Mark your calenders now and start making your plans early to attend the 16th annual running of THE BIG ONE. This years event will again be held on Labor Day weekend Saturday Sept. 2nd. and Sunday Sept. 3rd. 2017 Keep you eyes on this site for complete info on THE BIG ONE plus all the info for the on...

We would like to wish everyone and their families a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

See you at TBO 2017.

R.E.A.R.

Alright boys and girls gather round for another of REAR's famous "Tech Tips". If you've seen our Tech Tips in the past you will have noticed that we like to re-purpose items and this tip will do just that. In keeping with the traditions of the karter from the 60's era where they used their heads and...

Tim, No, do not pull the block off plugs. First things first, get your engine running and your kart together. Once you run the kart you can decide if you need more power. There are many avenues you can take to inprove the performance of your engine and internal engine modifications are only part of ...

Tim, If your crankshaft has a keyway cut in it a standard right thread nut will work for a direct drive application. The plugs at the back of the block are for access to the transfer ports on the back side of the block. There is also 3 transfer under the intake manifold, those together with the boos...

Tim, There are no numbers stamped in the block anywhere ? Most 91.92 93 series parts are all interchangeable so a accurate identification is really not that important. Is the crankshaft 'keyed', or 3/4" straight like on a lawn mower on the pto side ? If its 91-93 series kart engine the flywheel cove...

Teddy,

Happy Thanksgiving to you bud.

Don't worry about Ron, he'll have no trouble with that pie.

R.E.A.R.

Tim,

No tricks here.

Standard American thread pattern bolt will do the job. If a regular right hand bolt won't thread on get a left hand thread.

R.E.A.R.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. Don't worry about eating too much, you have all winter to lose those extra pounds......maybe.

R.E.A.R.

THE BIG ONE 2016 will be showcased in the November issue of kartings only international publication, Vrooom Magazine. This is no small feat and there are those across the country and around the world for that matter who realize that it takes a very special event to be able to grace the pages of such...