mutley 4,498 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 As we speak, this has only 2 hours to go and no bids! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GAS-TURBINE-JET-E ... dZViewItem From the seller- UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY - A GAS TURBINE (JET ENGINE) POWERED GO KART WITH AFTERBURNER/REHEAT. This kart is the result of several thousands of pounds and many, many man hours of work and was designed, constructed and operated by a qualified aircraft engineer. Fitted with a MILITARY spec JFS-100 jet engine normally used as a jet fuel starter for the US Navy A7 corsair carrier aircraft. Additionally, and possibly uniquely, it is fitted with a superb AFTERBURNER unit creating extra thrust, noise and spectacular fire and smoke effects. Perfect for shows! Push one button to inject fuel, then push the other to ignite! Full autostart system means easy starting, NO airbottles needed, comes with its own 24v starting unit. Excellent instrumentation fitted including EGT gauge to monitor engine running and a digital % RPM gauge too. The kart sits very,very low and handles like it's on rails, totally rocksteady at speed. Everywhere this kart goes it draws large crowds and could be a show winner or suitable for sponsorship. Top speed is unknown, and I have no figures for 0-60 or quarter mile speeds. This really is a beautiful piece of engineering and is for sale for the price of a sports motorcycle. The buyer will not be disappointed. I am only selling due to a change in personal circumstances and the lack of time to show the kart. No reserve, highest bidder wins. Where's Richard Hammond, perhaps he would be interested :???: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 .. OR even a jet powered C5! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-C5-Jet-e ... dZViewItem I wonder what Sir Clive would think about the "Carbon footprint" from this beast :???: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I think a sign saying "Keep Back 100 Ft." would be a well advised add-on for the second one, which seems to be trying to be "street-legal". Noise ordinances might be problematic as well. Loud stereos would pale in comparison.... The second one couldn't have much of a fuel tank, unless it's strapped to the driver's back. John Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 No good for me, Joe - I can't drive faster than 55 mph! I remember hiring a car (Ford Mustang, yeah!!) and driving from Philadelphia to Washington (when I was gainfully employed.....) and I was most impressed with the U.S. speed limit and how well everyone drove. Is it the same now, John? Anyway, the Land-Rover only does 55 mph, I said the etc....... Cheers - Dai. :???: Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 David, No, I'm the only one here who's a good driver, but that's how everyone here feels. There are only two other kinds of drivers, a) maniacs, those who wish to go faster than me, and, idiots, those who wish to drive slower. Our local expressway is I-75. They treat the road number as the minimum speed limit. If you aren't going 78, you just aren't trying. It's well-known tribal culture that you will not get a ticket unless you are going more than 9 mph over the limit, though there are exceptions. (typically small communities whose primary source of revenue is from speeding ticket fines.) Because of that, normal speeds are actually about 5-8 mph above what's posted. Florida is a state of elderly people, everyone seems to want to retire here. There was a famous country music song, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". Someone paraphrased a Florida version, "Blue Hair Driving in my Lane." I come from Michigan originally, where winter driving is a necessary and hard-won skill. Unfortunately most people (not me though :???: ) manage to unlearn it over the summer, making the first snowstorm of winter the most hazardous. Road rage is the catch name for an emerging phenomenon here; we're seeing it more and more in the news and once in a while in person, though not the extreme versions. Sometimes it ends in gunfire and death, though that's not frequent. Still, I wouldn't be a cop for all the tea in China. I don't know what they pay them but it isn't enough. Aren't you sorry you asked? John Link to post Share on other sites
hello_basil 0 Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Ta Da! :mrhappy: Link to post Share on other sites
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