How fast are they? Approximately how many manufacturers?
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David G Fisher
How fast are they? Approximately how many manufacturers?
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David G Fisher
For $2000 you can get a really nice used kart. I've
got well over $3000 in mine but everything is new.
Find a track and go to some races before you even think
about buying anything. At the track you can sometimes
find the best deals.
How fast are they? Depends on the track you are on.
I've heard of stock briggs 5hp karts going 92 mph at
Winchester. 250 cc shifter kart? I don't want to
even think about it.
There are more manufacturers than you can shake a
stick at.
I suggest buying a two or three year old chassis.
Anything older will be worn out or just obsolete.
Here's a picture of my kart from last year. I
had about $750 in it:
http://home.mindspring.com/~pdotson/index.html
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Pat Dotson
> About $2,000?
> How fast are they? Approximately how many manufacturers?
> --
> David G Fisher
Whatever you do, you have to realize
that as much fun as it is, racing
karts is no gpl.
:)
Pat Dotson
> What kind of driving are you wanting to do? What kind
> of tracks are there in your area? I got into oval
> karting because that's about all there is in Indiana,
> at least near where I live.
> For $2000 you can get a really nice used kart. I've
> got well over $3000 in mine but everything is new.
> Find a track and go to some races before you even think
> about buying anything. At the track you can sometimes
> find the best deals.
> How fast are they? Depends on the track you are on.
> I've heard of stock briggs 5hp karts going 92 mph at
> Winchester. 250 cc shifter kart? I don't want to
> even think about it.
> There are more manufacturers than you can shake a
> stick at.
> I suggest buying a two or three year old chassis.
> Anything older will be worn out or just obsolete.
> Here's a picture of my kart from last year. I
> had about $750 in it:
> http://home.mindspring.com/~pdotson/index.html
> --
> Pat Dotson
> > About $2,000?
> > How fast are they? Approximately how many manufacturers?
> > --
> > David G Fisher
no answer to yr question, but....
did anybody here race carts back in the glorious 70's? i used to race
A-bones and then went to the newfangled Sidewinders.....started box stock 5,
some tracks would let you do the 5 with a shaved 4 hp head to get some more
hp..... then stock appearing..... then modified whooohooo! 85 mph on the
well bank clay of the Sweet Home Go Kart Club near Loris SC.
the thing is.... back then, you could get onto the track, engine, weights (i
was tiny back then-- hard to believe now) kart, slicks and a quick change
hub for less than 500.
is the technology that much better now or is it the market that supports
this extravagant price for karts? hell, you can get out with a rookie
division stock car for a little more (well, some places).
i remember being able to take my cousins mac 101aa enduro for a few laps
around Rambi Raceway (ahhmm, they may have dropped the rambi by then) but
over 100 mph a 1/2 inch off the ground (probably a bit higher) lying down
with yr head up... that was pretty damned cool.....
we all thought he was the big beans, back on the farm. racing WKA events
and all....
two, three thousand?
don't any of you people have some old a-bones around.... if you could pick
up 10 or 12 or 20 of those cheap,,,, you could start yr own league and track
with everybody running near the same speed, for about the same price of one
kart......... oh, but i dream.......
btw, how much is a 5hp stock briggs and stratton these days?
rob
Inflation? $500 in the seventies IS about $2000 - $3000 now.
then somebody need's to adjust my pay! hehe
rob
> > How fast are they? Approximately how many manufacturers?
> > --
> > David G Fisher
> no answer to yr question, but....
> did anybody here race carts back in the glorious 70's? i used to race
> A-bones and then went to the newfangled Sidewinders.....started box stock 5,
> some tracks would let you do the 5 with a shaved 4 hp head to get some more
> hp..... then stock appearing..... then modified whooohooo! 85 mph on the
> well bank clay of the Sweet Home Go Kart Club near Loris SC.
> the thing is.... back then, you could get onto the track, engine, weights (i
> was tiny back then-- hard to believe now) kart, slicks and a quick change
> hub for less than 500.
> is the technology that much better now or is it the market that supports
> this extravagant price for karts? hell, you can get out with a rookie
> division stock car for a little more (well, some places).
> i remember being able to take my cousins mac 101aa enduro for a few laps
> around Rambi Raceway (ahhmm, they may have dropped the rambi by then) but
> over 100 mph a 1/2 inch off the ground (probably a bit higher) lying down
> with yr head up... that was pretty damned cool.....
> we all thought he was the big beans, back on the farm. racing WKA events
> and all....
> two, three thousand?
> don't any of you people have some old a-bones around.... if you could pick
> up 10 or 12 or 20 of those cheap,,,, you could start yr own league and track
> with everybody running near the same speed, for about the same price of one
> kart......... oh, but i dream.......
> btw, how much is a 5hp stock briggs and stratton these days?
> rob
> is the technology that much better now or is it the market that supports
> this extravagant price for karts? hell, you can get out with a rookie
> division stock car for a little more (well, some places).
Plus, there are all sorts of telemetry things you can
buy. I have a my-chron 3. Data logging at 10 Hz -
lap times, rpm, cylinder head temperature, all
downloadable to a PC via USB port after the race.
Yep. For less that $2000 you can be competitive
if you buy used and buy smart. New stuff is
twice that.
You see those karts out there. The chassis I
was running last year was probably 10 years
old, but it had caster and camber adjustments
at least. Those things just aren't very
competitive anymore. I spent the whole season
chasing my tail with that thing.
Stock Briggs Raptor 5 hp can be had for under
$300. WKA blueprinted 5 hp motors are anywhere
from 600-700 to over $1000. Depends on how
much you want to spend.
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PD
hehe, camber adjustments! we carried a small length of a 4x4 post, set it
under which ever side needed adjusting and had the biggest guy around jump
on it, take a few laps to see how it was and try again. after we had 3
karts, it was separate karts for different tracks.
but i guess this is a SIM board, so i'll hush now!
rob
Thanks for the info. I'm not sure if I'll be getting one any time soon, just
looking into it a bit right now.
David G Fisher
> Whatever you do, you have to realize
> that as much fun as it is, racing
> karts is no gpl.
> :)
> Pat Dotson
> > What kind of driving are you wanting to do? What kind
> > of tracks are there in your area? I got into oval
> > karting because that's about all there is in Indiana,
> > at least near where I live.
> > For $2000 you can get a really nice used kart. I've
> > got well over $3000 in mine but everything is new.
> > Find a track and go to some races before you even think
> > about buying anything. At the track you can sometimes
> > find the best deals.
> > How fast are they? Depends on the track you are on.
> > I've heard of stock briggs 5hp karts going 92 mph at
> > Winchester. 250 cc shifter kart? I don't want to
> > even think about it.
> > There are more manufacturers than you can shake a
> > stick at.
> > I suggest buying a two or three year old chassis.
> > Anything older will be worn out or just obsolete.
> > Here's a picture of my kart from last year. I
> > had about $750 in it:
> > http://home.mindspring.com/~pdotson/index.html
> > --
> > Pat Dotson
> > > About $2,000?
> > > How fast are they? Approximately how many manufacturers?
> > > --
> > > David G Fisher