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Richard still own's it and its his karts that will run at the show, it will be run the same way as millenium park, pay for a number of laps and run
miniace
don't try to convert your kart, cos anyway these types of events are closed event where as u use there equipment. like i said if we get a location we can easily organize a go kart race.... just need to find a location....
if u really want to run your kart get it ready.... i'll get ther perm for battaramulla & u can run it there
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WOW !! This is great news!! I will definitely be there!
Thanx for da info Drake... Is colombo prokarts some kinda club for prokarters?... I hope they will defnitely start running prokarts on the weekends!Colombo Prokarts was the company and name of the prokart place at millenium park,
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Drake, will the karts be available in battaramulla on a regular basis? or will that be on special occasions/events only? hope they have something like this in december!
according to Colombo Prokarts the plan is to run the karts every saturday & sunday at Battaramulla. still haven't got a confirmed date but the signs look good.
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Hey Guys
as there are a lot of guys on this forum that want to prokart, i've just heard that the prokarts will be run at the next Motor Show. From the 21st to 23rd. Basically pay and drive
Also word is that plan are underway for the karts to be run every Saturday & Sunday evening at Battaramulla
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Hey.. any of u guys interested in meeting up on a weekend to discuss and think of a way we can organize some races?
Like is said if we have enough karters to run & a possible location, i'll get MRA to organize the races.... that is getting perm from SLAS, marshalls, tyres to bounce off
etc....But like i said we need to have show that we are committed to this.... so maybe meeting up would be a good idea
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Miniace whats the engine you have on your kart?
dinesh_gd2003 the track at excel world is way to small to handle go-karts
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Go-carts are ideal start for youngsters and low budget people.A hundred thousand rupee budget is good enough to start and running costs are not that high .
I cant understand why our top officials of motorsports not taking actions to promote Go -Carting in SL.
there have been efforts but different issues have come up..... to long to list here.... also u need the commitment of the karters which sadly went missing
a lot of drivers that used karting to start their racing careers abandoned it as they moved on... but like i said if there is commited intrest then anything is possible
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ok first step we need to see who is actually interested in running seriously cos like it or not u have to invest some cash in it. Currently i know of about 5 guys with karts who would run after a bit of pushing.
Next step find a good location, considering everything.... if these two work out i'll guarantee a Championship of at least 6 races but it will depend a lot on commitment of those interested
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problems with taj & isurupaya is the surface is not as good as it used to be & people are not giving permission as freely as they used to... looking into BMICH...
AMRC is to small to run go-karts... whats AGH... also u have to look at a somewhat close place as transporting karts is just going to increase the cost also ideal place is without kerbing as the rear axle can be bent and parts in SL is a prob (but thats just an ideal place)
and lets not forget safety... i have no issue but it can become an issue...
for fun you have to get the prokarts running.... go-karts are race karts and few people would lend them out as they are easily damageable and costly to repair :-)
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basicaly we need a possible location to run, and we need karters. If we have these things Karting will live again in SL :rolleyes
been trying to find a place but no luck yet, any suggestions would be appreciated!
Best bet is to run the Yamaha engines as there are quite a few engines around in SL & its not too expensive to rebuild. Karts range from about Rs. 100,000/- to Rs. 150,000/- and the more advanced and newer stuff can be very much more expensive.
Running cost is not to bad cos the yamaha is a reliable engine if you use it well (as longs as u don't blow it up) & tyres will easily last a season or more. Other cost are stuff like entry fees, fuel, oil & plugs.
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No specific clubs, MRA (a SLAS affiliated club) used to organize races at empire and independence square. But now getting permission to close roads is a problem. Thus due to a lack of a track and few participants karting is dead in Sri Lanka.
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Aravinda's still running the Evo, Caltex asked him for car to display at the show, as his Evo is pretty battered and bruised these days he borrowed a friends car stickered it with his sponsors name and displayed it
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Drake, where should I start looking for one?
Well you could speak to Rdez (Prokart owner) & ask him to rent one out or something like that, from the karts he had managed to resurrect a few but after a few events they were gone again. most of those chassis are badly damaged & that the biggest problem cos for the engine you can figure out something.
Best bet try locate some old go-kart chassis & try and transplant a scooter engine to it, should work pretty well, was going to try it but never got around to it.
If you have cash to burn then locate a old Yamaha go-kart, cos trust me there is nothing like it, driven a few vehicles but still the most fun i've had his in a go-kart.
so go-kart is the faster one and the pro kart is a slower one.... ohh.. thanks.... i always thought it might be the other way around, cos "pro" sounds more 'professional... hehehee.. thanks again!Some prokarts are pretty fast (specially the twin engine ones) but the go-karts are mainly race use & are unbelievably fast. The international kart should easily touch over 160km/h and shifter karts that run on proper race circuits can get to around 240km/h.
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quck question, whats the differce between a go-kart and a pro-kart.. i was under the impression that the single engined ones were 'go' and the twin engine ones were 'pro'...
The pro karts used here had a 4.5hp Honda 4 stroke engine, the engine is a multipurpose one used by honda, seen them being used as a generator & for small boats. The kart uses a dry clutch that allows you to run the engine while the kart is standing still. There is one Red kart that has a 9hp engine faster than the other but no where near a go-kart.
There 2 main go-kart classes in SL, Yamaha & Internationl (Formula 100) both are 100cc engines whilst the Yamaha has something like 15hp engine reving upto about 15,500 rpm and the International has close to 30hp and certain engines reving around 20,000 to 21,000 rpm. Chassis is much lighter, better brakes and the tyres are much softer giving better grip. Also you an make a lot of adjustments to the kart. Top speed is dependent on the sproket you run.
Hope this helps...
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word of advice to everyone coming, the resort is right in the middle of the rally route, so make sure you guys make your way before the stages are scheduled to as the police will be closing the roads in advance and you won't see much at the finishing points
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Hi can some one tell me the differance between the RS and the B4 ?
Further to my earlier post basicaly upto the 2nd Gen the RS was the performance model of the Legacy from the 3rd Gen the performance model was called B4, also in european & aus markets the cars were called the GT & GT-B (can't remember if that was only for the wagons though)
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Drake, Are there only 4 cars aound? I met the owner of the black 301 series car last saturday and he has no intention of selling. Is the silver car 19-1515 yours? Heard that Na*****'s old car is smashed.
So what else is available?
Well as far as i know there is 19-5959 which Sharkster just bought, my car which is 1515, there is another 19- purple RS that was orginaly silver and the 301 car.
Outside of that there was Na**** car which was 300- & which i also heard was smashed and there was one other silver RS that was converted to Single Turbo & was then crashed and due to some issue with the lease the car was never repaired
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Hey Sharkster! Welcome to an exclusive club of RS owners! cos i think there are only a 4 RS's left in SL
drake - the later 98 RS's (just before the B4) came with 280bhp eventually but i doubt there are any of them around... the difference between AWD and 4WD is pretty much spot on... AWD varies torque among the wheels... 4WD doesn't... how's your car doing? just so you know drake's got a 2nd gen legacy RS too...
Yeah i forgot the early 3rd Gen & later 2 Gen cars are very similar outside of the chassis change. and your right there isn't any of those in SL
how's your car doing? just so you know drake's got a 2nd gen legacy RS too...
actually i'm pulling out the engine to get a small Oil leak done and i'm checking every inch of it to see how well it's running.
if you need any info on the sequential system give me a shout will be happy to help, also word of advise other than doing a single turbo swap be very careful when playing with the sequential system
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Congrats.. Damn that was nishans car right,
actually 5959 is Dinesh's old car. Nishan had the Black Legacy wagon
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Thanks for the reply Drake, could you also clarify the difference between 4WD and AWD ?
i'm not to sure about it but what i do know is that originaly AWD meant full time 4wd where you could not switch from 4wd hi or low. but later on the system developed where in the newer subarus the torque split to the front & rear can be varied.
Sharkster's car is 2nd gen legacy and if i remember correctly the models just before the 3rd Gen were termed AWD
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Can you tell me what is the difference between the Legacy RS and the B4 ?
The RS has a 250bhp TT engine 4wd while the B4 is a 280bhp TT engine with AWD, in the B4 setup the sequential TT change over system was improved thus very little drop in performance as the secondary turbo comes on.
In stock standard setup and with everything in good working order the B4 is about 0.6 seconds faster than the RS.
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hey saw your car today! it looked in spanking condition - very slick!
Thanks
are the rubberised skirts original or an aftermarket fitment?
they are original and as far as i know all the RS's have them as well, only thing is it shows up better against the silver
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Hey Devinda,
Well my car is 1515, also the white car with the black hood is a standard car, not sure if a EJ20TT has been droped in but upto about Nov 06 it had a standard engine.
I don't think Na****a ever ran his car at 2.0 bar boost cos he was very careful with that car. Also the cranking up the boost that much with the VF13 & 14's does not work very well.
Na****a car was in really good shape until he sold it cos after that it had a bad frond end accident and i think it was involved in another accident after that, sad to hear it has been wrecked though!
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by any chance your place wouldn't be big enough to run a race, would it?