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Ingakanani iminyaka emaphakathi yezingane eziqala i-Karting ezweni lakini?

Isigaba esincane siqala kusukela kwabaneminyaka engu-7 ubudala.Kodwa-ke, izingane eziningi ziphakathi kuka-9-10.I-Thailand inesimo sezulu esishisayo kakhulu ngakho-ke idinga kakhulu ukuthi izingane ezincane ziqale ukukhwela i-kart.

Zingaki inketho abangakhetha kuzo?

Ngokusobala kukhona uchungechunge oluhlukile ongabamba iqhaza kulo njenge-Minirok, i-MicroMax ne-X30 cadet.Nokho, iMinirok iyinjini esetshenziswa kakhulu izingane kanye nochungechunge lwe-ROK Cup oluqhudelana kakhulu.

4-stroke noma 2?Ucabangani ngezigaba zama-rookie?

Ikakhulukazi ama-2-stroke, njengoba kunemijaho eminingi yokuncintisana futhi ekugcineni yilokho abashayeli abasha abafuna ukukwenza.Ku-Singha Kart Cup, sisebenzisa injini ye-Vortex Minirok enomkhawulo.Lokhu nakho kunciphisa isivinini esiphezulu futhi sehlisa isisindo sibe ngu-105 kg ukuze senze ikariti iphatheke kalula ezinganeni ezincane.Futhi ku-ROK Cup ekilasini le-Minirok, sinezinga elihlukile 'labashayeli bama-rookie' kusukela kwabaneminyaka engu-7-10 ubudala, njengoba kunzima ukuncintisana ngokushesha nabagijimi abadala, abanolwazi oluthe xaxa.

Ingabe ama-minikarts angu-60cc ashesha kakhulu kubashayeli abanjalo (futhi ngezinye izikhathi abangenamakhono)?Ingabe lokhu kungaba yingozi?Ingabe badinga ukushesha kangaka?

Hhayi-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi uma izingane zizincane kakhulu, kwesinye isikhathi kungaba nzima kakhulu futhi azikhuthazi izingane ezincane ukuthi ziyogijima.Kungakho nge-Singha Kart Cup senza 'ukhetho lwethu lwangaphambili' kumakarti aqashwa ngogesi kuqala.Futhi uma izingane zingenela umjaho ngempela, iningi

babo bashayela i-simulator futhi ungamangala ukuthi basheshe bajwayelane ne-kart yokugijima!

Iningi lamakhono okushayela alihlobene nje nokuba nejubane ekuqondeni.Pho kungani ubanika “amarokhethi” ukuze ashayele?

Hhayi-ke, yingakho sinikeza isixazululo ngesivimbeli ochungechungeni lwethu.Ngicabanga ukuthi isebenza kahle.Futhi ekugcineni lona umdlalo wezinga eliphezulu lapho sifuna ukuthuthukisa abashayeli bangempela bemijaho.Kubashayeli nabazali abathola lokhu ngokushesha okukhulu, ngokuvamile bakhetha ukushayela ngama-kart ajabulisayo/aqashwayo.

Ucabangani ngokwabiwa kwezinjini ngokudweba inkatho eMinikart?Ingabe lokhu kungenza izigaba ze-minikart zithandeke kakhulu, noma zibe ngaphansi?

Kusukela ezingeni lokuncintisana kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwabashayeli, ngikholwa ukuthi kuhle kakhulu.Ikakhulukazi eminyakeni yokuqala, ngakho-ke kugcina izindleko zabazali ziphansi.Nokho-ke kwezemidlalo ikakhulukazi emaqenjini ngibona kumqoka ukuthi nabo bafune amakhono abo ngokulungisa u-chassis nenjini isesimweni esingcono kakhulu ngokwemithetho.Okuyinto ochungechungeni oluningi lokwenziwa okukodwa, kunesikhala esincane kakhulu sezinjini 'zokushuna' noma kunjalo.

Ingabe unazo izigaba ze-minikart ezweni lakini EZOKUJABULISA NJE?

Kubo bonke abashayeli bethu abajoyina uchungechunge lwethu ngihlale ngibatshela ukuthi into ebaluleke kakhulu 'ukuzijabulisa' kwasekuqaleni.Kodwa kusobala ukuthi kunemijaho yamakilabhu ehlelwayo lapho ukuncintisana nokungezwani (ikakhulukazi kubazali) kwehle.Ngikholwa wukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi kube nemijaho yalolu hlobo ukuze kube lula ukungena kulo mdlalo.

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