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Avon gearing - Bill Peck - 06-30-2017

I'm looking at the track map of Avon and it looks like the top speed is going to be a little faster than Sandy Hook. I was running a 6.2 gear (Margay box) at Sandy Hook and it was just about right. Problem is the next shorter gear I have is 5.0, which I'm sure would be way too much. It would be nice to have something around 5.8 just in case. Anybody want to work a swap?

What gearing are some of you guys running at those two tracks?


RE: Avon gearing - Sam Polito - 06-30-2017

You will be just fine with the Sandy Hook gearing unless you want more power coming out of the corners
I run your ratio at both tracks and it works out very well
Get there Thursday for the test and tune day to try it out
Scott and I are looking forward to seeing everyone so have a safe trip down
Sam


RE: Avon gearing - steve miller - 06-30-2017

I think ur going way the wrong way..start 7.00 end up mid 7,s


RE: Avon gearing - Scott Kneisel - 06-30-2017

I run 7.5:1 -8.0:1 with my sportsman engines but I weigh 182, I agree with Steve. We have a real tight hairpin so you need some gear coming out of that or you will be left in the dust.


RE: Avon gearing - Bill Peck - 06-30-2017

Thanks guys. I have plenty of gears going the other way. I'm just looking at that long straight and worrying about over reving. Guess I'm getting timid in my old age!


RE: Avon gearing - David Luciani - 06-30-2017

Bill,
if i remember i'll bring my spare margay gear sets.
you're welcome to borrow out of the box for the weekend.

yer bud
Cool


RE: Avon gearing - steve miller - 06-30-2017

dave ., you better get something running im in process putting another mc6 on a kart ..not sure witch one maybe another one of my homemade jobs ..
but ill have 2 karts with mc6,s


RE: Avon gearing - Gary Wlodarsky - 07-01-2017

looked back..I run 9-64 - 9/66 at Avon,,(215 pounds),gotta have it coming out of hairpin,,,,,breath the motors on top end,,there are no National Titles involved....

looking forward to Avon.....great track run by great people...

gw


RE: Avon gearing - Tony Severino - 07-01-2017

9/70 or 9/72 with a Mc @165 pound driver. If you want to go easy on your motor 9/68.


RE: Avon gearing - Al Peckenpaugh - 07-01-2017

My single rear is 7.5-1 at Avon. Mac91 300 lb total weight

If I knew how to change the user name to Al Peckenpaugh I would