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Fast Go Carts Offer High Speed Thrills!Sometimes people wonder about how fast go carts can really go. The answer can vary widely depending on the type of machine, but this page will take a look at some fast go carts including fast off road go karts. Racing go carts can go faster than most people realize! How does 100-150MPH sound?!?! Shifter karts are one type of very fast go carts.
Example of shifter karts - very FAST! A shifter kart is a pure racing machine that is not very useful for any other purpose. They are designed to be run on very smooth pavement surfaces. If you look closely at one, you can see why! They are very LOW to the ground, they have no real suspension movements, and they are usually set up with racing slicks for tires. They are basically miniature race cars. However, for the purpose for which they are designed, shifter karts work very well and are very fast go carts! Powered by small, screaming 2 stroke engines with power output that can be 30, 40, or 50+HP, and coupled with a 6 speed manual transmission on some karts - these go carts can rocket to speeds OVER 100MPH! Of course, outside of a race track or smooth paved surface, a shifter kart would not be very useful. A small 5HP kids go kart with some ground clearance and off road tires would probably put one of the fast go carts to shame in off road conditions. How useful do you think an Indy car would be driving in heavy city traffic trying to get groceries? Not very useful! Shifter karts that can go 100MPH on smooth pavement, might not even be able to drive 1MPH in the mud! So, it all depends on the type of surface one plans to drive on. There are also a wide range of choices for fast off road go karts. Some people build their own fast off road go karts with high powered engines and big suspension travel that make them well suited to going fast on extreme off road conditions. Some of these custom fast off road go karts are built with high powered motorcycle engines and might be able to go near 100MPH. However, with custom made karts, there can almost be as many examples as there are unique people around, since people can build them according to their own tastes. So, this article will not focus on those types of unique custom fast go carts. Most people are NOT interested in trying to build their own go carts anyway, and so a couple examples of some fast off road go karts that can be purchased ready to go will be shown.
Twister Hammerhead II Now, some would argue with the term "fast" when used in the context of these examples of fast off road go karts. We are not talking about 100MPH high powered sand rails or dune buggies. We are talking about GO CARTS, and these go carts have a top speeds of around 40MPH. Some would say that is slow, but really in comparison to a lot of other traditional go carts with Briggs and Stratton or Tecumseh engines, these examples really are fast. They are definitely faster than traditional kid's go carts. The old style traditional go karts might only go in the 20MPH range. So, relatively speaking, the Twister Hammerhead II and Dazon Raider Max can be categorized as fast go carts. The Twister Hammerhead II 150cc go cart has been revised over older versions with a higher performance engine, a better exhaust, a different gear ratio in the transmission, and improvements that allow it to go around 40MPH top speed. The Dazon Raider Max is now offered with a 175cc water cooled engine and is also supposed to be capable of speeds of around 40MPH.
Dazon Raider Max In addition, many companies are working on 250cc models that offer a little more top speed (around 40-50mph) and should offer a little better climbing power. And so, there is a growing number of fast off road go karts becoming available. 40mph might not sound like much, but when your banging around off road, even 30-40mph can feel fast for go carts!
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