125cc Shifter Kart vs Superkarts at Laguna seca

[jergto]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-deJKFKt38I

Birel Chassis/CRS motor 125cc vs 250cc Superkarts

 

[lbsf1]

Dotini was there racing 80cc laydown at that event, he was faster than the 125cc's.

 

[Dotini]

My video and comments are in post #143 of the karting thread, which is where this post and #1 above probably ought to go.

The video just above was from the B-Main for Group 3, a practice round prior to their A-Main. The kart was a 125 shifter doing laps in the high 30's and low 40's. The winged karts were 250 singles - not really superkarts - but close. It was amazing how much oversteer he had to cope with! I think he spun off in the final.

The official lap record for a 250 twin is in the mid 20's, I think, although they have made sub 1:20 runs, I hear.

My kart is a 100% stock 80cc CR80 (6 speed) from your little brother's entry level dirt bike. In my race, I beat the 125 TaG's (clutch, no gearbox on these), and ran a 1:45.

Respectfully,
Dotini

 

[jergto]

Dotini was there racing 80cc laydown at that event, he was faster than the 125cc's.

Really? He was lapping faster than 1:37's?

The driver in the video was 31 seconds ahead of 2nd place guy (in his class) in the first heat. The 2nd heat he crash because of the superkart in front of him. Those karts super or not should have started maybe 3 mins ahead of the next set of karts, they are fast in the straight but slow as hell in the turns.

Even though he crashed in the 2nd race his times in the first heat still got him 3rd place.