Except that it’s made in Italy and thus retails for almost $3,000.

I’m assuming that in Australian Dollars, but with the current exchange rate that still comes to right around $2,600 U.S. …. for an air-cooled motor, making a little over 20hp.  And that is with a price discount

I’ll admit, it is a very nice engine package. It does fit that perfect niche that is sorely missing of being not too fast and complex like a TaG or Shifter, but still much faster than a rental kart experience. And being able to start the thing, by yourself, while sitting behind the wheel. It sounds like a 100cc version of an old Easykart, but without the nonsense of having to buy the entire package, cheap chassis and all, along with it.

But it really needs to be cheaper. PRD can build a water-cooled TaG for under $2,000, someone should be able to build a push-button air-cooled motor for under $1,500. They don’t mention anything about top-end longevity either, only that it uses the same crankpin as their KZ motor so it should in theory last longer, (the bottom-end at least).

And then the part about the racer never having to hand-pick for perfect cylinders, thanks to their close machining tolerances… yeah, all right then.

Which is another issue to consider; if this motor did take off, how would it not be ultimately sabotaged by the unlimited spending of serious racers? Like so many of the other engine packages originally meant for weekend warriors;  Rotax, TaG, Stock Moto etc.

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C. Skowron #15

There are so many KPV and yamahas out there, why won’t your club adopt those?  Those motors look a lot like the KPV, for a lot more money.

It’s too expensive for the 10-20HP people and the big money people won’t buy it because it’s 100cc.

I like how they say it runs cooler because it has a compact combustion chamber lol.

A low compression air cooled piston port with a tilly carb, onboard starter and box muffler on pump gas with a bullet proof dry clutch for $1000 is the perfect kart engine you will never see anyone make.

Gif

All is not well in Australian karting.

Corruption and back room deals between long term friends still dictate things.

A good $300 ontop of that overly priced reedjet goes to the association for 95% of club karters to prop up the 5% that CiK kart at elite level.

Testing is a myth and you would not believe the shenanigans behind the swcenes to ensure certain industry players maintain control.

The sport is about to implode into a million little pieces.

Karting Australia ( formally AKA ) does more to damage the sport in this country than any individual or rival association could ever do.

A history of corruption, abuse and even assault in some cases is not out of place. Now partly in control with ex multi motogp champion Mick Doohan the sport has never looked as grim . Look into it on places like Kartbook and you will see.