roybiggens
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Current chassis is a Praga Dragon EVO2. My local track is a Praga dealer, so when I got into karting about a year ago, I went with the local brand for parts support etc.
I'm 6'1" 170lbs, and I have long legs and arms for that height, this has made seat positioning a challenge, especially as it relates to front/rear weight % and left/right weight %.
We run 365lbs in the 206 Senior class. I have to add about 15lbs to the kart to get it up to weight, with the weight concentrated on the left side of the seat as far back as I can mount it.
I'm at about 10lbs difference across the rear axle, light on the left rear and heavy on the right, and I'm also about 5lbs different across the front but in the other direction, left front is heavy and right front is light. I've moved the seat as far left as I can, and I've got the motor mounted as far left as possible on the Odenthal mount (running clutch in-board too), so I'm kind of out of options at this point.
I'm also at about a 41.5% Front to 58.5% rear split, and that's with me about as close to the steering wheel as I can get, and the steering wheel in the most forward position it will go.
It could be a frame problem, as I've not had the opportunity to put it on a table, but I'm also concerned that it's related to the fact that the Praga is really built for the lighter two-cycle engines, and if that's the case I'm just chasing my tail.
My question is this, how do the purpose built four cycle chassis' (MGM, Margay, Comet, etc) help in this area? Do they somehow offset the motor more to the left?
A more general question is, given my dimensions, can I expect to ever get a more ideal weight distribution if I'm limited to adding only 15 - 20lbs to the kart to make weight?
Local track is AMP near Atlanta if it matters. It's .85mi in length and it's very heavy on left hand corners, really only one right hand corner of any consequence.
Thanks
I'm 6'1" 170lbs, and I have long legs and arms for that height, this has made seat positioning a challenge, especially as it relates to front/rear weight % and left/right weight %.
We run 365lbs in the 206 Senior class. I have to add about 15lbs to the kart to get it up to weight, with the weight concentrated on the left side of the seat as far back as I can mount it.
I'm at about 10lbs difference across the rear axle, light on the left rear and heavy on the right, and I'm also about 5lbs different across the front but in the other direction, left front is heavy and right front is light. I've moved the seat as far left as I can, and I've got the motor mounted as far left as possible on the Odenthal mount (running clutch in-board too), so I'm kind of out of options at this point.
I'm also at about a 41.5% Front to 58.5% rear split, and that's with me about as close to the steering wheel as I can get, and the steering wheel in the most forward position it will go.
It could be a frame problem, as I've not had the opportunity to put it on a table, but I'm also concerned that it's related to the fact that the Praga is really built for the lighter two-cycle engines, and if that's the case I'm just chasing my tail.
My question is this, how do the purpose built four cycle chassis' (MGM, Margay, Comet, etc) help in this area? Do they somehow offset the motor more to the left?
A more general question is, given my dimensions, can I expect to ever get a more ideal weight distribution if I'm limited to adding only 15 - 20lbs to the kart to make weight?
Local track is AMP near Atlanta if it matters. It's .85mi in length and it's very heavy on left hand corners, really only one right hand corner of any consequence.
Thanks
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