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Title: How Fast does a Vortex KF engine go?
Post by: Myles Rowe Top Kart #6 on February 15, 2015, 04:26:15 PM
I was going to do some WSK and CIK FIA next year and I was wondering how fast the engine goes?
Title: Re: How Fast does a Vortex KF engine go?
Post by: Taddzy on February 15, 2015, 04:36:10 PM
its all down to how well its driven so Myles before!!! there quick but dont run before you can walk
Title: Re: How Fast does a Vortex KF engine go?
Post by: Taddzy on February 15, 2015, 04:48:15 PM
well as far as i know kfj (kf3) now produces 30-32 hp and kf (kf2) has 36-38 hp

older gen kf engine produced 26 for kfj and 32 for kf2 and 36 for kf1
Title: Re: How Fast does a Vortex KF engine go?
Post by: Birel-Rotax 42 on February 15, 2015, 05:44:31 PM
Drivers who win at the local level aren't going to be competitive on the world stage. Especially on the CIK level, you have to be extremely talented. Out of the normally 80 or so drivers who register and race the heats, 34 - 36 of them make the final. You would have to test endlessly on sub-par tracks in the United States to even dream of making the final. The United States has had very few individuals who have done well on the international level, and all of them have either won Rotax Grand Nationals, gone to Grand Finals, won SKUSA Supernationals, or a combination of all 3.
Best of luck, but it's impossible without a budget of over $60,000
Title: Re: How Fast does a Vortex KF engine go?
Post by: jsmith94 on February 15, 2015, 06:52:26 PM
Before you start thinking about going to Europe, try winning in the US first and win a lot. Hardly ever has a US driver gone to Europe and done good. I can only think of 3 that have done good off the top of my head. Trust me you will be out of your league if you go to cik. Get a top 5 at supernats then you can think about it
Title: Re: How Fast does a Vortex KF engine go?
Post by: Marco Dakic on February 16, 2015, 11:21:57 AM
Yes you need in the us alot in europe the grip level and tracks completly different, also the cik fia level is like the rotax eurochallenge