Full Version: Pics of our new racing toy!
Here's a few shots of the new kart:
Cool. What is that belt of the axle driving? Some type of pump, fuel?
QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Nov 17 2005, 18:18)
Cool. What is that belt of the axle driving? Some type of pump, fuel?
I was asking the very same thing when I saw the 1st pic. coolant pump of some sort?
lines look too big for fuel.
Sweet. You're gonna hafta have Matthew learn you how to drive that thing.
I'm assuming that it is water since it's a pretty big hose... but I could be wrong.
I'm assuming that it is water since it's a pretty big hose... but I could be wrong.
Water pump.
Looks cool!
I emailed you throught he board a while back, Steve. i wanted to find out a bit more about your other car: the one that alternates spots with the Camaro on your avvie. So tellme about them. I think I might like to mess around with something smaller and lighter and cheaper to run.
I emailed you throught he board a while back, Steve. i wanted to find out a bit more about your other car: the one that alternates spots with the Camaro on your avvie. So tellme about them. I think I might like to mess around with something smaller and lighter and cheaper to run.
QUOTE (JonV @ Nov 17 2005, 20:05)
Looks cool!
I emailed you throught he board a while back, Steve. i wanted to find out a bit more about your other car: the one that alternates spots with the Camaro on your avvie. So tellme about them. I think I might like to mess around with something smaller and lighter and cheaper to run.
I emailed you throught he board a while back, Steve. i wanted to find out a bit more about your other car: the one that alternates spots with the Camaro on your avvie. So tellme about them. I think I might like to mess around with something smaller and lighter and cheaper to run.
F500(formula 500) Think chainsaw :drive:
Damnit, I've been thinking that might be the right way to go! Stop showin us pictures, tell us how it DRIVES!!!! 
What chassis, etc did you wind up getting and from where?
What chassis, etc did you wind up getting and from where?
Thatis the water pump, the Pavesi engines have an external pump, Hondas don't. The duct tape around the axle is a spare belt in case of breakage, otherwise you have to pull the axle out.
Haven't driven the kart yet. We're waiting on all the fluids to get here. It had to be shipped empty of
everything.
It ought to be a screamer. Somewhere between 42-45 hp, 385 minimum weight with driver, 2-3 g's in the turns... I can't wait.
It had roughly the same power to weight ratio the F500 has, the F500 weighs 800 lbs with me in it and has 95 hp. I'm sure the kart is quicker though. The F500 uses a Rotax 493 engine, a snowmobile engine. With the required 2-1 exhaust pipe, it makes about 95 hp. It uses a continously variable transmission, so I can two foot drive and not worry about shifting, which is nice. It's almost like a high stall torque converter, it flashes up to it's "stall" speed and it really launches.
It doesn't have springs like you would think of, rubber things and other contraptions, but no coil springs etc. The axle is solid, exactly like a kart. It can be rough ride if the course is bad shape, give it a smooth surface, it's awesome. One of the other F500's that runs with us was pulling 1.6-2.0 g's in several turns at Little Talladega Gran Prix and mine ran 3 seconds faster so I'm sure it was pulling at least those levels.
Pictures here
Haven't driven the kart yet. We're waiting on all the fluids to get here. It had to be shipped empty of
everything.
It ought to be a screamer. Somewhere between 42-45 hp, 385 minimum weight with driver, 2-3 g's in the turns... I can't wait.
It had roughly the same power to weight ratio the F500 has, the F500 weighs 800 lbs with me in it and has 95 hp. I'm sure the kart is quicker though. The F500 uses a Rotax 493 engine, a snowmobile engine. With the required 2-1 exhaust pipe, it makes about 95 hp. It uses a continously variable transmission, so I can two foot drive and not worry about shifting, which is nice. It's almost like a high stall torque converter, it flashes up to it's "stall" speed and it really launches.
It doesn't have springs like you would think of, rubber things and other contraptions, but no coil springs etc. The axle is solid, exactly like a kart. It can be rough ride if the course is bad shape, give it a smooth surface, it's awesome. One of the other F500's that runs with us was pulling 1.6-2.0 g's in several turns at Little Talladega Gran Prix and mine ran 3 seconds faster so I'm sure it was pulling at least those levels.
Pictures here
BurgerKing sponsorship on the seat... won't be visible while driving... 
Also, if you eat a lot of it, you'll outgrow your seat.
nice toy, btw
Also, if you eat a lot of it, you'll outgrow your seat.
nice toy, btw
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