Two stroke porn
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Engine porn that is... Not two wheels but for 2 stroke lovers..250E national kart in a tuners workshop we have just been to.. 90hp and about 200kg inc driver. The later ones make more power than that...
Mine will be a single cylinder, around 60-65hp. Nowhere near the budget for this kind of thing... £13k For a new motor! Billet crank cases, 250cc rotary valve twin. Lovely.
Mine will be a single cylinder, around 60-65hp. Nowhere near the budget for this kind of thing... £13k For a new motor! Billet crank cases, 250cc rotary valve twin. Lovely.
£13K just for a motor !!
Karting's come a long long way since the days of weekend amateur racing. Mind you I sort of knew that. A neighbour of mine set his son up in karting. He was soon racing against the likes of Alex Brundle (son of ex-F1 Martin) & the Mansell boys. Apparently when Nigel Mansell started them out he bought 10 karts, had his "mechanic" check them all over & kept the best 2/3. I believe both parents had race transporters & full time mechanics to fettle the machines.
Karting's come a long long way since the days of weekend amateur racing. Mind you I sort of knew that. A neighbour of mine set his son up in karting. He was soon racing against the likes of Alex Brundle (son of ex-F1 Martin) & the Mansell boys. Apparently when Nigel Mansell started them out he bought 10 karts, had his "mechanic" check them all over & kept the best 2/3. I believe both parents had race transporters & full time mechanics to fettle the machines.
sc0tt said:
Do you still race ryan?
Me and the old man just got rid of our old GX200 - nothing as exciting as that but we paid £300 for it 3 years ago - ragged it round the track once a month for £30 a day and then sold it for £300
Karts are fantastic, too many injuries though.
Raced from 8-18, had a long break but got my license renewed and having another crack at it Me and the old man just got rid of our old GX200 - nothing as exciting as that but we paid £300 for it 3 years ago - ragged it round the track once a month for £30 a day and then sold it for £300
Karts are fantastic, too many injuries though.
Husky610 said:
My lad's god father races for RedSpeed Racing (Lee Harpham), he's currently 2nd in the european series on a twin. These things go like stink but keeping them reliable is key.
A good crowd do the national you'll have a blast trying to keep up.
Who's the tuner your using??
We went to see viper racing as he's on our doorstep, but we aren't using him as such. The engine will be tuned by my dad but we will go to viper for expansion pipes, pvl ignition and other tuning parts. my dad tuned and rebuilt all my engines from cadets, tkm, junior gearbox and ICC125 gearbox. A good crowd do the national you'll have a blast trying to keep up.
Who's the tuner your using??
I'm not expecting to light the track on fire but I did race karts for 10 years so I'm not worried abou keeping up. Raced 125 ICC last and on a lot of circuits I could beat a 250 national. No chance long circuit though.
Will be racing at darley moor, not the full blown long circuit championship. Not until I can afford it anyway!
Yazza54 said:
sc0tt said:
Do you still race ryan?
Me and the old man just got rid of our old GX200 - nothing as exciting as that but we paid £300 for it 3 years ago - ragged it round the track once a month for £30 a day and then sold it for £300
Karts are fantastic, too many injuries though.
Raced from 8-18, had a long break but got my license renewed and having another crack at it Me and the old man just got rid of our old GX200 - nothing as exciting as that but we paid £300 for it 3 years ago - ragged it round the track once a month for £30 a day and then sold it for £300
Karts are fantastic, too many injuries though.
Maruchino said:
Yazza54 said:
sc0tt said:
Do you still race ryan?
Me and the old man just got rid of our old GX200 - nothing as exciting as that but we paid £300 for it 3 years ago - ragged it round the track once a month for £30 a day and then sold it for £300
Karts are fantastic, too many injuries though.
Raced from 8-18, had a long break but got my license renewed and having another crack at it Me and the old man just got rid of our old GX200 - nothing as exciting as that but we paid £300 for it 3 years ago - ragged it round the track once a month for £30 a day and then sold it for £300
Karts are fantastic, too many injuries though.
Edited by Yazza54 on Friday 17th August 13:42
3doorPete said:
Very nice - are they bespoke engines or do they start in something else? It looks like half of a square 4. Assume by the looks of it there is still only one crankshaft?
http://fpe-racing.pagesperso-orange.fr/Telechargements_fichiers/FPE%20price%20list%20September%202006.pdfTwin crank, just look at the parts prices!!
Always wanted to do this but they have cancelled it now after injuries/death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H2HvsiTjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H2HvsiTjo
Yazza54 said:
Always wanted to do this but they have cancelled it now after injuries/death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H2HvsiTjo
I watched that event, back in 1992/3 I think.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H2HvsiTjo
Anyway, I love the look of the kart & tech, good luck..
Some more 2 stroke porn here...bear with the soppy start...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=wVRHsqMVEI...
Yazza54 said:
Always wanted to do this but they have cancelled it now after injuries/death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H2HvsiTjo
That just looks painful.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H2HvsiTjo
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