Kart Racing

[That Ozzy Guy]

As some of you may have noticed (yeah right:cheeky: ) I've been away for a little while. Reason being I've cought the kart racing bug and have been searching and researching for a suitable go kart to begin with.

Anyone race or used to race or is thinking about racing go karts?

Looks like a fantastic sport and some of the comparisons, stats and figures I've seen are mindblowing. These things are bloody fast and if thrills is your thing then check it out.

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G'Day George,

I was begining to wonder what had happened to you.

I'll leave the fast driving to you young lead footed, speed demon petrol heads.

I stopped thinking I was invulnerable a long time ago.

Rick.

[That Ozzy Guy]

G'day Rick

A kart flip never hurt no one, except for the 13yr old girl who was travelling up to 80km/h, flipped and died as a result of her kart landing on her. See story here.

Yes, it is a dangerous motorsport but there are no thrills without any spills. A friend of mine was just telling me that after he flipped his kart he went faster than ever after recovering because he wasn't afraid anymore.

The great thing abourt this sport is it teaches the young generation how to handle a moving vehicle and I'd feel alot safer on the road if more kids were doing it. And the young hoons you speak of; if they took their pent up frustration out on the track they wouldn't be doing it on public roads.

[Alfadog]

Got a towbar? A trailer? Those are some things I'd like...

Yeh, I have a go-kart, J-class or clubman I forgot... but I only drive it down the road occasionally :stupid: LOL it's very, very fun. But only do it if you're indestructable, like me, hey Rick? :sleepy: Yeah, I guess it does kinda defeat the purpose...

Are you near a track? That helps too! Oh and if you get a friend to buy one too, you'll have 10x the fun.

[That Ozzy Guy]

Hey Lachlan

Instead of jumping in the deep end and buying a cart with no means to take it to the track etc I have somehow managed to control my impolsive shopping disorder and do it the right way. So, I'm getting the tow bar fitted, the cheap trailer and helmet, suit, gloves, boots etc and once I have all that I will buy the kart and be ready to practice for 6 months or more and then get my P's to race.

One of my friends has been doing it for 6 years now so we'll be going together. That will definately be fun and his experience should cut my learning time in half.

[Alfadog]

Hey, when I got the kart we had a tow bar :(

But yes your friend is definitely gunna be a good thing for you. You should probably be asking him the questions not us.

[Z Kid]

Hey george, you need to rock up to the track in the 240, to fit in the hoon image thing, and boy do I have a deal for you, a 240/260Z towing setup going cheap, bolts on no mods .

Karting looks like serious fun, but at 6'7 I would need to be lucky to find any form of motorsport that will fit me in . It seems to me though, that 90 percent of people who take up carting give up within the first season or so (I only ever got the minutest way through building my off road kart), your mate doesnt have an old cart you can borrow/use/setup for your first season before you have to buy a new one?

Hope your reflexes are damn quick too.

[dero]

this was at a carshow i attended saturday.......equipped with panasports and supertrapper exhuast

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Hey, Dero,

I can't help but wonder whether D-E-R-O has the same meaning in the land of the septic tanks as it does here in God's country????

Rick.

[That Ozzy Guy]

Ha ha. Stop playing with the yanks Rick.

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AAAWWWWW, George,

Yanks are FUN to play with mate. That's just ONE reason why I like 'em.

By the way mate, ref the go-carts, go for it George, GO FOR IT.

Have fun and enjoy life while you're young.

I said that I no longer think I'm invulnerable but that wasn't always the case.

Why, I remember --------------- but that was too long ago.

Enjoy, George, Enjoy.

Rick.

[That Ozzy Guy]

Thanks Rick. I think I found my chassis today. Going back this weekend to check it out with someone experienced. Looks like a good one to me. I'll let everyone know how I go.

Cheers

[Gav240z]

I've been go karting down at the indoor setup here in Port Melbourne there's another near southland I like the look of. One thing I remember is how much it hurts when your friend hits you hard from behind ouch.

I was the best out of my friends(yeah i am showing off). I had heaps of fun used to take it really serious too .

One thign I remember is the pain my hands were in afterwards they cramped right up from grabbing the steering wheel really hard and those tight corners.

it's also funny how I noticed the grip on my tyres was alot worse after alot of laps.

That was my only complaint , some karts were better than others I remember one had awful steering and I hit a wall trying to hard turn to one side.

I guess when it's like that you can't complain they need to make $$$ to survive , from what you've told us sounds alot more pro.

Keep it up .

[dero]

Originally posted by 1 Bravo 6

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Hey, Dero,

I can't help but wonder whether D-E-R-O has the same meaning in the land of the septic tanks as it does here in God's country????

Rick.

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[Alfadog]

Originally posted by Gav240z

it's also funny how I noticed the grip on my tyres was alot worse after alot of laps.

That was my only complaint , some karts were better than others I remember one had awful steering and I hit a wall trying to hard turn to one side.

That means you're going too slow, probably the lawn mower engine's fault rather than anything else!!!

That's what I don't like about rent-a-cart's, they're always different!!!

[biker]

GoKarts are a lot of fun but have to agree that it is also a lot of hard work.

After a run on the track, I always came out with sore arms, sore butt and a sore pride as my young sons enjoyed lapping me and especially cutting me on a corner. Doesn't help me carrying th extra weight!

Now I love running the Datto around the track, weight is not that critical.

George, seems you are taking up with the karts, do you have any Zed parts for sale?

[That Ozzy Guy]

Originally posted by biker

George, seems you are taking up with the karts, do you have any Zed parts for sale?

One thing I won't do is compromise my Z. It might take a bit longer to get the CV's converted and the extractors made up and the etc etc but I can't foget her. She won't let me. One of my friends that's been into karts for a while has told me that a few people really get into karts & just give up on their street car & sell it. Scary thought but I think I might be safe.

Karting is not cheap as I'm begining to find out. I suppose it is the cheapest motorsport around but still expensive and once people get serious they are really spending a heap. Initial start up costs are a bit much but what can you do.

[That Ozzy Guy]

Originally posted by biker

After a run on the track, I always came out with sore arms, sore butt and a sore pride as my young sons enjoyed lapping me and especially cutting me on a corner.

Did you race them or was it recreational with your kids?

I tell you, some of the young kids I've seen could show most people out on the roads how to drive.

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G'Day there Dero,

Sorry it took me so long to come back. Been bizzy.

Down here in the great south land, DERO is short for

derelict. A bloke who is a drunk, a bum.

Just wondered if it meant the same in the good old US of A.

Rick.

[That Ozzy Guy]

Just put a deposit down on my first kart. It's a couple of years old but it's never been raced. It also comes with all the equipment I need like helmet, suit, stand etc and it was fairly cheap so I'm stoked.

Oh, I'm also scared about my first drive.

Should be interesting to say the least.

[Alfadog]

Nice, that's the same chassis as me !

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HOHOHOHO,

I'm tempted to comment on your last post.

Same chassis as YOU????????????

Rick.

[Alfadog]

Oh, didn't I tell you? I am a cyborg built half on a go-kart...

[Brett240]

gday george,

i used to race these things for a few years in a class called RESA light. awesome stuff but the expenses eventually got to me.

do you have an engine yet?

i'd suggest a yamaha clubman engine if you are running 100cc

they are really easy to keep in tune and its one of the most competitive classes in aus and are a blast to drive. the quicker engines are difficult to keep on tune with out running to rich and losing power or running to lean and seizing.

i used to burn my engine about 5 times a year and they arent cheap to rebuild.

cheers,

Brett

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Uh, Oh, maybe the machines ARE taking over.

We might need big Arnie to combat AlfaCYBORG.

Rick.