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On the technical side
16/07/19
The pioneering Brazilian company in South America with its use of robotic machines launches its novelty for the new season!
Now run by the Belizario family, the brand aims to become a leader in the industry producing the first box without a weld! A technical innovation that will make it possible to change the base of the...
Some Advice
13/06/19
To give your radiator a long life, make it last for about ten years, obviously it must be manufactured well, but there is some advice we can give to help. And this is not to tell you to avoid “destructive” crashes… (m.v.)
One of the main recommendations is to empty out the system at the end of the day, especially if tap water has been used: this is to prevent calcium deposits forming inside the ducts because it...
Some Advice
05/11/18
To start off the 2019 season, ROK Cup USA will begin at the annual Florida Winter Tour with the traditional three-event format during the first three months of the year.
With ROK International Finals tickets available to the champions of Vortex Mini ROK, Junior ROK, Senior ROK, Masters ROK, Shifter ROK, and Shifter Masters ROK, ROK Cup USA will pick up where...
Some Advice
06/07/18
The scorching summer heat is finally upon us, why we thought it would be appropriate to pull a tip sheet from our Vroom archives for enjoying our karts this summer.
The scorching summer heat is finally upon us, why we thought it would be appropriate to pull a tip sheet from our Vroom archives for enjoying our karts this summer.
The start of summer has brought...
Garage
31/05/18
The Mike Wilson / Parilla of Fernando Alonso, from Vroom n.342.
As a veteran kart afficionado and lover of the Nineties of the four wheels, the revival of vintage and retro karting convinced me to throw myself on my own personal restoration project. The end of...
Some Advice
07/04/18
In the first part of our special on setting up karts in winter, Lorenzo Travisanutto, our expert, unveiled the first guidelines for going fast with low temperatures.
Where to resume our talk? The fact that, if the front was too loaded, with too much downforce, you could run into a problem. Let's see what and then continue with the analysis.
Too...
Some Advice
04/04/18
Lorenzo Travisanutto helps us with setting up our karts for the winter season.
With the arrival of April, and while Vroom Italia n.344 is at the newsstands and Vroom International n.202 at the printing press, the days are longer and bad weather seems to have finally left room...
On the technical side
09/06/17
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
11/05/17
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 every racing weekend to help teams and drivers to get the most from their carburettors.
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
10/05/17
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
28/03/17
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 there have been several chances of racing, and enjoying oneself with the different vehicles from at least three different points of view.
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
21/03/17
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 series of factors, among which you have jets and nozzles of the Dell’Orto VHSH30, which is the most commonly used float type carburettor in karting.
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
14/03/17
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 them are even thought to be natural. However, these operations are not natural for newcomers to karting, those who have just stepped into this fantastic but also dangerous world. Let’s see if we can give you all some advice so that the first time won’t be … your last time.
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
07/03/17
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 them are even thought to be natural. However, these operations are not natural for newcomers to karting, those who have just stepped into this fantastic but also dangerous world. Let’s see if we can give you all some advice so that the first time won’t be … your last time.
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...
Garage
28/02/17
With the good weather and the new racing season here, maybe there is a new kart too. One of the things that need to be done is mount the seat: let’s take a look and see how to put this indispensable “accessory” on our kart properly.
written by Maurizio Voltini.
Spring is almost here, and you can at last go back to enjoying a few laps at the circuit. Maybe we have a brand new kart to use for the new racing season. Or we...
Garage
21/02/17
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 series of useful operations.
Written by: Maurizio Voltini
6) STEERING WHEEL
This annual check up could be the right occasion for checking on some functions off the steering wheel that we usually tend to give...
On the technical side
15/02/17
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
14/02/17
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 series of useful operations.
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
29/11/16
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...
Some Advice
10/11/16
It’s never too late to take up karting, but there are some things that you ought to know before doing it.
If you’re reading this article, you are probably already into karting, but plenty of people out there who would like to experience karting in some way, and they haven’t got the faintest...
