[Daniel Justice]

The letter(s) after 100 denote the type of KT100 you have. From what I understand, the KT100SEC is an electric start KT100, found in Australia only.

[Daniel Justice]

Hey AJ, I’ve been interested in getting a Bell helmet at some point, but right now I can’t take the $600 hit. Not when I want to run Reedjet next year haha. I’ll try to make the HJC work though. Speaking of the Reedjet, I wanted to talk to you about the engine. Looking to run 100 Controlled next year, but I might stick with the KT100. I’ll message you about it.

[Daniel Justice]

I’m definitely interested, anything to keep my helmet and head pointed down towards the guys in front. Last resort would be to run a pull down strap but let’s try to avoid that. How much does the rear spoiler retail? I don’t know if I want a wing on the chin as not to impair my ability to look down in a laydown.

[Daniel Justice]

Hey Ted,

Yes, front end lift is the problem I’m having. I found out a major issue with it lifting was obviously from my go pro being mounted on top. I took that off but there is still some lifting. I’d be very interested in any aero addons you have, any more information on them?

[Daniel Justice]

I also need some helmet buying advice. In 2015 I may be running a laydown enduro so I don’t think my HJC AR-10 will do the job, aero wise. It hasn’t done me any favors in my laydown sprint kart. Would a motorcycle be any better or worse? I’m looking at the Bell Revolver Evo right now. The price is really good also. My only concern would be the chin area as your head is forced down in an enduro kart.

[Daniel Justice]

Interesting Lynn. Thanks for the tip. I’ll be looking forward to it.

[Daniel Justice]

I was looking forward to one day running the FWT in a Stock Honda but it looks like that’s no more. Quite disappointed in the change.

[Daniel Justice]

Hey Rob,

 

What region of the US are you in? I road race myself with the WKC on the east coast. The KT100 is a solid choice for a starter motor, since he’ll be 15 he you can put a SBX muffler on it and go. You should look for a sprint CIK kart, that will allow you to race at sprint tracks also. Of course, you’d want a sprint-enduro for the full road racing experience. But the speeds will be higher also.

[Daniel Justice]

For cleaning it up, just use a wire wheel on it. It will take the oxidation right off. Though when you come back from the track it will likely start oxidizing again, so it’s up to you if you want to clean it up every race. It will look nice cleaned up though.

[Daniel Justice]

Hmm, interesting AJ. We plan to run Yellows, and that’s what we’ll be doing for Summit Point. See you all there,

 

Daniel

[Daniel Justice]

Which WKA series exactly, Finch?

[Daniel Justice]

Simple, just get Gopro studio off their website. Easy to use and it walks you through the process first time. Allows you to cut down parts of your video. You can just start recording it in the pits and when you get out on the track you can start the footage from there.  Make sure you copy the files off your camera and onto your hard drive first. I haven’t played around with adding music or captions though.

[Daniel Justice]

Coming from a CIK sprint kart I’m used to taking the turns aggressively, especially in the road races I’ve done with it. I’m just following the principle that wider rears=more cornering grip, which would help the learning curve. I know most of the guys run 5.5s, and we may end up sticking with them as we would likely need new 6.0 rims, another expense. MG doesn’t make a 5.5 either, so we’d run the Hoosier R60A.

[Daniel Justice]

Bergfelt has come up in my research, I was wondering if there were any pre-made ones for sprint enduros anywhere else.

I don’t know the MFG of the kart Kelly, still trying to figure that out. But I think we’ll try to fabricate something for the rear, save some money. Thanks for the help.

[Daniel Justice]

Hmm, that’s a familiar story to me Chad. The first time we tested our Horstman Nytro wet clutch KT100, the clutch burned up. And man did that thing stink afterwards. With our first race a week away we bought a Tomar TD-23-3, the reason we bought the the 3 disk was for road racing.  So I’d suggest tossing the wet clutch aside and getting a dry one. Just chain lube it everytime you come off the track. And if you buy a TD-23, do not buy it with a 10 tooth drum. The bronze bushing will wear out fairly quickly, and if you try to remove them without a reamer, the drum will likely crack. Not what you want to happen the night before a race…

[Daniel Justice]

Hi Austin,

The pain in your sides is likely from your ribs being against the sides of your seat, and in 2-strokes you’ll get a large amount of vibration into the seat and into your sides. You can alleviate this with a rib vest or protector. You shouldn’t need to be in peak physical condition for a PRD, but it’s always a good thing to shape up. Good luck and welcome back to karting.

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