping they use magnetic strips.
I emailed jeremy a few weeks ago and they are unsure of what timing system they will be using. I would hope for magnetic pick up with multiple splits
received a few parts in the other day: temp probe for the rotax head (water temp sensor) and various oil and consumables looking to take the carb off and completely disassemble and clean soon. get used to changing jets when I need to track side based on weather conditions. regarding helmets.. I think I will just order a new motorcycle helmet and do double duty with it for bikes and karts. any thoughts? although I have heard the kart helmets have a wider field of view, I can't justify such a specialty item when the bike helmet translates over just fine. the only thing I am concerned about is WEIGHT. pulling lateral Gs in the kart is going to murder my neck and traps if I have a heavy helmet arai? edit: also need to order a track suit and shoes
I'm using an aria motorcycle...mainly cause I have a giant head and they make helmets for people with giants heads. I ran in a 24hr kart race in may and my neck wasn't an issue at all after 6hrs of driving. Pick up either a neck donut or a hans style brace it helps alot for reducing load. This is the one I'm using http://www.valhallaracing.com/360Plus2.php Actually if you need it I've got a extra donut I can give you if i see you at the track. Have you seen the BS about AMP/TS Racing requiring everyone to use vega tires? I'm waiting for some confirmation from Jeremy on the issue, but i really don't like the idea of being forced into a spec tire. Especially one that isn't used in rotax series and are known to wear out quickly.
I did see that and am not very happy about it. it seems to be some BS tire that TS Racing is pushing. if it's not some kind of event for points, I don't see what the issue is. they don't require a spec tire on the big boy track, so why the kart track?
Make sure to shoot Jeremy an email about it. Im not sure how involved in that dicision they are, but i really dont like the idea of them imposing rules on members like that after we've already signed up.
Just heard back from Becky. She says they mistated that rule and that it only applies to there race series. So thats good.
rebuilding the carb (for practice) and installing the temp sensor probe for the mychron. gonna be slick! ordered a sparco CIK level 2 suit and a new Bell SA2010 helmet. gopro is ready to go as well xcritic are you headed up to the track anytime soon?
Just changed the gear oil, fuel lines, and sent the mycron to get the power button replaced. Ran the kart around the neighborhod on sat. The thing is crazy fast. Im going to the members event on saturday with the family.
I was looking online at prices for one and it looks like they go anywhere from about $2600 to $5000 used. Is that about right?
Depends on the motor and age of the kart. The standard rotax senior motor with low hours in a newish chassis can be had for about 3k. The rotax dd2 with low hours on a newish chassis is about 5k. In both cases that should net your some spares and other parts. I believe I payed $5500 for mine and it came with a bunch of stuff, including a electric kart lift stand. These motors need a rebuild every 50hrs of use, which is very good. But the comes at a cost. A rebuild is something like $1000-1500. Thats if you want to keep it as a sealed motor, which if you plan on racing you'll have to. It about balances out with other motor service costs that require service every 5-10 hrs, you just go longer and get hit with a bigger chunk at once. ekartingnews.com is a good place to shop for used packages. Shipping is about $300 for a kart and gear.
Here you go. Wont be till next year, I may go to this since my family is in palm beach. http://grandprixofpalmbeach.com
took to the kart to AMP on saturday to run some laps on the B track. this is my first time with the kart on this track. gearing was wrong, and the track was still very damp due to rain all morning. awesome track, though. afternoon session was much faster after the track dried off and I found the right line for the last turn. [youtube]f7ypgG_gGhc[/youtube]
new sprockets and some other goodies ordered. need to fix the gearing and stop bouncing off the rev limiter
Next gear ratio installed... only one more traditional ratio after this one...which would have to be special ordered. So lets hope its good as is. Also installed 3 overflow tanks so no more gear oil spiting onto the engine. Ready for Saturday
I really want to get into karting but the cost and level of commitment is holding me back. I may do the classes/school at AMP to at least give it a try...i've never even been on a legit kart. Do any of you know anything about the AMP karting school?
karts hold their value pretty well, so you could always sell it if you didn't like it. I will tell you, a TaG kart is a HANDFUL to control at race pace. They don't even compare to something like Andrettis. nope. give them a call and talk to bret spaude. I believe they use KT100s for their school. If anything, you could get some seat time
third race at AMP will be this saturday. might rain.. so off to mount some rain tires. this will be interesting currently have podiums in the first two races. I need to lose weight
There's a few competitive Adult Kart drivers with us at the Auto-X events. Come on out, they usually have the fastest time of the day. Their PAX is killer, though. EDIT: For some reason I didn't see ALL the other posts with this. Rookie mistake :/