INTERESTED IN THE ORIGINS OF KARTING?
See the latest happenings in the Vintage kart world by
reading National Kart News magazine. Also go to the
Vintage karting web site www.VKA.org
We have a couple of refurbished vintage karts in our
workshop:-
1960 Shoemaker "Blitz" powered by a Mc93B. and a
1961 Percival "Hellcat" with twin WestBend 580's
We tried the Hellcat at Katy. Its a powerful machine and
on skinny vintage size rock hard tires it was an
interesting ride. You need a lot of what we called in the
old days "body Language" to keep the kart on the track.
Great fun!
Do you have an old kart rusting away in the back of your
garage or barn? We need you to dig it out and come join
the VKA. If I can get enough karts together we could
start a Houston chapter of the VKA and who knows even
hold a "race" or at least a meeting- barbeque and sodas
on us!
Colin "swiftboy" Walker
See the latest happenings in the Vintage kart world by
reading National Kart News magazine. Also go to the
Vintage karting web site www.VKA.org
We have a couple of refurbished vintage karts in our
workshop:-
1960 Shoemaker "Blitz" powered by a Mc93B. and a
1961 Percival "Hellcat" with twin WestBend 580's
We tried the Hellcat at Katy. Its a powerful machine and
on skinny vintage size rock hard tires it was an
interesting ride. You need a lot of what we called in the
old days "body Language" to keep the kart on the track.
Great fun!
Do you have an old kart rusting away in the back of your
garage or barn? We need you to dig it out and come join
the VKA. If I can get enough karts together we could
start a Houston chapter of the VKA and who knows even
hold a "race" or at least a meeting- barbeque and sodas
on us!
Colin "swiftboy" Walker
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2010
START OF A NEW YEAR
AND A NEW ADVENTURE!
START OF A NEW YEAR
AND A NEW ADVENTURE!
THIS SEASON TEAM SWIFT WILL BE TRYING
SOMETHING NEW.
IN THE INTEREST OF ECONOMY, AND TO
RACE NEARER TO HOME, WE WILL BE BACK
AT KATY WITH TEAM SWIFT CHONDA!
MIKE RANGE WILL RACE THE #24
FULLERTON LION
BLAKE KRUGER WILL RACE THE #10
FULLERTON LION
THESE CHEAP CHINESE" KNOCKOFFS" OF THE
200SX HONDA ENGINE ARE SOMEWHAT
FRAGILE - THEY HAVE CAST ALUMINUM
CONNECTING RODS AND PLASTIC COOLING
FANS. BOTH ITEMS LIKELY TO LET GO WITH
STARTLING RESULTS, AS I CAN BEAR
WITNESS TO.
I HAD A CONNECTING ROD SNAP AT 4,880
RPM. DESTROYING THE PISTON AND CRANK
AND PUTTING A BIG CRACK IN THE CASE.
GOOD JOB A NEW ENGINE [ON SALE] ONLY
COSTS $108 WITH TAX !
SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY WERE "GOOD" AS
LONG AS YOU DON'T EXCEED 6,000 RPM.
OH YEAH !
200SX HONDA ENGINE ARE SOMEWHAT
FRAGILE - THEY HAVE CAST ALUMINUM
CONNECTING RODS AND PLASTIC COOLING
FANS. BOTH ITEMS LIKELY TO LET GO WITH
STARTLING RESULTS, AS I CAN BEAR
WITNESS TO.
I HAD A CONNECTING ROD SNAP AT 4,880
RPM. DESTROYING THE PISTON AND CRANK
AND PUTTING A BIG CRACK IN THE CASE.
GOOD JOB A NEW ENGINE [ON SALE] ONLY
COSTS $108 WITH TAX !
SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY WERE "GOOD" AS
LONG AS YOU DON'T EXCEED 6,000 RPM.
OH YEAH !