Anybody whos driven a racing kart before?

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  1. Nico Kunze

    Nico Kunze Well-Known Member

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    So i found out theres a place only 100 miles from where i live where you can rent racing karts and i gotta say im quite tempted. Has anybody here happened to do that before or actually race karts and would you say that its an experience thats worth 140€ for 2×15 minutes? Also im scared id find normal rental karts boring after having driven something proper :D
     
  2. Alex Hodgkinson

    Alex Hodgkinson KW Studios Developer

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    Yes, do it!
     
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  3. GooseCreature

    GooseCreature Well-Known Member

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    That or a couple weeks held to iRansom! Whoops, fraudulent slip, I mean iRacing.
     
  4. rad

    rad Well-Known Member

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    Could 6HP kart be considered "racing kart"?
     
  5. Nico Kunze

    Nico Kunze Well-Known Member

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    Thats what the rental karts at my local indoor track have. For comparison what im thinking about renting here has 30hp
     
  6. RWB 3vil

    RWB 3vil Active Member

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    140 Euros for half an hour? Good grief thats expensive these days for rental. Although blasting around in a 125cc is amazing.

    I took my buddies toni kart around london rye many many years ago. The geforce sensation and the grip was so intense i was gutted when I had to stop and get out
     
  7. Nico Kunze

    Nico Kunze Well-Known Member

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    Well you do get a personal mechanic/instructor plus a kart and everything else you might need (helmet, racing suit, rib protector etc) so it naturally all adds up.
    What i found out today tho is that you have to do a certain lap time in their normal rental karts before you get to rent one of the racing karts so itd get even more expensive for me :D