Saw that on one of my YouTube forays. That thing is insane! There's a video out there of some one that put a Suzuki GSX 1100 cc engine on one. Would not hook to save his life. LOL
Anyone into go karts?
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Saw that on one of my YouTube forays. That thing is insane! There's a video out there of some one that put a Suzuki GSX 1100 cc engine on one. Would not hook to save his life. LOL
I've been racing 2 stroke karts for a long time and love it. Not your back yard kart type but ones that race on road courses. I won a 100cc championship twice in 2008 and 2009.
Unconventional
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Kart club president here in about 87 or 88.
The dirt track days of not long ago.
My crew chief Maxx and I scoping out the newly ventilated Briggs crankcase next door
My brother and I went in together and bought a Rupp Sprint Kart. We used to race on asphalt track I'm about 20 miles from our house. This was back in 1969 and 70 and 71. We used
McCullough's. we had a Mac 75 with two carburetors running on alcohol rhat was our main engine. We ran Mac 8s and Mac nines and Mac 10s.
Now they are just basically obsolete but we had fun.
McCullough's. we had a Mac 75 with two carburetors running on alcohol rhat was our main engine. We ran Mac 8s and Mac nines and Mac 10s.
Now they are just basically obsolete but we had fun.
Check out sugar river raceway.com
They have a vintage kart event every summer that has Blackhawk karts and such with those style motors.
Unconventional
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It's just so darned handy to have a race car you can fit in the back of your pickup 
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It's just so darned handy to have a race car you can fit in the back of your pickup
We use to load ours in my brothers 63 Fury convertibles trunk. We put padding under it so it didn't scratch or dent any thing.
Unconventional
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I got my sprint kart into the Cherokee once. It was challenging
I built little ramps/tool boxes for the Yota 4x4 so the tires would fit above the wheel wells.
PRC
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My son and I bought an old, unknown chassis a few years back and built it. He now SCCA autocrosses it in the Local D.C. region autox events. It's been a blast.
Princess Valiant
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So far I'm thinking that a front engine radio flyer kart would have a more classic look with the engine in the front, but have more logistic driveline issues.
A rear engined kart is much more simple as far as the driveline. The weight distribution wouldn't be as good because all the weight is towards the rear of the kart.
I found out an average 5 hp Briggs engine weighs 30 to 40 pounds.
A rear engined kart is much more simple as far as the driveline. The weight distribution wouldn't be as good because all the weight is towards the rear of the kart.
I found out an average 5 hp Briggs engine weighs 30 to 40 pounds.
Ben Drinkin
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Supercheap. Lots of fun.
Unconventional
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I bet this made the tech/safety guys nutz
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