Girls gone wild.

[Screendoor]

Just kidding

I have been wondering if there is a convention or some type of swap meet for Karts here on the east coast. After looking at craigslist all day and seeing all the race karts for sale in my area It blows my mind why there are no meets of this nature.

Anyone know of any swap meets or any meetings at all on the east coast?

Paid a visit to my buddy today and he hooked me up with a new rim, I had destroyed my last one when I flipped my kart a few weeks back. Anyways the craftsmanship that he put into his simple yard kart was remarkable. Perhaps better than it was right out of the factory/warehouse.

This is the type of commendatory that we need around here. People helping people help go karts!

 

[kendelrk]

thats a very misleading title! but theres none i know off, but itd be cool to have like a national small engine project fest

 

[dave1701]

Nice thread title. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

i dont know of any.

maybe its all underground.

 

[tinkerman73]

Why dont you ask thew girls? ROTFLMBO!! Sorry.

 

[Screendoor]

He\\ maybe we should start one! We just need a parking lot big enough to accommodate us. Could probably host some sort of race with promoters out there!

 

[tinkerman73]

Screendoor, that is a excelent idea! Around here, the mall will host a car racinf event where its close quarters with lots of cones. It helps to draw in a croud. Maybe your local mall would host this sorta thing? You could ask all of the local kart and buggy dealers and small engine repair shops to come out and sell stuff? The more the merrier and the better for a chance to do it again next year! I know Sears etc. would probably also love to get into the even and sell thier motors and tools! Could prove to be a fun weekend or day event!

 

[Screendoor]

So it should be more of a small engine project event instead of a karting event?

 

[tinkerman73]

No, make it full blown all out karting fan! But with the small engine guys there, they can help answere questions from newbies and help them line up a motor if they want! But have it all fun with the karts. Maybe get a local place that has the little kart racing for tourists there? Maybe the people cango for a quick ride on a kart for themselves and see how much fun it is? Maybe have door prizes with free tickets to the kart place or free food or someting? Just get everything figured out first, then go try to get the ok from the mall or where ever. Then start to line up the businesses that can/will be there with the malls approval. Then try to get it talked about on the radio! Sometimes having one of the places that will be there for the even offer free tickets for something on the radio as a give away will help them talk about the event!

 

[fowler]

get the small engine and lawn mower shops to set up stalls as advertizing

 

[kendelrk]

but what about those people who cant afford a kart but have a mini bike? id rather have it a full event, like no lawn mowers or anything, but all the projects

 

[tinkerman73]

We are not saying lawn mowers! Poeple who sell small engines, wich tend to be many places who also sell lawn mowers, yes. But you can use a lawn mower engine on a kart or bike! You can also use a verticle shaft engine for a kart, or convert it to be horizontal depending on how its carby etc is set up. adding mini bikes would be cool too! Maybe you could set up mini bike drag racing? Heck aybe even kart drag racing. LOL. That would be cool!

 

[fowler]

problem is insurance which pretty much instantly shuts u down

even though we all know most karts are safe, to the untrained eye () karts and mini bikes are rolling death there by no big company such as sears will hold it in there ccar park

u realy need a parent whos a good lawyer who can write a document to remove the company from legal action

with so many karts and bikes at this event u are bound to have some accidents plus the fact a speed gathering will attract motor bikes and hoon driving with will make the council and local government dislike the idea

it is unfortunant but true this is why it never happens
even more unforntunant is this legal happy idea is appearing is aus
some places over here still run on the see'll be right nature