Q&A: Tips For Your First Race, Getting Back Into Karting & Engine Maintenance - POWER REPUBLIC

[@barrowjake]

All of your videos are extremely helpful! Glad this channel exists

[@PowerRepublic]

Thanks legend! Appreciate the support.

[@kartaroundtheworld]

overtaking from the inside is more common, but there's nothing better than an overtake from the outside. Your opponent always gets very pissed ! ahahhaha

[@PowerRepublic]

Yeah if you can pull it off, for sure, but its a lower percentage manoeuvre so we generally tell the guys to get into a better position for the inside pass, IMO

[@benjisyt]

Thanks for responding dez!! Awesome response!!

[@PowerRepublic]

Any time legend, thanks heaps for tuning in!!

[@ditdot8844]

Hey Des - why has there not been any video's? I'm getting withdrawal symptoms....

[@PowerRepublic]

Hey Yo. happy new year. We take a little KZbin holiday in January. Back on next week. What you wanna see for the first vid????

[@ditdot8844]

@@PowerRepublic Be great to see how to reduce weight of karts if you are over the class weight, what options are out there 👍

[@jordyschoenmakers]

Hey Derek, thanks for the new Q&A. Could you make a video on how to remove the steering kolom and track rods after an accident. And then how best to realign them. If you have to put in completely new track rods. Thanks Bro!

[@PowerRepublic]

Merry Christmas Jordy!

[@glenatkins681]

Hey Derek happy Christmas from Malta thanks for video on kart I gust move from rotax to kz10b

[@PowerRepublic]

wicked news broski. KZ all the way baby. Merry Christmas

[@e30maniak]

Driftkarts❤ new way of karting

[@PowerRepublic]

never done it, you talking about with the plastic on the tyres?

[@e30maniak]

@@PowerRepublic yes😄 in these days drift is very expensive and agressive with smoke from tyres, You need car, maintenance to repair it... driftkarts are cheap, no smoke ( pvc on wheels ) dont need to have strong engine to make slides, dont need so much fuel, not making so much noise ( even when 5 karts are drifting in one moment ) as one driftcar😊 in Poland its new and after 6 years we have 50 kart drifters and even Drift Competition in it🤩 btw Your videos are very interesting❤🇵🇱

[@codybeaudette50]

Hello, what’s the proper way to warm up a rotax evo engine? Should you warm it up to race temp on the stand before every race or just in the morning and then take a lap to warm it up? Not sure how long they take to warm up as this year is my first year. Thanks

[@PowerRepublic]

Sup Co, I just test fire them and go. but if you live in a colder climate (less than 20c) then yeah you can warm it up to about 35 degs before you hit the track. where you live at?

[@codybeaudette50]

@@PowerRepublic thank you for the reply. United States. The beginning of the season and end of the season, I see people using tape on the radiator to keep heat in the engine along with the flap down.

[@christianbuczko1481]

That 1st question about a season without things breaking, thats fantasy, things WILL break, if you cannot afford to count that, you will have a problem. For a race season, some people spend £100k, tyres cost £200 per race min, then travel expenses, fuel, expendable parts like spark plugs ect, repairs adds up fast...

[@PowerRepublic]

Hey Chris, yeah for the entry level guys we say to budget for about $600 per race meeting on average. for top line event racing the sky is the limit. guys here go crazy for the big race meeting victories too

[@riderzinc]

Ive got this idea of putting a rotax max engine into a 12'' wheel pitbike supermoto? Is there any reason it wouldn't work in your opinion?

[@PowerRepublic]

nah should be fine. the gearing might be an issue.

[@ryanmilflores329]

How often does the top ends on shifter karts have to be rebuilt.

[@PowerRepublic]

every 5 hours

[@pearsonmarine5565]

I understand camber and caster adjustment as the day plays out, but what do larger hubs do for my game? Larger hubs as in wider? I’m boggled

[@PowerRepublic]

yeah when it gets hot and sticky, the longer front hubs are a good solution to cure 'push' or understeer. kartshop.com/shop/complete-hst-mg-26853p.html

[@brakenroll]

Is blendzall gold a legal oil to use. And is it safe.

[@PowerRepublic]

not sure on that one

[@DFisk75]

What's your opinion on top kart? + And -

[@PowerRepublic]

most go karts are pretty good and they all have a similar tube layout these days. I haven't driven the top kart in ages so I can't really say first hand.

[@gibso]

Does anyone no the best website or area to buy engines and supplies for senior rotax in the UK/Ireland? Just starting

[@PowerRepublic]

Strawberry Racing is in the UK, otherwise try the guys at KARTSHOP kartshop.com/shop/engine-67s1.html

[@gibso]

@@PowerRepublic thanks a million you’ve helped me with everything starting my karting

[@reecemasters8219]

Hi Dez we are running senior x30(birelart chassis) next year, we seemed to be struggling to get towards the top end revs towards the end of the year, could this be just a case of the engine needed a rebuild or can it be to do with needing to change from Shell M to Silkolene oil as since the change we noticed that the piston ring had a build up of carbon around it, it got better once we released it but still struggling to get to around 16000 thanks in advance😁

[@frenchLeon]

A bit too lean in the high speed setting carburettor ?

[@reecemasters8219]

@@frenchLeon thanks for the tip mate, we will try adjusting the carb to make it Rev a bit harder

[@PowerRepublic]

Hey Reece, it could be the ring being stuck and then released. send the engine off to get rebuild and start again, the X30 is a pretty reliable engine with the jet set at 1.0 on the low and 1.5 on the high (approximately). The castor oils are okay if you are rebuilding the engines all the time. otherwise get yourself some Motul GP2T fully synthetic and go for it.

[@reecemasters8219]

@@PowerRepublic thanks I’ll try it, on the motul oil is it the same fuel to oil ratio, 215ml to 5L? Thanks again

[@PowerRepublic]

@@reecemasters8219 I use 250ml/5L

[@frenchLeon]

10 Psi is 0,7 Bar ;)

[@PowerRepublic]

yeah boi, sorry we use psi here for some strange reason

[@BernieTheEvilF1Ruler]

600 for a club day? I would budget that for a series round (eg Vic Country Series) where you need tyres and weekend accommodation, but I cant fathom why anyone would need more than 100 for a normal club day Maybe things are different in Queensland?

[@BernieTheEvilF1Ruler]

Just noticed the entry frees and practice day costs - so I suppose you have higher entry fees to start with Most country clubs in Vic have no cost to practice and club day entry fees under 40 - the biggest clubs are still only $55. Do you guys put new tyres and full on prep for a club day since you don't have any state series below the state champ? Wheeras a lot of guys here can pull a kart out of the shed and run on old tyres - your only club day costs (Outside breakages) are entries and fuel (And canteen ;))

[@PowerRepublic]

heavy on the canteen fees ;). nah , but our club days are approx that with tyres, fuel, oil, club fees, engine maintenance averaged out, chassis wear and tear, etc etc. some meetings are cheaper, some dearer, so on average I say to budget about $6k for 10 race series.