If you’re a karting junkie than you’re very likely to be a adrenalin junkie as well. Starting off with 80cc fun-karts to full blown shifter karts that go and stop much quicker than some of today’s supercars, karting is the epitome of four-wheeled karts and the stepping stone to much greater things like the ultimate go-kart – Formula One. But this post is not about Formula One, it’s about the Hyper PRO Racer, a so-called “Superkart” that delivers massive power and minimum weight. (video posted after the jump)
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The “Superkart” is powered by a Yamaha 450 WR four-stroke motorcycle engine that runs through a five-speed sequential gearbox and the entire thing weighs just 160kg minus the weight of the driver. That’s not much more than the bike itself.
The kart utilises spaceframe technology to keep weight down and the entire thing also acts as an FIA-approved roll cage. Instead of building a frame that accessories would be mounted to with brackets, the superkart’s externals are mounted directly to a highly designed and minimalist chassis frame without additional hardware. Those externals include Ohlins aluminum-bodied race shocks, four-wheel cross-vented disc brakes with billet four-pot aluminum brake calipers.
Built by an Australian Jon Crooke, the kart is able to lap a little faster than an Aussie racing car (not a V8 supercar) but a little slower than a GT Production car. Everything is great about this little “Superkart” except it’s price, the track day Racer S is priced at US$26,546, while the hillclimb Racer R is priced at $US31,947. For all those thrills, the superkart does come at a wicked price, but no one said that the price of adrenalin is cheap, check out the video below to see what you could have for the price.
Source: AutoBlog
