Daytona Kartweek 2021 Superkart 250 PVP 142 MPH with rear view!
This was race 4 on 12-30-21. I got a good start and jumped out to a good lead, but my exhaust gas temps (EGTs) were climbing rapidly as I accelerated down the back stretch. I felt a loss of power and pulled the clutch in to save the motor. It's a real bummer because the kart was running great and I think I had a competitive shot at doing well. That's racing!
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Old karter's adage....engines always run strongest just before they blow up.....you have a good attitude about it.
@irepairofpc31familykartrac51
2 жыл бұрын
Your right about that. Murphy’s law of kart racing. I can’t tell you how times I was leading a race and the motor let go.
@pupdiggity4599
Жыл бұрын
YEP! Done that plenty of times!
Due respect for your talent and efforts. I ran the shifter kart road course circuit in the early 2000’s doing about five or six races a season. VIR, Road Atlanta, Charlotte, and a lot of very smaller road courses which were more fun in some regards as I camped at all circuits in my 6’x10’ hauling trailer. Your kart and competition was, in my opinion, the ultimate experience. It drew the few and far between that had the mechanical skills, tools, time, talents of many variety, and finances and could hand make a rocket. It was sometimes only an audible tremor behind me that warned me of the impending pass, to put it politely. Good luck. Grin big.
@PaulieGattoRacing
Жыл бұрын
Thank you No! Daytona is a special place for sure!
Looked class how the other kart fighters blitzed by in the space time curve!
This is a go kart? Jesus this thing would smoke a Ferrari…didn’t know this was a thing…respect
@PaulieGattoRacing
9 ай бұрын
Thanks man! They are a blast for sure!
Going 140mph down a straight and casually adjusting something on the screen was absolutely nerve racking to watch. I have no idea why but jesus that was wild. 1:51
@PaulieGattoRacing
11 ай бұрын
Lol... I was looking at my temps. Thanks for watching!
Heads up maneuver 👍🏼
So what engines do the enduro laydown karts use? I have a frame and I want to get into them…
Looks safe
That looks insane!
@swedezip2342
2 жыл бұрын
It's not, get in behind the steeringwheel , I do the same speed too. Ken Andersson
@PaulieGattoRacing
2 жыл бұрын
Its a whole lotta fun!
Damn that concrete wall is close if your engine or tyre fails
What were the EGT's? Looks like about 1230?
What would cause your exhaust gas temps to climb like that? Would that be an exhaust valve issue normally?
@PaulieGattoRacing
2 жыл бұрын
I had a small air leak where the carbs mount to the engine. So the added air made the fuel mixture too lean.
Paulie , I have some footage of you down the main straight . Will look for it and send it your way. See in in Daytona
That wall....
As a Champ Kart racer.... My BP just raised a few points 😂
How much do these things cost to run?
@VegasD702
3 ай бұрын
I was gonna ask the same. Shouldnt be much at all .. most the parts are common
If you crash... u are dead
Mario Kart 9
A réellement du mal, à passé 200 kmh, après ne tiens aucun point de vue sur la corde et sortie 🤔❤️🌄
I wanna see your plug.. LoL 🏁😯👍 sorry, I mean plugs
@PaulieGattoRacing
2 жыл бұрын
Plugs werent bad... front piston had a hole in it though!
@swedezip2342
2 жыл бұрын
@@PaulieGattoRacing Hey Paul , I had a woodpecker who got on my front piston, funny front piston both of us!
@dennisyoung4631
Жыл бұрын
Or - the piston gets way too “warm” and the melted piston metal locks the rings so they no longer seal properly. 7000+ revs did not help. This wasn’t a kart engine, but a bike - nor was it nearly as highly tuned. There was an air leak - those things need their torques checked periodically. You know they’re leaky when they start idling up. Was glad it quit fairly close (5 minutes or so of pushing) to home. Was glad it did not *seize* on the freeway.
Too skakey
Racing Daytona is incredibly boring…. Al about horsepower and the draft out of T4