Aprilia powered carbon go kart.

**Fishy** · 20th April 2006, 08:33

This wee go cart was made by my mates uncle in the states Ian Algie. From memory I think its running 2 x Aprilia 125cc motors. Ian reckons this thing is the most mental thing he has ever been in.

Ian has a couple of brothers Neville, David, and Barry. All four of them are engineering guru's and are either involved in motor racing or aircraft restoration.

Ian does a lot of the carbon work for Indy cars in the states and made this go kart as an off season toy. Its the first one he made and has already got plans to make more with a few improvements...carbons wheels and brakes etc.

He took the kart to the Indianapolis auto-salon (or something similar) and was approached by some of the BIGGEST names in the motor racing scene and have shown great interest in purchasing some of these for off season racing.

Pretty cool to see another Kiwi succeeding in the US motor racing scene.

Another cool thing is that Ian is looking at bring one back to NZ, and I might get to have a play in it

**Postie** · 20th April 2006, 08:39

holy smokes batman.

2x125 aprillia motors, that really would be fast.
Why doesn't he just use 1 250cc aprillia though, might be a little easier to make. Although 2 motors look cooler.

I'm surprised that the cans aren't carbon though, and the tyres, and whats with the seat???? pah..... that could be made from silk woven carbon fibres and kevlar.......

If he brings one back, remember who your mates are FS

**Fishy** · 20th April 2006, 08:44

yeah the twin motors do look pretty wicked eh. Yep he has plans to make a lot more of the bits on it out of carbon, mainly wheels brakes etc. probably exhausts too.

**sAsLEX** · 20th April 2006, 08:49

umm Milky is involved in making a full carbon monoque chassises supercharged r6 powered race car right here in NZ......

http://www.fsae.auckland.ac.nz/

**SimJen** · 20th April 2006, 08:50

Awesome kart

Looks like a work of art, but tastier.

**GR81** · 20th April 2006, 08:56

that is insane!

i want one!

**Fishy** · 20th April 2006, 08:58

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

umm Milky is involved in making a full carbon monoque chassises supercharged r6 powered race car right here in NZ......

http://www.fsae.auckland.ac.nz/

Wicked man!. Looks awesome.

**bugjuice** · 20th April 2006, 09:04

fuck, no expense spared!!
I'd hate to crash that thing..

**Fishy** · 20th April 2006, 09:10

Originally Posted by bugjuice

fuck, no expense spared!!
I'd hate to crash that thing..

Yeah luckily for him (well he has worked very hard for it and earnt it) money isn't really an object.

On the other hand.. I would hate to crash it.... I'd be paying him back over the next 20 years.