blo- on <...> said:
Blokart Design.Good onya Bruce

Lets not be over obsessed with wrangling the last legalistic centimetre
out of the issue or we will all wind up shooting ourselves in the foot.

The 1 design aspect has no bearing on the age of the machine. The SPIRIT
of the machine is that we essentially "Do" have a common machine with an
ability to personalise some aspects. Albeit some slight changes like the
new front wheel which is heavier than the original but one hell ova lot
sturdier considering the speeds we are now doing and the addition of a
few Fixtures.

The carbon mast as a factory option for the performance division is not
mandatory and I don't recommend it for beginners but is a great step up
for the guys wishing to race and indeed for those more portly stature
among us who have a rampant desire to turn ourselves into human
projectiles.

I am personally of the opinion that anyone below the almost god-like
weight of 95 kgs should be banned from using such weaponry!

Also the ability to add a disc brake (due Jan 07) for rental situations
and some state requirements for some internationals public parks.

All the time remembering that the guys who want to sail at this level
are the very top of the pyramid and make up about 20% of kart owners.

Many folk just want to blast around and have a good time which we
sometimes lose sight of I am sure.

I believe we have a great sport full of great people bar none, and a
global family which is growing and enabling us to travel the planet over
to meet and interact with people we would have otherwise never known.

So with that I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and remember
it is about fostering healthy relationships with one another.

And it is about relationships that a babe came in a manger and grew up
to be the greatest teacher on relationships and wound up dying a
criminals death at the hands of legalistic religious nutters to prove
it.

here's looking back at you all

PB

Allow me to play devil's advocate for a few minutes and offer a rather different perspective.

As bog-standard out-of-the box blokarts are practically non-existent in blokart racing circles, why don't we consider any kart with unaltered approved blokart accessories, irrespective of the type and number fitted, as 'standard or production' blokarts?

A 'modified ' blokart would therefore become any kart where equipment, original or subsequently fitted had been altered to improve performance. Modification could be determined by the scrutineers and any cheating such as non-declaration of changes would bring about immediate disqualification.

I think I've proved the point that any number of 'bolt-on goodies' won't significantly improve performance without the skill to manipulate them to take best advantage of wind conditions