Go Kart Racing

[Ncgolfcartboy]

Somthing I have been into for several years. Dirt track go kart racing. Never knew how competitive this sport could be. Many take it more serious and invest more time and money into it than car racing.
You can spend a small fortune on tires and chemical treatments to hook to a wide range of track surfaces.
I prefer to do it for fun and keep it affordable. You get to meet and become friends with some very knowledgeable people and pick up a few enemies along the way. Feel free to ask any questions.

 

[dirtysouth]

Nice, a riot to drive i bet

 

[Ncgolfcartboy]

Nice, a riot to drive i bet

Its a good reminder of how out of shape you are

 

[dirtysouth]

Probably a little rough on the kidneys lol

 

[HotRodCarts]

Nice Go Kart. I've never seen them race on a dirt track.

 

[Shootrig]

so - those tires are for dirt?

 

[Ncgolfcartboy]

so - those tires are for dirt?

Yes we run slicks to get the most surface contact. These motors don't make enough hp to break traction and need treaded tires.

 

[Shootrig]

how is this kart different than an asphalt kart?

 

[Ncgolfcartboy]

They are pretty much the same kart just set up different and we prep the tires more

 

[Shootrig]

I'd have bought this Kart expecting it to run on asphalt - what is the difference between these tires for dirt and asphalt tires?

 

[Ncgolfcartboy]

Asphault normally runs a different compound. Still a slick but a harder rubber because they don't require as much bite. The only thing I would have to change to run asphault is the tires and re scale the kart to handle different.

 

[dirtysouth]

Nice ya know a little sumthin sumthin
Good stuff

 

[Ncgolfcartboy]

Went out for the first race of the season last night. A lot of the top names in the region were there as it was one of only a few tracks racing.
Struggled to get tires right all day got them right in qualifying but gear was off. Sun went down and tires were off again in the main. Was about like driving on ice so I loaded up before I ended up with a wrecked kart. Time to tear it all down to wash and try again.