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No Im talking about the Margays being made of a weaker steel than the intrepids so they flex more. Also most of the guys complaining about running front brakes are the Tag Masters and there weight is like 400 lb so the more weight moving forward the harder it is to get that weight to come to a stop for the corner so they have to use the brakes harder. They are just trying to make the class safe. The other Tag classes are not allowed to run front brakes though. You see more Intrepid guys complaining because there are only a few if any Tag Master guys running Margays so there is less people to make the complaint about the brakes. There are a ton of intrepid drivers so you here them complaining more.
 
my wife drives an intrepid, and she said that the brakes are ok but the car needs more truck space, plus she said we cant park in it because the back seat is too small. as far as getting 400 pounds in my intrepid, forget it. the factory seats just wont hold that much. Mine came standard with front brakes... hahahahaha
 
Also dont you want your kart to flex?


To a point but, in karting you want the frame to be as rigid as possible. It is good to have flex but, to much will make the chassis act stuiped. I run my Margay with the rear bar perpendicular to the track to keep it from flexing too much and causing wheel hop. The Intrepids also look like they are built safer because I know my Margay donsn't have a back-up brake line like the Intrepids do. If you drove a Margay then hopped into an Intrepid and the seat was set-up right then you would see what I mean.
 
I heard it from a very good source I dont really think its good to tell. The only good reason to have a Margay is that they make them right in downtown St. Louis its actully kinda cool to see. We just happen to go down there for the wrong reason to strighten the frame. LOL
 
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the last person you want to get advice from on racing dirt is teamlukerman, but thanks for the support anyway. hopefully we will be back on the scene next year.
 
The Margays are made of mild steel and the Intrepids are made of chromolly steel. The Margays are made of 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 tubing. There are no Margays in the Tag masters class so there is no one to show how bad the Margays brakes would be with all that weight they have to stop.
 
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I find it interesting that "kartracer77" who knows nothing about dirt racing, 4 cycle racing, TaG racing, Intrepids or spelling seems to know it all.

"kartracer77",

Here are the facts:

SLKA results 2004 in high horsepower classes:

TaG Senior
1st Hugo Carreras Intrepid
2nd Derek Crockett Intrepid
3rd Matt Zeis Margay, switching to Intrepid
4th Greg Seep Intrepid
5th Jerry Henry Intrepid

TaG Masters
1st Brian Schafer Intrepid
2nd Neil Quick Intrepid/Haase
3rd Hugo Carreres Intrepid
4th Kevin Kelly Intrepid
5th Daryl Ramsey Intrepid

Tag Junior
1st Devon Nichols Intrepid

125 Shifter
1st Gary Shekell Intrepid
2nd Pat Malacarne Intrepid
3rd Brian Schafer Intrepid
4th John Hoppa Intrepid

80 Shifter
1st Derek Crockett Intrepid
2nd Devon Nichols Intrepid

Yamaha Pipe
1st Randy Shekell Intrepid

There was one Intrepid in lower horsepower(Yamaha, 4-cycle) competition at SLKA due to the 50mm axle rule. Intrepids only come with 50mm axles and are not eligible to compete against the American manufacturers under WKA rules. Go figure?!? We put a 40mm axle in Randy Shekell's kart to compete in Yamaha pipe and he won the championship easily. Check out the results of an organization that allows all manufacturers to compete before you start giving stats. I could list all of our Regional and National Championships but I think you get the idea. kartracer77...have you ever won a race?

The President of TAGUSA recommended that our club allow front brakes, as a local option, for TaG Masters at our track due to the number of threshold braking zones, the increased speeds and the heavier drivers. When you are going slower(ie lower horsepower classes) brakes are not as much of a factor.

Margay is a fine chassis and has its applications, their focus is lower horsepower classes and there is no disputing their results. Intrepid, Birel, CRG TonyKart and FirstKart are also great chassis', their focus is more on the higher horsepower classes. Look at the results of any large shifter race on up to World Championship caliber and those 5 names or the same chassis with a different name dominate.

To answer Mystery Man's original question:

"Well I am just wondering about Go-Kart racing! I am wanting to get information on racing at the Go-Kart track at I-55! I need information on what I need or different things like that! What about the different age groups? Where do I get this information? Can anyone help me? Thanks!"

Check out www.slka.net for class and schedule info

for ages 5-8, kid karts, small chassis, 50cc Comer 2-stroke motor
ages 8-12(rookie) medium or full size chassis, 3 classes; Briggs, Yamaha or TaG(Touch and Go)
ages 12-15(junior) full size chassis, 3 classes; Briggs, Yamaha or TaG
15 and up(adult) full size chassis, 4 classes; World Formula, Yamaha, TaG, Shifter.

Classes were listed in order of speed(slowest to fastest)

We average about 120 racers per weekend ranging in age from 5 to 75, great family atmosphere(most of the time) and great racing.

There are three kart shops that service that track, they are listed on the links page of the www.slka.net website.

Good Luck in Karting and be wary of anyone's advice that will not use their own name.

See you at the track,

Greg Yocom
 
I drove my margay in the 6 hour race. I would have loved to be in an Intrepid to have a shot at that race.

Greg you forgot:

Tag Jr.

2nd: Shane Walters (switching to an Intrepid)
 
you guys need to go back to your board if all ya want to do is fight

craig i dont know what ya mean by dont trust me on this board i have more post than anyone on this board
 
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