UK Karting - Notice Board (General Karting) : Re: Removed lead and was slower

Notice Board (General Karting)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why?
Posted by 'Spice' on 05 Jun 2011 @ 16:46

| View Message Thread | Reply to this message |

SpiceJoined: September 2009
Total Posts: 34
[ View User Profile ]

Adding weight WILL NOT MAKE YOU FASTER: you have to accelerate, change direction and stop the extra weight, but its not that easy

IF: all things are equal, lighter will make you faster.

BUT: Adding weight to karts makes the chassis and tyres work in the 'design' area they are ment to be in.

If adding weight made you faster all F1, F2, touring car etc etc teams would add weight,

But as above karting is a bit different, if a kart was designed to run at say 80Kg and all things equal (power, grip ect) and a design at 100kg the 80kg would be faster

When we started cadet testing we ran 20 kg under, we added 20kg and went faster because the tyres, chassis, engine are designed to run at the set limit.

Cheers

Spice

Message Thread:

Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'Booney' (05 Jun 2011 @ 14:25)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'alasdair' (05 Jun 2011 @ 15:43)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'Booney' (05 Jun 2011 @ 16:08)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'michaelg36' (05 Jun 2011 @ 16:27)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'Chris34' (05 Jun 2011 @ 16:36)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'Spice' << You are here!

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'HarryH1997' (05 Jun 2011 @ 17:33)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'Booney' (05 Jun 2011 @ 19:53)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'QuickOldTimer' (05 Jun 2011 @ 22:19)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'rushy121' (05 Jun 2011 @ 22:44)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'rushy121' (05 Jun 2011 @ 22:47)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'Booney' (05 Jun 2011 @ 23:11)

Re: Removed lead and was slower - why? by 'QuickOldTimer' (06 Jun 2011 @ 13:25)

Here's a thought..... by 'jtthedevil' (06 Jun 2011 @ 13:52)

Re: Here's a thought..... by 'richpudd2003' (06 Jun 2011 @ 14:14)

Re: Here's a thought..... by 'StevieT' (06 Jun 2011 @ 17:49)

Re: Here's a thought..... by 'richpudd2003' (06 Jun 2011 @ 19:56)

Re: Here's a thought..... by 'SimonS' (07 Jun 2011 @ 9:35)

Re: Here's a thought..... by 'GR2' (07 Jun 2011 @ 16:38)

Re: Here's a thought..... by 'jtthedevil' (08 Jun 2011 @ 23:56)

Post a Reply:

You may post a direct reply to this message which will appear in this thread.
To post a new or unrelated message use This Form. Top of Page
Notice Board Index

[ UK Karting Main Index ]


News	Karts & Karting	Notice Board	Market Place	Companies Directory	Tracks Directory	Events Calendar	Race Results	Photo Gallery	Links