deanmcreynolds26
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Anyone on here ever got into proper go kart racing?
having a look on the net but cant seem to find much information..
quite fancy having a go at something like this for some weekend fun 
not just turn up and pay sessions as ive done a few of them..
[Edited on 01-08-2010 by deanmcreynolds26]
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Paul_J
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Half-Pint definitely does.
Rob_Lee was doing something.
Jr, Lee Mitchell and Half Pint did a thing recently at buckmore.
I've done plenty of just 'GP events' and won the small trophys you get, good fun but I was considering taking it to the next level with my own kart.
You can pick up a Rotax Max Senior kart for about £1500-£2000. 34 bhp 2 stroke engine = very quick.
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AK
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look on google for tracks local to you - contact them, go along to race meets and see whats what.
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antnee
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To race properly it costs a lot! I wanted to start racing when I was about 12, but the costs are verging on the stupidly high, new chassis every season, tyres, travelling, soon adds up! I think most of the people then (in various forms of junior racing) were spending approx 10k a season
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AK
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no form of Motorsport is cheap!
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barter
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done 2years of karting when i was younger.regional level only.lived in swindon at the time,combe youst to be my favourite track.
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
no form of Motorsport is cheap!
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jr
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ive driven ma'x but with the running cost and buying them that is a silly suggestion
looking into local proper hire kart series or your own kart, but then lots of associated issues with running your own kart etc
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Ant
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used to race TKM's which is about the cheapist MSA class there is, cost of the kart was around 4k helmet gloves and suit tour looking at another £1000 a weekends racing would typically cost about £300 and engine was rebuilt every 3 hours of race time at around £400
Racing was good though!
Daytona are running a sprint series on some 125cc rotax powered birrels think entry is about £150 worth looking into, wil be as close as you can get to the real thing
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dannymccann
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Same engines as in the Aprilia RS125, Rotax 125's? Not surprised they need rebuilding every 3 hours, I know mine did in my bike 
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deanmcreynolds26
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if i was getting into it, was thinking something that didnt need rebuilt every 3 hours, thats mental.. lol
how do these local karting places get away with running karts every day? are they getting rebuilt often?
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antnee
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Same as racing cars compared to road cars really!
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jr
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nope
most uk hire karts genrally run a form of honda gx engine, a oil/air cooled clutched 4 stroke, which are used in gennerators etc and can run for hours and hours, only rev to 5700rpm as standard and genrall matiance free bar the obvious
your comparing them to tkm/rotax, which rev to 16000rpm+ and 2 stroke, and therefore need alot more care and setting up
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jr
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from the sounds of it you wanna look into club100, sounds like your sort of thing
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Graham88
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Might aswell just stick a 600cc bike engine in and just use one gear 
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jr
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and race it against what graham 
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deanmcreynolds26
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bike engined go kart sounds a bit more my thing then lol
think ill get on some of the karting forums and get a nosey about 
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Col004
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I raced in JICA and then went into ICA. Really really enjoyed it but my career forced me to stop. I still have my licence though in case I ever got back into it.
Fantactic weekends away.
[Edited on 02-08-2010 by Col004]
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deanmcreynolds26
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looking at info on the biland 4 stroke 250's they last a little longer lol
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jr
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get a prokart and learn how to drive it, your going from the eqivelent of a metro to gp2
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
if i was getting into it, was thinking something that didnt need rebuilt every 3 hours, thats mental.. lol
how do these local karting places get away with running karts every day? are they getting rebuilt often?
Because local karting places use shitty 4 stroke engines, with corporate tyres and pretty shit chassis.
Go drive a proper fast 2 stroke kart like a TKM or Rotax Max. It's completely different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YromOOw3Pg&feature=related
I've got the same engine in my motorbike and providing you keep it topped up with oil and let it warm up it's reliable enough.
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jr
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a proper pro kart is much better than the hire ones, and those "shitty" engines are actully quite good paul, tkm direct drive are beeing phased out now and alot of places dont accept them either
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lee mitchell
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get a pro kart like i have. very easy to mainain. then throw a £1000 at the engines with parts from america etc and u end up with a very nippy pro kart. pisses over corporate ones
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Paul_J
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What engine is used with a pro kart?
Is a pro kart what I used at buckmore? The chassis wasn't bad, but the engine still didn't feel that quick.
but jr I was more saying to dean that typical crap karting place (e.g. indoor / small organisation) kart / engine is shit.
I've just been looking at club 100 and I'm thinking I may just go up to Rye House for a test. It's not bad money.
I was supposed to be having a test with a Rotax Max team a while ago, but it was going to cost me over £250 for the hire of the kart, gear, and day of set up adjustments from the team for the day and I was tight on money. This was at whitton mill.
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Half Pint
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quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
get a pro kart like i have. very easy to mainain. then throw a £1000 at the engines with parts from america etc and u end up with a very nippy pro kart. pisses over corporate ones
can't beat a thunderkart with a Half Pint behind the wheel 
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