On the technical side
On the technical side
24/02/2026
In the world of karting, engines, theoretically, should last for the three-year homologation period and then be ready for the scrapyard , sold to hobby drivers...
The life of a kart engine, according to regulations, should be 3 years, namely those of homologation. Unlike what sometimes happens with chassis, in the engine sector this almost never occurs: the...
On the technical side
16/02/2026
Japanese manufacturers have tried on several occasions to break into the European karting world, but they've never succeeded. The reasons for this failure are...
It seemed easy: 4 little wheels, some tubes and a 2-stroke engine... how hard could it be to outdo the Italian artisans? That's what many must have thought, starting with the big Japanese...
On the technical side
18/01/2026
For many years, fixed advance ignition modules have been used in karting. Let's analyze the reasons behind this choice. (pm)
It's been decades since karting federations mandated fixed advance modules instead of variable ones. What are the reasons for this choice? To fully understand them, we need to examine the...
On the technical side
04/01/2026
It's been over 20 years since rotary valve kart engines vanished from the scene in favor of reed valve ones. Here are the reasons behind this technical choice...
Anyone who's no longer a kid and started racing more than 20 years ago will remember engines with rotary valve intake. This solution, introduced in the 1930s and later revived and developed by...
On the technical side
11/02/2022
The subject of ballast "has a certain weight" for those who live in the world of karting.
Not a few think that the ballast should be "reviewed" in many categories, such as the OKJ, where 12-year-olds of 35-40 kg often have to push karts with 20/30 kg of ballast, an impossible...
On the technical side
30/01/2022
An evergreen 'technical' diatribe, the one between 2-stroke and 4-stroke, returns to the fore when it comes to promotion and re-launching.
The stage of motorsport competitions, not least Karting, has always been a flywheel of ideas and technological developments and the technical distinction between 4-stroke and 2-stroke internal...
On the technical side
25/01/2022
A doubt that has always plagued the kart driver is the one about tires: are soft better, with more grip (and probably more expensive), or go with harder tires...
In an attempt to shed light on the issue, we went on track on a simple test day in Castelletto di Branduzzo, where some interesting questions emerged, especially on the durability of the tires and...
On the technical side
21/01/2022
Let's discover the interesting news of the KG range, the historic brand of kart accessories, also in light of how aerodynamics are increasingly important in...
While the debate continues on how the regulation on the issue of bumpers can very often condition or affect race results, the new homologations of the fairings for the two-year period are set. Let...
On the technical side
19/12/2019
The KE Technology's New Generation is ideal also for the winter temperatures.
The "New Generation" radiator presented at the Adria Karting Expo last December 1, but already on the market since June 2019, was also designed to meet the needs related to the typical cold...
On the technical side
09/06/2017
Let’s see how and when it is best to change the brake pads, to get the right “braking” Report: Maurizio Voltini - pictures: Domenico Paolicelli
When is it time for the “brake lining”
As usual, out of all the material that wears out on karts, we have these too: brake pads, also known as friction washers or “brake...
On the technical side
11/05/2017
Finding the right carburation mix is not an art, it’s a science. With Mark Ffrench of Tillotson Racing we went through all the operations that they do during...
Circuito Internazionale di Napoli, Sunday morning. The first round of the CIK-FIA OK, OK Junior and KZ European championships is almost finished. Drivers are ready to race the last heats before the...
On the technical side
10/05/2017
We are going to take a look at the different phases for taking apart the most commonly used engine in the gear class, which is made in Pesaro (I)
written by Maurizio Voltini.
Not only considering the 125 gear class this is one of the most commonly used karting engines on a global level, we’re talking about the latest TM, the...
On the technical side
28/03/2017
Many think that today’s karting with the OK and KZ classes is somehow “inevitable”, that there are no alternatives. Instead, we are going to show you that...
Written by Maurizio Voltini.
One of the things that we often hear nowadays is talk about the economical crisis and what can be done to face it, when they want to determine the faults of the...
On the technical side
21/03/2017
Calibrating needle carburettors that feed gear-class engines – and some direct-drive too - are not so immediate as one might think. Carburetion depends on a...
written by Maurizio Voltini.
1) DISASSEMBLY
First of all, remove the carburettor from the engine. Loosen the screws of the bands that seal the sleeve to induction duct, unscrew the top cap...
On the technical side
14/03/2017
There are many details, many things that those who love karting and have been practising it for a long time do almost automatically, without thinking, some of...
Written by Maurizio Voltini.
5) Mix well
So far we have talked about petrol or fuel, but we know that, in...
On the technical side
07/03/2017
There are many details, many things that those who love karting and have been practising it for a long time do almost automatically, without thinking, some of...
Written by Maurizio Voltini.
Among the various tendencies that karting has been through over the past years, there is also that of direct dialogue among the protagonists that is, talk to...
On the technical side
15/02/2017
KZ10: a series of winning engines made in Pesaro, northern Italy. We’re going to see what changes have been made to the model C compared to the previous model
It’s not always easy to get into TM, the well-known kart and motorcycle engine manufacturing company, but this time Claudio and Filippo Flenghi opened the factory doors to us and personally...
On the technical side
14/02/2017
Sunny days are back again and so is the desire to go back to the track with our kart, however, not before having checked everything and having carried out a...
Written by: Maurizio Voltini
The sun has started to shine point, but in any case it certainly we want to talk about in this column, wouldn’t stop us, because the first
part of our...
On the technical side
29/11/2016
The kart steering contains an ingenious idea that improves forecarriage performance.
The steering system of a kart seems at first very simple, but it has been developed from a clever idea from a German, Ackermann, who used it for the first time on carriages. The problem to...
On the technical side
08/11/2016
Karting doesn’t necessarily need to...freeze when the cold season steps in, however, all round, it’s better to take some precautions to face lower temperature.
Here we are with the second episode of our guide on how to survive to cold season.
THE SENSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER
The role of the test driver is very important in adjusting and seeing...