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eBay Find of the Day: jet-powered shifter kart
What is it with slapping jet engines on all forms of four-wheeled machina? The latest is this one-of-a-kind shifter kit with a jet engine built by "Turbo" Tim Arfons, according to Winding Road, who is the son of Bonneville Salt Flats legend Art Arfons. The kart features a JFS100 turbine that was commandeered from its previous life as a starter for the main engine of an A-7 Corsair fighter plane. The jet engine can spin to a lofty 72,000 rpm and run on either jet fuel, diesel or kerosene – whatever's handy. As far as the seller knows, the kart can at least reach 100 mph if not more. The asking price for the Jet Kart is $9,000 O.B.O., and so far only two offers have been made for the kart and its rolling carrier.
[Source: eBay via Winding Road]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Edsel 9:31AM (7/30/2006)
No thanks. I'm holding out for the more practical turbine powered lawn tractor.
http://www.nickhaddock.co.uk/jetgallery.htm
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farris 12:38PM (7/30/2006)
lets see....
four foot wheel base + 100 mph = im not even considering it!!!
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spdracerut 3:51PM (7/30/2006)
looks like fun to me! Heck, it's slower than a shifter kart or super kart.
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Richard Warren 4:04PM (7/30/2006)
Now, we're talking!
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Bob-o 4:20PM (7/30/2006)
So what kinda shifting is done on a jet engined kart...?
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PJ 1:23AM (7/31/2006)
A lot, I imagine, in your seat, as the engine sautees your buttocks.
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LeeBob 9:45AM (7/31/2006)
Kinda hard to find a drafting partner.... Or passing this guy, for that matter, without singeing your eyebrows.
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Ethan 10:22AM (7/31/2006)
you would think at least that guy would wear a helmet.
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Jim 5:17PM (7/31/2006)
I wonder if anyone dare to pass this kart on the track from behind.
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