Nissan 370Z Forum - some gokarting pics

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Originally Posted by shaun66 (Post 823473)

Well you can get the motor at harbor freight with a coupon for like a $100 and then an old chassis for like $500 and Bam! gokart! Then you need helmet, suit, transportation and some regular pump gas and your pretty much good to go!

My Dad said the same thing to me he wants to get a lot of land and build a racetrack in his backyard when he retires lol.

In that first pic i'm leaning out the motor by adjusting the low speed jetting on the carburetor. So when we get to the line i won't bog down at the start and then I'll turn it back and dump more fuel into to the engine and go fasta after the start!

Thanks I'll look into it! That doesn't sound as bad as I was reading (5k+ to get started). What kind of motors are these? The track I've been going to has 2 levels of karts, the regular and "super karts" that they say are 270cc motors but not shifter karts. We qualified for the super karts our 2nd time out and have been running them ever since and they are a ton of fun.

BTW how much is track time and where can you find a list of locations?

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Originally Posted by Namir (Post 823808)

The way I look at it is the faster you go the more expensive it gets. The chonda motor is a Honda lawn mower engine I believe. What you want to do is figure out where the closest track is and what classes your local track runs so you won't be in a class by yourself. My friend showed me where our local track was because its in the middle of nowhere, so try Google or ask around i guess lol. I just realized its off season to so try and figure out when the first race is and go watch one first and see how everything works. They are a huge amount of fun though so you won't regret it!

Karting is soooo much fun. I envy you mainlanders because you have lots of motorsports options for kids. We only have junior dragsters and moto-x. We don't even have SCCA on my island.

I gotta give props to the kids that are involved in karting. It's amazing how much skill it takes to be a good racer. Having never been involved in anything more than drag racing, it was eye opening to watch the documentary Racing Dreams and tv show Star Racer. Being a racer is a lot more challenging than I ever thought it would be.