Karting: Everything You Need to Know

Description

Now that people are starting to see that karting is the perfect training ground for professional racers of all stripesas well as a not-so-expensive alternative to full-scale road racing and oval track racingits become the fastest-growing motorsport in the U.S. and the world. For the novice confronted with a bewildering array of choiceskart types and classes, road racing, sprint track racing, oval racingthis book offers answers. The best single resource on kart racing, Karting will teach you the ins and outs of the sport, from choosing a class and kart to selecting safety equipment to performing maintenance and mastering racing techniques that will get you up to speed on the track.

Memo Gidley is an accomplished racecar driver with 2 championships to his credit. Memo is currently the lead test driver for Trackmagic. Jeff Grist is shifter kart enthusiast

"London"" Evening Standard "(UK), Aug. 18, 2006 "It proves good grounding for anyone wanting to take it up." Speedscene "(UK), "Summer 2006 "This is an excellent 160-page glossy soft cover publication aimed at the newcomer to karting in the USA. The American classes are race procedures that are very different from ours. All is not lost, the chapters on kart set up, tuning and most of the driving technique chapters are relevant and well explained. Some amusing terminology differences." "London"" Evening Standard "(UK), Aug. 18, 2006"It proves good grounding for anyone wanting to take it up." London Evening Standard (UK), Aug. 18, 2006"It proves good grounding for anyone wanting to take it up." Speedscene (UK), Summer 2006 "This is an excellent 160-page glossy soft cover publication aimed at the newcomer to karting in the USA. The American classes are race procedures that are very different from ours. All is not lost, the chapters on kart set up, tuning and most of the driving technique chapters are relevant and well explained. Some amusing terminology differences." London Evening Standard (UK), Aug. 18, 2006 It proves good grounding for anyone wanting to take it up. " Speedscene (UK), Summer 2006 This is an excellent 160-page glossy soft cover publication aimed at the newcomer to karting in the USA. The American classes are race procedures that are very different from ours. All is not lost, the chapters on kart set up, tuning and most of the driving technique chapters are relevant and well explained. Some amusing terminology differences. " Speedscene (UK), Summer 2006 "This is an excellent 160-page glossy soft cover publication aimed at the newcomer to karting in the USA. The American classes are race procedures that are very different from ours. All is not lost, the chapters on kart set up, tuning and most of the driving technique chapters are relevant and well explained. Some amusing terminology differences." London Evening Standard (UK), Aug. 18, 2006 "It proves good grounding for anyone wanting to take it up." Speedscene "(UK), "Summer 2006 "This is an excellent 160-page glossy soft cover publication aimed at the newcomer to karting in the USA. The American classes are race procedures that are very different from ours. All is not lost, the chapters on kart set up, tuning and most of the driving technique chapters are relevant and well explained. Some amusing terminology differences." "London"" Evening Standard "(UK), Aug. 18, 2006 "It proves good grounding for anyone wanting to take it up."