Fujimi 1/20 Capeta Kart

[PatW]

This took me a few days and I rattle can sprayed the frame Copper instead of the Black as suggested.

Edited May 19, 2016 by PatW

[unclescott58]

Interesting model. Very nicely done. Very cool. I'd be a little nervous driving that kart in real life. Engine right at your right elbow/arm. And gasoline between your legs. It maybe okay. The engine near the elbow/arm is what would worry me more. I can see getting burnt with engine there. Still, a very cool model. I like it.

[PatW]

Thanks for your comments.

Well unclescott58, that's how they are, still racing in this form and although now 68, I've driven some of these about 5 years ago, on an indoor track. Yes mine had the fuel tank on the left with the engine on the right and when you get up the next day you have a large size bruise under your left arm/elbow where the tank bounced up and down on the concrete surface.

And yes the right arm, right side was very warm. I did circuit marshalling at Silverstone Circuit about 5 miles away for nearly 30 years, and whilst there the world championship of karts came to us each year. A friend of the family who has lived in the USA for some years now, had a 250cc watercooled kart with a fully faired body, and coming through the start/finish straight with others of the same were topping 150 mph, in the top class karts!

All the juniors here start at 5 or 6 years old with a 50cc engine looking identical to this, and through the age groups go up to 175cc (I think)  which was the karts Hamilton and Rosberg (F1 drivers now) raced at 10 years old. Fantastic sport!

[Lizard Racing]

Very nicely represented.  I used to race a kart similar to this one, with Yamaha power.  I had to wear knee pads and an elbow pad on the right.  Seems like a lifetime ago.

[droogie]

Nice model. Unusual subject and I like your choice of copper on the frame. I may have to track down one of these kits.

[slusher]

Very cool model Pat...

[PatW]

Very nicely represented.  I used to race a kart similar to this one, with Yamaha power.  I had to wear knee pads and an elbow pad on the right.  Seems like a lifetime ago.

Yes I wish when we went racing they had some sort of pads to save the bruises!

[PatW]

Nice model. Unusual subject and I like your choice of copper on the frame. I may have to track down one of these kits.

Here's the boxtop.....

 

[PatW]

Thanks guys for your comments. The fairings look OK on the boxtop, I just didn't fancy putting them on! We don't use them on the smaller engined Karts.

Edited May 20, 2016 by PatW

[Helix]

Cool subject Pat 

[GTJUNIOR]

Very nice Pat. I can confirm the speeds that the top carts are capable of.  One of our local motoring publications set up a race between a super cart and a top production based racecar.  The super cart was almost 1 full second quicker per lap than the racecar. 

[PatW]

Thanks guys. Yes Tony we had the same results. Some gt and lower formula gays were making silly comments about the 250 Karts until they were beaten hollow by a significant margin, and not believing that the Karts could pull away in corners.

Althought the others had much wider tyres and thought they had an advantage and get a faster lap they were sadly disapointed!