tonykart esprit - 100cc vortex LV 98 @ douvrin 30/10/17

[@ruubvanhulst]

Reminds me of my first kart, a 100cc Techno kart. The memories are great and this video of you propperly pushing is exactly what I want to see!

[@paolocaldara3789]

Thanks for the video, the 100 cc kart is now a rare symphony to listen to, congratulations for everything!

[@stevesmyth1769]

Wow….30 odd years ago I raced these. So cool. Need to have a go on one. Be a lot of fun 😁

[@adsnads9431]

Nice kart, great driving, awesome track. See you at lydd next week Gil!

[@devegablanco6989]

Your smoothness is really something else. I L O V E the way you slide the kart and take the next two corners as one without even turn the wheel. (6:01)

[@gilmertens8634]

Thanks mate!!

[@mikepsychles]

One helluva great job driving. You get that TK around that track extremely well. Probably scared the driver of the more modern kart when he noticed your lack of real braking zone.

[@gilmertens8634]

Michael Ray thank you, indeed this is real karting, i just love it

[@mattiapozzo6004]

Now many rpm? 20000?

[@Jean-Michellemonnier-sr6lz]

Le pif paf en bout de ligne droite excellent 😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@raulgomez3026]

damn u clean af

[@jean-baptistedelbos8050]

c'était quand même le pied ces moulins....(j'ai roulé avec des mag95 parilla et des Fox en ICA et R100).

[@homtranquil]

Entièrement d'accord j'ai décroché du Kart avec l'arrivée du rotax max et ce qu'ils ont fait par la suite(liquide et embrayage) , des kart qui absorbent les sensations et qui coûtent une blinde.... Mais avec le retour du f20000 on revie....

[@bobafett317]

exactly when should you be covering the air going in on this engine? how do you know when to do that?

[@caluzzucarrazzi5549]

You're doing it to flood the engine since 2 strokes are lubricated by the fuel they run. After running at top rpm by the end of the straight the engine has been strained at high rpms so, while you are still at full throttle just before you brake for the corner, you cover the airbox and flood the motor, this ensures it is lubricated well and prevents a seize which is especially important in direct drive applications

[@lexusuk7901]

Can you explain the reaching down with your right hand to the airbox? Always wondered what this is.

[@gilmertens8634]

you close the air off, and the engine take a gab off full

[@bobafett317]

"gab off full"...what does that mean? and when exactly should you be doing this? btw - great vid

[@nazzytpr]

By closing the air off the mixture gets rich and it Lube the engine

[@gilmertens8634]

@@nazzytpr indeed, its like that !

[@Jean-Michellemonnier-sr6lz]

Oui miaule oui tu peux tourner sur 21000 tours mais casse souvent mais les meilleurs moteurs avec italsystrm oui

[@robertoparenti1157]

Yeah. Great. 💪

[@2006adfer]

What's is the size of the sprocket

[@gilmertens8634]

2006adfer 10-85

[@brunomarcelletta9988]

100cc Tony kart ha un grande telaio però a poca Acerenza

[@krisztianambrus1853]

Fix engine?

[@gilmertens8634]

Krisztián Ambrus no, vortex VL98 100cc air cooled

[@jacopofulgente1399]

Niente driving

[@camera_crame5611]

How many % oil for this engine please ?

[@gilmertens8634]

5%

[@jean-baptistedelbos8050]

@@gilmertens8634 it depends on the oil. Be careful, with some (shell if my memory is ok), 5% is not enough. you will need 7% with shel oil.

[@dennisyoung4631]

The more revs, the more oil - and the same for heavy loads, direct drive being really bad about heavy loading…