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  • justsexxx
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Aug 2001
    • 13723

    #1

    Anyone karting here? I'm about tio buy a HONDA prokart

    Thinking about buying this toy



    120 KM/H with only 2cm from the ground There is a circuit very close to me..Any other (dutch?) people with karts?


    Andre
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  • candyflip
    Carpe Visio
    • Jul 2002
    • 43073

    #2
    What's a cart like that run in US$. We've got a cart track about 15 minutes from my house. I want to race something and the nearest sportbike track is quite a bit more of a drive.

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    • Thumbking
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2003
      • 1067

      #3
      Cool, how much is that cart? I have a friend that races those things pro... well actually I think he might have stepped it up by now. He races for Paul Tracy, Paul and his father were good friends. Paul started teaching him at a young age. My friends dad was his mechanic.

      But that shit's cool. I wish I had one of those. Instead I do motocross.. :D

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      • xato
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2003
        • 1205

        #4
        Originally posted by justsexxx
        Thinking about buying this toy



        120 KM/H with only 2cm from the ground There is a circuit very close to me..Any other (dutch?) people with karts?


        Andre
        buy a REAL kart with a 2-stroke engine.
        you'll have much more fun with it.

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        • Doctor Dre
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Jan 2001
          • 51692

          #5
          Nice . I haven't been karting for a while . There are some nice circuits arround here
          Originally posted by rayadp05
          I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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          • $pikes
            Confirmed User
            • Jun 2002
            • 1055

            #6
            Originally posted by justsexxx
            Thinking about buying this toy



            120 KM/H with only 2cm from the ground There is a circuit very close to me..Any other (dutch?) people with karts?


            Andre
            That is PIMP..I used to race those back in the day.. The G-force leaves your hips brused and arms useless after a race. Pro race car drivers who have tried driving these have been known to say "no fucking way!" have fun man.. these rock.

            Get the best helmet and a neck brace you can buy.. my 2 cents

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            • justsexxx
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Aug 2001
              • 13723

              #7
              Originally posted by candyflip
              What's a cart like that run in US$. We've got a cart track about 15 minutes from my house. I want to race something and the nearest sportbike track is quite a bit more of a drive.
              I will buy an used one for around 2000 EURO

              Andre
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              • justsexxx
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Aug 2001
                • 13723

                #8
                Originally posted by Thumbking
                Cool, how much is that cart? I have a friend that races those things pro... well actually I think he might have stepped it up by now. He races for Paul Tracy, Paul and his father were good friends. Paul started teaching him at a young age. My friends dad was his mechanic.

                But that shit's cool. I wish I had one of those. Instead I do motocross.. :D
                I like it a lot too, that's why I'm buying Also I will paint it(or with brush) with company name, so I can declare it from the tax

                Andre
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                • justsexxx
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Aug 2001
                  • 13723

                  #9
                  Originally posted by xato
                  buy a REAL kart with a 2-stroke engine.
                  you'll have much more fun with it.
                  Yeah the one I will buy has two engines of 320 CC 4-takt

                  Andre
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                  • Firehorse
                    Desire it and have it!!!
                    • Apr 2002
                    • 30767

                    #10
                    That looks like too much fun. We have a Kart track about a block from us. Looking at that made me just decide to go there today!
                    MySweetEbony

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                    • crockett
                      in a van by the river
                      • May 2003
                      • 76818

                      #11
                      I used to race lay down enduro karts.. they are quite a bit different than the typical sit up kart you are looking at. as we raced the big tracks Such as Daytona speedway, Road Atlanta and so on..
                      I don't have any pictures of my kart online but this is pretty close to what I raced..



                      I still have it, but just haven't had the chance to race it in a few years. I'm hoping to race Daytona this year in Jan. Being I live here now it shouldn't be a big deal to make it
                      Last edited by crockett; 08-07-2004, 02:18 PM.
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                      • justsexxx
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Aug 2001
                        • 13723

                        #12
                        Originally posted by crockett
                        I used to race lay down enduro karts.. they are quite a bit different than the typical sit up kart you are looking at. as we raced the big tracks Such as Daytona speedway, Road Atlanta and so on..
                        I don't have any pictures of my kart online but this is pretty close to what I raced..



                        I still have it, but just haven't had the chance to race it in a few years. I'm hoping to race Daytona this year in Jan. Being I live here now it shouldn't be a big deal to make it
                        Fun, what was the top speed, and 1 or 2 engines?
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                        • justsexxx
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Aug 2001
                          • 13723

                          #13
                          Well?
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                          • pxxx
                            First African GFY Member
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 12114

                            #14
                            Thats a nice cart i never seem one around though.

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                            • justsexxx
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Aug 2001
                              • 13723

                              #15
                              Originally posted by pxxx
                              Thats a nice cart i never seem one around though.
                              Dunno if I will buy this one, I will proberly buy one with 2 engines. With around 20HP! hehe isn't that much :D

                              Serious, it's even more compared to weigth then a Porsche

                              Andre
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                              • EviLGuY
                                So Fucking Banned
                                • Apr 2003
                                • 12745

                                #16
                                Originally posted by justsexxx
                                Thinking about buying this toy



                                120 KM/H with only 2cm from the ground There is a circuit very close to me..Any other (dutch?) people with karts?


                                Andre
                                That looks like fun.. when you are that close to the ground everything just SEEMS faster too.

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                                • Holly
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 10017

                                  #17
                                  I have a new Yamaha golf cart. Does that count?

                                  It's yellow, if that makes a difference.
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                                  • justsexxx
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Aug 2001
                                    • 13723

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by EviLGuY
                                    That looks like fun.. when you are that close to the ground everything just SEEMS faster too.
                                    Indeed. 120 KM/h with your butt a few CM from the ground...Really looking forward to buy one

                                    Andre
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                                    • TIMZIM
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2003
                                      • 213

                                      #19
                                      You should check out TONY KARTS ... these toys are for the real boys - www.tonykart.com

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                                      • justsexxx
                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                        • Aug 2001
                                        • 13723

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by TIMZIM
                                        You should check out TONY KARTS ... these toys are for the real boys - www.tonykart.com
                                        Hmm, don't see pro karts for 2* 320CC...Could be that I overlooked it tho

                                        Andre
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                                        • Doctor Dre
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Jan 2001
                                          • 51692

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by justsexxx
                                          I will buy an used one for around 2000 EURO

                                          Andre
                                          Damn that's kinda expensive . how much is a new one ?
                                          Originally posted by rayadp05
                                          I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                          • Doctor Dre
                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                            • Jan 2001
                                            • 51692

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by crockett
                                            I used to race lay down enduro karts.. they are quite a bit different than the typical sit up kart you are looking at. as we raced the big tracks Such as Daytona speedway, Road Atlanta and so on..
                                            I don't have any pictures of my kart online but this is pretty close to what I raced..



                                            I still have it, but just haven't had the chance to race it in a few years. I'm hoping to race Daytona this year in Jan. Being I live here now it shouldn't be a big deal to make it
                                            This kart is so weird ... That's up with the big front ? must unbalance a LOT
                                            Originally posted by rayadp05
                                            I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                            • crockett
                                              in a van by the river
                                              • May 2003
                                              • 76818

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by justsexxx
                                              Fun, what was the top speed, and 1 or 2 engines?
                                              oh hey lost this post... the class I normally raced in was around 130mph to 140 mph around Daytona.. we ran the full road course just like the super bikes and the 24 hour cars.

                                              twin engines are too much of a pane in the aruse getting them in sync and so on.. If I wanted to go faster I'd just set up a shifter enduro kart. I drove a 250 cc Rotax powered Kart at a track called Robleing Road in Georgia (where I won a National WKA race ) I didn't know for sure how fast it topped out at but I'd say easily 150mph down the front straightway.. At Daytona or a bigger track I don't see why the 250 cc enduros couldn't get up into the 160mph -170mph range.. but that's just guessing the top speed.

                                              The 250cc's are more than a death trap IMO but probably the closest thing you can get to power and weight ratio, and handling of a F-1 car.

                                              The only thing I don't like about the kinda of karts you are looking at is you can't run full bodies on them. So wheel to wheel contact happens quite a bit and as a result it causes a lot of flips and so on, that with a full body protecting the tires wouldn't happen. However the types of tracks you run with those karts are much shorter so you probally never get above 50-60mph so it dosn't hurt as much to crash
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                                              • crockett
                                                in a van by the river
                                                • May 2003
                                                • 76818

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Doctor Dre
                                                This kart is so weird ... That's up with the big front ? must unbalance a LOT
                                                the big front is becouse you are laying on your back, so that's where your legs and feet go. kinda the same concept as the single man bobsleds. You just can't see as much, hence the reason only real men drive them
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                                                • strobi
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                  • 7383

                                                  #25
                                                  damn that looks fun! 2000 euros well spend

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                                                  • Vitasoy
                                                    GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                                                    • Oct 2003
                                                    • 58202

                                                    #26
                                                    Nice I have gone go karting in a while.


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                                                    • justsexxx
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                      • 13723

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by crockett
                                                      oh hey lost this post... the class I normally raced in was around 130mph to 140 mph around Daytona.. we ran the full road course just like the super bikes and the 24 hour cars.

                                                      twin engines are too much of a pane in the aruse getting them in sync and so on.. If I wanted to go faster I'd just set up a shifter enduro kart. I drove a 250 cc Rotax powered Kart at a track called Robleing Road in Georgia (where I won a National WKA race ) I didn't know for sure how fast it topped out at but I'd say easily 150mph down the front straightway.. At Daytona or a bigger track I don't see why the 250 cc enduros couldn't get up into the 160mph -170mph range.. but that's just guessing the top speed.

                                                      The 250cc's are more than a death trap IMO but probably the closest thing you can get to power and weight ratio, and handling of a F-1 car.

                                                      The only thing I don't like about the kinda of karts you are looking at is you can't run full bodies on them. So wheel to wheel contact happens quite a bit and as a result it causes a lot of flips and so on, that with a full body protecting the tires wouldn't happen. However the types of tracks you run with those karts are much shorter so you probally never get above 50-60mph so it dosn't hurt as much to crash
                                                      You are right about the wheels. As far as speed, the top speed is around 120 KM/H so about 70-80 MPH

                                                      Andre
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                                                      • justsexxx
                                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                        • Aug 2001
                                                        • 13723

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Doctor Dre
                                                        Damn that's kinda expensive . how much is a new one ?
                                                        Depends on what you want, but it can go easily up to 9000 EURO.

                                                        Andre
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                                                        • crockett
                                                          in a van by the river
                                                          • May 2003
                                                          • 76818

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by justsexxx
                                                          You are right about the wheels. As far as speed, the top speed is around 120 KM/H so about 70-80 MPH

                                                          Andre
                                                          yea it really just depends on the size of the track you are running to how fast they will go.
                                                          In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                                          • justsexxx
                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                            • Aug 2001
                                                            • 13723

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by crockett
                                                            yea it really just depends on the size of the track you are running to how fast they will go.
                                                            True, the one here has some straight parts. But to be honest, I like the corners a lot more Especially when it's crowded, and you have to find the best line to pass one.

                                                            Andre
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                                                            • Adultlexicon
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Aug 2003
                                                              • 816

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by xato
                                                              buy a REAL kart with a 2-stroke engine.
                                                              you'll have much more fun with it.
                                                              most of the tracks in the Netherlands only allow 4 strokes
                                                              and 4strokes are alot cheaper in maintenance

                                                              someone told me a 2 stroke 125cc manual cost about 100 euro per hour to drive

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                                                              • Screaming
                                                                I can change this!!!!!
                                                                • Feb 2004
                                                                • 18972

                                                                #32
                                                                i havent been since i was a kid but you make me miss it

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                                                                • SexuallyDriven
                                                                  Registered User
                                                                  • Sep 2004
                                                                  • 275

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Nice Cart, I haven't ridden in one for about a year now, makes me miss it.

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