CycleKarts at Laguna Seca, Le Mans Start
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- We had about 20 CycleKarts at Laguna Seca for the Velocity Invitational Historic Races, November 13, 2021.
We had CycleKarts from all over the USA, Washington, Utah, Arizona, Missouri and California were represented.
We were on the big track on Saturday immediately following the National Anthem. When 'Drivers Start Your Engines' came over the loud speakers....they were talking to us, LOL. We did a LeMans style start, the first time that has ever been done at Laguna Seca. We decided to all stick together....well some of us did, so most of the time we are not at full speed. The lead guys slowed down a bit after the Corkscrew so the rest could catch up a bit to put on a good show at the Finish Line. The Corkscrew was the absolute best part, the CycleKart really picks up speed going down that part, wow.
Thanks again to the whole crew at Velocity, our group really had fun.
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When the safety car is a golf cart, that's when you know things are about to get real
Ha Ha, time to throw down!
Comment of the day. 😂
The only set of cars that didn’t intimidate the golf cart! 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Slow down you are making us look bad.
This is beyond cool. Not everything is about raw speed and power. I'd absolutely love to do this lol.
It will put a smile on your face a mile wide!
Let’s not get too excited. Pretty soon somebody will figure out how to make big money on it, and it will no longer be an affordable way to go racing. Just like everything else.
My mistake, I put machines and Laguna Seca together and thought it was a race. This was my first time seeing these. Terrific concept.
This is very very cool ! I can only imagine how fun this has to be 😁
Unbelievable!
Looks to be great experience!
Hairy! At 6:37 that red car got looose!
@@davidfuller764LOL, I noticed that too! I wonder if he got a little drift or just twitched the steering wheel a little to hard?
Gives new meaning to the term "throttle pinned." I'm guessing momentum is everything.
Yes on on a real track, our karts need all the momentum we can muster.
...and drafting
@@garyjohnson4575I can’t imagine drafting does much at those low speeds and bad aerodynamics.
But I’ll stand corrected if someone with real life experience in those cars tells me something else.
can't say how much it effects these cart since in the US most i have ever seen is using the GX200 6.5hp and the local gang here just went straight up for the GX390 13hp engine. so have little reference to how it's is with that power but when drafting clearly works for cyclists it should be same for any other "slow moving" vehicle, problem is learning how to utilise it...
so my guessing is that gearing would give way more effect (sacrifice how much acceleration for higher top-speed for example?) than drafting.
No doubt, that and simple reliability.
Thank you all for making the trip. Laguna Seca deserves the attendence of every vintage and class of road race competitor. Certainly a tribute to your fabrication skills and commitment. :)
It was a thrill for our humble little machines to be on that track, what a thrill
Didn't know about cycle carts til just now. Fantastic! Thanks for the post.
Thanks for watching
This is true racing at its finest, now I want to build one .
Go for it. Lots of information on my channel and the web.
So jealous,,,love cycle karts and Laguna Seca , ahhhhhhh you guys are so lucky .....where the hells the 10o thumbs up botton 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Ha Ha, thanks very much. We sure had a blast that day, for sure!
Beautiful workmanship on the carts, that's what it's all about. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
as someone who built and raced dirt track stock cars and mini pickups many moons ago. now at 56 yrs young , this looks awesome !!!!!!1
Jump in, the water is fine
Awesome view of the race
Looks so much fun. I can only remember how hard them corners are from PlayStation days haha
It looks easy, but lots of black tire marks showing where other guys went off beg to differ. What a thrill.
Thank you for posting the video and for taking us along for the ride. Hope to get started on a kart sometime this year if I can finish a bunch of projects on my 'to do' list
Thanks and welcome to the fun
Hi Steve
Extraordinary ! what a pleasure to ride on a track of this quality ....
Glad you enjoyed it
This would be brilliant around Mount Panorama Bathhurst NSW OZ. Could image them screaming down the dipper! 🤣 And the spectators could nip down town for a beer as they meander down Conrod straight and be back for the finish....
That sounds great!
@@stevevinson6030 I think the podium would pretty much be the only three people to make it to the top.
That’s awesome! I don’t know where I would run one, but I’ve got to build one now…
This is a super fun hobby, especially if you can find some friends to built with
Very nice! For those that missed it he was dressed in era clothing; sport coat, sweater, knickers, knee socks and oxfords. Personally I would opt for the flyer style; cotton work shirt under a light weight leather jacket, kahki twill pants and leather riding boots.
Good call!
Yes I noticed the tweed!
That has to be a bucket list item. Incredible
So much fun. just watched the Indy Car race there on TV yesterday...yeah I drove that track too.
and when the race was over they all went home and mowed their lawns. with the same engines. 🏎 🏁
Pretty much
Hermoso!!! Me motiva mas a terminar el mio en realidad a empezar en este pais se hace dificil pero las ganas estan ya estan las ruedas, el motor a seguir soñando FELICITACIONES!!! de Buenos Aires Argentina
Good luck friend!
Thank you! This is great...I was really looking forward to seeing your footage, and it's a great capturing of the feel of the circuit we took! Great editing, too.
Thank you very much!
Yes, mesmerizing! Great video
Must admit I LOVE the 3rd car in the pre race line up, but then all of them had some great querky design features. Looks a lot of fun too
Thanks for watching
So basically soap box derby with an engine. Cool to have to build them yourself
Pretty much yes. Thanks for watching
They are as cool AF...I want one😊
Thanks, we welcome new builders.
So it seems, with one speed trannies you'd pretty much be flat out...
Were there any turns that called for slow down or braking?
(Amazing fun BTW)
Oh yes, we were flying on the down hill of the Corkscrew! The rest of the track, probably no brakes needed.
@@stevevinson6030 That 'corkscrew is such a cool turn... it makes the Laguna Seca track what it is
Excellent!
Thank you! Cheers!
You need to learn camera angles of overall big picture races. Watch what they do on televised races. Please.
Yes, thanks. I don't have a team of video guys following me around. Just little old me and a GoPro. Thanks for watching
It was good of the organizers to put the GT and F1 races ahead of these guys. It helped to rubber in the track for more grip on the turns.
Very helpful, I was on the hard compound and had trouble keeping the rear end under the car, lol.
Looks like a lot of fun. 😎
Oh, Absolutely
Soundtrack gets a big fat PERFECT! In my book. The fun levels are off the charts. Simply cannot be measured.
Thanks, I love the old Jazz Age Classics
recently found this awesome Hobbie that i wish i could be a part of, looks like so much fun. wish i could find a few design templates, so i can build one
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Red car had some steering input to get around the corner at the bottom of the corkscrew, brown trouser moments indeed
It was really cooking at that point. Some guys ran out of brakes before they ran out of corner.
So one lap? (I assume that was enough…and amazing!)
It was amazing, but unfortunately, one lap was all we had time for in the schedule.
That looks fun
Oh yes, it is indeed
Great video 🎉,I’m curiously that will it make a living on making this kind of cars in western countries?❤
I really would not know. Thanks for watching
OMG thank you so much- just discovered cycle karts today- I'm 62, a NH Free Stater and lifetime amateur mechanic- owned a few classic cars over the years (55 Healey, 62 Fuelie Vette, 63 Avanti) and currently an inherited 95 Miata from Morro Bay CA- but THIS is a boyhood dream come true. Are there any cycle kart people here in New England?
Welcome! Yes there is very active group in your area, or not too far away. If you are on FaceBook, search for the Northeast CycleKart Club, or join the www.cyclekartclub.com page and introduce yourself.
Very fun ! This is great . Thanks from France .
Glad you enjoyed it! We have a lot of fun!
C'est totalement génial, je sais pas si ça existe en France
The music is anoying. also when you don‘t like that kind of music^^ But i#d like to race one of those :)
Gotcha, the music choices for TH-cam are limited without have having to pay a license fee. Thanks for watching.
When a Pizza needs to be delivered in 30 min or less....
I think we will be giving away a lot of free pizza, ha ha.
The owners of those million-dollar cars are just boys at heart like the rest of us, I'm sure they were quite jealous. I wonder if any of them begged a ride from someone at some point?
A few of the "Real Racers" came over to visit us at our 'little track' and a few took a few laps for fun.
I drove my kart through the pits and the guy wrenching on a Ferrari 250gto stopped to watch me roll by.....LOL.
I find it amusing that the slowest part of the track is a big sweeper for the CycleKarts
We weren't going full steam. We were trying to stay together a bit. Normally our max speed is about 45MPH, this track we could be wide open all the way except for the downhill bit of the Corkscrew. Terminal velocity by the bottom of the hill, brakes are needed there.
You need to add a track view showing the race overall. First person is good but ...
Sorry, they wouldn't let us fly our drone and all my camera guys were driving in the event. If we do it again, maybe we can have more views. Thanks for watching.
Dont need the "music"!
Ok, thanks for watching
Agreed. The race sounds are an Important part of any race.
I notice many videos play distracting music. Peer pressure maybe. Placating to a country addicted to it.
The race sounds are the right music for a race.
Where do those guys buy their hubs to fit those wheels?? someone send me a link
www.renegadecyclekarts.com
Kill the music....its 😅not an elevator
Mixed responses on the music, I love it, but I like old timey music. Thanks for watching
I'm wondering why no one clipped any of the apexes. With the track being that big, doing so would have been highly valuable.
We were told not to push it. This was an exhibition run, so we purposely kept it slow. Someone told me that we were faster than the Rag Time Racer group, so we have that bragging right.
Loved the circuit of the track and the variety of the builds. I saw a couple that really spoke to me. I looked in the comments and the video description for links to the differing projects. It may be asking a lot, but is that a possibility? Thanks for your videos and ability to share.
A lot of those karts are featured here: gittrevillegp.com/cyclekarts-in-profile/
Thanks for the info!
@@stevevinson6030is there a site you used to learn how to build one of these? This is rad
Thanks folks!!!
Thouroughly enjoyed the ride!!
Have seen Laguna Seca race on Indycar, yet this was outstanding🤙👍👏
This video trully makes you feel how cars & cyclecars go up from curve 5 to corkscrew and then slide down
¡¡Mil gracias!!!
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The drop over a blind curve.....crazy fun and scary especially when you get the bottom of the hill and have to turn, whoa nelly.
Wow! A slow race? IN 5 years they'll evolve into having small block Chevy v-8? Wait, that's been done-CANAM?
Thanks, we are trying hard to keep it simple. Actual racing karts already exist, this is just a silly fun version.
youtubes video compression algorithm called and wants you to put the camera higher in the car. I say its good where it is.
Thanks for watching
Dang that was cool!
You can see exotic cars everyday in SoCal, but these are way more interesting.
Thanks, we have the biggest smiles for sure.
I would love to build one of these based on a Morgan 3 wheeler. Maybe someday....
The Morgan is a good choice
Can you show a technical video where the mechanicals are featured??? Who has the best legs etc?
SUCH a pity about the editing in the corkscrew!!!!!
Thanks
@@stevevinson6030 Fix it instead of it being facetious. Such a neat video and cut cut cut just at the part where any driver wants to know what it looks like dropping into and through the screw. CUT cut cut cut cut cut.
ENOUGH!
With the freakin piano music during the race.
Sorry
@@stevevinson6030 Otherwise, I liked it very much.
Although something of a wet-dream, mes amis, they ARE of interest.
Thanks for watching. Its all just for fun
I would Love to do this if I were a little guy but at 6ft4 and 300 I am Not and would need 100 hp to compete.
Nah, several big guys run with us and have just as much fun
These things have motors in them? I thought they were pedal powered 🤣 super cool ⛳
Yes, Honda GX200 or Predator 212 are the most common
Such a shame that the whole track is facing closure due to homeowners taking out a suit for its closure. Why do people choose to live next to a racetrack they know there will be noise from events and spectators cars arriving and leaving.
Its had restrictions for a long time but this could be the end of it.😢😢
Thats terrible
What do u figure was your average speed.this looks like epic fun
Probably not more than 40 on most of the track, the Corkscrew I have no idea, it felt really fast. We weren't racing hard, just trying to stay together as a group.
I'm terribly sorry to say this: but this was not the first Le Mans style start at Laguna seca
I think Porsche is doing them at Rennsport Reunion in their tractor race each year. they definetly did one in 2018
But it's awesome to see it with these cars
Possibly, I was told we were first by the folks at the track, I assume they would know. I am happy to follow in the steps of Racing Tractors.
Would have been pretty cool to actually see the LeMans start. That was disappointing. Great music selections though!
I couldn't find a willing camera man, we all wanted to drive, thanks for watching
“Attention race fans.” “Next up.. Bum’s on shopping carts!”
We definitely felt like Uncle Eddie at the Griswald's Christmas dinner, we were invited, but they didn't really expect us to show up, LOL. Thanks for watching
I assumed these cars would be pedal powered, but obviously they have some kind of motor. What is it?
Honda GX200 or Predator 212 are the most common, good for 35 to 50 mph top end, depending on gearing.
I can see of these drivers had no clue what a racing line is…LOL or maybe just trying to conserve fuel?
Yes, that was why we were asked not to do anything stupid. A fast parade......well fast for us anyway.
WOW !... They go so fast it makes it look like the camera is only 6 inches off the ground ! .) 😁
Thanks, the camera, was a bit too close to the ground, unfortunately, they wouldn't let me go back and try again for a second take, lol. Thanks for watching
I figured these people would take the soap box derby away from the kids. It was inevitable
Kids cant have all the fun
Awesome race! Does anyone know why some of the cars have negative camber?
Mostly because the inspiration car had that on the original cars.
I think you mean positive camber, as in the top of the wheel is tilted out as compared to the bottom of the wheel. Old (real old) race cars did that to counteract the kingpin inclination thus making steering easier with zero (or near zero) scrub radius. Negative camber is modern.
find a 90 pound 14 year old with a racing license and you'll go way faster...
Absolutely
Could these be registered as quad motorcycles? What is the difference between a cycle kart and a cycle car?
I have thought about that very question, each state is probably a bit different. The register those Side By Side vehicles all the time here in AZ, this is just smaller
I like this CycleKarts but the corny music really isn't necessary
Thank you
Perhaps a brief explanation what kind of motors and rules for such would have educated us a tad more no?
Yes, sorry about that.
your gearing was maginally too high.
I started watching this without reading the title.
"That's Laguna Seca!" I've only driven it in Gran Turismo games. It's amazing how accurate the simulations are to the real thing.
Yes, we have it on our simulator too and they get it pretty close to the real deal
Laguna Seca and other famous tracks are all laser scanned in the latest sim titles, down to every little bump in the track.
It's still one of my favorite tracks in Automobilista 2 and Forza Motorsport -- though I started on Gran Turismo 1 and 2 like most of us older sim racers.
I've never even heard of cycle carts before but now I wanna know all about them!
Where do I start?
There are some good videos on TH-cam. Also our Facebook page CycleKarts North America, www.cyclekartclub.com www.cyclekarts.com
Whoever was running that drone did a nice job.
Thanks
Never expected a cart dressed up as an Austro-Daimler Sascha! Pretty cool!
Good catch, the Sascha is a beauty
At these speeds, if your craftsmanship is poor, you’ll know it real fast
A few guys found their brakes to not up to the task, watch near the end after the flag, a guy blasts past everyone....not on purpose.
As good as "any" race I've seen at Laguna :O) Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching. It was a hoot to run that track
Is this supposed to be competitive or more of role playing an older style of racing
We are competitive in some events. this event was a fast parade lap.
I came in first, I hold the record for the fastest lap in my class!!!!!!!
Yes!
It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow-
Good fun!
You got that right!
Thought these were pedal carts before the noise. Disappointed that they are not.
Pedal cars on that track would have been a workout, have you seen the Hill before the Corkscrew? Thanks for watching
What I need now, is a 3 wheeled kit, that I can convert to electric, with vestigial pedal assist. I could drive it year round and never pay insurance.
Sure, build what makes you happy
@@stevevinson6030 Left the comment in hopes someone would do some name dropping.
This would have been fun to see. Thanks for the video
Glad you enjoyed it!
They should drive on Kart tracks . Much more fun !
Great idea
Did they use a calendar for the lap times?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes and a sun dial
Looks like fun. Now, what the hell is a CycleKart?
I toy for the young at heart!
It's the Rahal Straight named after Bobby Rahal.
Thanks
What is a cycle kart?
A CycleKart is basically a gokart that has tall skinny motorcycle wheels and a cool vintage inspired body
What kind of engines and transmissions are in CycleKarts?
Honda GX200 and Comet TAV torque averters. The Predator 212 is also very common and the clones for the Honda GX200
If you loose the piano this would be a really cool video!👍🏻
So many folks aren't liking that too.
I gotta build one of these Cyclekarts....I bet that's a blast...I'm sure of it..100%..I'm in & I'm done..Thanks .😅
Welcome to the fun. Lots of information on our FaceBook page CycleKarts North America also www.cyclekarts.com and www.cyclekartclub.com
I've never heard of these before, but man do I want one now.
great, lots of information available.
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The guy swerving to heat his tires,😂😂😂😂
Proof we are just kids at heart
Is there a group to join or participate in for other cyclekart events? I live in San Francisco. Thanks.
The main FB group is CycleKarts North America, there is a Northern California CycleKart group on FB also.
Honestly I'm still surprised at how fast these little things can go even after seeing a few videos of them. Though Laguna still counts as an endurance race for them, haha.
Would be a fun project to build and hoon around on.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching.
I think you set up with to much wing imo...
You were quick in the corners but got destroyed on the straight.
If you need a race engineer for your next race...gimme a call 😉
the DRS was not working LOL
What happened at 5:53... why the sudden check up?
No reason, other than I wanted cars in front of me going down the Corkscew