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no doubt some ppl must know a thing or two about go karts. Me and a few mates wanna buy some and get into it for something to do on a more regular basis.

We have been looking at the Vic Go Kart club and will go down for a chat this weeked etc.

Does anyone have any good advice? I know little about them in general but I'm still gonna buy somthing and get started.

Cheers

Chris.

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well starting off u will need kart stand and a push start would be ideal if it aint a electric start.....most of the basic ones will be air cooled/push start look for a 100s motor not a 100j. ive just got into karting too, u can go to silouette track on hume hwy campbellfield, $40 all day and u can have multiple drivers.

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I made a few phone calls on Monday to get my son started into Junior Karting, you need to be 7yrs of age to start, so another 3 years to go. Might get myself one in the time being :D

http://www.nkn.com.au/

You can find some useful info there, forums, trading etc..

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One thing to consider, is do you want to compete? if so, read the rules and regs for your local club. If you want to compete in the Yamaha 100s series, you will need control tyres. Most likely Dunlop Reds. But this is also dependant on your weight class.

Rotax 125 is where the big boys race. 125cc water cooled, electric start. But again more regs than mid -weight Yamaha - S class.

A good place to go to chat about it is Melboure Kart Centre. They will be able to point you in the right direction and assist you with what sort of kart you'll need for your requirements. How much to spend and work around your budget. They can also help you out with club memberships. But memberships are not cheap. Try around the 5-600 bucks mark.

Melb Karting Centre

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Speak to Hardman69 I believe he use to race karts.

YO !

I've done 4 or 5 years, no time to write a thesis on how grouse Karting is, and what the costs are now though. I can sell someone the complete Clubman start-up package, Kart, KT100S motor, enclosed 2-kart trailer, tools, spares, push-start trolley, tyre changing rig (bead breaker) . . . . . . The works ! I'll even throw in as much advice as U can handle, a help/test day and my suit (don't worry, I washed it!).

I don't think I'm gunna get back into it, I've had a ball racing wheel-to-wheel, but it's occasional trackdays for Me a.t.m. . . .

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YO !

I've done 4 or 5 years, no time to write a thesis on how grouse Karting is, and what the costs are now though. I can sell someone the complete Clubman start-up package, Kart, KT100S motor, enclosed 2-kart trailer, tools, spares, push-start trolley, tyre changing rig (bead breaker) . . . . . . The works ! I'll even throw in as much advice as U can handle, a help/test day and my suit (don't worry, I washed it!).

I don't think I'm gunna get back into it, I've had a ball racing wheel-to-wheel, but it's occasional trackdays for Me a.t.m. . . .

cool mate cbf typing atm but I will tomorrow.

looks like we might buy a few as group but we just wanna start out having fun and move up into some comps as thats our aim.

We are headig down to the Melb Kart Centre and also the Vic Kart club as they have something on this weekend.

Our budget is pretty high...havnt set a limit. 1st step is to get into it and have some fun then get more serious.

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looks like we might buy a few as group but we just wanna start out having fun and move up into some comps as thats our aim.

We are headig down to the Melb Kart Centre and also the Vic Kart club as they have something on this weekend.

Our budget is pretty high...havnt set a limit. 1st step is to get into it and have some fun then get more serious.

How'd You guys go checking it out on the weekend? Did U end up down at Todd Road (under the westgate) . . . . pretty RAD track eh?

I say buy all my gear, get a foothold & see how serious U wanna get, and then go for broke with new kit in whatever class takes your fancy. You can't walk-up & start in one of the big $$$ classes without competition history anyway, and if You've got do$h, I'd recommend getting into Leopard after You've learnt Karting for 9->12 months.

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How'd You guys go checking it out on the weekend? Did U end up down at Todd Road (under the westgate) . . . . pretty RAD track eh?

I say buy all my gear, get a foothold & see how serious U wanna get, and then go for broke with new kit in whatever class takes your fancy. You can't walk-up & start in one of the big $$$ classes without competition history anyway, and if You've got do$h, I'd recommend getting into Leopard after You've learnt Karting for 9->12 months.

thanks bro.

Yeah i was at the Todd Rd track for the series on Sunday. Was wicked, walked around and chatted to a few people. Some were pretty serious and I saw some great driving.

We are all middle aged and a bit heavy now. I have been busy and havnt got my head around a good kart classes however the boys at Melb Cart Cntr or CC should be able to help out.

Initially its just for fun, I want to race of course otherwise I wouldnt bother. Just wanna learn some new things and have some fun.

Also thanks Chrisman for ur input...I weigh about 85kgs...what sorta class would I be expecting to be in? and I dont wanna hear about the biggest looser! haha

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Also thanks Chrisman for ur input...I weigh about 85kgs...what sorta class would I be expecting to be in? and I dont wanna hear about the biggest looser! haha

That puts You in "Clubman Heavy" with about 10kgs of ballast onboard. (this comes with my kart ;-)

Get down to 75kg and You can do Clubman Light with no ballast.

As far as I know, You've still gotta do Your P's in a 100cc (or less!) Kart, which pretty much automatically means Clubman with a Yamaha KT100s. Some clubs MAY still be running Formula Australia, which uses the ARC100 . . . . basically the same performance as the Yammy tho.

After You've served an apprenticeship in Clubman (with the kart U bought from Me ;-) the only 2 classes I'd look at moving up to are ROTAX, and Leopard. Both use watercooled 125cc motors with Electric start, but the ROTAX engines have to be "sealed" & tagged, with only a select list of Kart shops being allowed to work on their internals.

p.s. Buy my kart.

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