Hi, and thanks for allowing me to join the forum.

I’ve been interested in cyclekarts ever since i saw them on youtube a few years ago. With retirement coming early next year, I’ll have the opportunity (and hopefully space!) to build one.

At the moment I’m thinking through various inspiration cars and how I can fit them into cyclekart form. Unfortunately (?) all the ones I like are large-displacement straight-8’s or similar from the late 20’s/early 30’s, which makes keeping styling cues difficult. That leads me to ask a few questions:

• The “Stevenson formula” & CCA manual says wheelbase ~1675mm, with 1700mm seemingly acceptable and >1800mm pushing things into “Aerokart” class. Can I reasonably get away with 1760~1780mm while remaining “standard”?
• Is there an overall length limit, or “box”, that a standard cyclekart must fit in? I don’t want to end up with something that looks good at 8’3” long if there’s a hard 8’ 2” limit!
• How feasible is it to squeeze the engine & drivetrain just in front of & over the rear axle? I’ve seen others have done it so I wouldn’t be the first to try, and it’ll be a tight fit, but is it worth aiming for for looks & handling?

I’m sure I’ll have more questions when I eventually get into my build. I’m in Brisbane, kicking myself that I wasn’t aware of the recent Nerang event, and unfortunately won’t be able to get to Leyburn, so hopefully there’ll be other opportunities in SEQld to meet builders & check out cars before I start mine.

Thanks,

​Rod.