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travellinbob
15th February 2005, 08:44 PM
Does anyone buy the Motorsport News paper? I just picked up last wednesdays issue today and noticed an article on a kart that is powered by a 250cc rotary wankel engine!!! The write up on the kart is amazing. I dont have a scanner but could always send the article to someone in the know so that they might be able to put it up on the website for all to read??!?
Cheers, michael.
Big Stu
15th February 2005, 09:17 PM
That sounds cool. Ill see of i can get a copy from work and scan a the article. Let me see how i get on.
MikeLMR
16th February 2005, 12:15 PM
sounds cool, I don't usually buy it unless theres been a road rally on the week before ... I should be in todays issue :) ... 7th O/A on the Bruce Robinson Road Rally.
Gerry M
16th February 2005, 12:23 PM
i read that last night after flicking thru it before i i came offshore, its to fast to race in any championship, they've had it at over 100mph & still pulling!!. i'll see if i can get it onto the scanner here today.
travellinbob
16th February 2005, 06:02 PM
cheers all. I would love to see one up close. It has more power and torque than my morris minors 1100cc engine for goodness sake!:D
I will buy the next one mike to see and read all about your current 7 days of fame. (seeing as how it is a weekly thing:D )
travellinbob
18th February 2005, 07:41 PM
I saqw your mention in the newspaper Mike! well done. I have been looking for more info about the go-kart engines but must be sticking the wrong stuff into google.:rolleyes: any help anyone???
Gerry M
18th February 2005, 09:41 PM
scanning aint to great but heres the article minus big pic
jeted
21st June 2005, 10:21 PM
wow thanks for skaning it I have printed it of and will reed it later
OLSKOOLROTAR
22nd June 2005, 07:30 AM
I want I want :evillaugh.
jeted
22nd June 2005, 02:38 PM
That is a mad bit of kit

I like it alot
travellinbob
21st July 2005, 06:17 PM
ok so i have spotted another pic of the beast. August edition of track and race cars, page 41. Good engine shot. Damn I want one! :bandit
Carl
21st July 2005, 08:41 PM
ok so i have spotted another pic of the beast. August edition of track and race cars, page 41. Good engine shot. Damn I want one! :bandit

Did you note the important thing about it in the article though???
They mention about a GSX-R bike engined cart that has been lengthened and runs discs all round with a dirty great big wing on it for down force,and then say that it wasn't as "Nippy" as the single rotar powered super "A" style cart!
Regards
Carl
travellinbob
21st July 2005, 08:45 PM
Yes good point Carl. :D
So have you seen one of these things yet?
Carl
21st July 2005, 08:47 PM
No not seen one in the flesh yet!
has anyone else?
regards
Carl
MikeLMR
21st July 2005, 08:53 PM
Normal super carts are quick enough, no idea what this must be like if its 'too quick' to race.

useless fact is that a super cart is quicker around cadwell park than a british superbike race bike !
travellinbob
21st July 2005, 08:56 PM
So I wonder where you get the engines from??
Oh and mike, for that random fact i think you deserve a "you need to get out more" type of comment.


by the way are you coming up in october for the rally?
MikeLMR
21st July 2005, 09:03 PM
LoL I'm still recovering from being out too much at the weekend :D

might be up for a bit of marshalling on the tour in Oct ... hopefully it won't clash with anything else.
Efso
22nd July 2005, 06:23 PM
I've seen one of these in person,last year in Greece.I race a rotax 125cc(2 stroke-30hp),and the italsistem was passing me like i was standing still.The noise is very deep,more like a 600cc motard bike,and it backfires also ROFLl.The downside is the price(about 4000 euro for the motor if i recall).

http://www.italsistem.com/saetta-eng.htm
MikeLMR
22nd July 2005, 06:28 PM
wow thanks for that ... not cheap are they !