Tellgren Karting

Falco 4-cycle chassis from Corsa

When you want to build a kart the first thing you need will be a chassis. After several hours of internet poking to find a suitable one I must admit I’m overwhelmed by the sheer number of manufacturers out there. Positive side to this is that the selection is huge and the chance of getting a chassis sponsor looks brighter. I am not looking for sponsors not only to keep my own cost down but also to get the expertise if modification to the chassis would be needed. I do posses some welding and machining skills but what impact the modifications would have is something the manufacturers are much better at determining than me.

However, after pointing my browser to numerous manufacturers websites and reading up on there things I have come to some interesting conclusions when it comes to the chassis.

• I should probably go for a chassis built for a 4-stroke since these have higher torque than the average 2-stroke and this corresponds better to a electrical engine.
• Weight should be kept to a minimal at the same time as the chassis need to be rigid enough.
• Ø 30-32 mm CR-MO tubing is the standard frame material
• Ø 40 or 50 mm rear axle is also the standard

So with this in mind and also realizing that in order to have a competitive kart to race with I need the best chassis I can find I have listed below a set of chassis that I find interesting and whose manufacturers I will contact to see if I can close a deal. wish me luck.

• Corsa Racing Karts Haase manufactured kart with me interested in the Falco 4-stroke runner (picture at top of post).
  
• Arrow Karts, From Arrow I really like the top of the line AX9 4S which successfully has been running with the Aixro XR50 engine which I am afraid might be the new yardstick, but more on that in a later post
• 7kart, Not to sure how these karts are and they do seem a bit heavy due to the fact that they are mainly designed to run with 2 engines. 55kg (121.3 lbs) for a rolling chassis is a bit steep but I still think that the build quality of this chassis is outstanding.

The above list is far from exhaustive or even close to even represent the amount of manufacturers I have looked at. But for your sake I have decided to keep it short and I will instead create a new page later on where I will post links to the manufacturers I find.

the chase has just begun.