Yamaha Sr. Supercan weight update

Darrin Tebbe · Last edited by Darrin Tebbe on Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:55 pm; edited 1 time in total

Effective 4/13/2011 the weight for Yamaha Sr Supercan will be 360 pounds.
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John Wehrheim · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:03 pm Post subject:

Glad to see, looks as though Carter and I will be putting together a kart. Using my Invader, my rear tires, my clutch, his motor and his front tires. Then we just need to figure out how to share in the races. Arguing

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Bill Sanford · Guest

Can't say that I'm happy about this. I thought we went to the Bridgestones instead of open tire to conform to the WKA rule. Now this?

Disappointing that the guys racing in the class weren't asked for input first...or maybe I didn't get the memo. The power/weight ratio is one of main reasons these things are fun to race.

I fully understand that some of the larger guys want to compete. However, I think a much better solution would have been to keep the WKA class, and add a "heavy" class, as was done for the Clone racers. That would be consistent. Both classes could run together, but be scored separately, until such time as kart counts justified separate races.

I hope the Board will reconsider.

rubentarca · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: Yamaha super can new weight

I think Bill is right, with that extra weight we are going to slow down the racing with out reason.
Also I hope the Board will reconsider

Darrin Tebbe · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject:

The demographic that has shown the most interest in the class more closely fits the WKA masters class. By setting the weight at 360 we align with both WKA Yamaha Masters and WKA Yamaha Supercan heavy. The board felt that in the long run the weight increase will mean more Yamahas for you guys to race with.

When we announced the class last year, we were very upfront that the weight may be increased based on participants and interest shown.
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amax20 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 324 Score: 3580

could have sworn i put a post up yesterday morning am i mistaken.

Darrin Tebbe · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:14 am Post subject:

bspek · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: Sr Can

Being new to the club I am not sure how much this weight change will affect lap times. If we start lapping close to clone lap times (and could be my rookie driving style too!) then maybe we should encourage TAG for heavier weights. I put my rotax kart together for $1900 with close to zero $ maintenance, and would be a great alternative if the weight requirement becomes an issue for some. Aside from the flying Skaggs brothers, this level of investment is quite competitive. Looking forward to this weekend! Brian

amax20 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 324 Score: 3580

no it wasnt bad, i was just curious why the weights had been changed after the season started.. not that that bothers me since it will be to my benefit once i get out there this year. with my computer wisdom i probably just didnt push submit lol. are you looking at changing anything else on the class before i finish putting stuff together?

amax20 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 324 Score: 3580

and ihor needs to install a like button on this thing, make us all feel more like home.ha.