ROAD REBEL (FIA KARTING HOMOLOGATED '25) BY CRG, THE LATEST EVOLUTION OF THE KING OF SHIFTER CHASSIS

TKART Staff

16 January 2025 • 28 min. read

CIK-FIA

HOMOLOGATION
The CRG Road Rebel chassis is registered under FIA Karting homologation number 002-CH-20 from 2022 and has been confirmed for the 2025 homologation cycle. The FIA Karting regulations introduced in 2018 stipulate that homologations last indefinitely, as long as an annual fee is paid (For more read, “Dossier | FIA Homologations: what they are, what they are for, how long they last... the ultimate guide!”).

SHIFTER

CONFIGURATION
The CRG Road Rebel is homologated for use in both Direct Drive and Shifter configurations. There are two distinct versions that differ in significant technical details. In the Shifter version, analyzed in this article, the chassis has supports welded to the body for both the gearshift and the exhaust silencer, components absent on the Direct Drive version. In addition, in the Direct Drive configuration, the bearing housings have slots that allow the rear axle to be adjusted about 4 mm lower than in the Shifter version.

TUBES DIAMETER
The frame of the CRG Road Rebel is made entirely of 32 mm diameter and 2 mm thick tubes.

MANUAL OR ROBOT

WELDING
Welding of the Road Rebel's frame is done either manually by experienced technicians using the continuous wire MIG technique or by robotic welding machines. Manual welding is preferred for frames that need modification, while robotic welding is used for mass production.

MAGNESIUM

ACCESSORIES
Standard accessories are made of magnesium. In addition, for those who wish to reduce the overall weight of the kart CRG also provides accessories in carbon fiber, such as the floor pan, and in titanium such as the gearshift, which in the standard version is made of steel.

January 2025 article

On the occasion of the homologation cycle for chassis (also including brakes, fairings and bumpers) for the three-year period 2025-2027, CRG confirms the homologation of its flagship product for the Shifter categories: the Road Rebel. Undergoing a thorough renovation in 2022, over the past three years (as of the date of publication of this article, January 2025) the Road Rebel has offered excellent performance in the major international competitions in which it has been employed by the CRG Racing Team, garnering major successes such as that in the FIA Karting World Cup KZ2 (for more, read “Must Have | The Accessories of the CRG Road Rebel winning the KZ2 World Cup at Le Mans”) and in the 2022 FIA Karting World Championship (find out more in “Under Review | Complete Analysis of CRG 1st and 3rd at the 2022 FIA Karting World Championship KZ at Le Mans”). Having verified, therefore, the validity of the technical choices introduced in 2022, for the 2025 version of the Road Rebel, CRG has chosen to focus on targeted upgrades. These include new features in the standard equipment, such as the new KG 509 fairing kit and the VEN 11 braking system upgrade, and an expansion of the available options (such as the new steering wheel), designed to offer drivers a better experience on the track.

To find out what's new and the secrets of the new Road Rebel, CRG and its founder and owner, Giancarlo Tinini, opened the doors of their headquarters to us (to learn more, read “Dossier | Inside CRG, a kart company between history and the future”) located in the a of Lonato Del Garda (Italy). Here's what we found out.