Like all the chassis in the DR Racing Kart range, the J90 too tells, albeit only in its name (which summarizes “Jesolo 1990”), a piece of the sporting history of the Italian company’s founder: Danilo Rossi, a 5-time World Kart Champion (the first time in 1990 on the Italian circuit of Jesolo. To learn more, read "Special | Top Kart Drivers of the 80's and 90's"). However, the links with the past end here. As a matter of fact, the new J90, CIK-FIA approval 0025-CH-28 since 2022, represents a vast evolution from the first chassis in the line launched in 2008. The new frame, in fact, while echoing in its shape some of the features of the previous versions, is characterized by its mixed diameter tubes (both 30 and 32 mm) and has been designed to respond optimally to both types of classes: Shifter and Direct Drive.

We went to Arce (about 100 km from Rome), at the DR Racing Kart headquarters, to analyze in detail the J90. Like all the other DR Racing Kart branded chassis, it is the result of the collaboration between Danilo Rossi’s company and CRG, historic and prestigious manufacturer of kart chassis and components for over thirty years. The Italian company is responsible for the entire production process and the part relating to testing and approvals for DR Racing Kart’s chassis. It is interesting to highlight how the launch of this new chassis brings with it several functional features: first and foremost, a less-than-traditional geometry, which is the same for both the Direct Drive and Shifter categories. The differentiation between a frame intended for gearbox categories rather than single-speed categories lies in the thickness of the tubes: 1.8 mm – hence more flexibility – for Direct Drive frames and 2.0 mm for the Shifter ones.