Best book to get the basics on set-up, driving technique, etc

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- October 13, 2014 at 8:40 pm #35251
  
  Sebastian Sarmiento
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  Hi,
  
  I’m new to karting. I constantly have hundreds of questions in my head and as soon as I clear one, that question opens another one, I hope you know what I mean. Many people here helped me a lot, but I was thinking if someone knows about a good book to learn about chassis set-up, basics adjustments, parts of the kart and it may be on the same book or a separate one, some help with basics driving techniques.
  
  The book should be for beginners, anything I can learn from it, would be great for me.
  
  Thanks.
- October 13, 2014 at 9:43 pm #35256
  
  FREDDY SANDOVAL
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  Try Secrets Of Speed
  
  By Memo Gidley (ex Champ car/CART driver for Target Chip Ginassi team)
  
  Amazon or Ebay?
- October 13, 2014 at 9:50 pm #35258
  
  Sebastian Sarmiento
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  thanks Freddy,
  
  and good luck finding your spare kart to introduce people to karting, it’s a really nice thing you are doing there man.
  
  I wish you would live closer, you seem like a really nice guy, always helping out.
  
  I saw a kart in nice shape about three weeks ago close by here in northern CA with a Honda 4 stroke on it for $500,it was just missing the nose cone, I can check if it still available if you like.
  
  Thanks again for the tip on the book.
- October 13, 2014 at 9:56 pm #35259
  
  FREDDY SANDOVAL
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  Oooopsy!
  
  I think it has been reviced
  
  The book is called
  
  Everything you need to know KARTING
  
  By Memo Gidley, I just found it on Ebay. Here’s the item # 221572501629
- October 14, 2014 at 4:01 pm #35300
  
  Ted Hamilton
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  There’s a book by Bob Bondurant on race karting too —
  
  Had some good info.
- October 14, 2014 at 4:45 pm #35301
  
  FREDDY SANDOVAL
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  I agree with Ted
  That’s a good one too, not to mention it does cost a lot less
  That would be a great choice.
- October 14, 2014 at 8:13 pm #35309
  
  Sebastian Sarmiento
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  thanks! I ‘ll check it out, so I can read and learn during the winter rainy days.
  
  Thanks again guys!
- October 15, 2014 at 8:18 am #35332
  
  Anonymous
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  Also, the forums here are a great source of information. There hasn’t been a lot of activity in the Chassis and Handling forum (my favorite) so feel free to give me something to blabber about in there.
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