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Brock WeissParticipant
Depends on how much money you want to spend? Do you want a new kart chassis or a used chassis? Do you want local track support or national team support? I personally when I got I to karting bought a kart off of Craigslist and it was the biggest mistake I made. I got totally ripped off and was sold a piece of crap and paid way to much for what I got.
I then bought a three race team Kosmic kart from J3 Conpetition for a huge discount and have never looked back. In fact I just sold my Kismic Kart and bought their new COMPKART and it is one of the best karts I have driven. Very easy to tune and fast and it looks awesome!
My point is I bought two karts from them because of their reputation as being a top notch race team with unparalleled customer support which is why I cont to do business with them. So my advice is to find a shop in your area or national race team and start building a relationship with them so you can their tech support and anything else that You may need. But again it all comes down to how much do you want to spend
March 16, 2015 at 7:32 am in reply to: Rotax Challenge of the Americas 2015 – Sonoma Discussion #44148Brock WeissParticipantGood job to both
Brock WeissParticipantSold thanks EKartingnews
Brock WeissParticipantDo you have a pic of the tubes so I can see the condition
Brock WeissParticipantYes it is still available
Brock WeissParticipantWhat type of kart are you running? If it is a OTK Kart I was always told that you want to use a harder axle when you have to much grip and are trying to free up the rear. otherwise if it is something else then yes a harder axle usually applies. OTK Karts are usually the opposite of other karts but I did not know what kart your running
Brock WeissParticipantSold thanks to Ekartingnews.com
Brock WeissParticipantPrice lowered for Kosmic Kart and the extra complete set of bodywork to $1950
Brock WeissParticipantQuick question what to you guys think about the foam type braces? My son wears just a plain wrap around foam type collar and I was wondering how that is for protection
Brock WeissParticipantThanks that was very helpful information
Brock WeissParticipantStill available?
Brock WeissParticipantWe have driven a OTK Kosmic Kart for the last two years and I have to say we have done very well for never being In karting before..Our first year my son won junior rookie of the year and last season we were runner up in KPV Junior….I mention this because my son has two years experience and he was winning races against kids that have been racing for nine years and I don’t believe he would have done as well as he has if he wasn’t in a OTK….
However with that said one of the major complaints we had with it was when it got really hot out his kart went from first place to last place because it gripped up really bad to where it had no power at all coming out of the corners and we tried every adjustment to get it to free up…….I don’t know if others have this problem or just us but it was a huge headache thst we had….But like I said, he was runner up last year and won five races last year and six second place finishes against kids that have three times the experience he had….So I’m sure the kart had alot to do with it…..
This year we are switching karts to the new COMPKART from J3 Competition as it is new but has already been very successful on the national scene with wins at the FWT and Rotax Challenge of America’s so hopefully it will be just as good as OTK Karts
Brock WeissParticipantPrice drop to $250
Brock WeissParticipantLet me know how your cracked sternum feels if you ever hit something hard and your chest hits the steering wheel hard. So yes you should wear a chest protector.
Brock WeissParticipantNew pics added for kart and spare parts
Brock WeissParticipantBrock WeissParticipantI also have a size 50 Sparco Kosmic Suit for sale $250
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Brock WeissParticipantI 100% agree with Mike and Stu. The KPV engine is in my opinion the best bang for your buck. It’s a shame that it has died out in karting because everything mike and stu have said is 100% true. I wished more club and regional races would bring back the KPV engines but from what I am told the reason KPV has died is because of greed! If that true it is a shame because I think if that engine was pushed in the right way, you would see more people want to be in that class, but unfortunately it is not being offered as a class except in a few areas around the country. Oh well, it is what it is but I think that if more places followed the lead of the F-“100 series in So Cal you would see a huge bump in club and regional racing as far as entires go
Brock WeissParticipantWe are doing exactly what TJ said to do. Would I want my son to run in national events? Yes. But I also want him to live as well so we have been running only in our local club level for the last two years and he has learned the basics of driving so this year we are going to do a regional event and see how that goes. The key to being successful in karting is patience and a lot and I mean a lot of seat time. There is a huge difference between club racing and a national event so learn how to drive so when you go to a national event you can at least be competitive and not get lapped like TJ said.
Basically it is like playing varsity football in high school at the club level and then playing NFL at the national level. The difference between the two are huge. Which is why we did exactly what TJ advised to do but everyone is different and only you know how much time you have had in a kart and if you think you are ready for national races. my advice is to ask some people at your local track to watch you and have them give you their honest feedback on if you are ready
December 19, 2014 at 2:56 pm in reply to: Ideas for protecting chassis frame rails from engine mount #39167Brock WeissParticipantWe use the sandpaper as well and it works great and also looks better when you want to sell it
Brock WeissParticipantSo then why do the juniors run the 6 inches and the seniors run the 7.10 tires if there is not that much difference between the two? We are on 6 inches right now but will have to switch next year when we move to seniors but I always wanted to know why the two different sizes between the junior and senior divisions
Brock WeissParticipantHow about just bringing back KPV altogether? I could never figured out why people tried to kill it in the first place. It is one of the best and simplest engines to use and is a lot of fun
Brock WeissParticipantI wished KPV was still going strong. I still think that is one of the best engines out there but it doesn’t make any money for the engine builders so they killed it. Which is a shame.
Brock WeissParticipantThanks for all of the information. I decided to give up my OTK kart and get the new CompKart. I am confident I made the right choice!
December 11, 2014 at 3:19 pm in reply to: Spec Racing Is Here – What Engine(s) will you be racing in 2015? #38750Brock WeissParticipantWe will be running the KPV komet engine at our local track since it is one of the few tracks that still run this engine. I can’t for the life of me figure out why people are killing this motor. Oh yeah I know why. GREED. SAD BUT TRUE. you can’t tell me Yamaha KT 100 is a better motor than KPV. So why is that engine running everywhere and the KPV is dead?
I think that is one reason why karting is in such a decline and why our sport is so messed up. The KPV and Yamaha engines are the cheapest and in my opinion the most fun to race. But the engine builders want their money so they killed the KPV because it is such a reliable and maintenance free engine so they want something that you have to spend money on. I love karting but this side of karting is sad.
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