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DMbaseball1604 · 10-01-2004, 03:22 AM

nice...those are fun to have till you start driving...how old do you have to be to drive in the UK/Europe?

The U.S. age is 16..in case anyone didnt know

10-01-2004, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by DMbaseball1604

nice...those are fun to have till you start driving...how old do you have to be to drive in the UK/Europe?

The U.S. age is 16..in case anyone didnt know

you can take you test at 17 so long as you've done the theory test so still a while to wait, but the go cart's cool for the moment

cooperluke · 10-01-2004, 06:34 AM

Nice kart! But it is a little bit high, isn't it??

Eheh.. and the engine is from a power generator right??

topgeartom · 10-01-2004, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by cooperluke

Nice kart! But it is a little bit high, isn't it??

Eheh.. and the engine is from a power generator right??

Well it is probably higher than a race kart - but the sprocket on the rear axel is roughly 3-4" off the ground, so there really isnt a lot of clearance. I'm not sure where the engine is from. We bought it ready assembled, without any documentation. I have seen similar engines on generators though. I'm thinking of finding a large generator with an 8.0hp engine on it

Ohh and yes. The driving age in britain is 17, as AL123 said. problem is the insurance on a car, so in reality i will b lucky if i can drive when im 18.

ARMAN · 10-01-2004, 06:23 PM

In Czech its 18 but I drove from 17

topgeartom · 03-23-2005, 07:45 PM

new videos added to first page

topgeartom · 03-23-2005, 08:00 PM

anytime man. For some reason (probably your old sig and avatar) i always thought you had an MX-3. My bro has a 1.8 V6 mx-3.

ARMAN · 03-23-2005, 08:30 PM

Nice vids Tom

Thanx for "walk-around" vid with comments too

You should make some kind of track on the road maybe (probably on empty parking lot) from the half-cut plastic bottles or so, so you can run on time cut corners and stuff

I would do that if I had a cart

budagboy2 · 03-23-2005, 08:32 PM

haha sweet 360

topgeartom · 03-24-2005, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by ARMAN

Nice vids Tom

Thanx for "walk-around" vid with comments too

You should make some kind of track on the road maybe (probably on empty parking lot) from the half-cut plastic bottles or so, so you can run on time cut corners and stuff

I would do that if I had a cart

thats exactly what we did. In Britain they have a sport called autotesting which is usaually done with stripped down minis or something similar. Basically, there is a really challenging layout on a small piece of tarmac, wheeby you have to do 360's and stuff to get roundit the fastest.

Me n my best mate set one up on the road with trsffic cones and bricks. It was fun but the kart isnt that great and low speeds. The sprocket on the back axel is off-set to the left, so nearly all the power goes straight to the rear left wheel, weather it has grip or not, so in a tight turn you usually just get lots of tyre squeling and not much go!

ARMAN · 03-24-2005, 05:41 AM

vids or STFU

topgeartom · 03-24-2005, 06:23 AM

actually, if you look on the guided tour video, you can see how the rear left-hand tyre is far more worn than any other!