[Greg Wright]

If it’s an A4 then the measurement from the face of the piston to the end of the connecting tube (flex) should be 7 1/2 to 8 inches. Tune from there.

[Greg Wright]

The question was for Ace.

[Greg Wright]

What pipe do you have?

[Greg Wright]

The point is “Why would he care?”. The crankshafts all fit regardless of the age of the cases.

[Greg Wright]

We always found 450-5 fronts and 5.50-6 rears to be a good combo on most tracks.

 

7″ wheels Gif?

[Greg Wright]

I’ve seen a scalping happen at the track, not something I would ever want to see again. David you may know the one I’m talking about.

[Greg Wright]

Are you making sure your steering shaft is centered when checking alignment?

[Greg Wright]

I’m afraid you are right Gif.

[Greg Wright]

Exhaust

[Greg Wright]

If they are MCP brakes it will be no problem, they are still in production and parts are everywhere.

[Greg Wright]

I believe that most kart shops carry xeramic chain lube, mine does.

[Greg Wright]

Not sure but at first glance it looks like the Kobra kart that was available for a short time in the early 70s, particularly the fuel tanks. Never saw more than a few of them. Can’t remember right now who made them.

[Greg Wright]

Hey TJ, I have a pretty decent handle on making a chassis work, basicly it’s about unloading the inside rear and how long or short of a time that  it stays unloaded.

However after looking at the picture of Giessen you posted and Samir’s description of inside rears lifting 6″ I have to wonder if there is any advantage to the radical lift that we are hearing (and seeing) in this discussion.

[Greg Wright]

I agree Mr. Tappas but this thing is a bit over the top and can’t be considered a kart with that front suspension.

[Greg Wright]

Lower the age for Senior categories? NO!!!!

[Greg Wright]

An old axle works pretty well.

[Greg Wright]

That’s OK Ray, I’ll get over it…………eventually I guess. LOL.

 

 

[Greg Wright]

A check of the needle and needle position may be in order.

[Greg Wright]

TJ Koyen

[Greg Wright]

I have to agree with Debbie Kuntze, and take issue with Gif’s statement about road racing being “much more dangerous than short track”.

This is a statement that I’ve heard from many kart racers that have never given road racing a shot. While there’s no question that the speeds are much higher the number of incidents is much, much lower. Have people lost there lives road racing? Unfortunately yes, but most ignore the fact that there have been fatalities and crippling injuries on sprint tracks, street races (maybe the highest number of incidents), and oval tracking.

Racing is dangerous, always has been and always will be. I road raced almost exclusively for over 30 years. Did I ever crash? Absolutely, did I ever get injured? A few times.

When business demands forced me to give up the traveling that road racing requires I went sprint racing for a few years. In four years time I had more crashes, tore up more equipment, and had more injuries including a more or less career ending one during that time than I did in 30+ years of roadracing.

[Greg Wright]

Scotch-Brite is your friend.

[Greg Wright]

David, Yeah the only thing I have missing is a Rock and a Duffy. Regarding the Duffy I finished 2nd a hand full of times but never closed the deal.

[Greg Wright]

You’re very welcome. Like I said earlier, that’s the way it’s done.

[Greg Wright]

Mark, it was a great series, I was unlucky enough to be the tech man. I believe it only ran for two years. At that time ESPN2 was kind of a catch all, when it went main stream sports the karts were done.

WFBQ’s Christie Lee was one of the hosts and she did her part from a couch in the infield.

[Greg Wright]

Yes it was the Velodrome series “Saturday Night Lightning” that was shown on ESPN 2, not to be confused with “Saturday Night Thunder” from IRP with sprint cars and midgets.

There was another show called (I think) “Gold Cup Karting” that followed a few families running WKA Gold Cup that aired a few years ago.

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