Building go-karts/bogies

[Glossop North Ender]

Got 8 wheels here, 140mm diameter

Have challenged a mate to a race later this year.

We each get four of the wheels and after that it's up to us and gravity to get the win.

How would you build the winner?

Lots of potential design choices and I'm asking you lot for thoughts and advice because I don't want to lose and haven't got time for multiple prototypes.

I know a friend who got involved in some of this as an adult and built one so over engineered that it practically had to be pushed downhill.

We haven't finalised the rules but was thinking of a grassy hill as I'm not keen coming off it on tarmac.

Cheers!

 

[Mashimbo]

End of thread

 

[MrHodgeheg123]

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Got 8 wheels here, 140mm diameter

Have challenged a mate to a race later this year.

We each get four of the wheels and after that it's up to us and gravity to get the win.

How would you build the winner?

Lots of potential design choices and I'm asking you lot for thoughts and advice because I don't want to lose and haven't got time for multiple prototypes.

I know a friend who got involved in some of this as an adult and built one so over engineered that it practically had to be pushed downhill.

We haven't finalised the rules but was thinking of a grassy hill as I'm not keen coming off it on tarmac.

Cheers!

Grow up!🤣

 

[pnewortham]

Speak to Ed China - he holds loads of Guinness world records for fastest shed and the like.

 

[Glossop North Ender]

Grow up!🤣

I'll let you know how it goes. Mrs G thinks it's a terrible idea and is expecting to need to call an ambulance.

 

[MrHodgeheg123]

I'll let you know how it goes. Mrs G thinks it's a terrible idea and is expecting to need to call an ambulance.

She's probably not wrong.🤣

 

[northender0602]

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Got 8 wheels here, 140mm diameter

Have challenged a mate to a race later this year.

We each get four of the wheels and after that it's up to us and gravity to get the win.

How would you build the winner?

Lots of potential design choices and I'm asking you lot for thoughts and advice because I don't want to lose and haven't got time for multiple prototypes.

I know a friend who got involved in some of this as an adult and built one so over engineered that it practically had to be pushed downhill.

We haven't finalised the rules but was thinking of a grassy hill as I'm not keen coming off it on tarmac.

Cheers!

Are you going to race him down birdlip hill ? The gravity should be decent there 👍

 

[Glossop North Ender]

Are you going to race him down birdlip hill ? The gravity should be decent there 👍

Is that the cheese rolling hill???

Was thinking of something a bit more sedate to start with.

 

[jakehake]

Is that the cheese rolling hill???

Was thinking of something a bit more sedate to start with.

It's a semi-permanent set of roadworks and traffic jams sadly. Just a very long and steep tarmacked hill but not the cheese one