Superkart klass 1

Superkart klass 2

 

Minimum weight including driver:

210 Kg

200 Kg

 

Chassi:

Zip, Anderson, PVP, Dino, Nissag, ADE, fully adjustable components

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Steering:

Rack-and-pinion

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Brakes:

Four-wheel disc brakes

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Tires:

7.5" rear, 5.5" front, brands used: Bridgestone, Dunlop, Maxxis.

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Engines:

Two cylinder engine, Maximum 250 cc. Brands used: Rotax 256, Yamaha TZ, Honda RS, Kawasaki

One cylinder engine, Maximum volume 250 cc. Brands used: Rotax 257, Honda, Yamaha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gearbox:

Six-speed sequential gearbox

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Drive:

Chain drive.

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Horsepower:

Take a guess! It's somewhere between 85 and 100 depending
upon who's telling the story!

65 and upwards!

 

Cooling:

Water-Cooled

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Ignition:

Programmable Electronic.

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Top Speed:

240-250 km/h

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0-100 km/h:

2.35 seconds

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1/4 mile:

High 8:s

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Cost new:

From 10.000 Euro and upwards, a complete chassie from PvP is 5.700 Euro.

The engine in ICE is quite a bit cheeper. A new enginge is 1.900 Euro compared with an FE engine that starts at 8.000 Euro.

 

Cost used:

From 3.000 Euro and upwards depending on make and year. A competitive kart should be around 7-8.000 Euro.

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How Does It Compare?


Some have said that it is the closest thing to a F/1 or IndyCar.
That may be an exaggeration........maybe not

Car

Weight i kg

Horsepower

  Ratio

F/1

600

800-900

0,66

IndyCar

700

800

0,875

Superkart

130

90

1,44 *

Indy Lights

630

425

1,48

Ford GT 40 Mk IV

990

500

1,98

BMW M3

1700

350

4,85