[Brian Degulis]

I’ve used lots of diffrent helmets over the years I thought they were all OK. When I got into cars I bought a G force because it was cheap. That was the first helmet I thought was awful, Bad fit bad padding bad sound insulation bad everything. I replaced it with an Arai GP5. Much better in all respects.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

SOLD

[Brian Degulis]

One hell of a ride for $3500  Runs great just needs a new adrenaline  junky to drive it.

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Still available  race ready

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Price Reduced to $3500

 

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

You seem to agree that the show is good for the sport even if some things about it are negatives to some people but you want every one on here to calm down with the negative comments. I don’t get it. If the show is good for the sport then talking about it on this forum is good for the show. I wouldn’t even know about the show if not for this forum.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Speak for you your self. Don’t pretend to know what other people are thinking when you obviously don’t. There are lots of people watching that show or reading this forum that have the  money to run national and don’t and there are lots of reasons for that. Maybe they don’t want to commit all there time energy and resources to one child. Or maybe they think it’s not a very good way to teach a child how the world really works. Hell there are lots of people that would seriously question the wisdom of putting they’re family in a reality show of any kind.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

We make a plug that slips into the axle on the engine side with a 3/4″ bolt in it. Then use a coleman starter to spin the axle. It works great and no engine modification is needed but you have to be on the stand or prop the back up.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

X2    I think the sadest thing of all is that filming at local clubs not only would have promoted karting but it would have been much more interesting and entertaining to the majority of non karting viewers.

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

I have 2 boys 10 and 14. The 10 year old loves working on his kart and anything else he can get his hands on but he’s losing interest in racing. The 14 year old loves racing and he’s good at it. The problem is that the 14 year old wants to be flown into the padak in a helicopter exit preferably with people cheering run the race and fly out.  He wants nothing to do with maintaining, repairing or tuning the kart. I don’t allow that to happen. I tell him your not that good and without the machine your not racing. So you must clean and maintain the kart and you must be continuously learning how to do more and more of the tech side. If you do that you get financial and physical support from me. If you don’t then your not racing.  The idea that the dad and family make all the sacrifices and the kid is treated like a little prince is no good and it’s one of many reasons this whole country if full of helpless dependent people.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

That’s not true. The popular reality shows like “Deadliest catch” or “gold Rush” revolve around ordinary people. Not poor but not rich either.

I just think that a lot more viewers could relate to the 95% of people in karting that do most of it themselves without tuners and coaches. This shows focuses on the top level which means nothing to the average viewer. The show devotes around 5% to the racing itself the other 95% is about the people involved. The people involved in club racing would be a whole lot more intersting and entertaining than this group.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

It’s reality TV so it portrays karting about as acuratly as “Jersey Shore” portrays life on the jersey shore. Knowing it’s not about karting and more about drama I’m surprised the producers didn’t shoot it at a local club. More people could relate to that than a few spoiled brats with wealthy parents trying to re live they’re youth through they’re kids.

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Race Ready Lets make a deal

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Still Available

[Brian Degulis]

<span style=”color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; background-color: #efefef;”>News Flash: Entry level club racing where people are racing economically isn’t compelling enough for a TV show. Sorry. But if you think it is or if you think nothing could be more intense than your local club races you’ve never been to a national level kart race.</span>

 

David I think your dead nuts wrong. I think the producers missed the mark completly. No karting event would be exciting enough to draw any audience at all not local or national. This show like most reality shows is about people. The audience doesn’t care how much money a team spent or what level race it is or how skilled the drivers are the audience wants drama. You could probably find a lot more drama at an active local club than the way they aproached it.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

My last comment. Unless your buying your fuel from the refinery you really don’t have and idea how old it is.

Your fuel passes through your crank case. So unless your dissasembling the engine and drying it out you’ve got ethanol sitting inside.

It may not matter or you may tear that engine down one day and wish you had stayed away from ethanol. As you said everything in karting is expensive and time consuming which for me is a reason to stay away from it.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Ethanol carrys moisture which causes corosion on aluminum. It’s widely known and there are a whole aray of products on the market to try to combat it. If you left non ethanol gas in your engine and let it sit for six months odds are strong you would have no problems. If you did the same whith ethanol not a chance. Yes you drain drain and clean and make it work but why bother?

One of the thousands of studies done on the problem  http://www.mossmotors.com/SiteGraphics/Pages/ethanol.html

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

9900 RPM is fine for micro.  93 octane is just right. Check the plug to determine jetting. Stay far away from ethanol if you use pump gas find non ethanol 93. Do an internet search for non ethanol gas in your area and see who’s got 93.  For karts ethanol destroys everything it touches.

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Available and ready to make a deal with local buyer

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Still Available and ready to make a deal  if you can pick it up.

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Bump

[Brian Degulis]

Still Available

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Price Drop $5000

 

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

Price drop $5500

 

 

Brian

[Brian Degulis]

I could be they moved it to prime time because a lot of people are watching or it could be there aren’t many people watching so they’re trying a diffrent time lot. Stop being a karter for a moment and ask yourself if you would watch this show? My answer would be no it doesn’t have much to offer the average viewer. I’m in the camp that thinks this show is good to promote the sport so I’m hoping they tune it a little and make it more entertaining for the average viewer.

 

Many years ago there was a reality show called “Mad House”  It was about a local stock car stadium in NC and it focused on the racers and fans. I thought it was pretty good and at the time I had no interest in racing. It only went one season.

 

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