Good to watch myself racing again after 30 years away! Slow in the corners and finished a respectable 3rd (yellow and black jacket) after 6 laps. Cool!
@kartracer58 - this kart is set up as typically seen back in the 70's era, at the pedal, a clevis attaches there with a 1/4" rod. At the other end of that rod is a block which receives 2 ball end throttle cables .. each cable runs back to one engine. Synchronization is done by an adjustment at each engine carb, and some stiff flexibility at the carb cable mounting is used to absorb over-stress if one carb opens slightly ahead of the other. Its all pretty simple actually.
@kartracer58 - even cooler is the sound of an open header dual cylinder vintage engine, look through my other videos for a twin cylinder water cooled Konig 250cc power kart (circa 1959), the harmonics are awesome.
It's hard to tell from a video how fast they are accelerating, and, the acceleration is silky smooth and continuous, unlike vehicles with a transmission Also the sound of the two independent engines/clutches is unlike anything else.
Good to watch myself racing again after 30 years away! Slow in the corners and finished a respectable 3rd (yellow and black jacket) after 6 laps. Cool!
@kartracer58 - this kart is set up as typically seen back in the 70's era, at the pedal, a clevis attaches there with a 1/4" rod. At the other end of that rod is a block which receives 2 ball end throttle cables .. each cable runs back to one engine. Synchronization is done by an adjustment at each engine carb, and some stiff flexibility at the carb cable mounting is used to absorb over-stress if one carb opens slightly ahead of the other. Its all pretty simple actually.
The golden era of karting. No frickin lawn mower motors back then.
another thing dual engine sounds so cool!
You guys are awesome I would like to have front brakes on my twin panther x
ive got a question. How do you have the throttle connect to each carb? Do you just have two separate cables on the pedal or is it split somewhere?
Butch Stewarts son, Greg is one hell of a driver too!
Twin K30s with axle clutches is how you win this class
@kartracer58 - even cooler is the sound of an open header dual cylinder vintage engine, look through my other videos for a twin cylinder water cooled Konig 250cc power kart (circa 1959), the harmonics are awesome.
@hatfield420 Right you are! Greg Stewart was to my right at the start.
@foxkart61 thanks ive always wanted to know that
It's hard to tell from a video how fast they are accelerating, and, the acceleration is silky smooth and continuous, unlike vehicles with a transmission Also the sound of the two independent engines/clutches is unlike anything else.
I think u brake a bit too early..
This video would be awesome if this guy knew how to drive. He is braking far to early. He is obviously afraid of the power.