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July 30, 2006
Jet-powered Shifter Kart
Looking to pick up some speed? For $9,000, this may be your best go-fast ticket.: a one-of-a-kind shifter kit with a jet engine built by "Turbo" Tim Arfons.
According to Winding Road, Arfons, is the son of legendary driver Art Arfons, best known for a series of land speed records in his “Green Monster” jet-powered racers at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
The kart features a JFS100 turbine that was previously used as a starter for the main engine of a Navy A-7 Corsair II fighter plane. The engine can spin to 72,000 rpm and run on either jet fuel, diesel or kerosene – whatever you got on hand. The seller suggests the kart can reach at least 100 mph.
If one of you guys ends up with this, give us a call and we'll help you figger out how to get a MyChron on there.
[Source: eBay via Winding Road and Autoblog]
Posted by aimsports || erik at July 30, 2006 08:50 PM