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  1. 13th Dec 2007 01:35 PM #1
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    What is the Top Speed of a Go Kart?

    I always wondered how fast can FIA championship karts go? Probably not higher than 120 km/h
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  2. 13th Dec 2007 01:40 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoStream View Post
    I always wondered how fast can FIA championship karts go? Probably not higher than 120 km/h
    oh yes it is.

    125cc Shifters can do over 120 mph, which is about 190kmh. My Honda would do over 100kmh no problem.

    Formula A do 90-100 mph.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan View Post
    125cc Shifters can do over 120 mph, which is about 190kmh. My Honda would do over 100kmh no problem.
    They go that fast in FIA-sanctioned Kart series? You don't even have a roll cage, that wouldn't make sense in terms of advocating driver safety
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoStream View Post
    They go that fast in FIA-sanctioned Kart series? You don't even have a roll cage, that wouldn't make sense in terms of advocating driver safety
    Yeah, but as soon as the Kart really starts to tumble you fall out. Then it's more like falling off a motorcycle at 100mph.
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  5. 13th Dec 2007 01:46 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan View Post
    Yeah, but as soon as the Kart really starts to tumble you fall out. Then it's more like falling off a motorcycle at 100mph.
    Haha , still have to experience that
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    Obviously it takes a heck of straight to reach that speed, and since most tracks are built to be as long as possible in as small an area as possible they generally have few long straights.

    My favourite kart track of all time, of those I have driven, is the kart track at Mosport. The longest configuration is over a mile long, and takes just under 90 seconds to lap. It has long straights and big sweeping corners.
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    And then there's off course the Superkarts... but I guess they are borderline car racing as they race the "real" circuits.


    At 1:50 into the movie they start. The warmup lap isn't that much fun.

    At this track the Superkarts are more than two seconds faster than the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997's and three seconds faster than the Super 2000 touring cars.
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    Oh man that supercart looks so much fun, me wanna!
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  9. 13th Dec 2007 07:34 PM #9
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    This incident at 8:10 has happened to me more than once. Someone gets a run, slingshots around and then slams on the brakes...

    It's like WTF!!??

    Surprised to see him retire though, that wasn't enough of a shunt to do serious damage.
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    Ive been 130 kays in my Go-Kart. Superkarts look like lots of fun.
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