MikeGrady
Member
My tracks are small. Some of the Ohio tracks are larger but they aren't like NC/SC/GA. I believe they will get them hooked up. If you have great corner speed, the kart doesn't accelerate as hard.
Think of a kart like a computer. It is the hardware. The tires are the software. With crappy programs, the best computer in the world is useless. Same goes with a kart and tires.
These larger engines are knocking the little guy out. Without the little guy, we could have really small kart counts. Most guys can't afford this stuff. Trust me, Wiggins had more than 6 grand in that engine.....LOL. Buying an engine doesn't put it on the kart or make the jackshaft. You guys might work for free but he's not going to. I'd say that was on the high end but that's what it takes. I would guess Stevens' kart cost him a heck of a lot more than that, by the time he had the short stroke engine done and the CF rear bodywork. I can build a wedge for less than $50 but it's no where near what they had. That was/is a hell-of-a piece.
Karting gets more expensive every year. Every single time we change the rules, it gets more expensive. It's long past time to stop changing. If you don't, you're going to have Superkarts when the GP engines were allowed.
Grady
Think of a kart like a computer. It is the hardware. The tires are the software. With crappy programs, the best computer in the world is useless. Same goes with a kart and tires.
These larger engines are knocking the little guy out. Without the little guy, we could have really small kart counts. Most guys can't afford this stuff. Trust me, Wiggins had more than 6 grand in that engine.....LOL. Buying an engine doesn't put it on the kart or make the jackshaft. You guys might work for free but he's not going to. I'd say that was on the high end but that's what it takes. I would guess Stevens' kart cost him a heck of a lot more than that, by the time he had the short stroke engine done and the CF rear bodywork. I can build a wedge for less than $50 but it's no where near what they had. That was/is a hell-of-a piece.
Karting gets more expensive every year. Every single time we change the rules, it gets more expensive. It's long past time to stop changing. If you don't, you're going to have Superkarts when the GP engines were allowed.
Grady