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Anyone have a shifter kart for their kid?
Posted on 2/9/19 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 2/9/19 at 4:51 pm
Looks like a fun hobby. Renting seems like an easy option, but that doesn’t get you racing. NOLA motorsports is far as frick from my house, but it’s too cool not to get into.
Anyone in the lifestyle?
Anyone in the lifestyle?
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Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:11 pm to Gaston
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looks like a fun hobby. . . .
Anyone in the lifestyle?
Is this some weird way of you trying to find other swingers?
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:14 pm to Gaston
What’s a shifter kart? Sounds Chalmette’ish.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:15 pm to Gaston
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:19 pm to Gaston
How old is the kid?
I had an Italkart myself for a few years and they are BRUTALLY quick (0-60 in 3 seconds) and can run 120+mph. You do not start with a shifter, especially not a kid with no karting experience. It is like starting track days with a 911 GT2 RS.
I had an Italkart myself for a few years and they are BRUTALLY quick (0-60 in 3 seconds) and can run 120+mph. You do not start with a shifter, especially not a kid with no karting experience. It is like starting track days with a 911 GT2 RS.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:24 pm to Obtuse1
12. I’m looking for the 50 mph kind of action for him.
Seems like a perfect application for electric power.
Seems like a perfect application for electric power.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:30 pm to Gaston
At 12 you would normally be moving up to Junior class but he should try to get into Cadet before he ages out. Junior class can be very competitive.
For Cadet you are looking at something like a Tony Kart Cadet/Mini with a Rotax Minimax engine. So figure about 7k for a new kart and engine but there are plenty of used Cadet class carts around.
For Cadet you are looking at something like a Tony Kart Cadet/Mini with a Rotax Minimax engine. So figure about 7k for a new kart and engine but there are plenty of used Cadet class carts around.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:50 pm to Obtuse1
Check out E.C. Birt
Posted on 2/9/19 at 6:10 pm to Gaston
Do these have a foot clutch or hand clutch?
Posted on 2/9/19 at 6:12 pm to Gaston
I had one similar to this when I was 13-14. My use of it was supervised heavily because it could do ~75 on a bad day. I never got to race it, but I learned a shite ton about working on stuff just tinkering with it. I could do an engine swap on it in about 45 minutes. Really cut my wrenching teeth on it and have a lot of fond memories of it. It was called a “quik” model IIRC. We had two Briggs Raptor engines with it which were basically just bored over 5 horse B&S engines with an open header. Loud as hell.
Posted on 2/9/19 at 6:21 pm to Tempratt
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Do these have a foot clutch or hand clutch?
Hand clutch mounted behind the steering wheel, the shifter is on the right clutch on the left. You only use the clutch from a standing start they have sequential transmissions.
They are a handful on Sprint tracks (kart tracks vs actual road courses) the amount and speed of upshifts and downshifts is mindnumbing when you start out. You need a good deal of single speed seat time before moving to a shifter.
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