A twin-engined go kart that has snap oversteer, a chassis dyno in the backyard and a dad who has a good eye for mechanical work…how lucky is this kid? Kevin Carter is the father and the builder of the go-kart, which sports twin 7hp Predator engines hooked to a single live axle. Nathan Carter is the wheelman who flings the kart, nicknamed “Double Trouble”, around the yard with reckless abandon. And yes, they really do throw it onto a dyno, in this case a Clayton chassis dynamometer, to try to baseline and tune the kart.
We don’t know what we’re more jealous of: the kart or Nathan’s position in life. This kart doesn’t just slide a corner, but it snap-oversteers and powers out like any LS-powered drift car does. The video is a couple of years old, and Nathan has to be edging close to getting his permit. Hey, Nathan: be sure to tell your dad that you want a rear-drive, V8-powered manual-trans car as your first ride. Not to scare him, though that might be fun, but because with Double Trouble you’re driving better than most adults I know.
I see this and wonder why after all the work and ingenuity from Dad why didn’t he put chain guards on it? All of us know what kind of kinetic damage a thrown chain can do and his son’s arms were right there.
Sigh…………..
I used to do all kinds of things like this when I was his age, and you know what, I am still alive! We have became a society of worry warts!!! Kids are not made of glass, they won’t break!!!
or a helmet, and a cage, and shin guards, Hans device, firesuit, saftey glasses, fuel shutoff, and power shutoff. Might be best if he stayed inside where its safe.
This guy wins the Dad award!! This is how we bring the next generation into the fraternity of the car obsessed.
I 100% agree with you
Cool Dad, How does the old saying go? “Get your kids into racing young and they wont have the money to fool around with drugs.”
That’s my boy! He’s 13 now. The kart has a full cage and chain tensioners now but no guards. It’s governed to 38 and has no problem pulling both of us up the hills around the neighborhood on the governor. It’ll do 30 in the yard when you can keep it on the ground. It’s easily the best $400 I’ve spent. It’s nearly impossible to drive in the rain and will hopefully somewhat prepare him for when things go wrong on the street. Whatever we build for him is going to have to have a funny car cage in it.
Kevin Carter
Father and son bonding at it’s best.