I would like to get into sprint kart asphalt racing (I've only driven rental karts so far, but enough to know that I like it) and there is a great kart track an hour away, Carolina Motorsports Park and a new track next year in Mooresville NC. I've been reading and learning as much as possible and understand that it is important to select a class that is well represented and supported at my local tracks.
I'd like to race a TAG kart, but finances won't allow that for a year or so and I don't want to wait.
There seems to be a good contingency of clone karts at the CMP races and that seems like a great starter class. Hopefully the new Mooresville Motorplex will have a race series that has a clone class.
A specific question: Can a Birel AR30 roller chassis that was previously set up for a KT100 be used with a clone motor? What all would be involved to swap it over?
Most of the clone karts I've seen have a driving position that is lying down while I want to have a kart that I sit upright in like a TAG chassis. Can you have a sit-up kart in a clone class? Something like the AR30 chassis would let me move up to a Yamaha class with the same chasis.
What am I overlooking?
Thanks for the patience and any help or suggestions.
