[Lance Duhon]

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<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Lance Duhon wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Walt Gifford wrote:</div>
Ideally the chassis should be made no longer than 6 months before the race.

So I need to buy a new kart every 6 months if I want to be competitive in the 206 class?

NO The great thing about karting is that it all depends on that movable weight that goes behind the wheel. A driver like Jimmy McNeil and TJ Koyen, or others that race national events or every weekend, will tell the difference in their kart as it gets older. For me, and the majority of the racers in the sport, who are just weekend warriors, won’t tell the difference. That’s what is great about the LO206 program, you can start out with a 10 year old kart to fit your budget. But if you have the cash for something new, go for it. The engine will still perform the same on either chassis, so it comes down to what the driver and mechanic can do to make the entire package fast. Don’t let Rob fool you. He’s done a few races in a 10 year old kart up in Canada, and were just as fast, if not faster, than guys who just went out and bought the latest model. Myself, I ran a 2010 Birel and a 2013 Victory Kart at Rock Island. My pace was about the same in both. [/quote]

 

Thanks for the clarification and thats what I thought.

[Lance Duhon]

[quote quote=24576]Ideally the chassis should be made no longer than 6 months before the race.[/quote]

So I need to buy a new kart every 6 months if I want to be competitive in the 206 class?

[Lance Duhon]

here is a sample of our schedule.

http://nolamotor.com/PDF/SAMPLE%20DAY%20SCHEDULE.pdf

We also have another series in Lafayette, La thats only 206 senior and junior.  So nice to have two series that dont take longer than 3/4 of a day.

[Lance Duhon]

“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.”

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
― Abraham Lincoln

I bet Old Abe would of been a heck wet weather kart racer. 

we live in the time of its not my fault Im not prepared.  I guess its someone elses job to do the preperation for you.  The rules say its on the driver.  They gave a chance to pre order.  So still not your fault?

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