Archive for October 3rd, 2009

Go Karts Fifth Gear

2 Go Karts Fifth Gearhttp://www.motorbeam.com/ Tiff and Jason race head-to-head in seriously quick go-karts

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Go Karts Fifth Gear

2 Go Karts Fifth Gearhttp://www.motorbeam.com/ Tiff and Jason race head-to-head in seriously quick go-karts

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Fun Cup Brands Hatch 13th June 2009

2 Fun Cup Brands Hatch 13th June 2009My first ever race. Fun Cup series at Brands Hatch, 4 hour endurance race between 2 or more drivers. 2 classes of car racing, 160hp 1.9 TDI and 130hp 1.8 petrol (I was in the petrol car). Single seat RWD just a big go-kart basically, lots of fun!!

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Fun Cup Brands Hatch 13th June 2009

2 Fun Cup Brands Hatch 13th June 2009My first ever race. Fun Cup series at Brands Hatch, 4 hour endurance race between 2 or more drivers. 2 classes of car racing, 160hp 1.9 TDI and 130hp 1.8 petrol (I was in the petrol car). Single seat RWD just a big go-kart basically, lots of fun!!

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Homemade gokart (gocart) with Harbor Freight 2.5 hp engine 79cc

2 Homemade gokart (gocart) with Harbor Freight 2.5 hp engine 79ccI just finished up with this homemade gokart with a harbor freight 2.5hp engine. We have a small backyard and my boys have never driven one before so I was trying to have it go around lawn mower speed. I’d say it probably goes 10mph when topped out. The governer is removed and it will wind out with me on it to over 4500 rpm (I have a tiny tach). I used a 12 tooth clutch and then took a spare jackshaft sprocket and welded it to a 40 tooth axle gear which is on the jackshaft. Then it goes to a 13 tooth sprocket and then to a 60 tooth. Frame is welded out of 1″ tubing from local hardware stores. It was very tricky because of the thin tubing and avoiding blowing through the metal with the welder. This engine is capable of much faster speed with different gearing however my family has a yard with some hills and the boys are cautious about putting the pedal to the metal so the low gearing works fine. It did take me several head scratches to figure out why the engine kept shutting down and then figured out it had a low oil cutoff that was triggered when I was cutting the corners. I actually built two karts in two weeks. First one was a 1.5 feet longer which was great for adults but even with the adjustable seat the boys were having a hard time pushing the gas all the way down.

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