Where there any rear engine karts with Italian engines?

[Gary Wlodarsky]

So, it sounds like mounting a free air engine on the rear of a kart, while it may capture a legitimate snapshot of a brief moment in karting's evolution, might not be a very practical idea.  That sheds some light on this variant:

Kurt, I've been running this setup for years. The engine is mounted out to the side and manages to catch plenty of air.
See my post above for my photo.

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Thanks, I haven’t  seen any pictures of rear engine karts with foreign engines and wasn’t sure of the timeline of sidewinders hitting the market. I thought it was mid 70’s when the sidewinders and out, didn’t realize it was a decade earlier.

Paul..just an FYI,,,the foreign motors came to the USA app late 66, some installed these motors on rear karts only to find out 2 things,,  they had considerably more power than fan cooled motors . and didn't last long because they are free air motors..meaning they are cooled by air moving over them...when mounted on a rear kart they didn't get much air( blocked by the driver)..this lasted app 1.5 ,2 years,,,then the sidewinders started coming...

there have been rear mounted foreign motors at VKA, VKCA events but the VKA decided to accommodate the masses vs 1 or 2 guys that built that rear foreign combination....they would still be welcome, but only as an exhibition type kart,,,again, the reason being they make considerably more hp than a fan cooled motor..(couple years ago a famous engine builder put this combo together and put a 130 pound professional driver on it and dominated...destroyed the 6.1 rear class...thats not what the VKA is about)...

Gary

The Parilla BA13 was running here in the US in 1964......

yes I agree,,but they came inmass in 65--66

gw

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The Parilla BA13 was running here in the US in 1964......

no disrespect,,,but the speeds you drive, you couldn't hurt it...LOL
gw