what is this hill climb shiftercarts/buggy on roids ?
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHog-rkmYI&t=689


what are they

where are they

sounds like a shifter cart

looks like a mini offroad buggy

with wings

the size of a gokart



is this a new class ?

hill climb ? only or do they road race to?

or am I getting out of touch with cool chit ?

based on the link it looks like they are called cross-kart or cartcross

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racing up hills in that region where france, switzerland, and germany meet is about as crazy as the people who come from there.

They will race anything up a hill that has an engine and makes loud noises.

Looks like a hoot

Formula Cross &mdash; Formula Cross

Sounds like a formula one car and not far from being as quick. I'm sure these have an easier budget to swallow than F1.

I have seen sand rails and the mini-china junk offroad carts in the dirt

but never a hill climb pavement version in race trim/tune

I don't care what it's called, it looks like a heluva lot of fun!

Get in line!

That looks so fun!

That's what I was thinking - off-road vehicles with lowered ride-height. Seems there is much more suspension travel than necessary for tarmac, not enough roll stiffness and maybe seating position/CoG too upright (if looking for outright performance out of a purpose-built racecar).

They do look like a lot of fun though!

Tim K

Looks like the do dirt and snow too.