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All new for 2007!
The Infiniti Epic began on track development
in June 2005. The year-plus development cycle
has net us our most ambitious design to date.
The Epic is a departure from design characteristics
seen in most chassis available today.
At first glance you might overlook the "pin
located" axle assembly that has significantly
reduced key sizes, with cross drilled aluminum
keys, not to mention that it is made of a material
NOT used in our competitions offerings. Some
may not notice the kart has three different
frame rail diameters. Did we mention the use
of stainless steel hardware? There are plenty
of things that do catch the eye.
The axle hanger and corresponding cassettes
differ from others in the fact that only one
bolt per side releases the entire assembly for
easy maintenance. The mechanism has evolved
from designs used in early development to the
"pac-man" or "clamshell" designs seen here.
The chassis pictured is an SE model and does
not contain the "Sikorski" bearing found in
the PE model. The seat slide mounts are equally
convenient. One top-mounted bolt allows for
movement left to right as well as fore and aft.
Simply turn the socket head cap screw half turn
out to move the seat front to rear. Another
half turn will allow left to right movement.
The design is similar to others on the market.
With that said, keep this in mind; "never be
afraid to take a good idea and IMPROVE it".
It has been a long time coming and will be well
worth your wait. Thank you for your time, and
enjoy the pictures.
Mike Ward
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