KR2. THE WORLD CHAMPION DIRECT DRIVE CHASSIS

The graphics are undoubtedly unconventional: yellow, orange and red, inserted in the KR brand’s wing motif, reflect the colours of the Serenissima Republic, which from 697 to 1797 marked the history of the land where the Kart Republic brand was established. The wing motif is a reference to the wings of the lion of San Marco, the symbol of Venice, the city that was the capital of the Venetian Republic.
Having finished with the aesthetic aspect, the technical analysis of the KR2 starts from the welding, performed, as for all the Kart Republic chassis, by a Breda Racing robot, an Italian company specialised for 30 years in the manufacturing of accessories and equipment for Motorsport. The chassis tubes are both 30 mm and 32 mm in diameter. The colour is chrome grey, already used by Dino Chiesa on Zanardi karts.
Compared to the KR1 chassis (already analysed by TKART here LINK ARTICOLO ), the KR2 differs, in addition to the diameter of the tubes, in the design of the body, with the longitudinal stringers being thinner in the middle, allowing greater rotation. These features give the KR2 a softer front end.
The Kart Republic project pays great attention to weight: consider that the KR2 weighs about 2.5/3 kg less than the Zanardi chassis, used for 12 years by Dino Chiesa's Chiesa Corse team. Every detail of the kart is lighter: from the pedals to the braking kit; from the silencer supports to the resin floor. The latter, fitted as standard on all KR chassis, is one of the accessories on which Dino Chiesa most insists: “All our chassis, KR1, KR2, KR3 and Minikart, have a resin floor: a distinctive feature compared to our competitors.”