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My buddy Rick who rents a shop just down from me was in the midst of an engine conversion on his racing kart; I was so blown away by the technology and trick parts that are involved at this level that I had to take few photos of it.
The first thing that grabbed my attention were those trick little vented disc brakes. They are Brembos! The second was that tiny rack& pinion steering box!
The little silver "snail shell" unit on the floor is a stand-alone water pump that runs directly off the rear axle by a pair of twin braided rubber bands. You can see one of them laying next to the pump there.
The master cylinder is balance beam unit just like in a regular race car only miniaturized.
Twin radiators.
Twin Brembos out back as well.
This is the new/used 250CC Honda motor he was making new mounts and plumbing for. This kart has a full racing body/fairing and Rick says it regularly hits speeds of 130MPH!!!! (with your ass about 3 inches off the pavement!
) He races on the weekends with friends and does all the major circuits like Thunder hill. He tells me these karts are so fast around the track that they hold all the best lap time records. They get around track faster than an F1 car!! While all racing costs money he says that this sport performance wise is the biggest bang for the buck. Anyway thought you might like to see a little of what goes into these impressive little rockets!
The first thing that grabbed my attention were those trick little vented disc brakes. They are Brembos! The second was that tiny rack& pinion steering box!
The little silver "snail shell" unit on the floor is a stand-alone water pump that runs directly off the rear axle by a pair of twin braided rubber bands. You can see one of them laying next to the pump there.
The master cylinder is balance beam unit just like in a regular race car only miniaturized.
Twin radiators.
Twin Brembos out back as well.
This is the new/used 250CC Honda motor he was making new mounts and plumbing for. This kart has a full racing body/fairing and Rick says it regularly hits speeds of 130MPH!!!! (with your ass about 3 inches off the pavement!
) He races on the weekends with friends and does all the major circuits like Thunder hill. He tells me these karts are so fast around the track that they hold all the best lap time records. They get around track faster than an F1 car!! While all racing costs money he says that this sport performance wise is the biggest bang for the buck. Anyway thought you might like to see a little of what goes into these impressive little rockets!
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