starting go kart racing

[gigglesnirt]

im starting gokart racing, my dad is to, and we wanna share the same kart, any suggestions on what class to start off in im 200 lbs at 15 years old, and my dad is 50-ish with 165 lbs, we are thinking either rotax engine go karts or the honda 4 cycle ones.

[Raz_Kaz]

get this!!!!

[taranaki]

have a browse through the kart racing forum archives,maybe put up a post there...it's pretty quiet right now,but unless people post in the right forums they never get off the ground.

[Jet-Lee]

You wont be able to use the same kart because of you age difference. I raced for about 4 years. We ran Briggs & Stratton 5hp, that could get the kart up to 50mph on a 1/8 mile track. We had the karts tested individually and got these top speed readings: 93mph, 98mph, and 112mph. The 93 was a bone stock 5hp engine runnning on methanol. The 98 was a bone stock 5hp engine on methanol with the exception of a 3hp flywheel and a richer mix. And the 112mph was a stock appearing 5hp engine(It was bored 60 over, stroked, bored out carburetor, ultralite piston, extended rod, hot head that needed shaved further, high lift cam, extended lifters, and a crankcase breather) that put out 14.7hp on a dyno. Check out American PowerSports, thats where we got ALL our parts.

[gigglesnirt]

o i thought that cart forum was for like indy cart racing srry.

the not being able to use the same kart is not what we heard, but i dunno we'll see, we're going to the track in a couple weeks to test out a cart we may be buying

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by gigglesnirt

o i thought that cart forum was for like indy cart racing srry.

LOL....Actually it is, but a few kart racers have obviously not heard of CART and have posted there.