Hi, I’m looking to start karting after having a lot of fun at a few Arrive and Drives at NJMP. I am looking at getting some sort of Tag kart as they seem to be popular and the speed of the 4 strokes at the track is a little underwhelming to me. I was also looking at the Yamaha KT100s but it seems like they aren’t quite as popular around here. I’m on somewhat of a tight budget, I don’t really want to spend more than 6k in total on karting this year. So I was hoping to get a kart for around 2-3k, definitely want a Mychron as the analysis and improvement is something I would love. From what I’ve read it’s better to start in a non-shifter, which is fine but I want to move up to that when I get competitive which I figure will probably take 2-3 years. But the thing I’m mostly concerned about is the size of the field, I want to have someone to race against. From looking at the points standings from last year it looks like Rotax is the most popular followed by Tag. I enjoy doing my own maintenance and feel like I could save a lot by doing my own rebuilds rather than sending it out to a dealer, along with all the recent upgrades and overpriced spec parts that I hear about. Not sure if it matters but I am 25, 5’7″ 150lbs, have done maintenance such as top end rebuilds on snowmobiles and dirtbikes and live in Somers Point, NJ so NJMP and Englishtown are closeby. Thanks for your help!
