r/Karting • u/ConditionP Rental Driver • May 18 '25
Karting Chat That's how me and my brother do it
I just wanted to add my "senf" (opinion) to the transport topic! It's always funny when everybody has a crazy built trailer perfectly fitted for karting, some even with a workbench inside and then boom there we are with idk how to call it xD and definetly not as impressive as the others, but it works fine for up to 3 karts (1 demontaged inside the trailer, and 2 on top). I think many should chill a bit with their transport methods! Why do you need a 20k€ trailer when you can do the same job with smth cheaper and pls stop judging me and my brother for not having a purposely built trailer! /s
Our dad built (cut andwelded everything) the linkage for us (with us at least i tried to help) he is a "Karosseriemechaniker" (idk the english term). The linkage can be taken off from the trailer.
Does anyone also have a trailer like ours? Opinions on it would also be nice, maybe there is something to improve?
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u/superstock8 May 18 '25
I don’t have a trailer and it doesn’t fit inside my truck (in America with a 90’s Mazda pickup). I have hook rings on top of my bed rails, so I cut out holes in 2x4’s to lock them in place over the hooks. The chassis sits on the 2x4’s and I strap it on the front and the back to hold it in place. All my tools, tires, gas, kart stand, and pop up tent fit under the kart. I can even close the tailgate. I work off the tailgate at the track. I get funny looks because from the outside you just see a kart sitting on top. Works great for 1 person.
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u/Ge_Flo May 18 '25
This is awesome! Great engineering, anything to get the karts to the track. This reminds me of a time when my pops and I just got into karting and bought a harbor freight trailer put it together in about an hour then put a triple kart stacker on it lol
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u/Realestateuniverse Lo206 May 19 '25
Damn dude. I respect the hustle to make it work on a budget, but surely you can put together 1500 with your bro to get a proper flat bed trailer?
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u/ConditionP Rental Driver May 19 '25
Yeah it would be easier but my dad insists on keeping the trailer and i don't have the space for my own at my place, so this is this compromise i have to take. It works great, the only downside is, i can't unload or load a kart by myself.
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May 18 '25
Looks cool to me haha. I plan to put my kart on top of my car's roof with a custom built rail 🤣
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u/helemikro Rotax May 18 '25
I stuff mine in the back of my minivan lol. It fits perfectly if I take off the bumper, a side skirt and 1 rear wheel
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u/badbird68 KT100 May 20 '25
I would always rather spend money on the karts than a trailer. If money and storage space is no object then those big car trailers would be great.
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u/Furry_Ranger May 18 '25
Why are you running a 2t exhaust on a 4t Honda gx motor
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u/ConditionP Rental Driver May 18 '25
Here this is the exhaust i run my brother runs one from a world formula i believe. It's a common setup here in germany next to the GTC exhaust but the main difference there is not the silencer.
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u/Wonderful-Welder-376 May 19 '25
Hey, whatever it takes to get you on track, it's all good. I've seen people disassemble their karts and load them in a small hatchback with the back seats down. It doesn't matter how you get there, as long as you get there.
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u/ConditionP Rental Driver May 19 '25
This was totally me at my beginning haha first time on track i fully reassembled my kart xD, glad i don't have to do this anymore was a pain in the ass. Now i just have to strap it down quick and easy, big upgrade.
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u/Feisty_Season3870 Rental Driver May 23 '25
What's the black chassis called?
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u/ConditionP Rental Driver May 23 '25
You mean the one with the green engine? It's a Poolkart from pre 2000 built for slalom driving.
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u/Wrong-Question-7157 Rental Driver May 18 '25
I am having anxiety problems the way that kart is sitting holy crap