Need info on Racing!

[daveshaw]

Ive been thinking of getting into Kart Racing and want to check things out. I have a guy wanting to sell me a PTK chassis with a 125 Rotax with a power valve. This kart has never been raced, so Im pretty sure the motor is not sealed. And what is a power valve? Ill be out at the track on Sunday to take a look around and ask a bunch of questions. I come from a variaty of other types of racing ( downhill mountain bike, offroad cars, trucks, and quads in the SCORE Baja series.) Is the Rotax class a good class to start in or what about a 125cc shifter. I kinda want to start in a faster class mainly because my sick addiction to speed, but I thought Id better ask before I go buy somthing I cant handle. Thanks in advance!
Dave.

[Jeff Shadoan]

Dave,
Welcome to SDKA and karting. I've raced Rotax, TaG and currently 125 Stock Shifter (also downhill mountain bikes). You definitely shouldn't start out in a shifter. A Rotax should be plenty fast and more importantly it is a better class to learn to drive/race a kart. Even though you have a background racing other types of vehicles, karts are quite different.

Stop by my pit tomorrow and we can chat. I can also point to some other Rotax and shifter drivers to talk to. I should be pit up front near the gate on one of the corners. #66 Arrow shifter kart.

Jeff Shadoan
SDKA V.P.
JLS Karting
619-916-8076