Yes, didn't explain that one particularly well really did I?
The outside wheel travelling further than the inside one means that when the kart is cornering, if you can make sure only the outside wheel is applying positive pressure to the track (i.e. no scrub, or at least minimal longitudinal scrub), then the axle will do more revs getting from one end of the corner to the next. Because it is attached to an engine at a fixed gear ratio, the engine will do more revs through the corner, just as it would if you had an extra tooth on the back sprocket.
More revs? Travelling further? Isn't that bad? Not really, the higher the revs the greater the power, especially if you're down below 10,000 rpm with a TKM 2-stroke. The 3-wheeler kart is most definitely a desirable thing on the way out of corners.
Liam
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