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80cc shifter… MG reds… no front brakes
all the excitement of 125, without the wear and tear on the kart or body. also much cheaper. motors are $500-1000 and reds last longer than yellow’s.
could be a nice, middle ground between LO and rotax. keep costs down with harder tires, lots of close racing… and it’s fun to bang gears.
it’s also a great developmental class for those wanting to move up to cars someday…
thoughts on trying to form a class for next year? would anyone be interested? apparently it’s made a resurgence in the midwest…
http://ekartingnews.com/2016/08/29/the-resurgence-of-the-80cc-shifter/
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@adam_kasick wrote:
nevermind… i thought it was cheaper.. i’ve been educated, and it’s not.
:newUnfortunately not cheaper. More badass? Probably! Some guys who ran them with success (12-15 years ago) said that for the younger guys at 315lbs, nothing was more fun to drive than those 80cc shifters.
Bilands on a harder tire as a spec class would have been the ultimate step. Those 250cc SOHC parallel twins sounded positively Ducati-like.
I second that opinion Leo. Except my preference would be on MG Reds. Better handling with the increase in horse power from the 206.
Yea Eddy I guess after watching KZ2 vids I”m sadistic enough to think the Duros would make it more interesting :taz :redman
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