Important truths (and false myths) about the adjustment of the front and rear tracks of karts

Let's start by saying that one of the basic rules of karting is that, when you change the chassis setup it is always sensible to work one step at a time, without carrying out too many activities all together, because there is a risk that the final result will be opposite of the one desired. This is also valid when working on tracks: front and rear are, in fact, independent of each other and therefore, if you have a problem at the front, you change only that part of the chassis without working on the rear axle (and vice versa). To give a practical example, if you lack insertion on a track, but in the middle of a bend the kart tends to "point" too much, the front track widens in order to have more precision on entry and free the chassis in motion, without in any way changing the width of the rear track.

Editor's note
To find out more about this topic, we recommend reading the articles below dedicated to front and rear tracks:

• Technical track tests | Changing the front track – The track test


• Technical track tests| The rear track, how to adjust it