Infineon Jim Russell shifter karting

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01-14-2011 | 12:24 PM

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NorCalPaintball

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sounds like fun, i'd go but the all day class is too much $$$ for me. I'd rather just rent a kart and drive.

Carousel would be fuuun in a kart

you want to see a crazy a** race?

watch the 250cc laydown karts race at laguna seca. i think wayne raney is racing these, with motorcycle style handlebars... they're 3 wide through turns.

i believe they have the all time lap record.

01-14-2011 | 12:42 PM

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^^that sounds awesome haha

Yah my uncle's unused land is hard dirt, pretty flat. I guess I would have to find a kart/buggy hybrid with decent suspension. How much do those used karts run?

01-14-2011 | 12:55 PM

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^^that sounds awesome haha

Yah my uncle's unused land is hard dirt, pretty flat. I guess I would have to find a kart/buggy hybrid with decent suspension. How much do those used karts run?

it really depends on what exactly you are looking for, spec wise. my guesstimate is anywhere between $2-5k

front/rear brakes, suspension, motor size, etc.

01-14-2011 | 01:30 PM

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go to kart tracks, you'll find someone with one for sale.

check out the kinsmen first in Dixon... then move out to the kart track at infineon. The infineon, like i said earlier, is a very technical track. People will be absolutely jamming out there on you if you're a newb (even 14yr olds)... I don't think people understand how tech driving these things are.

if completely new, I'd recommend starting with a 80cc Rotax, then move into a 125cc Rotax... before moving to 100 or 125cc shifter. My old trackmagic kart had ~47 horse to ~225lbs... crazy fast. about ~425 with me in it.

+1

i first experience the proper karts at the Blue Max Track in Davis. simple easy track and even then a Rotax Max with not even 20hp was already a handful. before that experience, i had thoughts of one day driving a shifter. after that, i think a full blown TaG will be plenty.