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Bennie Quinn
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New to karting

Post by Bennie Quinn » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:54 pm

In 190# what is the disadvantage. If I have a 32mm frame while running in the 206 class

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Re: New to karting

Post by Patrick Roth » Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:49 am

I'm not sure what you mean by 190# but there really isn't any disadvantage to using a 32mm frame running in the 206 class. Yesterday the winner was on a dedicated 4 cycle chassis (I believe it uses a 28mm frame); however, the guy who finished second was on a 32mm and he came from the back of the pack due to an incident he experienced in the prefinal (he also had the fast lap of the race by ~0.2-0.3 seconds). Also note that the 2nd place finisher was driving a kart that he was borrowing and had never driven until yesterday's prefinal.

The point of this is that just about any kart can be fast with the right tuning and right driver. I plan to put a World Formula (slightly more powerful than the 206) on my spare shifter chassis (32mm) and I don't expect to have any tuning problems that can't be overcome.

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Re: New to karting

Post by Bennie Quinn » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:52 am

Thank you for the information I was at the swap meet Saturday. I was looking at a couple of karts for sale now I kind of know witch way to go i weigh 190 pounds I was told I needed to get a 28 or 29mm kart but now I think a 30 to 32 will work thank you very much

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Re: New to karting

Post by Patrick Roth » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:47 am

190 lbs... got it. :)

Once you get your kart put together and get some laps under you belt, I highly recommend you find a "fast" driver and have him/her take your kart out for some laps. This will help you understand if you are in the tuning ballpark so you can focus on your driving.

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Re: New to karting

Post by Bennie Quinn » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:14 am

Thank you so much the information you have gave me is getting me in the right direction. Thank You

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Re: New to karting

Post by Damon Laser » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:54 pm

If you plan on running the 206 class I'd recommend a 28mm. Nationally the 28's dominate the races and there's quite a bit more 206 chassis set up information available. In a 30-32 you will be working to free the kart chassis up. The guy that hopped in a 31 birel chassis and came in second used to run a 28 in the class before he moved up to tag. :wink: that's just my $.02

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Re: New to karting

Post by Robert Schneider » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 am

The chassis that I ran in the Chonda class in 2014 and the LO206 class in 2015 was a 2005 Intrepid Suzuka 32mm shifter chassis. I set the Chonda class track record in it in 2014 and held the track record in the LO206 class for most of the 2015 season. My fast time in the LO206 class was .06secs off of Barry's track record. I'm presenting all of this info to back up the following statement: Any of the newer sprint kart chassis that are available will yield low lap times if you tune them correctly. I wouldn't worry too much about the size of the chassis but more about if the chassis is in good condition if you are buying it used. Patrick's statements above are on point.

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