Backyard Racing

Bud1880

A sport? I dunno but my friend and neighbor ran a rut in his yard last year with his go-kart. It has developed this year into a genuine dirt track heaven for those of any age.

Kids





Grown-up kids







Grizzled racing veterans with no fear.



We had our tangles



Blown engines



Thrill seekers with 250cc screamers rather than the typical 6.5 hp engines



But we have a lot of fun and most importantly we entertain an admiring crowd.



I had as much fun taking hundreds of pictures as I did racing. Both were challenging at times.

Thanks for lookin'

Bud

HarveyMushman

Save some fuel, I'm on my way over.

Bud1880

HarveyMushman wrote:

Save some fuel, I'm on my way over.

You would be most welcome Tim and guaranteed a good time.

Bud

wompom1

Wow, looks like alot of fun -for me you captured the excitement.
The guys without a helmet and gear are sure taking a chance, hope they have good insurance:yikes .

How fast do you get up to on that track?

thanks for sharing

Bud1880

wompom1 wrote:

Wow, looks like alot of fun -for me you captured the excitement.
The guys without a helmet and gear are sure taking a chance, hope they have good insurance:yikes .

How fast do you get up to on that track?

thanks for sharing

Thanks for the compliment about my presentation. It is one heck of a lot of fun. Helmets are optional but signing a waiver acknowledging the danger of karting is not.

The track is 1/10 of a mile. The 250cc karts can do it in about 9.5 seconds (avg 37mph) and the 6.5 hp karts time about 11-11.5 seconds (avg 32 mph), if my math is right. Not terrifying speeds but certainly fun speeds.

Fast enough too that you can bend a heavy duty axle easily if you catch the fence like this guy did.

Arvan

HarveyMushman wrote:

Save some fuel, I'm on my way over.

Back to topic. It looks funny as hell! much better then the asfalt karting we have in sweden! The pics are nice 2

Bud1880

Arvan wrote:

It looks funny as hell! much better then the asfalt karting we have in sweden! The pics are nice 2

Thanks Arvan. We have asphalt karting here too but dirt is the way to go.
'tis great fun for sure.

Bud