Nose wing opinions

[IM Racing]

I'm building wings for the kids next week and wanted to know what everyones opinion of nose wings on the opens is. I don't know if there would be any setup gains or cooling issues. What do you guys think?

 

[jack burroughs]

Ran them for a few yrs. never could get any info from driver as to how they worked. Made as direct copy of Porche rear wing, with plates on side, ran with K-35 and Sudam engines. Driver got broken foot when I used alum. flat stock for supports, changed to S.S. and no more problems

 

[Ted Hamilton]

Jack - what caused the broken foot -- did the wing collapse and crush it, or did the driver encounter the brace in a crash? I thought the hood would absorb any impacts due to front wing failure?

 

[reneeangel]

assume you are asking about an open outlaw kart and NOT a speedway kart?

 

[showstopper11]

I did not think they were legal. I know they are where we race Knoxville ia ecs

 

[IM Racing]

Yes, open outlaw cage karts. I have not found a rule about them. I've thought about trying one, maybe even just for looks. I watched a video from Millbridge (I think was the name of the track) and the feature winner in the video had one, red #8. Just got me thinking again.

 

[tms]

They are legal, there is nothing stated about them in the rules on http://www.wingedsprintkarts.com/ I for one think they would be helpful in the handling.

 

[IM Racing]

I think I'm going to try one in Graham and see what happens

 

[MillbridgeSpeedway]

We do have a guy at Millbridge that runs one. He has won with and without it so not sure how much it helps but I would believe it does help some especially on a high speed track. But they do look awesome!

 

[TheProfessor5]

Last I knew they were illegal at ECS for safety reasons. Could have changed, but that was rule in past.

 

[Swindle]

Mine definately made the front end stick. You can slide your wing forward if you don't have a nose wing to help the front stick.

 

[josheezpapa]

nose wings are still illegal at ecs, I would presume safety

 

[Ted Hamilton]

How can a nose wing be any more of a safety issue than a roof wing?!

 

[TheProfessor5]

The front of the car can get into the cockpit a lot easier and slice someone's arm.

 

[Ted Hamilton]

^^ I suppose....which is why I'm welding in a side-anti-intrusion bar above the engine on the right side and triangle nets. Our local track doesn't mind them, so I'll probably have one soon, if only for looks.