Front, Back... and something in between

19 March

Went to the track today, to install the new front bumper and
new rear bumper.


I need these 2 bumpers as the front was of the cadet size which
is not protecting the front wheels. I learned it from Race 1.



Rear bumper will hopefully prevent bad crashes which may
destroy my axle. Also lesson learnt from race 1.

And well it make the kart look better too!

One of the other main purpose of going to the track was to
adjust the ignition timing.

However, after some fine adjusting on the stand, I did not
managed to even to warm the tires on the track.

Firstly, the rev will not go beyond 7000rpm.
Then back in pits, to look at it, the engine will not fire up...
The exact cause is yet to be known.
Just hoping it will not required an expensive solution.

Realised also that the front alignment was awfully out.
I should have check that after the crashes from race 1.
The misaligned wheels may partly explained why I was
generally slower as the tires was pointing one way
when the steering is in another direction.

Darn it. Should have checked before race 2!!
Anyway, lesson learnt and just hope it will be better in
April Race.