AR-4 Rain Setup

Andrew Coulter · 03-25-2004, 02:23 PM

It is nice to see a forum dedicated to the racers. Once again MRP rises above the competition! But anyways...

I purchased an AR-4 X from MRP Last year and just ran into my first rain race a few weeks ago. Im sorry to say it was a nightmare! I couldn't get the kart to hook up for anything. Can anyone clue me in on what I was doing wrong? I did not change castor could that be the problem? Also, would axle stiffness have anything to do with it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Garry Lobaugh · 03-25-2004, 07:21 PM

Mental conditioning is the first step. Harness the driver's brain. I've watched and worked with the best and let me tell you a good driver can make an ill handling go kart work in the worst of conditions.
A small story: I had a summer camp student from Souther California where it never rains, right? We stretched a 500 foot hose to get the hairpin at MRP wet in the blazing sun. And then we pounded on this driver until lhe got it.

In most driver clinics, it is outside, inside outside. In the rain it is out, out out!

It has to be all about controllling the emotions and the mind.

The base rain set up is: build a box for the kart. Set the front wide, put on trucker hubs, and tuck the rear. Be very careful about the air pressure, and loosen every nut and bolt on the inner box of the kart.
One must use saftey wire to keep the rear bumper on so it doesn't fall off.
Now if I tell you everything, there is no reason to come to school. But, I assure you the kart did no wrong, maybe the driver, maybe the emotions, and most likely the lack of emotional control is the real answer.

Come to school now! It is raining. Ha, but if it isn't, we'll sure teach you everything we can in one advanced training afternoon. Thanks for the participation in the forum. Birels Work! Rain or shine.

Andrew Coulter · 04-18-2004, 08:55 PM

Thanks Gary

Just so happens that it ended up raining a few weeks ago so we headed to the track. Learned alot in just a day. We still need a little bit of work, but was a big improvement over the last time we ran in the rain.

Thanks again

03-25-2004, 02:23 PM	#1
Andrew Coulter Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	AR-4 Rain Setup It is nice to see a forum dedicated to the racers. Once again MRP rises above the competition! But anyways... I purchased an AR-4 X from MRP Last year and just ran into my first rain race a few weeks ago. Im sorry to say it was a nightmare! I couldn't get the kart to hook up for anything. Can anyone clue me in on what I was doing wrong? I did not change castor could that be the problem? Also, would axle stiffness have anything to do with it? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

03-25-2004, 07:21 PM	#2
Garry Lobaugh MRP Motorsport - President Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,780	Re: AR-4 Rain Setup Mental conditioning is the first step. Harness the driver's brain. I've watched and worked with the best and let me tell you a good driver can make an ill handling go kart work in the worst of conditions. A small story: I had a summer camp student from Souther California where it never rains, right? We stretched a 500 foot hose to get the hairpin at MRP wet in the blazing sun. And then we pounded on this driver until lhe got it. In most driver clinics, it is outside, inside outside. In the rain it is out, out out! It has to be all about controllling the emotions and the mind. The base rain set up is: build a box for the kart. Set the front wide, put on trucker hubs, and tuck the rear. Be very careful about the air pressure, and loosen every nut and bolt on the inner box of the kart. One must use saftey wire to keep the rear bumper on so it doesn't fall off. Now if I tell you everything, there is no reason to come to school. But, I assure you the kart did no wrong, maybe the driver, maybe the emotions, and most likely the lack of emotional control is the real answer. Come to school now! It is raining. Ha, but if it isn't, we'll sure teach you everything we can in one advanced training afternoon. Thanks for the participation in the forum. Birels Work! Rain or shine.

04-18-2004, 08:55 PM	#3
Andrew Coulter Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	Re: AR-4 Rain Setup Thanks Gary Just so happens that it ended up raining a few weeks ago so we headed to the track. Learned alot in just a day. We still need a little bit of work, but was a big improvement over the last time we ran in the rain. Thanks again

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