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No - no more weight.
Posted by 'RoadRat' on 07 Oct 2009 @ 13:00

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There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding concerning weight. Add a few kilos to the kart of an 8 or 9 year old and you will slow them down by virtue of how static weight on the kart works differently from weight within the driver.

All you do by increasing weight is hand an advantage to older drivers who by virtue of their size can use the kart much more efficiently than smaller ones. Many older drivers can manage to be 5-10kg over and still be competitive. Put 20kg of lead on an 8 year old and they go nowhere.

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Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'JohnM' (06 Oct 2009 @ 19:34)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'Aquila' (06 Oct 2009 @ 19:36)

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Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'RoadRat' (06 Oct 2009 @ 21:18)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'JohnM' (06 Oct 2009 @ 22:00)

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MSA Cadet Super Class by 'colin' (06 Oct 2009 @ 23:52)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'RoadRat' (06 Oct 2009 @ 23:53)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'John' (07 Oct 2009 @ 1:08)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'JohnM' (07 Oct 2009 @ 7:19)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'richydehav' (07 Oct 2009 @ 7:51)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kznybS5o_BI by 'njr' (07 Oct 2009 @ 11:54)

Don't change for the sake of change. by 'RoadRat' (07 Oct 2009 @ 13:11)

Re: Don't change for the sake of change. by 'Smellthecoffee2' (07 Oct 2009 @ 16:26)

Re: Any thoughts - MSA Cadet Super Class by 'OldnFat' (07 Oct 2009 @ 11:49)

it makes more sense........ by 'cosgrove78' (07 Oct 2009 @ 12:35)

No - no more weight. by 'RoadRat' << You are here!

Re: No - no more weight. by 'Willsdad' (09 Oct 2009 @ 21:38)

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