Homebuilt 100HP Go Kart Crosskart Track Day

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Жыл бұрын

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So there are a lot of builders wanting to see what a VF-1 will do on an asphalt race track, luckily I happen to be one too. This was a track day organized by a local speed shop and they were super excited to let me come and play for the day. I had two goals, stay out of anyones way, and slowly build to a fast lap. In the video you can see I was out of the throttle early on every turn and definitely could have been a lot faster, but I didn't want to go out there and just push at 100% without knowing what the machine was capable of; and this was an 18 turn track with a lot of blind corners and elevation changes. The VF-1 did absolutely incredibly and I was super depressed that the clutch cable gave out right when I was getting comfortable with the track and the Crosskart. As with all builds the goal is to come back faster and stronger. I can't wait for the next event. I hope all of you are having fun with your builds, I love this community so much! Thank you so much for your support.
-Kyle
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@chrisg6534 Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing, that looks like a blast. You are 100% correct - going from dirt to asphalt is a different game of tolerances. Great work!!

@notaboutit3565 Жыл бұрын

Apology accepted lol 😂A liter bike motor, some slightly longer gearing, and a fine tuned suspension setup would dominate on a track like this one. Also I noticed you really heaving the wheel into some of those corners, this might be something to consider for you. I've been wanting to save this idea for my own build but, whatever, sharing's caring and all that. Years and years ago my dad, brother, and I built a go-kart kinda similar in design to this one, it was designed to look like the cockpit of a RAH-66 Comanche. Anyway, we used a 3:1 frozen yogurt machine gearbox as a kind of static "power steering". I've never seen anyone else do this on karts like this, but it was a massive difference in overall stability and confidence when driving the thing and more importantly, it wasn't exhausting to drive for extended periods of time. No plumbing either, it's just a mechanical gear reduction inherently designed to suffer millions of rotations and at least back then, they were cheap and readily available. Really enjoy seeing your vids man, keep it up!

@2SanityAtitsBest2 Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

@matthewmoilanen787 9 ай бұрын

Um or he could get a new rack with a different ratio and not booger something together. Racks are available in many ratios and they are designed to to do this.

@cousin_JACK Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for taking the extra effort for us all. This is very enjoyable content 👍👌

@ltsky311 Жыл бұрын

Nice man, 1 thing I can say, when money permits, race day in the trailer needs to have a generator and a small 110v welder, unless your gonna drop serious coin on a 3 phase genny. A nice jack, 4 stands, and a small kit of sockets, wrenches. Extra tires rims lugs and lug studs. Sounds like a lot but it should be enough to fix almost anything.

@muckymoto Жыл бұрын

Sam B and I were talking about this video earlier today. I told him I had not seen it yet since I just got in from work. I turned the lights off and cranked up the speakers. WOOOOOHOOOO! This is awesome! I will try and see if there is a track down in ATL that I can take mine too once its done. I did go with a larger wheel set 14" since I thought I wanted to take it to asphalt some point in the future.

@bikerbrego Жыл бұрын

That’s why I bought both plans from you. The two seater for the street driving at home with the 1400 and the single seater for fun days with the busa motor. Glad you had fun

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

One of my first thoughts was getting the two seater busa powered VF-2 there next year… nutty 😁

@bikerbrego Жыл бұрын

@@KJRaycing good luck and have fun.

@pyroboobysmith359 Жыл бұрын

Love to see a 'dedicated' track car build, with the almighty Busa.

@Marckusmtrmth Жыл бұрын

Or a Kawasaki ZX 14-R

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

It’s been in the works… I just have this pesky thing called a career that slows hobby productivity a lot. We’re just getting started!

@shrugger1 Жыл бұрын

Or an R1, or a Datona 955i.

@Marckusmtrmth Жыл бұрын

@@KJRaycing I understand that as I believe many Do. If you have the time, you don't have the money. If you have the Money, you don't have the time.

@muckymoto Жыл бұрын

@@Marckusmtrmth Have a ZX12R going in mine. Mounting is more of a challenge since the oil pan is long. Come to find out there are low profile ones that you can get for ZX

@NoahBanman22 Жыл бұрын

been loving the videos! If this gets popular enough I would love to see a racing class with this chassis. Could set up below 1000cc classes and below 600cc classes. Set up rules and regulations. That would be really cool. Have a great day!

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

That’s what we’re working towards! Thank you so much. 👍

@brianbarney7901 Жыл бұрын

I love your work!

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It is a blast building these and sharing with you guys.

@2SanityAtitsBest2 Жыл бұрын

While you can put down more power on asphalt, it becomes far more dangerous at those higher speeds. Lower, stiffer suspension, tuned engine, and see what kind of additions might be good regarding safety in the event of a crash. Thanks for sharing. 🍻

@chrismustry9302 Жыл бұрын

Higher speeds are more dangerous? Say it ain't so, Karen....

@StoryOfJames. Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing :)

@williamlanphar630 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@jumpercabledadz Жыл бұрын

Finally!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@whitelinefever4865 Жыл бұрын

Awesome haven been able to start mine work just gets in the way

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! I haven’t gotten to do KJ Raycing stuff in a long time! It was good to get back in the seat!

@RattleCanCustoms Жыл бұрын

Dang that looked fun! Might have to find a local track and try it out ourselves 🤘

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Yes. Track day was an absolute blast! I highly recommend, thank you for the comment brother 👍

@RattleCanCustoms Жыл бұрын

@@KJRaycing anytime bro! Keep on grinding and we will see you on the trails!

@matthewjackson9765 Жыл бұрын

Cool vid, you should definitely consider some arm restraints, or window nets, or both before next time.

@chrismustry9302 11 ай бұрын

Safety inspector(s) at the track day event said they weren't required

@kylearizona8553 11 ай бұрын

Got a sub out of me. Deff gonna buy your plans and build one

@mattbayada3011 11 ай бұрын

Awesome cant beat that sound, you have any Hill Climbs out your way? The Hill climbs in my area in Australia this thing would do great . No weight , perfect for tight corners the big cars would struggle against your cross cart.

@davidgeibel1331 Жыл бұрын

That looked like you had fun. Nest time I would add some window nets, just in case.

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Man it was a blast! I have doors for it but left them off because I wanted to make it easy for someone to find something wrong with it 😉

@RAM7RO_BU1LD3 Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@dodikurniadi4846 Жыл бұрын

Salute 👍👍👍

@michaelpereira6790 Жыл бұрын

Nice I told you I wNt one .Nice love it.awsome...

@chrismustry9302 Жыл бұрын

Looks like you should start building one then

@Powercat46 Жыл бұрын

after watching this video it really gets you wondering how far your basic chassis design could be taken. Maybe a budget formula car, or a entry-level fully independent suspension oval dirt racer sprint car. The offroad rally course is a lot of fun but not everyone has a place to run those.

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

So this idea was the whole premise of the VF (variable frame) kart! I want to have one machine that can do anything through conversion, it is working out pretty great so far and it’s just going to get better as we find different setups! The creative minds of all the builders out there are really making this idea fly 👍. I can’t wait to see yours and how you do it.

@johncarter3303 Жыл бұрын

Рад тебя видеть снова kyle. Uzbekistan.

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Good to be back!

@lightning9279 5 ай бұрын

Not a big fan of safety, but in this case get some nets. One roll at high speeds and that left arm is history.

@KJRaycing 5 ай бұрын

Put nets on yours when you build it then…

@shrugger1 Жыл бұрын

"Time for some thrillin' heroics" - Jayne Cobb

@dinos8557 2 ай бұрын

Great video and nice kart. At around 9:50 you talk about the failure of the clutch cable. Are you running a quick shift and auto blip on that R6 setup. May be something to think about. basically eliminates the need for a clutch pedal other than for starting and stopping.

@E.V.I.L.Gaming Жыл бұрын

Amazing I'll be in touch brother in the process of gathering parts now want your ideas on a 3 seater wanna build 2 of them

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother! Sierra cars started developing a three seater after I put my two seater design out. Looks very similar so you could grab some ideas from how they modified it for three seats.

@UncleRayRayGarageEmporium Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you could build an unsprung downforce front end? Just mount wings ONTO the upper arms, not the frame. Rear would use rods attached to the rear arms. The rod goes up to the wing, and the wing is mounted to the upper frame on a high offset Heim hinge. Simplifies suspension due to not having to counteract the ride height compression. Also, I forget if you had antiroll bars on this one, but you're going to need them for body roll in high G force turns now as speeds go way up. Doubling speed quadruples G forces. Aerodynamics are probably going to give significant gains due to the unavoidable high drag inherent in this style build. Anything you do with it will still be a blast. Can't wait to see your higher displacement build jump off the drawing board...

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see your build, you have some great ideas! Thank you so much 👍

@majorwedgie8166 6 ай бұрын

Beemer Boys askin; who let him in?

@Thehorsepowerfarm 3 ай бұрын

Have you ever seen the electric power steering from hyper racing? It’s for outlaw karts but I was thinking it could work for cross karts

@WrecKzHavoK 4 ай бұрын

That sounds like a daily driver

@METALWERKS1 Жыл бұрын

Very cool ! Yeah this is why my aluminum homemade F1 car has a ZX-10 motor . I knew I was building something for track life and high speeds . Also why my car is 12’ long and has 16” tires . Great work as always sir 👍 wish I knew a way to send you pics of my creation ?

@clivejuniornoconjo1556 Жыл бұрын

You could DM them straight to him and just ask him to repost it on his insta or even drop your insta in the comments cause I'm also curious to see what you've got...

@haydent1000 Жыл бұрын

Post a video on your KZfaq page then post another reply with the link.

@chrismustry9302 9 ай бұрын

Post videos of it on your channel, sounds like a wicked cool machine

@METALWERKS1 9 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqejfMamydvcgIk.htmlsi=Jr7GGWrNKy7zq5Ln

@user-he8wo2op5p 10 ай бұрын

👍👍✅✨🤩

@brainstain22 5 ай бұрын

Man.....I sooo want one of these. Are you @ VIR?

@FukTheGovernment465 Жыл бұрын

Smash/press a small nut on the end of the cable, a nut when smashed the threads act as 2 sets of teeth locking the cable into the nut.

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

I ended up welding it. Check the video for the fix. I like it way more than any other method

@FukTheGovernment465 Жыл бұрын

@@KJRaycing Will do brother keep going with the cross kart kayos😁

@samj1185 5 ай бұрын

That 600 sounds great and goes fast but can't wait to see a liter engine in it. Thanks

@kenan8795 Жыл бұрын

Why you did not show us gps speed from go Pro camera? Just import it.

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Damn I forgot all about that capability, just checked and the gps is turned off 😡. I’ll try to remember for next time.

@randythayer8440 4 ай бұрын

You could probably do quite a bit better with a shifter cart and different gearing. It seems a little slow and clunky on a track, though. It's probably better off-road. Fun, though, huh?

@KJRaycing 3 ай бұрын

Yeah… check the redemption video. It was my first time ever on a race track with one of these. I brought back what I had learned and smoked everyone 🤓

@louisaltman4993 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about using a shaft drive bike engine?? Like a VMAX? I’ve had a 1200 Vmax for ten years now and cannot top it out without death wobbles 145 mph in fourth? I’m seriously considering building a cart with it and a FL350 Honda Odyssey I acquired cheap. Would love your opinion on the shaft drive part Thnx love your work

@timothywilliams2021 Жыл бұрын

If you use a shaft drive it would eliminate the need for building the chain drive. I'd use a small automotive rear diff. I'd look for one with a variety of aftermarket parts and gear ratios available.

@matthewmoilanen787 9 ай бұрын

Shaft drives work great but the only downside is changing gearing. Gear would have to be made by a competent machinist with hyphoid gear cutting capability. As I worked for a manufacturer that did that I don't know of anyone who does it for individual customers? Good luck with your idea!

@timothywilliams2021 9 ай бұрын

@@matthewmoilanen787 That's exactly why I suggested using an automotive diff. I'd look for an independent rear diff from a fairly popular car. Something with aftermarket support. Maybe a miata diff. Or a Dana 44.

@grantholcombe5112 Жыл бұрын

600 would probably be perfect for a mixed surface. Seems like it was only the straight where it topped out so maybe a gearing could help?

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

It was geared perfectly and plenty fast, I was just not pushing it as hard as it could go. I was learning the track and shaking down the machine in asphalt so I may have been a little too reserved.

@grantholcombe5112 Жыл бұрын

@@KJRaycing that's understandable. Very cool to see one on a road course, thanks for the video 👍

@paulteirney3587 Жыл бұрын

The true speed is the size of the tyre rolled on the ground by seating in the car and marking the tyre and the ground then rolling the car in a straight line till the tyre mark is at the ground again. The dia of the tyre is not the rolled tyre dia which speed is measured by the speedo.

@CasaMaryParadise 11 ай бұрын

GPS?

@ogmouse3618 10 ай бұрын

what's the wheel set up for the track

@KJRaycing 10 ай бұрын

Pretty sure I have that info in the video… literally 49 seconds into the video.

@dualtrondreamteam6811 Жыл бұрын

It needs a R1 engine #4MEN

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see you build it 👍

@sanjeevankumar5105 11 ай бұрын

Are you sold this car

@KJRaycing 11 ай бұрын

Kj-raycing.dpdcart.com

@chrismoody1342 Жыл бұрын

There has to be a whole lot better performance left unused. A friend had a 250cc shifter cart and he would easily surpass 120mph.

@KJRaycing Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Looking into smaller racing tires and a gps speedo…

@Romgenas 6 ай бұрын

Needs more HPs

@KJRaycing 6 ай бұрын

Check the redemption video, just needed one time on the track for some experience to set my car up correctly and come back to be the fastest car out there. Too much hp is lazy, I’m a driver and love the challenge. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aqp8a6tevbaYfas.htmlsi=pkBWp7lXhLDjKBwa