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bell 06-04-2009 08:30 PM

shifter cart in traffic......
 
this guy is nuts......can't embed the link, it's a guy taking his shifter cart on public roads and the highway at night......with traffic :D


http://www.krayvee.com/movie.php?id=724

nostatic 06-04-2009 08:36 PM

He should have gone under the semi.

Fail.

bell 06-04-2009 08:42 PM

that's what i was thinking LOL

artplumber 06-04-2009 09:05 PM

He's not even on the gas that much.

This one was more fun:<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LYZ4Vs5tSVA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LYZ4Vs5tSVA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Gogar 06-04-2009 09:42 PM

Live by the wheel, die by the wheel.

Is what they'll call him.

porsche4life 06-04-2009 10:18 PM

Darwin has a theory about these people...

Tobra 06-04-2009 10:49 PM

how fast does one of those things go?

dd74 06-04-2009 11:06 PM

130 mph on that course according to another video.

David 06-05-2009 06:43 AM

An oldie but a goodie :D

My license terms specifically states that any use of a kart on a public road is immediate loss of license. It would be a blast and no street legal car could catch a 125 shifterkart. On the track, only winged cars can turn faster lap times than a shifterkart.

Zeke 06-05-2009 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by artplumber (Post 4703546)
He's not even on the gas that much.
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I take it you've never driven a full on race kart. I'd say he hit close to 100 a couple of times. 130MPH takes a straight like Willow Springs. The street driver hit 80, IMO, many times in that video. On the gas is instant acceleration. When racing, you're WOT or braking, he was cruising, albeit at speed. You can't stay "on the gas" in a shifter kart unless you know the next turn, baking point, etc. If there is uncertainty, you're in big trouble. They are that fast.

Can you imagine riding a 100HP bike in only one of 2 modes? Gas or brakes? You wouldn't last 20 seconds on city streets.

I have driven on the street in daylight and always fantasized about driving on the freeway. But, I guess I'm not as stupid as I look. The thing is, a cop would have heard that thing 10 blocks away. That and a couple of calls form cell phones and that dude would have ended up going down a different road, if you know what I mean.

125shifter is right, all the sanctioning bodies prohibit any street driving. And they are serious.

DARISC 06-05-2009 08:07 AM

Illegal, yes - but any more dangerous than a motorcycle?

porsche4life 06-05-2009 08:19 AM

I want to get one of those to autocross. :D

dd74 06-05-2009 08:24 AM

When I earlier answered Tobra's question of how fast the karts were going with "130 mph," I meant 130 on this course.[IMG]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LYZ4Vs5tSVA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en& feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LYZ4Vs5tSVA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en& feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/IMG]

slakjaw 06-05-2009 08:32 AM

That looks like fun! And here I thought karts were for kids.

I want one! not for the street though. Would it fit in the back of my 4 runner?

DARISC 06-05-2009 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slakjaw (Post 4704169)
And here I thought karts were for kids.

A LOT of pro racers started in karts.

the 06-05-2009 10:14 AM

When I first clicked on the thread and saw him roll out at night like that, I thought "This guy is going to be badass!"

Then he . . . clicked on the headlights! And drove around relatively sanely.

Just a 4 wheeled motorcycle.

artplumber 06-06-2009 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milt (Post 4704105)
I take it you've never driven a full on race kart. I'd say he hit close to 100 a couple of times. 130MPH takes a straight like Willow Springs. The street driver hit 80, IMO, many times in that video. On the gas is instant acceleration. When racing, you're WOT or braking, he was cruising, albeit at speed. You can't stay "on the gas" in a shifter kart unless you know the next turn, baking point, etc. If there is uncertainty, you're in big trouble. They are that fast.

Can you imagine riding a 100HP bike in only one of 2 modes? Gas or brakes? You wouldn't last 20 seconds on city streets.

Assuming. And BTW 80 on a pretty much straight road that's three auto lanes wide? This is not much of a thrill, for a thrill seeker who videotapes himself.

artplumber 06-06-2009 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the (Post 4704350)
When I first clicked on the thread and saw him roll out at night like that, I thought "This guy is going to be badass!"

Then he . . . clicked on the headlights! And drove around relatively sanely.

Just a 4 wheeled motorcycle.

Exactly.


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