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kart weights and weight classes and gearing
hey if i weigh 85 kgs, what would my 28/30 with the fireball roughly be and should i be looking to set it weight and gearing wise for lights or heavy in tagr what are the weights for the classes
also why does running in restricted run an 11 tooth sprocket on the engine but unrestricted runs a 10 thats quite a gearing difference when ur loosing 9 odd hp with the restrictor
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Permalink Reply by Rishi Sabesan on -
get two weighing scales and put them opposite corners of the kart, and see how much it weighs...for lights, you must be under 160kg, for heavy under 180...my guess is that you will be around 165-170kg, so you can either decide to run a bit heavy for light or get the lead up to go for heavy. as for gearing, i have no clue why Mik runs different gearing (maybe for more accuracy?)
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Permalink Reply by Michael Hazelton on -
No, different gearing is to suit the power of the engine. HP is torque x revs. The restrictor starts to affect the power from around 13krpm. So we try to keep the engines in the "un-restricted" zone in effect.
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