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This is SUPERKART racing. They are 100 horsepower race karts, with INCREDIBLE power to weight and DOWNFORCE.
And they might be small, but they RAPID - holding several OUTRIGHT LAP RECORDS and being faster than FORMULA 1 cars around some circuits.
Now, they only have 250cc engines - that's a quarter of a litre. Yet they produce 100 horsepower! They are inline twins, and are water-cooled 2-stroke engines. (you can see the massive radiator behind the driver).
And being two-stroke means they can create incredible power with smaller displacement, as the engine is firing twice as often! The engines rev to 14 THOUSAND Rpm and run through 5 or 6 speed gearboxes.
Most of you will have been in a rental kart that weighs a similar amount to these superkarts - but they have 5 to 10 horsepower. This has ONE HUNDRED!
But one difference is that they don’t just brake the rear axle. Similar to higher levels of karting, they have a disc on each corner and super sticky slick tyres - with a similarly soft compound to Formula 1 tyres.
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[@scsutton1]

Petition to have these race around Monaco on Grand Prix weekend.

[@terraoftime]

I do this in Automoblista 2 all the time, its so much fun 😂

[@Darlexis]

Excellent. Here’s my signature

[@FreddyFunderbunz]

Isle of man

[@shaami8622]

Abit too bumpy for go carts imo.

[@PhilepZ]

With 0 run off. That sounds like a great idea! I'm in!

[@One0ldGeek]

I would LOVE to see you race one and give us your first hand perspective!

[@sebastiandierks7919]

He drove one, as he mentions several times in the video. On their second channel. Link in description.

[@One0ldGeek]

@@sebastiandierks7919 Thanks! I meant to say "race one" as he asks in the video.

[@simonchristie1701]

The Kart race in Adelaide was a support race for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix when it was held in Adelaide in the 80s and 90s. Organisers wanted action on the track at all times. So there were races like this Kart race along with celebrities racing cars which lead to some pretty bad crashes. No surprise they cancelled kart races at the F1 Australian GP after that. I remember the crash well when it happened.

[@markjmacrae]

I’m pretty sure there were a few superkart races at the Melbourne GP.

[@iwccinc]

I used to be a volunteer St John at the Grand Prix here in Adelaide, they used to have kart races in the central part of Bartels road, We were just as busy with them karts, I still remember Barichello coming for a drive in his FlipFlops(Thongs) and shorts. The next day one of the karts lost its brakes and straight through the hay bale. Very nasty head injury for a grandfather of a karter. More action there than on the track in terms of injuries.

[@glensgraphix]

That crash happened in 1991 at turn #8, aka Banana Bend. They continued to be invited to race up to 1994. Due to Adelaide losing Fosters as its lead sponsor they weren't invited back for 1995 due to lack of decent sponsorship nothing to do with this crash. I worked as a flag marshal at the Adelaide event but not at this flag point.

[@alozzola]

My cousin was at that corner on the outside wall about 6 metres away from where they smacked into the concrete. Unfortunately I wasn’t born at that time but it would’ve a good sight to see them on the streets (when their not crashing)

[@foxgaming76yt24]

@Damar Fadlan Which go up to that fast? Most accounts I see have the limit at 140+ Mph

[@steveowright1980]

Yes! I'd absolutely love to see you run with these guys.

[@deerlord2363]

I love those things, Superkarts look like a blast to drive, but you have to be quite skilled or they'll help you meet your maker. Kudos to those drivers for being so brave! ✌️😄

[@philipgrice1026]

" ... they'll help you meet your maker." Rubbish. Speed doesn't kill. Stopping suddenly does. You're probably safer racing one of these, assuming you're at least a competent race car driver, than driving in American cities. racing karts or cars does not require bravery. It required acquired competence. People that feel 'brave' to race are a danger to themselves and those they race against. They are obviously exceeding their competence level.

[@JustInvertedFpv]

​@@philipgrice1026Crashes at high speed happen in racing all the time even with highly skilled drivers. You can be as skilled as you want but if someone gets into you with wheel to wheel contact you could get launched all the same.

[@dystopianlucidity4448]

Yes, absolutely yes, I would love to watch you do a full race if not more!

[@petrsvetr6083]

GO for it Scott! I think you will dominate;-)

[@TheNigel2011]

For the last Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Adelaide before it went to Melbourne, the Super Kart support race were invited back and were laping faster than the F1 cars around the street circuit. Senna was so keen on the racing that he almost missed the F1 drivers parade because he was watching the Super Karts going through different sections around the track and had to be picked up on a motor bike and driven back to the pits.

[@BioFake1]

Scott !! You HAVE TO race these !! Can't wait to see the videos you'll make about it !

[@Someone-hy6xz]

He already has. Check out his other channel called OVERDRIVE.

[@BioFake1]

@@Someone-hy6xz He has driven one, not raced it

[@kellyjohnstone3254]

My dad is in these clips black kart, number 29 - Bob Johnstone. He won the British GP championships in 1986! Lovely to see him racing as it was before I was born!

[@CreakingJordans]

Having weird déjà vu vibes...haven't I watched this video yet? I'm I the chosen one?

[@aruljaswal6229]

Same vies for me bro

[@CHMichael]

No

[@matthewwilliams5253]

Agree I've seen this

[@TwoTwoFourSix]

Same!

[@frost6916]

Same

[@glensgraphix]

Sorry, this is long; The Adelaide SuperKart Club use to race with the motor bike clubs back in the 80's. The Karts were told they were no longer welcome because even the smaller 80cc Karts were faster than some of the bigger bikes and the 250cc's were setting lap records faster than the national level cars had set. The bike riders didn't like that. So they had to organise all their own events and had to have licenced officials. They asked if the local officials club to do the events. The club was the South Australian Motor Racing Officials club (S.A.M.R.O.A) who accepted. I was a member at the time and we were blown away by these little things and the racing they were capable of! I have some fond memories of some amazing racing at Adelaide International Raceway (A.I.R.) and Mallala Motorsport Park. If you don't know these tracks please Google these them to save me describing them later. At the end of the event/weekend the Superkart club invited all the officials back to their paddock shed and feed and "watered" us. The amount of drivers who came up to us as individuals to thanks us took us back as it never happened much back then from the cars guys. A lot of other officials didn't attend, at first, because they didn't think it would be worth it. Word soon got around the to others how great they were. How fantastic the racing and how mental the speeds they were doing. The classes that raced at first were 80cc, 125 cc, 250cc National (single cylinder) and 250 International (twin cylinder) and with 5 or 6 speed gearboxes. One driver I remember, nick named "The Professor" not because he was like Prost but how he built his Karts. He ran an enclosed body with a very laid down seating position and ground effects with a 125cc engine. He was challenging some of the midfield 250 Internationals. He went on to build a twin 125cc engined Kart with enclosed body work and ground effects. He sat between the engines and classed as a 250 International. He did well but not as dominant as when he raced the single 125. The fields were always large and the 80's always had the biggest field due to their cost. There were crashes like any other form of motor racing would have and I can not think of any seriously hurt drivers except for one at A.I.R. This driver clipped another which launched his Kart into the air and into the concrete barrier along the main straight as A.I.R. had a drag strip too. I think it was a 250 National. There were two wheel marks a blue sidepod mark and helmet mark on the wall about half a metre off the ground for a very long time after. The driver suffered brain damage and I don't think he ever recovered. Most of the crashes were damaged steering or nose cones knocked off the Karts. I was lucky enough to have a go at a 80cc Kart. It was great to see what a driver got to see as an official and a hell of a lot of fun too. One of our club members and a friend of mine was having a test day and invited a few of us out for a spin at Mallala. If I was being timed I didn't know it. So I had no idea how I went, but that wasn't the point. I knew I was getting quicker. Of course I had a spin too. Only way to find the limit. Even in the 80cc it was amazing how fast it was, I had driven Sprint Karts before and they were not as fast due to not having a gearbox. Both are awesome fun in their own way. I could go on an don about these things. They're just great fun to see. I implore anyone to have a go at these amazing and awesome little machines! Racing one must be a huge buzz, no pun intended. So Mr Mansell, grow some big balls, not for courage, more for centre of gravity and race one. These race machines are overly under rated!

[@320fanA]

Drove myself for 2 seasons in Germany. Unforgettable experience and very expensive hobby. I’m missing it a lot. Nice to see that the sport is getting some attention now. Thank you.

[@mikefargo4339]

In the early days of the Long Beach GP.... they ran the karts as an exhibition race prior to the F1 cars. They were not invited back in later years, as they turned faster lap times than the F1cars.

[@nicsrocking1]

Would love to see them on Monaco track.

[@groundedgaming]

F1 in an alternate universe: SUPERKART

[@memolano100]

10:36 This is like Mario Kart, but in the real world 😂

[@groundedgaming]

graphics are getting too good nowadays

[@olive1197]

I'd love to see you race in superkarts! Amazing video as always, love it when you explain and comment while watching others drive

[@briangschaefer7048]

I just love karting at all levels. Would be great to see you do the series. Go for it Scott.

[@ganders8587]

These karts look insane!

[@aawwmm]

They are

[@cbxandy9441]

Yes, I would love to see you race one of these Super Karts. Have fun!

[@paceparth]

Man.. A whiplash in these will be so insane 😱

[@mclarenscca]

This is one of the most exciting race series ever! Hard to find them on the internet, but when you do, its a treat! I drove a Shifter Cart for 2 laps at an SCCA Autocross event, and it was amazing! They are not forgiving tho, and can be brutal on your body!

[@Marine450x]

Absolutely correct. I'm assuming you drove a 125 sprit shifter? I have two, and they are many times MORE difficult to drive and hard on the body from the same chassis with a single speed/ centrifugal clutch 100cc kart.

[@jsveiga]

Crashing and immediately catching fire reminds me of F1 in the 70s.

[@Ftxbu]

Love your work, thank you so much

[@willjones7132]

Would be cool to see all the details and setup of a superkart race weekend.

[@benjamincrowley9919]

I agree. I would watch whatever the format is but filming as if to give pit passes to the channel and see how the kart is setup would be brilliant!

[@FatswellSmart]

can't wait to see you race one of these.

[@kamixxxxxx1234]

I’d watch every single race of your super-kart season The idea of showing motorsport season from the backstage is soooo gooooood 😅🤩

[@craigwilde2162]

If you think Superkarts at Adelaide is crazy, I had a video in the mid nineties called This is Karting which included a section showing superkarts racing around a village on the Isle of Mann. But I’d say take the offer to race one up.

[@darren2662]

It'll be cool to see you race in one of this! Big thanks to you for introducing this superkarts! Or else I'll never know this awesome piece of machinery.

[@onetiretom8640]

I built a highly modified honda cr250 super kart 20 yrs ago, and i got it up to 160 mph with plenty of rpm range to go. I made a custom butterfly shifter just under the steering wheel to keep both hands on the wheel at all times. All my friends who drove it named it the death machine. It was a crazy fast machine.

[@phillglasson6357]

Definitely do a season in the superkart. I'd like you to concentrate on the setup and development process from an out of the crate kart. One change at a time and demonstrate the improvement and tweeks.

[@Schizz_Popinov]

150mph in a kart is absolutely insane. I'm sure the karts weigh twice as much as they should due to the huge balls of anyone who drives them.

[@PREDATOR07]

Amazing content from SCOTT! He just doesn't talk about it like many racing KZbinrs. He jumps in action and yes I enjoy this channel a lot.

[@tomcat7493]

Would love to see you race one of these

[@alisioardiona727]

Go drive the superkart races ! sounds like great content.

[@stevepaul1190]

Yes, we would love to see you race one and get all the inside details! 🏎️

[@clivecharters9168]

Do it, do it, do it. But seriously Your face lights up when you discuss these carts in any of your videos. Can see that pure pleasure and thrill is there for you. Plus I think you could really educate a lot of want to be racers about giving space n respect on the track. Something you seem keen on experiencing and further learning yourself. And with your obvious experience, I find fascinating in itself. If you get what I mean.

[@LightningxRaiden]

Yes, race it and YES I want to see it

[@BenOmarIII]

Definitely must surely accept that invite to drive :D

[@BenOmarIII]

Maybe invite an enthusiast or two?

[@kylerootman5847]

PLEASE RACE ONE OF THESE!!!!!!!!

[@dangermouse3619]

Carts are great. Seat just off the tarmac which gives you feeling twice the speed you're going. Close racing with slip streaming just like Motor 3.❤

[@zildog]

I was 19 when I drove one of these at Mallala in Australia. I only did a few laps but it was, to this day, the scariest and most unbelievably intense experience I have ever had in anything on four wheels. I got out shaking and disoriented as if I'd time warped and then everything around me came to a stop when the kart did. Absolutely fucking surreal...

[@nyeleskettes]

"Maybe that is why they are giving much of space to each other". Well yes fear of death is a really convincing force. It isn't just fear to shunt but everyone knows that the other one is also pushing to the limit. And when you lose the grip with karts it is like a block of ice on frozen lake. No one wants to get remotely hit and put out of balance by a sliding driver at 200.

[@kieranegan6874]

Hell Yeah. Do it Scott seeing you race one of those little beasts would be awesome.

[@tiemenscholten3755]

Can’t wait to see these at Assen this year again (so good to finally see some shots at ‘my’ circuit). Love too see them live again

[@osemekeechenim3655]

Go for it Scott, you are an absolute legend

[@roysoutdoorlife]

I used to race 250 National on short circuit tracks. The best fun you'll ever have with a 65-70 bhp 250cc single! 0-100 mph was something like 6.5 secs for us. I never had the budget or balls to race the twins though. Seeing this video has bought back some great memories though. @driver61 you have to race them! You're racing career won't be complete until you do it!

[@g-low6365]

ive driven some 25/30 hp karts. and it was terrifying. just cant imagine what would be to drive a 100hp one.

[@fullsend278]

Pleaseeeee race these karts this year and stick it on YT, the more karting content the better imo just to push the sport further into the limelight, I can no longer race anymore unfortunately due to money reasons (it’s still an expensive sport even in x30, rotax, etc) but driving one of these is a dream, or maybe nightmare, of mine, it’s so much fun and as you said, I genuinely don’t think you can get closer to that F1 level of feeling without being in an F1 car, nothing comes close! Brilliant video 🙏🏻

[@JohnCharb87]

I can't imagine driving these things around Sebring. Especially the concrete sections. You need a chiropractor.

[@mickmckpng3153]

I have a YZ80 powered one I use for fun and if you gear it down for a regular kart track it wheelies on the clutch....hilarious

[@timothywachowicz8308]

Top Drawer Scott! Such incredible performance coupled with much driving skill & respect amongst drivers! Incredible!! Would definitely sharpen one's driving skills! Love to see You give it a go!! With Your skill & awareness You'd be a natural! Cheers :)

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

PLEASE RACE !! YES YES YESSS

[@csp103]

HELLS YES!!! RACE THE SUPERKART!!!!

[@grahamsalmons2027]

Love to see you in a Supercart series Scott!

[@TheHannukahZombie]

These guys give each other the respect that other drivers in almost all series don't. They know how easily they could be severely injured or killed so they race accordingly. So many drivers over the last 20-30 years don't because even massive accidents don't have any serious consequences. They walk away from accidents like it's nothing, you don't do that in an accident in one of these. Love to see proper, respectful racing!

[@vanguard9067]

Many, many F1 drivers started in Superkarts, and professional drivers in many of the other racing series continue to race in Superkarts.

[@bryankrauss6334]

I wanna see Scott race one of these bad boys!

[@fleursbruyantes4177]

Oh yes please do make content around riding these! Carting videos are super fun.

[@philipgrice1026]

Wuss. I raced the 250 cc Class 4 International back in the '60s! A 250 cc Suzuki twin, air cooled, was good for about 50 bhp. No bodywork. No wings and no front brakes! It would lap Silverstone right around 100 mph on the GP circuit. It was wonderful. So, get yer arse in one and race it. Cadwell would be a good place to start.

[@flyingscottsman2608]

I would love to see you race super karts, make a series out of it!

[@TechMyLifeVideo]

I’ve driven a 80cc super kart on a track day and it was pretty mental. I’m from Adelaide and it was around the time the fiery crash you showed. Watching that didn’t put me off. Adelaide always has super karts and it was crazy. They were just a little slower than the F1 cars.

[@sprinter2shs]

This is how you fix monaco.

[@derekhobbs1102]

Adelaide F1 was my first exposure to superkarts. One of the drivers in the Adelaide crash actually headbutted the wall.

[@Case16710]

I was talking to my instructor at a driving event once and he said he had to stop karting as a kid after the second time he broke his back. I had done a little single speed gas karting and had thought about getting my son into it, until then. Now we just mess around at the indoor electric karting places.

[@uncut_cowboy]

Would love to see more, this class looks insane

[@fulumukwevho4744]

I need to drive this 😂 this comes from a person who had quite a high speed Karting crash last night 😂😂😂

[@Frostfly]

The clumping for areo benefits is fun to watch, REALLY well seen in the IMSA Mx5 series. really fun to watch. and stay away from those crazy things.

[@seandavies4589]

I watched some supercart racing at Anglesey Circuit recently and they were brilliant fun to watch and scary knowing the potential danger.

[@notso100]

YES Race it! I got to drive one at a sprint at Phillip Island in the 90's, and my god the bruises I had afterwards. A very smooth circuit but these things are mental, being so small and nimble you would take corners flat that are hard brakes in even a Formula Ford

[@RedHillsRancher]

I used to race 125cc shifter karts in the US, that's a load of fun too.

[@JustinBeaudry]

Yes, please race in SuperKart. I bet you’d dominate Scott!

[@fbmmart]

Awesome channel, thanks chap!

[@tentons10]

As long as you're safe, we would love you to race these carts!

[@newagetemplar6100]

What’s not to love about Cadwell Park ? Raced there, spannered there, spectated there. ❤

[@foxgaming76yt24]

I would move to see an overengineered Superkart not gonna lie, it would be interesting to see what's the maximum amount of pace a kart would be able to do so if it had more money and development poured into it

[@pattycbproper1080]

the karts smashing and catching on fire at adelaide was a regular feature in the 89's. superkarts was huge at the time

[@jcpatrick4824]

EXCEPTIONAL!!! ✨🎯🙏 THANK YOU great video.🌟

[@stampede5x5]

you should defiantly race them. 👍

[@jafanatyk9583]

This is wild, much respect to drivers

[@thomasciul8932]

I had a Zip GP with a TZ250 Yamaha on it. I was clocked at 137 mph at a track once. It was the most fun I ever had with cloths on!

[@whatshendrix]

Really fascinating stuff! Great video!

[@timjourdanmedia]

apparantly coulthard once stated, the only time he was scared in 4 wheeled vehicle was in a superkart

[@carlwhite3471]

I've always wanted to blast one of these around a track!

[@anthonypinder9384]

Go for it Scott there a great set of racers,I raced 125cc and 250cc for a good few years at the best circuits in the uk and once you’ve done it nothing seems to come close to the speed and Adrenalin. I do miss it.

[@EikeSky]

Are you kidding? Documenting one of the most terrifying Motorsports for us? Give! Spot on that someone finally give you a go at one of these weapons properly!

[@NoName-pf3mr]

I would love to see you in a superkart but I also love to see you live a few more decades

[@joewatts6016]

Superkarts are mental. @2:12 you can just see my legs, #52 was someone I had to deal with. The first right kind of hall bends at Cadwell they yaw the kart that much they go past the marshal post angled straight at it. Speaking to one of the drivers a few years ago, it's so expensive in relation to other forms of motorsport. Still tweaking their kart at 10 at night just to have it blow up. One driver, DNF'd Race 1 due to engine, Swapped it, DNS race 2, Swapped again, bought a new engine, DNF'd Race 3.

[@GameOver-nm2us]

It's interesting seeing a man with experience with a ton of racing cars, including F1 cars, saying that this is the scariest thing he drove, and by experience I don't mean 2 laps and that's it, no he was actually competitive, these little things are insane

[@tomtremper103]

Yes, race one of these!

[@Scoots1994]

Yes! Race them, then they won't scare you so much.

[@nigelsarah1]

Yep..id like to see you race these Scott..used to watch them round silverstone in the 80s

[@Rob2]

Seems like a fun class for F1 drivers that have 4 or more Pirelli Pole Position awards

[@pranc236]

Go for it scott! My back could not handle it!! 😂

[@The_ZeroLine]

Mad lads. I race too, but I’ve seen these things race in person at Sears Point (now Sonoma raceway) and they’re utterly insane. As usual, you can’t appreciate the speed from video.

[@rodrigodepierola]

Yes, do race. Please!!!

[@TheOfficialOriginalChad]

YES we want to see you racing a Superkart

[@petenikolic5244]

Petition to make all these carts have a Proper diff on the back axle

[@christosswc]

Following a string of deadly accidents during the 90s, the Superkarts were switched to a rolling start only and put on some serious extra weight, a result of reinforcements on the chassis forced by the CIK. The Dutch, Perry Gronstra, if I remember his name correctly because it's been decades, took the outright lap record at Knockhill during the World Championship superkart race, and won a prize from BP? Shell? for his efforts. Since then, the Superkarts haven't gone any faster where every other motorsport discipline has. But the experience remains unparalleled. To all intents and puirposes the single cylinder 250s are the class that has the potential to popularize long circuit karting for being exciting and much more affordable.

[@m24pl64]

Of course I would love to see you race one of them