How-To: Fix Broken Wheel Studs
In the second episode of Power Republic’s Race Day Survival Series, Derek demonstrates how to remove and replace broken studs.
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Video: Stuck Wheel Hubs
‘Race Day Survival’ is a new set of videos that Power Republic are putting together, and here’s the first in the series – Stuck Wheel Hubs.
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Video: Top 10 Tips for Racing
In this week’s video, Dezzie gives his Top Ten handy tips for when you go kart racing.
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How-To Video: Tyre Pressures
The tyre is the only thing that puts performance from the kart to the ground. Setting the correct tyre pressure is critical for this to happen. This week, Derek at Power Republic talks rubber, pressures and various options to consider.
Video: Championship Maintenance & Upgrades
This week’s video from Power Republic covers maintenance & upgrades you can make to your go kart for championship race events.
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Video: Pro Tips for Kart Prep
In this week’s video, Derek talks pro tips for race kart preparation, including ‘best practice’ for weight distribution, action camera mounting and transponders.
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Video: Go Kart Seats
The seat in your kart is one of the most important tuning components as it affects weight distribution and chassis flex. This week, Power Republic has released an updated video showing various types of seat available for fitting into a racing kart chassis.
11T Rotax Explained
Power Republic’s tech video for this week covers the Rotax 11-tooth drive sprocket which requires more frequent servicing than it’s roller-bearing big brothers.
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Video: Karting Tips Q&A
Power Republic’s Derek Jones provides answers to viewers questions that cover technical and setup tips to driving technique.
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How-To: Chain Guard Hack 2.0
In this week’s video, Derek presents chain guard hack, version 2.0, the ‘Power Lock’. Power Republic is looking to rename this product – watch the video for how you could win one.
Video: Minute Gauge & Tillotson Carburettors
In this how-to tech video, Power Republic show how to use a minute gauge to measure and set the jetting on a Tillotson carby.
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Video: Tyre Life & Care
In this week’s video, Derek talks about go kart tyre life and how to get the most out of your tyres.
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Video: Fitting Dynamic Steering
Derek at Power Republic got his hands on a DKS kit, fitted it to a Tony Kart chassis and used a Sniper system to measure the toe difference in the up and down positions.
Chain Tension / Engine Mount Stopper Hack
Some karts have an engine mount stopper / chain tension bolt that can be easily adjusted with a screw driver. If not, cut a groove in it. In this video, Derek at Power Republic shows how.
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How To Fix Any Kart, Part 3 – Engine Mount
Here’s part 3 of Power Republic’s How To Fix Any Kart Series, correcting a bunch of issues with the engine mount on this dirt-bike powered project kart.
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Video: Wet Setups
Putting a wet setup into the kart will help immensely when the track is damp, but be a major problem if the track dries. In this how-to tech video, Derek at Power Republic goes through a bunch of issues and things to do to your kart when the track is wet.
Video: Part 2, Fix Any Go Kart Series
Derek at Power Republic presents part 2 of the ‘Fix any Go Kart’ series – rebuilding and beefing up the rear axle on the motorcycle-engined Project Kart.
Project Kart: How to Fix Anything
In this video, Derek points out a range of fixes he’s going to do on a customer’s 125cc dirt bike engined ‘project kart’.
6-Steps To Success: Do and Don’ts of Race Day
The latest how-to video from Power Republic is a bit different – six steps to success; the things you should or should not do on race day. Dezzy’s top tips are…
How-To: Alfano 6
This week, Derek at Power Republic goes through what’s in the box and some of the key features of the Alfano 6 dash/data logger.
Video: Race Day Essentials
Heading to the race track for the first time? Here are some of the things you need to make the day run smoothly, by Power Republic.
How-To: Ride-Height Adjustment on the Arrow X5
The Australian-made Arrow X5 has a unique cam-adjuster to control the rear ride-height. In this video, Derek at Power Republic shows how the system works – plus a bunch of other build/adjustment tips.
Unboxing: A New 2020 Arrow X5
What comes in the box when you order a new Arrow race kart from DPE? Pretty much everything! In this video, see all the parts and components you get, plus some of the key features of this kart.
Tech Video: Sniper – In More Detail
After last week’s how-to video, Derek at Power Republic fielded lots of questions from viewers, so filmed another Sniper video, and goes into more detail.
Wheel Alignment with Snipers
Dezzy at Power Republic has updated the Sniper Wheel Alignment video. Here’s the re-make and how to measure and adjust toe & camber.