Just so we are all taking about the same thing, the basic terms are:įront weight: This is the amount of weight on the front tires. You can have all the horsepower in the world, but you need to get it to the track to be fast! The kart with the most speed exiting a corner should be the first kart into the next corner. Our goal is to increase corner speed so we can get down the straightaway faster. It is important to remember that anything that improves forward traction hurts turning traction. We will explain push and loose in more detail later. If the kart is setup with too much turning traction the back end of the kart slides out (loose) causing the rear of the kart to slide out in the corners. A “push” causes the front of the kart to slide out in the corners. If you have too much forward traction, the kart does not turn in the corners.
Your goal is to select the perfect balance between forward traction and turning traction.
#CALCULATE KART CROSS WEIGHT HOW TO#
Each racer in a class has essentially the same horsepower – but what good is power if the power is not helping the kart move forward? You will learn how to turn horsepower into speed.īasic kart setup is a balancing act. Getting power to the track is essential if you are going to run up front. We will teach you how to make a “push” go away and how to tighten up a “loose” kart. We will cover the basic adjustments that you can do between practices, heat races and at intermissions, which may give you that extra boost you need to take the checkered flag. Once you are at the track, changing conditions mean changing set ups. We will cover balance and weight, selecting tires and wheels, aligning the tires, positioning the seat, scaling and adjusting weight. We are going to discuss the basic track setup for dirt/clay and pavement racing. We are going to learn how to adjust your kart to improve cornering speed and handling. The most important thing you need to know about oval track racing is that cornering is everything! You cannot go down the straightaway fast if you cannot get through the corners. But, on a straight up chassis, you can make adjustments to the kart setup to give it a left turn bias. Not true! Yes, there are many advantages to a kart chassis that was built to run ovals only, since many of the adjustments are designed in. We have all heard you can’t set up a straight up chassis to run ovals competitively.
The first point that we are going to cover is that most karts can be setup to run competitively on an oval track. The article will expose karters to the how and why of oval track setup.
We are sharing our knowledge and experience so you can run up front and win! The information will show you how to setup an oval chassis or a standard straight up chassis to run ovals, dirt or pavement, competitively. The information herein is intended to be used by new and inexperienced kart racers and is designed to teach the basics of LTO or “left-turn only” oval kart setup.
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