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Well now that the weather is getting better I went over to the Stockholm kart track about an hour from my house. Snow was still on the ground from the night before, but it gave me a chance check out their inventory and ask questions. Track is a 14 turn 6/10 of a mile course.
I explained to the owner that I had no Kart experience with the exception of rentals which I really don't count as experience. As many of you stated he said stay away from the shifters as a first kart. He recomended either a World Formula kart which is a briggs race engine with around 17 hp or a 125cc leopard Tag.
He had a about 30 karts on consignment one of them being a 2006 tonykart 125cc tag with 20 laps on it in absolute mint condition. Apparently dad bought it for son, son never drove it, dad did 10 practice laps in it twice and car sat for year and a half. Has front brakes and Mychron gold (if i remember correctly) Spent over 7 grand on it new and now just wants to cash out and is willing to let it go for $3500.
I felt he was brutally honest which I appreciated and even offered to advise me on purchasing a kart even if it wasnt from him. Also noted that he didnt want me to get a kart that would put me in over my head. When snow clears Im going to go to the track and test the world formula and the tag which he said would shock me how fast they are.
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