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ASKED QUESTIONS____________ |
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ARE
AEROTEC RACE BODIES REALLY MORE AERODYNAMIC? |
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WITHOUT
QUESTION--YES...AEROTEC RACE BODIES ARE DESIGNED AND TESTED TO FIND THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF DRAG, WHILE MAINTAINING PROPER BALANCE. |
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DO
AERODYNAMICS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? |
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AGAIN...YES.
THE BIGGER THE TRACK, THE MORE DIFFERENCE THAT IT MAKES. WE BELIEVE AT
AEROTEC RACE BODIES THAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL ADDS UP TO SUCCESS ON THE
TRACK. WE STRIVE TO FOLLOW THIS IDEA, BOTH WITH OUR BODYWORK AND OUR RACE
TEAM. |
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AEROTEC
RACE BODIES ARE ONE-PIECE. WHY? |
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WHEN
WE WERE DECIDING WHAT TYPE OF BODYWORK TO BUILD, WE LOOKED AT BOTH STYLES,
BUT FELT THAT ONE-PIECE BODIES MOUNTED EASIER AND MORE ACCURATELY, WERE
MORE AERODYNAMIC, AND MORE CONSISTENT WITH HANDLING. |
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SPEAKING
OF HANDLING, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ONE-PIECE BODIES BIND YOUR KART UP...IS
THIS TRUE? |
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MOST
LIKELY, THE PERSON WHO TOLD YOU THIS EITHER IS TRYING TO SELL YOU ON
ANOTHER TYPE OF BODY, OR HAD HEARD THIS--BUT DIDN'T HAVE ANY REAL
FIRST HAND INFORMATION, OR HAD SOME OTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN BODYWORK. WE
HAVE NEVER SEEN A HANDLING PROBLEM THAT WAS THE FAULT OF THE BODYWORK
ITSELF. WE HAVE, HOWEVER, SEEN BODIES OF ALL TYPES THAT ARE MOUNTED
IMPROPERLY, WHICH CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS. IN FACT, WE HAVE SEEN INSTANCES
WHERE ONE-PIECE BODIES HELP HANDLING. |
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IMPROVE
HANDLING...IF THEY CAN'T HURT HANDLING, HOW CAN THEY HELP? |
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SOMETIMES,
THE FRONT UPRIGHT BRACES THAT ARE NEEDED TO HOLD THREE-PIECE BODIES UP OFF
OF THE TIRES WILL CAUSE TOO MUCH RIGIDITY IN THE FRONT CORNERS AND STIFFEN
THE CHASSIS, WHICH CAUSES HANDLING ISSUES. SINCE WE DO NOT NEED THESE
BRACES WITH ONE-PIECE BODYWORK, YOUR CHASSIS IS FREE TO WORK AS
INTENDED--THEREFORE CAN PERFORM AT ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. |
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IS
THERE A PROPER WAY TO MOUNT A ONE-PIECE BODY? |
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EVERY
BODY SHOULD BE MOUNTED IN A FASHION THAT ALLOWS IT SET SET ON THE KART
NATURALLY, AND NOT IN A TWIST, OR A BIND--WHETHER IT IS ONE-PIECE OR
THREE-PIECE. BODYWORK SHOULD BE TIGHTLY BOLTED TO THE NOSE TABS, BUT
LOOSELY MOUNTED ON THE SIDE NERF BARS. BY LOOSELY, WE MEAN THAT THE
BOLTS SHOULD BE ALMOST TIGHT, BUT JUST BARELY LOOSE.
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ARE
AEROTEC RACE BODIES REALLY TOUGH? |
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WE
HAVE E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS ALMOST WEEKLY, GIVING US WONDERFUL STORIES OF
HOW OUR BODYWORK HELD UP BETTER THAN EVER EXPECTED IN HARD CRASHES.
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BUT,
DO THEY PERFORM WELL ALSO? |
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AEROTEC
RACE BODIES HAVE SET TRACK RECORDS AND WON CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY. IT'S HARD TO ARGUE WITH THOSE KINDS OF RESULTS....
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AEROTEC
RACE BODIES ARE A BIT HEAVIER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER BODIES...WHY? |
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WE
HAND LAY OUR BODIES WITH REINFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS, MOSTLY IN THE
NOSE AREA- BUT ALSO ON THE REAR CORNERS AS WELL. THIS HELPS OUR BODYWORK
TO LAST MUCH LONGER THAN OTHER BODIES. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT OUR BODIES
ARE SUPER THICK ALL OVER....JUST IN THE AREAS WHERE DAMAGE OCCURS MOST
OFTEN. THE AREAS WHERE THERE IS EXTRA REINFORCEMENT DOES NOT AFFECT THE
BODY FLEXING IN ANY WAY. HOWEVER, IF WEIGHT IS A CONCERN TO YOU, WE ALSO
OFFER ULTRA-LIGHT VERSIONS FOR ALL OF OUR BODYWORK..
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I
SEE THAT SOME BODIES ON YOUR WEBSITE ARE METALFLAKE. DO YOU SELL THESE
BODIES? |
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WE
OFFER THEM, AT AN EXTRA CHARGE--BUT CAUTION CUSTOMERS THAT EVEN THOUGH
THESE TYPE OF BODIES LOOK GREAT, THE SURFACE FINISH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS
DURABLE AS OUR OPAQUE FINISHES. THEY TEND TO STAR CRACK, AND SURFACE CRACK
A BIT EASIER. THIS IS BECAUSE THE FLAKE CAUSES A BIT OF A SOFTER SURFACE
LAYER, WHICH IS EASIER TO CRACK. THEY ARE BEST SUITED TO TRACKS WHERE
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF CONTACT. |
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