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OPPORTUNITY 2018: CHASSIS THAT WINS… DOESN'T GET CHANGED

TKART Staff

30 May 2018

CSAI 2015-2020

HOMOLOGATION
Like all Mini karts, Opportunity too, does not have a CIK homologation but a CSAI. The first homologation is from 2010. In 2015 it was renewed for another 5 years, until 2020

MINI - BABY

CONFIGURATION
This chassis can be used in the categories dedicated to younger kart racers: Mini and Baby

TUBES DIAMETER
Little space is left to the imagination: by regulation, the chassis pipes’ diameter for the 60 Mini class must be of 28 mm

ROBOT

WELDING
There are two “schools of thought”: by hand or robotic. All of Parolin chassis are robot welded, including the Mini Opportunity

ALLUMINIO

ACCESSORIES
Accessories supplied as the standard style are made of aluminum. As an option, it is possible to request magnesium

Parolin Racing Kart had made, in 2017, important work on its Opportunity kart for the 60 mini category and had excellent results. Further improvement on the new fairings in 2018 has confirmed these exceptional results. Therefore, it is definitely worth to examine this very interesting chassis in-depth.

The first half of the 2018 racing season was enough for Parolin’s kart Opportunity to confirm itself as the reference point for the Mini category, especially regarding the WSK competitions. In the WSK Master series, an international event defined by four important appointments, the final classification of the 60 Mini is clearly: first and second positions are conquered by two Opportunity chassis by Parolin. A confirmation which further underlines the strength and greatness of the project by Parolin in one of the most difficult and competitive categories in karting.

Compared to the 2017 model, already presented on the TKART at that time, the 2018 version has been improved with new fairings, now produced by KG. Changes and the results which deserved a further and more thorough analysis.

The welding on Parolin Racing Kart chassis is automated, i.e. 100% robotically controlled, a type of welding that takes years of research and development to achieve a quality product

Robotic machinery maintains the correct penetration of the welds, as well as uniformity regarding the welding cord, which is important to chassis flexibility

The secret of an excellent chassis for the Mini category is the type of tube, the welding and the thermal treatment of the welded chassis

The regulation frame made of 28 mm diameter tubers has a traditional shape and carefully designed accessories that are machined from solid. Particular attention (involving computer analyses and track tests) has been paid to the construction of the moveable pedalboard, which is essential for adapting the chassis when drivers grow taller. The pedalboard is secured to the box that supports the steering column, moving back and forth along it depending on the driver's height: an essential characteristic in a class like the Mini in which racers are growing constantly.