Project #5 from CGCINC. Category: Custom Automotive off road Welding

[CGCINC]

I sponsored this 7yr. old last year for his season. Free welding on all his carts.
Now he has moved up in class and cart and I'm sponsoring him again this year. I think this cart does somewhere around 60mph and he said in two years he will jump to a cart that does 125mph!!! 10 yrs. old and doing 125~!!!!!!!!!!

This is just a seat mount bar they needed welded in.
I cut and ground the ends to match the frame then used my 250EX to Tig it in place.

[SeanMurphy265]

What type of Kart is that; road course, pavement oval, or dirt oval? I have some friends that have raced karts of the years. I can't figure it out, because it cost some $$$ and has the crappiest payout in all of racing! You see guys roll up with a toterhome and 30' covered trailer with two karts inside! I've driven a dirt kart and they are fun to drive.

[CGCINC]

It's a dirt oval as far as I know.

[youngnstudly]

I was raised around karts as a kid and always wanted to take my fathers race kart out to the track. I still would love to get into racing, but that is not a cheap hobby by any means! Dirt racing would be a blast though!

It's nice to see that you're helping to keep a kid out of trouble and off the street. What's even better is his parents are willing to keep him involved in that hobby, regardless of the expense!

Your weld looks great! Did you use a pulse setting to achieve that bead with the torch switch? I'm not familiar with using pulse settings with TIG, but it sure looks pretty. That position you welded in looks very uncomfortable however!

Get some padding for your poor knees! My knees, back, and neck hurt just looking at that photo!

[CGCINC]

lol... Yeah, did hurt my knees a little. No pulse settings, just slow and steady

[jakeru]

I'm speaking mostly from an autocross racing perspective here (which is definitely paved, and turns both directions), but I've always admired the performance potential of the 125cc shifter karts. Their 0-100mph-0 specification (something like 10 seconds is typical) is pretty much untouchable by most everything else out there, regardless of its size. Seems like a whole lot of "bang for the buck". And a new set of racing tires for them cost a fraction of what they do on a full sized sedan.

That said, your body is kind of "out there" with a kart (with standard safety gear including anti-abrasion suits), so I do prefer the safety better of having metal wrapped around me. And I'm not sure it'd be very fun in the rain getting sprayed by water coming off the tires.

[youngnstudly]

I'm speaking mostly from an autocross racing perspective here (which is definitely paved, and turns both directions), but I've always admired the performance potential of the 125cc shifter karts. Their 0-100mph-0 specification (something like 10 seconds is typical) is pretty much untouchable by most everything else out there, regardless of its size. Seems like a whole lot of "bang for the buck". And a new set of racing tires for them cost a fraction of what they do on a full sized sedan.

That said, your body is kind of "out there" with a kart (with standard safety gear including anti-abrasion suits), so I do prefer the safety better of having metal wrapped around me. And I'm not sure it'd be very fun in the rain getting sprayed by water coming off the tires.

I know a guy that raced a micro sprint, a shifter kart, and (lastly) a full scale sprint car, and even at 325 pounds of body weight, he managed to flip or endo 2 of the 3 (multiple times) which resulted in numerous injuries. He flipped the sprint car over a few years ago and his head ended up just past the roll cage as the sprint car landed on it's roof, compressing his spine with the full weight of the car and his body. That being said, I still think it would be fun to race! Just don't crash (easier said than done!)!

[SeanMurphy265]

I know a guy that raced a micro sprint, a shifter kart, and (lastly) a full scale sprint car, and even at 325 pounds of body weight, he managed to flip or endo 2 of the 3 (multiple times) which resulted in numerous injuries. He flipped the sprint car over a few years ago and his head ended up just past the roll cage as the sprint car landed on it's roof, compressing his spine with the full weight of the car and his body. That being said, I still think it would be fun to race! Just don't crash (easier said than done!)!

He is way to heavy to race a sprint car! I've driven a micro sprint (not full out), and at 6'2 250lbs I did not feel comfortable at all. The car I drove was an older smaller car. That was 10 years ago now most micro sprints have a good bit more room, and some chassis builders have a big boy car. A 600cc sprint car will flat out move!

[youngnstudly]

Heck, I'm 5'11" 155lbs and I wasn't comfortable sitting in the sprint car! You really have to weasel your way into the "hot seat" with those things if you're a big guy. The guy I know isn't even tall for his size (5'-'9" maybe), which of course makes it that much harder to get in and out of!

You're right, from what I've seen of the smaller 600cc sprints, they do "get with the program!"

[DVA]

That is a nice kart project. What type of engine are you running for you 7 year old?

[CGCINC]

That is a nice kart project. What type of engine are you running for you 7 year old?

This is a guy I sponsor, not my kid. I have no clue on the motor???