Picture of the Day – No Grip…

30 12 2009

It’s a slow day in the news when I resort to posts like this.   Read the rest of this entry »



Caster – The Simple way!

28 12 2009

Something so simple, but so important.  If only it was made this simple in our early years. Read the rest of this entry »



2009 Rotax Grand Finals Videos Online

23 12 2009

Click below to see all three final races.

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Censport Shows Off Some Shiny New Designs

18 12 2009

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Kart Technik finally got a chance to meet up with Tyler from Censport at the SuperNats.  Wow this kid can paint!  Bright clean designs, proper helmet re-assembly and a guaranteed head-tuner on the race track.

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The Tire Temperature Sensor Story

17 12 2009

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Many people would question the validity of of a tire temprature sensor on a go kart. At a cost of over $25,000 for a complete PI system which is roughly twice the cost of a 125cc shifter kart many people would label it as insane.   Read the rest of this entry »



New Rotax Carburetor Nut to Launch for 2010

16 12 2009

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Are you tired of fumbling with tools to change your jet on your Dellorto carb?  Well Rotax is officially making it easier for 2010. Read the rest of this entry »



Sniper Re-Invents Caster and Camber

15 12 2009

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Finally you can adjust caster without sacraficing camber.  This new product from Sniper will rule the world when it finally hits the market in the next few months. Read the rest of this entry »



Day 2 – Rotax Grand Finals $1.7 Million US in Karts

7 12 2009

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Day 2 is almost coming to an end. The morning started off with a quick drivers meeting and then the 2009 Lottery kicked off with the Juniors.

Once everyone got there chassis all the teams were off to assemble the chassis and get them ready for tomorrow morning. It is always an amazing view to see 216 chassis that are brand new sitting outfront on the track.

I estimate that is about $1.5 million to 1.7 million US  retail value worth of karts and motors. Very cool.

Check out the gallery below:

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2010 DD2 Shift Paddles Revealed

6 12 2009

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Well Sunday morning the new 2010 paddles arrived.  Darryl Smith of Rotax personally installed them all (80 DD2 karts).  First impressions:  Amazing! Read the rest of this entry »



Day 1 Coverage – Rotax Grand Finals

5 12 2009

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Today Karttechnik arrived in Sharm el Sheikh at Ghibli Raceway. Final preparations are being made and all the chassis have been completely built by the factories and ready for the official lottery coming in a couple days time. Gallery Below

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