The angle of the caster affects karts when entering bends

The set up of a kart is a topic for which there are always many questions from enthusiasts. Angles, adjustments, modifications ... every possible intervention raises questions on the best ways to carry it out and the results it can give on the track. Never more than in these cases, the experience and knowledge of the sector’s operators can be an important guide to finding the answers. Starting, for example, from the doubt as to whether a change in the angle of the caster can affect how karts behave when entering bends. To answer the question is Rickard Kaell, team manager Sauber Racing Team and a man of great experience in international karting. Together with him, in the next "quizzes", Franco Drudi, TM Racing's most experienced motorist, will clarify whether too large conveyors can be counterproductive for 60 Mini engines; and the vice world champion Riccardo Longhi will explain whether it is useful, when driving a KZ kart, to brake while taking a bend. But the advice doesn't end there…