by Jeff Grist and Memo Gidley
Paperback RRP £16.99 - Publication Date May - ISBN 0-7603-2345-3
2006 marks the official 50th anniversary of karting 1956 – 2006
Don’t be left in the dust when you hit the track. Karting: Everything You Need To Know will help you take the steps to kart racing
Karting has become one of the fastest growing motor sports. There are many categories of karting and a class for every age group. It can be an occasional hobby and a way to have fun or a perfect training ground for professional racing. Many well-known car racing champions used karting as a stepping-stone to motor sport, including Alex Zanardi, Michael Schumacher and Jensen Button.
Karting: Everything You Need To Know is written by karting professional Memo Gidley, one of America's most successful shifter (gearbox) kart racers with two championships to his credit. The book is all about learning the basics of karting and how to get started in this popular, versatile form of motor sport.
As a novice, you are confronted with a bewildering array of choices – such as kart types and classes, short circuit racing and long circuit racing. This comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide offers all the answers. Karting: Everything You Need To Know will teach you the ins and outs of the sport: buying a kart, choosing an appropriate category, selecting safety equipment, how to perform maintenance checks and mastering the racing techniques that will get you up to speed on the track.
It is packed with useful information such as details of racing organisations, kart set-up and tuning, towing tips and flag signals plus track, pit and personal safety. There are personal reminder checklists of how to carry out quick maintenance checks, basic nut and bolt checks and general torque specifications plus advice on a baseline set-up, race day set-up and pre-race tuning. It will prove an invaluable resource for all newcomers to the sport.
Memo Gidley is an accomplished racecar driver having competed in CART, including podium finishes at Houston, Laguna Seca and Cleveland. Currently, Memo is the driver of the Air Force Reserve/Make-a-wish Daytona Prototype with Findlay Motorsports and is one of America's most successful shifter kart racers with two championships to his credit. Memo is the lead test driver for Trackmagic. Co-author, Jeff Grist, is shifter kart enthusiast and first time author.
