Karting Australia has today announced a restructure of its junior classes that use the IAME KA100 engine. For next year, the KA3 and KA4 classes will essentially merge into a new-look KA”3.5″ class using a new 22mm exhaust restrictor.
In this tech video, Derek and the team at Power Republic show how easy it is to fit an IAME KA100 engine to a new Tony Kart chassis, ready to hit the race track!
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A lot of karters use axle spacers to prevent the rear wheels from sliding inwards on the rear axle. But that’s not possible with some of the modern karts – until now with these new Stopper Plates!
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Power Republic has released ‘version 3.0’ of its PowerLoc chain guard hack. This video shows how the device fits a kart and includes a 20% discount code.
In this new how-to tech video, Derek at Power Republic shows how to swap out the seals of a Tony Kart EVS master cylinder to repair the brakes – including a handy little trick with a 3D-printed tool.
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OK-N engines from TM, Vortex, IAME and Modena hit the track for an official ‘demo run’ at the final round of the European OK/OK-J Championship last week.
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Vortex, IAME, TM and Modena are all on board with the CIK-FIA’s new OK-N “National” class. In fact, their engines were on track in Italy on the weekend.
If you’ve got a leaky rim, it does not necessarily mean you have to fork out cash for a brand new (and, most likely, rather expensive!) wheel.
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This week’s Power Republic tech video is a new clip for the “Race Day Survival Series“, showing how to replace a bent kingpin. If you’ve got access to a battery …
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Leaky crankshaft seals will rob performance in a two-stroke engine. In this video by Power Republic, Derek shows how to replace the seals on an IAME kart racing engine without …
This week’s Power Republic video shows how to customise the pedal setup for smaller drivers with the installation of OTK’s pedal platform.
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Derek at Power Republic runs through what’s on the new Tony Kart EVS kart for the Cadet/Mini kids classes.
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See what’s inside the Vortex Rok GP 125 TaG engine, then see what numbers it pulls on the dyno – and the dramatic effect of changing the power valve spring.
You’ve had a prang and bent the steering column. Derek Jones shows how to quickly change out the steering column for a new one in this latest Karting Basics how-to video from Power Republic.
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Power Republic goes back to basics in this instructional tech video, how to swap out damaged tie-rods (steering rods) with new ones.
Supervised by the technical delegate Karl Janga, the close-knit team of Michel Borgeaud, Hans-Jürgen Dangers and Marcello Somera look after the technical matters at FIA Karting events.
In this week’s Power Republic video, Derek throws an engine on the dyno and does a direct comparison of last year’s exhaust restrictor to this years and lets the wiggly lines of the dyno run tell the tale.
Most of the active Karting Australia karters have probably now raced on the new tyres for 2022 from Maxxis and LeCont. How have you managed on the new rubber?
Karting Australia’s 125cc TaG and TaG Restricted classes have reverted to last years rule book for weight and restrictor sizes.
In this week’s Power Republic tech video, Derek demonstrates how to change the IAME X30 bendix and starter motor, then runs though what other common things to check if you have trouble firing up your X30 or TaG engine.
The last race of the season has been run & won. So, time to throw the kart in the trailer and wait until next year, right? Not really…
Reducing lap times is the aim of the game and one area that time can be found is optimising the gear shift point – and it’s different in the lower gears compared to the higher gears..
This week’s Power Republic video is big Q&A session, Derek answering a bunch of karters’ questions.
In this week’s Power Republic how-to video, Derek demonstrates the easy way to repair rear bar bolts on your go kart. Although this is performed on a Tony Kart, it is a very similar process for other brands of chassis.
This week’s Power Republic How To video covers LAMBDA data analysis to tune the engine, from videoing Easitune lights to using MyChron’s awesome software to really investigate what’s going on.