250 Superkart Specifikations
 

There are two different classes in Superkart: FE and ICE. Both classes run mostly with the same chassies and the two main differences is the engine and the minimum weight. FE uses a twocylindre engine and has a minimum weight of 210 kg including driver compared with ICE that has a one cylinder engine and 200 kg minimum weight.

On fast long courses where engine power is critical, the twocylinder FE is a couple of seconds faster round the Lap. On shorter tracks with a lot of tight bends, the ICE is just as quick or quicker due to higher torque in the engine and lesser mass to accelerate.

  FE (Formula E) ICE (Inter Continental E)
Minimum weight including driver: 210 Kg 200 Kg
Chassi: Zip, Anderson, PVP, Dino, Nissag, ADE, fully adjustable components <---
Steering: Rack-and-pinion <---
Brakes: Four-wheel disc brakes <---
Tires: 7.5" rear, 5.5" front, brands used: Bridgestone, Dunlop, Maxxis. <---
Engines: Two cylinder engine, Maximum 250 cc. Brands used: Rotax 256, Yamaha TZ, Honda RS, Kawasaki One cylinder engine, Maximum volume 250 cc. Brands used: Rotax 257, Honda, Yamaha
 
  FPE Twincylinder engine FPE Twincylinder engine Rotax 257 singlecylinder Rotax 257 singlecylinder
Gearbox: Six-speed sequential gearbox <---
Drive: Chain drive. <---
Horsepower: Take a guess! It's somewhere between 85 and 100 depending
upon who's telling the story!
65 and upwards!
Cooling: Water-Cooled <---
Ignition: Programmable Electronic. <---
Top Speed: 240-250 km/h <---
0-100 km/h: 2.35 seconds <---
1/4 mile: High 8:s <---
Cost new: From 10.000 Euro and upwards, a complete chassie from PvP is 5.700 Euro. The engine in ICE is quite a bit cheeper. A new enginge is 1.900 Euro compared with an FE engine that starts at 8.000 Euro.
Cost used: From 3.000 Euro and upwards depending on make and year. A competitive kart should be around 7-8.000 Euro. <---


How Does It Compare?


Some have said that it is the closest thing to a F/1 or IndyCar. That may be an exaggeration........maybe not

Car Weight i kg Horsepower   Ratio
F/1 600 800-900 0,66
IndyCar 700 800 0,875
Superkart 130 90 1,44 *
Indy Lights 630 425 1,48
Ford GT 40 Mk IV 990 500 1,98
BMW M3 1700 350 4,85

*"IF" you had a '98/'99 Aprilia 250 V-twin GP bike engine on your kart producing 110 HP the ratio would be 1.18!