You can have a curtain over the radiator, it’s not expensive and it is extremely convenient, we all have a curtain over the radiator here in Europe. Nice engine 👍
I have some questions. Can you adjust the brake bias on the fly like a f1 car? I really want to get into motorsport but I don't know if I should buy a sports car or I should go with a shifter cart. How is the maintenance? Is it hard? What fuel does it takes? Would you recommend this as a hobby? It's gonna be my hobby and I am not gonna race in the near future. I am a professional athlete so my time is limited😅.
Yes, you can adjust front brake bias A shifter is still going to be quite expensive, but even if you total it it will be much cheaper than a sports car, also track fees are less and most tracks carry spares to buy so you can make the most of your time. Fuel is normally higher octane like 110 normally 75 for 5 gallons. Maintenance is not that hard as long as you like mechanic work and tinkering around with parts. I personally find mechanic work on my karts very therapeutic. There is a big learning curve if you have never driven a shifter but it is great fun and a great hobby, you will also meet some awesome people on the way. In the end if you want to race competitively then you will need to put more time, money and work in, but if you just want to drive around the track with your friends and do the occasional race then you will be good on time. I hope this helps let me know if youhave any other questions or if someone else wants to add to what I said. Cheers!
There is a lot of stuff missing on this kart, but I guess I was racing at the very top level and our ICC karts, 15 years ago, were much better prepped than this one
Hey Oscar, good video, as usual. I can’t afford one of those yet, but I’ll get there. Have you driven other shifters powered by IAME engines? By the way, that New Line radiator and the Dellorto carb are top notch. I’ve seen them in races and their performance and reliability are awesome. Needless to say, if you or any of the DKC drivers travel to Brazil, please let me know. I can show you around great tracks that are open all year long in Sao Paulo. Cheers!
@@IllegalAlienRacing It will be my pleasure to show you around. I posted some videos of rental races and some practices in four tracks located in São Paulo. Take a look if you wish and pick your favorite
Hey One Question, where did you get those orange chassis protectors? The ones that wrap around the kart chassis near the rear and the one in front of the seat?? Thanks! Keep up the great vids
This is great! I was looking for exactly this kind of video to learn more about the technical details of shifter karts since I learned about them. Thanks for explaining. Question: Do shifter karts have a differential of any sort on the back axle?
Great video man. I didn't have much luck trying to find details of one on google. so is this a fairly typical one ready for competition? it looks really nice
Nice I just got a kart CRG and the carb must of had a pump around....does the vent tubes connect to the second pump then back to the fuel tank? my carb is puking fuel out the vent tubes. thanks
@@IllegalAlienRacingi have a cr85 kart and if i have a 15t front sprocket with 42t in rear for a total speed of 40mph then i changed rear sprocket to a 25t now and it does 70mph flat which is great but how do i increase my acceleration do i need to go up or down on the front sprocket now? It seems to me that rear controls top speed and front controls acceleration
Another great video man. How about maybe a quick overview on weights? In CA. there were strict weight restrictions and I thought I saw some under the seat. I know that in the rental leagues they generally don’t care about weight but pretty certain at the high end where you are weights are strictly controlled.
Ha, not likely anytime soon but eventually. The learning curve is very high in a shifter to get fast enough to be competitive. I have to be able to run competitive lap times and then be able to run them back to back for the duration of a whole race. It's a big task that takes time and $$$ to accomplish.
Not really, if you see a works kart then you will see attention to detail and many trick bits as was my kart 15 years ago and it still was better set up than this one
