Where can i buy a 250E gokart
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250s are shockingly fast, i thought the 100cc TKM was fast but this was on another level. they can lap as quickly as F3 cars, i didnt believe this when i was first told but when i saw them race at Combe I was amazed. on the limit they will be scary as hell and take real commitment to drive at anything near the limit.
www.karting.co.uk will be a good bet but you will probably have more success at the kart show (somewhere in london in december time if i remember) or at a meeting where you can talk to a few people.
just a question but do you intend to race it or is it for fun? personally if it was the latter i would go for a 125, you might be pushed to tell the difference if you are not used to the speed and on many kart circuits a 250 will just be too short and tight to get any real speed up, you really do need the long circuits. if you plan to race, good luck....
as for getting one from Ireland, there should be enough around the UK to not have to but driving over to collect is really your only hope, courier etc will be expensive.
www.karting.co.uk will be a good bet but you will probably have more success at the kart show (somewhere in london in december time if i remember) or at a meeting where you can talk to a few people.
just a question but do you intend to race it or is it for fun? personally if it was the latter i would go for a 125, you might be pushed to tell the difference if you are not used to the speed and on many kart circuits a 250 will just be too short and tight to get any real speed up, you really do need the long circuits. if you plan to race, good luck....
as for getting one from Ireland, there should be enough around the UK to not have to but driving over to collect is really your only hope, courier etc will be expensive.
Thanks for the replys guys, i have a 600+ hp evo6 so i like things fast but ill be honnest ive never driven a 250cc gokart at all. I know my car is totaly differnt from a gokart but after looking at them and finding out how quick they actualy i want one. Im going to treat myself to one for my 22nd birthday in a week because all i do on a weekend is sit about. I would like it for fun at the mo but if i get used to karting and i feel i can become competative ill race it but like i said if i become good enough. Ill let you know how i get on with buying one. Thanks all.
Also IIRC from reading the odd thread on here or elsewhere, aren't 250 gearbox karts rather limited in where they can run, ie most kart tracks don't allow them as they're too quick so you can only really run them on circuit karting test days which may limit seat time a fair bit?
Edited by LocoBlade on Monday 7th July 21:04
djmotorsport said:
Please don't! At least not until you've tried something like a RotaxMax/Formula Blue/Biland. Even then a 250 is in another dimension - they are for serious (read experienced and talented) karters only.
IMHO.
I understand what you are saying but the only reason i want one is because i saw these types of karts, im not racing it so i wont be pushing it to its limits and i know your thinking why buy one then but i just want one. Do you know if there are plenty for sale in the karting magazines and is there a big difference between 250cc singles and twin clyinderIMHO.
Edited by djmotorsport on Monday 7th July 20:10
Where are you going to use it? I'm fairly experienced karter (just back from doing a 24hr at Le mans) and I've also done a fair bit of single seater racing, and I would hesitate before even thinking about a 250.
You're not going to be able to run it on most (if not all) kart tracks that are used mostly for direct drive classes and the odd 125 gearbox event. You also need to look after it and have a good level of mechanical understanding , and that's before any setup capability.
You can try out a Rotax or similar at your local MSA kart track and scare youself. I'd be happy to point you in the right direction
Superkartracer can also give you first hand experience of this kind of kit.
A 250 twin is another level again:-)
You're not going to be able to run it on most (if not all) kart tracks that are used mostly for direct drive classes and the odd 125 gearbox event. You also need to look after it and have a good level of mechanical understanding , and that's before any setup capability.
You can try out a Rotax or similar at your local MSA kart track and scare youself. I'd be happy to point you in the right direction
Superkartracer can also give you first hand experience of this kind of kit.
A 250 twin is another level again:-)
djmotorsport said:
Where are you going to use it? I'm fairly experienced karter (just back from doing a 24hr at Le mans) and I've also done a fair bit of single seater racing, and I would hesitate before even thinking about a 250.
You're not going to be able to run it on most (if not all) kart tracks that are used mostly for direct drive classes and the odd 125 gearbox event. You also need to look after it and have a good level of mechanical understanding , and that's before any setup capability.
You can try out a Rotax or similar at your local MSA kart track and scare youself. I'd be happy to point you in the right direction
Superkartracer can also give you first hand experience of this kind of kit.
A 250 twin is another level again:-)
I know pleanty about maintanence, i built my car, ive had 3 moto x bikes (1 125 and 2 250's) i have even built a r1 powered kart but it was uncontrolable so it didnt handle very well, infact thats the reason i wanted a 250 kart because its the proper thing. Setting up the kart is something i wouldnt really know though. Please would you help me find places around yorksire that will allow me to use a 250 single or twin on a track, i basicly want it for track day use like cars. There has to be the odd place. Thanks djmotorsportYou're not going to be able to run it on most (if not all) kart tracks that are used mostly for direct drive classes and the odd 125 gearbox event. You also need to look after it and have a good level of mechanical understanding , and that's before any setup capability.
You can try out a Rotax or similar at your local MSA kart track and scare youself. I'd be happy to point you in the right direction
Superkartracer can also give you first hand experience of this kind of kit.
A 250 twin is another level again:-)
Type in superkart in google, that will bring up all you need to know. As for trackdays try http://www.superkarttrackdays.com/ but as said eariler I really don't think you should be jumping straight into a 250 while still calling them "gokarts", you should really have a hand at short circuit racing first, with a max or whatever first.
Edit: Also djmotorsport are you Equipe Vitesse?... just I shall be doing my first enduro at Teesside in August, oh and congrats on the win.
Edit: Also djmotorsport are you Equipe Vitesse?... just I shall be doing my first enduro at Teesside in August, oh and congrats on the win.
Edited by intrepid44 on Monday 7th July 22:24
I dont know how true it is but when I used to marshal at Donington we were always told they only brake once the entire lap. Lap times were comparable to F3 so it could very well be true.
I to would love to have a go but I think they are probably quicker than I can handle so will end up stacking it. Its all very well saying "I'm not going to push it" but we all know how the red mist decends...especially in a kart that seems to have limitless amounts of grip...which in a superkart is going to be well in to 3 figure speeds when the grip runs out!
I to would love to have a go but I think they are probably quicker than I can handle so will end up stacking it. Its all very well saying "I'm not going to push it" but we all know how the red mist decends...especially in a kart that seems to have limitless amounts of grip...which in a superkart is going to be well in to 3 figure speeds when the grip runs out!
the fact that your calling it a gokart says it all! a 250 kart is like a missile and even if you drive an evo 6 on the road this means nothing.!
i thought i could drive quickly on the road and then the first time i drove a kart on track i span 5 times on the first lap
get yourself a 100cc or rotax max to drive and at least after driving it you wont be in hospital!
i thought i could drive quickly on the road and then the first time i drove a kart on track i span 5 times on the first lap
get yourself a 100cc or rotax max to drive and at least after driving it you wont be in hospital!
refoman2 said:
the fact that your calling it a gokart says it all! a 250 kart is like a missile and even if you drive an evo 6 on the road this means nothing.!
i thought i could drive quickly on the road and then the first time i drove a kart on track i span 5 times on the first lap
get yourself a 100cc or rotax max to drive and at least after driving it you wont be in hospital!
Or a twin engined pro-kart, they're slower but feel bloody quick. i thought i could drive quickly on the road and then the first time i drove a kart on track i span 5 times on the first lap
get yourself a 100cc or rotax max to drive and at least after driving it you wont be in hospital!
To be fair to the man a twin engined pro kart would be too slow within 6 months. I'm not exactly saying that they bore me
but given this is the type of chap that likes 600hp evos and motoX etc it would be little more than a stepping stone.
That said if you do buy a 250E I don't expect you'll be about to see your 23rd birthday, or at the very least you won't be in the same shape you are now. I have driven karts of one form or another since I was 10 (not competatively mind you) and whilst I would jump at the chance of a go in a 250 I wouldn't by one for the same reason I haven't ever bought a bike. Death on a stick.
but given this is the type of chap that likes 600hp evos and motoX etc it would be little more than a stepping stone.That said if you do buy a 250E I don't expect you'll be about to see your 23rd birthday, or at the very least you won't be in the same shape you are now. I have driven karts of one form or another since I was 10 (not competatively mind you) and whilst I would jump at the chance of a go in a 250 I wouldn't by one for the same reason I haven't ever bought a bike. Death on a stick.
Edited by rude-boy on Tuesday 8th July 17:17
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