Craziest Mini NASCAR Backyard Go Kart Race! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2022
- We spent a disproportionate amount of time and money building the mini Kevin Harvick yard kart and getting it ready for the Backyard 400 race in Indianapolis. These are some 200+lb adults jammed into yard kart go karts designed for kids. Some modified, some not. Great idea or recipe for disaster? You decide...
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This is definitely the most off the wall thing we have ever done…no pun intended 😂
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I feel like if they don't want people to cut corners and use the grass they should put bales closer to the apex of the corner, i feel like the course design kinda allowed that to happen as such in my opinion... not that it should be taken that seriously though it's basically historical meme go-karting
Seems like a whole bunch of fun
Can't wait to see proper karting though it can honestly teach you things that translate to full size driving this is why most f1 champions are ex-karting champions
dude whats the chances of drawing ball 42??
@@toddschlicher I 100% agree! We had a kid in school with the same car but black with no exhaust and he would come down the hill in front of the football field using the gears to slow down and if he would of heard what everyone's opinion was about him doing this everyday he probably would have left school the back way but to each his own! Cavaliers in this area were throw away cars!!!!!
Agreed! My dad said that it was definitely not a cool car, my dad drove a Foxbody in high scool and that was actually a “cool” car when he was in high school lol
If they're that desperate to have a Cavalier, they're doing it wrong. Travis might need to add some curbs to keep people in check. I suspect the super narrow track was intended to keep things tame, but it seems to have backfired. Hope the fun parts outweighed the ending for you. It was pretty entertaining to watch.
Thanks man we’re glad you enjoyed it
Yes you are so right, some curbing would have changed things. I was thinking more hay bails but I like your idea.
@@johncooper9976 just give everyone a participation trophy 🏆 so that mommy doesn’t have to wipe any boogers and tears. Or just let the women be the drivers, probably would be less whining and complaining!
Possibly but I bet the primary reason for the narrow track is the cost of paving a wider one. A easy way of decreasing corner cutting is to put a couple of tires on the inside of each corner. I’d weight them down w/ concrete but while keeping the outer part of the tire hollow to keep them pliable to absorb impacts.
That looks like a blast! A little more oversight and rule enforcement and what an awesome way to spend the weekend!
I agree
@@Stapleton42 yeah, but it was amazing to see the video, but i don't think the others really got the message of a NASCAR race. All litterally getting Touring and Indy car
When I think of a good time I think of arduous regulation and strict governence
I use to race karts but you need to keep in mind that it’s really zoned to just have a good time in some guys backyard. Thank the guy who let you come and race in his back yard.
I blame the organisers to a large degree in that they did no ‘tech inspection’, the track was too narrow,they did not make the rules clear enough during driver’s briefing and the marshalling was dreadful. I feel you drove well in your first race, managing the kart’s gearing issue etc. However, in the last race of the day your kart was totally outpaced by the ‘indycar replicas’ as well as many of their drivers cutting corners at every opportunity. I think you are wise to compete with like minded people at a well run, competitive and above all safe venue. Good luck. Steve UK 🇬🇧
Track should of been at least 8' not 4'. No room to pass.
The Chaos guy is a reference to the movie “Cannonball Run” it’s Dom DeLuise character. Bert Reynolds is also in the movie.
captain chaos! Wow that was and still is one of my all time favorite movie.
Great car movie!
It's HIM! Dun dun daaa!
Now all we need is a nun and the sheek
@@MrErikadams25 , AND two purty gurls in a lambo!!!!
If someone started making fiberglass bodies for these again I could see this really taking off. The enthusiasm for go karts is imo bigger then it was in the 70's, just need more company's building them again.
With a big enough order(not even a crazy amount)you could get about any kart body maker to do it especially the smaller builders
There would need to be some kind of amature racing series. Mini Nascar parking lot ovals, perhaps.
@@stuwest5862 can you just picture it, fairgrounds parking lots turned into 3/4 mile oval tracks. Just like time trial they do in parking lots. Scca dose those.
We have a couple Coleman go carts and would love to buy F1 or Indi car bodies
A simple way to fix the corner cutting issue is to penalize someone if all four wheels cut the asphalt, as long as you still have a wheel on the asphalt you're good. I guess you really can't monitor all that much in a backyard go kart race
I don't think they want to
It's literally a one-lane track. You HAVE to use the grass if you want to pass.
@@djmerchant And my example isn't passing through grass?
@@daveizdebski Well if you can leave a single wheel on the track while passing in the grass, you may just need to go pro.
@@djmerchant ya but there is a difference in keeping it close to the track and completely cutting off a turn, that's bull shit.
Wow.. the guy with the chicken kart is hilarious. Watching him get in and out. Hahaha! I love it! His kids must be very proud to have a cool Dad!
The dude that bumped you and flipped the other guy is probably the same type of asshat that uses 2 parking spots at the grocery store. That being said, looks like you had a bunch of fun and looked pretty sweet doing it. Well done!
I agree. Thanks man 💪🏻 we appreciate you
Kinda sucks he was so out of control he wrecked 2 nice vintage carts. If it was that sketchy to "race" dude shouldn't have been out there. Hopefully the one that flipped didn't get to busted up. Looking forward to what these 2 get into at Millbridge though!
He's also like chick hicks from Cars 1
I think that actually was Kimi Velocini from Grand Turismo ranked racing.
We 2 space parking lot parkers are tired of the narrow slots & people slamming thier doors into ours! That's why we take up 2 spots!
This is EXACTLY the type of content we need 🤣 loving this crazy race
(24:23) And Earnhardt, He cuts down on the grass, and STILL GOT THE LEAD INCREDIBLE!
Loved seeing Logan drive across the grass…You guys make a great RACE TEAM!
I can't help but think that the track width was largely to blame for the incidents and track cutting. There's no excuse for wrecking people to pass, but I do understand the frustration and desperation that sinks in when you only have one legitimate chance to overtake per lap. I think it'd be cool to find another event like this, with a better prepared track
I’m sure they’d have no prob modifying this track, if you have no prob providing the funding!
Everything about this is rad. Looks like such a blast. And the guy that did your #29 styled wrap killed it - looks great.
I'm thinking that whoever made and designed the track didn't think about the problems that are going to happen this track should have been made at least three and a half cars wide then this would have been a great track but also they should have put some heavy Banks on all the turns great idea bad design it was fun to watch
No matter what kind of racing you do, there is always that one guy at each race.
Great show. The last lap of the Nascar class was epic! Good job.
Thanks man!!
I get that this race was supposed to just be for fun. But cheating and purposely knocking people out, not cool. I am 100% with you that cutting the course is cheating. They werent doing it to pass.
It’s not cheating, if there’s no rule set up about it. And knocking others around is a part if racing you’ll find in ANY series, @ EVERY level
Keyboard warrior
This event is something to build off of and learn from for the racers and the event coordinators. Tech inspection, rules and track modifications added and this could be a really well refined experience that still has all the grit you still want out of racing go carts. This video is a ton of fun to watch and IMO well worth the adventure and time to film. Well done Stapleton!
Thanks man
That is the best looking Harvick cart I've ever seen. #4theWin!!!
Rubbin’s racing! Looks like a fun time
"if my leg was on backwards, I could walk in a circles real good" LMFAO
😂😂😂
This gave me an idea. Go kart racing on closed or abandoned golf courses with paved/ concrete paths.
Cart paths would be wider 😂
Cannonball run is a classic!!! I have always dreamed of running in a Cannonball. Go watch it!!
Doing events like this are absolutely a blast. I went to some backyard dirt tracks and totally enjoyed myself. All rules are off. I ran some cheated up motors.Thanks. Funny.
How are they "cheated up motors" if there wasn't any rules? Inquire Minds Want to Know,,,
@@kennyvelez8060 I ran cheated up motors on alcohol, big carburetors, ignition. Our outings had guidelines. But nobody checked. I know nothing about these guys and could care less what they ran anyway. Was just a general statement. And what I meant was all rules were off, was the driving part anything goes. For instance dumping guys passing on the grass. whatever
@@arrowkart4j Now we build them to run on E-85 You talk about a boost... But they burn a lot more fuel...
Lol - this is my kinda crowd!! Lol
No kidding the entire video stuff was going threw my head of stuff I could do to the kart and motor that nobody would catch unless they knew i did it lol
Coincidence that you pulled the 42 ball? I think not😂🤣
Grown men doing kids stuff how much fun can be had in one weekend! I believe Capt Chaos was Dom Deloise. What a fun crowd to hang out with!! HILARIOUS
@17:57 That is Captain Chaos, from The Cannonball Run played by Dom DeLuise! He is one of the most loveable goofball comedians ever.
The professor Chaos looking guy is actually the CO driver's outfit from the cannonball run movies haha thats funny right there
Now we know 😂
@@Stapleton42 you knew stroked ace but not cannonball run? Lol I was dying when y’all said maybe like “professor chaos from South Park” 🤣🤣💀
They just refer to the man in the cape as "him" in the cannonball movie
Dom Deluise was the actor and his name was Captain Chaos @Stapleton42
I was definitely thinking less Jack Black and more Dom Delouise 👍
His immediate pull over after rolling homie over was definitely one of those “Awww Shit” moments when you know you were a dick..... the sad part is he wasn’t even gonna win the race. His super reckless behavior was for nothing. What a TOOL!!!
I didn't think it was even that crazy. Go karts flip sometimes, yeah he bumped the back but so did this guy who put the video up, a few times.
Lol the word tool is funny 😆 I’m goofy ball
@@jahjah_frombroward4256 are you also a bot?
No, he was having a good time. Nobody was in any danger. I’m wrecking everyone I can, intentionally. What’s wrong with having fun, it’s go carts not actually NASCAR.
@@rebeccabennett6557 sounds like you are part of the problem, that’s not fun, it’s bad sportsmanship
COOL COOL COOL 😎 CAPTAIN CHAOS RULES! Really cool to see grown men having so much fun!
Apparently the string of flags is the edge of the course! Pass in the grass is a big 10-4 LOL!!! LOve it! How much fun was that! Just don't let the competitive spirit spoil the huge amount of fun this event is.
Mitchell, you did some really good driving in your "stock car class", showing real driving skill! Inverting that field for the final race was a big mistake for a track that was this tight and narrow! Hope they learn from this, and make it better next time! The suspension in a go-kart is tire pressure, period! Getting that right is important! Having different size sprockets for the motor and axel are a must, to dial in a track! I used to race karts in the late 60's! Go-Kart 500 frame, 7 hp McCulloch racing engine, 2 carbs, putting out around 12 hp! Straight chain drive, no clutch, 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds!
Thanks man
@@Stapleton42 Seems those late 60s were too long ago. His post is full of half knowledge and a little bit of nonsense. Memory doesn't serve well it seems.
12hp McCulloch with no clutch does 0-60 a full second faster than a 125cc 45-50hp shifter kart? Nope, that never happened. In the mid 90s our shifter Karts had 42-45hp. On a good day and with short gearing it came close to 3 seconds.
'The suspension in a go-kart is tire pressure, period! ' -wrong. A combination of track width, controlled chassis flex and tire pressure is what gives a race kart handling/balance/grip. This is why there are bends in the chassis tubes and why often there are more seat struts than would be necessary to just mount a seat and why modern chassis have up to two (1 front, 1 rear) removable cross braces. None of that can be done properly on what you did race in this video.
Maybe you already have, but if not you should talk to Lake Speed about gearing and maybe making some changes to the chassis in terms of caster, ackemann and chassis stiffness.
Theres a saying......nice guys finish last.....and racer x there is a total tool. A totally winning video...ty
Thanks man
The track needs to be 2 lanes all the way around and then a dq if you get more than 2 tires of the track in the corners because if there's 2 lanes available all the way around then the only reason you have 4 wheels off is to cut the corner. Still looks like a blast either way!
It just needs to widen on the turns or making S turns for passing, the straights are ok I guess..
That looks like super fun but every car guy should know who “Captain Chaos” is 😂
If he can cut corners like that, you should have been able to add nitrous using a "Whippet" cartridge. 😂
Agreed
Can you do this to a golf cart?
I wonder if you just ran it a hair rich pulled a Whippet out ya pocket scrapedthe end off on the ground and then held it in front of the carb, would you crack the ring lands or would you just get a nice bump in power 🤔
Awwwww shit!!! The pass in the grass!!! Earnhardt would be proud!!😂😂
You are a gentleman Mr. Stapleton. Really enjoyed this.
So freakin awesome. I need the mark martin kart that was in the police chase recently.
😂😂😂
Really great video!!!! Looks like a really fun time!!!! And I agree with you that dude didn't have to cut an entire corner! Just to pass people. It just takes the fun out of the race. I'm gald you didn't get seriously hurt!
Digging the Boris Said stache- should’ve rocked the fro!
This is too much, I love it!!!! I’ve raced go karts for years dirt track and this looks way more fun. Seriously loved the Chicken Pit kart as well!
Great video I loved it. I use to race go carts my wife put a stop to that lol. You have a pretty wife. That's a highlight to this video lol
Looks like a fun track, but needs to be widened to a 2 cart wide setup to give people better passing spots. And enforce a deduction penalty if people like some of those Indy carts cut the track. If 2 tires r off the track, its fine, but if all 4 are clearly off course, deduct a few points or do a stop and go like in nascar.
dude that grass in the pits was some of the nicest grass I have ever seen.
HELL YEAH for the Butters reference 🤘🤘🤘🤣 and me and my son need one of these in our lives . So much fun💯🍻🤙
Captain Chaos Of The Cannonball Run!
Definitely look up Cannonball Run 2, when I was a kid it was one of those movies that encouraged the car enthusiast in me. Jackie Chan in the Starion used to crack me up as a kid in that movie. The introduction to the movie with the Lamborghini is iconic.
No… The most crazy off-the-wall thing you’ve ever done is not watch the cannonball run.
Facts lol!
Lol I left a comment about who Captain Chaos is.
@@wymansst just may have been the best known Dom DeLouise movie character
One of my favorite movies.
Well you had the best looking pit crew. I could not believe that jerk driver. Also I recognized Captain Chaos right away. You met him I am jealous.
Cutting to pass one thing! cutting the whole lawn is another thing!
That just looks like an absolute blast to me!! Thanks for sharing such an awesome day with all of us, drive it like ya stole it!
Appreciate you guys as always, and I'm there in the mix with you, virtually anyway! Very cool video! Thank you & Logan both!
Thanks mark 💪🏻
I really like some of the stories and automotive history the guy that put that event on has shared, I’m sorry that you got forced off the track by some guy that ran out of talent. I hate that the whole event kind of got a black eye because of that guy. It’s awesome that you guys were willing to drive that far and put that much work into the cart to entertain all of us. Again I can’t thank you enough for all the great content.
Thanks Joe. Definitely left there wishing I had spent my effort on something else
@@Stapleton42 No, you had some goods time & now have something to hsng on the wall to remember it. You guys should get someplsce and do your own track & race. Come to west TN where there are a bunch of dirt go kart tracks.
This looks like the most fun thing ever.
ON THIS TRACK YES!!!THE GRASS!
The final race was on another channel and I learned out a lot more from yours. Enjoyed the walk arounds and explanations of what was happening. Thanks
Thanks man
Great video Mitchell looked like a lot of fun to bad for the grass cutter all I can say to him is SUCK IT lol
All I could think while watching this was how much fun I would've had if I had a go kart that looked like a nascar car when I was a kid. I bet it's still awesome as an adult, one of my favorite paint schemes too. The Harvick 29 is awesome! He was always my second favorite behind Jeff Gordon and now he is my favorite current driver.
The best part of this video is the holden commodores in the background.
That looks fun as hell for an old guy get together. as long as all motors and cars are close to the same set-up. Now I've got to see this,
This really looked like a great time with some cool people. If this was the first year hopefully next year the course is wide enough for 2 carts the whole way. And the sketchy carts aren't allowed with the nice ones. Really enjoyed watching though you guys did a great job filming the event!
The Holdens I see throughout this video is insane. Especially the guy with the chicken car, his Caprice is one of the absolute sickest that anyone could ever own and I think I even saw it in the background at one point lol.
Adults having fun like Children absolutely love it
Total bummer about that dude and his driving but hey, it was still a fun video. Your car looked great and your pass in the grass reminded me of Dale. The walk around was fun and the guy taking it all the way with the Chicken Pit car was classic!
30:49 Anytime both wheels (both sides) of the car cross over a track limit that's a track cut. In sanctioned racing if you gained time or passed someone doing that you may get a warning, do it a 2nd time and likely be forced to serve a time penalty. If no position or time was gained (maybe you're avoiding a crash) no warning - no penalty typically (its usually at the discretion of the track marshal).
This guy’s personality🤔… is as smooth as the ride of his cart😉💯😂🤣
It’s no disrespect💯 My personality is as mature as a 12yo💯😂🤣😂
You kept you're cool alot better than I would.......good job!
That was BS! #1, inverted starts suck, but even more so, they should have kept the stock-bodied cars and indy-bodied cars separate, and yeah, that stroke WAS cheating. #2, they should have hay-bailed that corner to prevent that corner-cutting. Overall, you did pretty damn well in my opinion. With lack of rules, or at least none looking like they're being enforced, it was more than even Captain Chaos would have embraced!!! Your car looked great, BTW! Good job, you two!!! 👍👍
Inverted starts create good racing
@@dylanspencer3662 But clear cheating doesn't!! 😡
I scan you tube a lot to see cool things...This was by far the best... You rocked it mitch.... Your kart graphics were so insane. I am glad your cool on the track. Love this vid...i was smiling the whole way... The course was to narrow and surely made for just one or two karts zipping around. When you have that many folks on a track like that, your asking for trouble... There should be rules and or some bales of hay to stop the inside corner cutters...
Glad you enjoyed it! Absolutely agree
Man I Remember Going to the dirt tracks in my home state on the weekend and racing go karts in the 90s early 2000s with my stepdad...good times would get home untill 2 or 3 am sometimes.....the good 0le days
I need that Harvick go kart! My absolute favorite Harvick scheme
I just found this channel a couple days ago. And I can't stop laughing at this. We just done go kart racing at autobhan in bham al. And I wasn't about to let my dad beat me. Just stayed on the gas, bounced off the walls and still won. Next morning my back was bruised, my knee from hitting the steering wheel. The kids carts went 25mph and adults 55. Best place to have birthday parties.
The second race dude wasn't cool. He shouldn't be allowed back honestly
hell yeah! awesome video buddy and i was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Best part for me personally was seeing all the amazing rides in the background, especially that orange dually ext cab GMT-400. i agree with ya on the actions of that one driver and it seems the guy spends to much time in his sim or playing gtav than actually driving lol hope ya didn't damage the cart to much and we see more of this as you have a natural talent
Thanks man. Definitely gonna see me racing wheel to wheel more often. I really enjoy it
Build a micro and run millbridge! Be the most fun you’ve ever had!
That 29 car was mine and I did the paint on it, glad to see it wasn't tore up and still running, I did the 20 car also. They were done to represent my real race car and my Nephews race cars. I got Rookie Of The Year in my car and my Nephew was Track Champion at Harford Motor Speedway in 2008. These minis were a lot of fun, enjoy !!
you put the Delmars lawn care on the side and stuff?
@@Stapleton42 Yes, that is my brothers lawn business. We are a racing family, 7 of us have been on the track. My Nephew is racing Dirt Late Models and his son is also. My Brothers other son is a drag racer and his son is racing mini wedges.
When we were racing the stockers, Mark Peterson was building the engines but he no longer does them and now are using Matt Ryne for our engines and they do very well for us.
I also did an orange 20 car that was a replica of my Nephews car when he won the track championship at Hartford Michigan. Did you buy just the one car or both ?
That was a blast to watch. Talk about awesome mixed content. Well done!
Much appreciated!
Been patiently waiting for this one after those pictures on Instagram 🎯😆
Glad you’re here for it 💪🏻
I love go kart racing. It’s what I do on the weekends. Keep this up!
The commentary over the racing was excellent!
Once again im late to the party, coulda sworn i was subscribed. Travis is a legend for putting on something like this, if there was a class my old dirt speedway kart could compete in i would seriously be tempted. Doubt they would allow a full blown alcohol race kart out there though. Either way looks fun as hell! As far as racing goes though, we always kept it clean and i actually enjoyed the inverted starts because it gave me people to chase and passing action. Running in the front the whole race was boring in my opinion. The grass passes were some bs though, needs to be like 2 1/2 kart widths so you have room to pass...
They should have painted the van black to look like The A-Team van
Everyone's done an A-team theme. That and Scooby-Doo is exactly what I didn't want. We painted it the night before the race, outside. By flashlight. We think it turned out ok.
Other plans in store soon though.
@@N_Denny101 who's everyone your where only dude out there with a van body lol
@@jimtuna1354 I didn't say specifically out there. But those are probably the most 2 copied van paint schemes.
@@N_Denny101yeah but what i meant is people had made copys of a real van I never even seen a go kart van at all so a team or Scooby would still be unique
Chicken Pit car had me rolling🤣😅😂😉👍
Looked like a blast for the most part
People suck. Glad nobody was seriously injured. I hope that everyone involved with putting this event on realizes that they had a car stolen from them, black balls him from ever returning. The saying cheaters never win only applies to the ones who were caught cheating.
I really enjoyed this video the mini cars all neat. would have loved to been there and even better be in the race as for the driver cheater going off track way off is not right i think 1 car length is fare but he was way off he should have been disqualified excellent video cant wait for more 😀
You have one of the coolest channels I’ve ever seen.
-the guy who can stand up in a C5 corvette
Thanks man 😂
Some of those cars are just incredible 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
always awesome content great video 🏁👏
Thanks man
This needed to be twice as wide felt like it should’ve just been a hot lap trial race
This is so awesome haha love it ! When I was growing up I got a chance to own a piece of history and a few years later it was stolen . I owned the Firestone van they used in allot of parades for many years .
Yes, HUGE difference between passing in grass, and going through grass to cut course short 😆 I'd of been pissed lol
Yeah like dang I could have done that too. I wanted to. But didn’t because it wasn’t the right thing to do 😂
444 is the type of driver that you see in online races that wrecks other people to get positions in real life.
Big time foul on the guy for putting you in the tree and flipping the other driver! Trading paint, perfectly fine...running someone off the road, unacceptable. I hope the property owner had a talk with him, warn him not to do it again or risk not being invited back. Other than that, I enjoyed watching this!
Seriously, I hoped you watched 1981's The Cannoball Run. The late great Dom DeLuise as Captain Chaos! Allstar cast including a young Jackie Chan. 😉
To be honest on qualification day I looked at those trees and said, someone is going to eat one! Not sure if cutting trees down there is as regulated as here in OZ , but a track widening into the widow maker is a must. Also the pole line cutting was clear non respect to race craft in that corner.. it needed t be hay-bailed. All on all great grass roots racing! As much as content maker is a tad bitter, who isn’t when rubbing is racing that doesn’t go your way!
Would definitely love to see you guys back out there!!!! The content has been hilarious and awesome
Nice job on the car. And some people take a fun sport way to seriously! Sorry that happened. I'm glad everyone is alrite
Note: A Cavalier was NEVER the raddest thing on the street!
Great looking car. Good racing but they should have never mixed those tupes of cars on this track. Very dangerous to flip. I think Logan would have kicked some ass if she raced.
We’re gonna get her in a kart here soon
@@Stapleton42 She'll do great; looking forward to seeing that. Just don't do a green car for her if you know what I mean.
In all honesty if it would’ve been her instead of him in the kart when it got put in the tree she would’ve probably beat the dude with something lol
@@54raceman absolutely true lol
irs capt chaos from cannonball run DUN DUN DUUUUNNN!!!!!! the dude cutting the turns total d bag
Cannon Ball run is a classic. I loved that movie when I was a kid. 🔥
Awesome driving bro 🔥👍✌️
thanks man