motus mk7

[Hasta]

Originally Posted by jo white

Because the MSA banned them due to pressure from certain fellow class competitors, personally i enjoyed the challenge of trying to beat a kart and thought they were great.

If you ever saw a Kart going up the finish straight at Shelsley you would know why


Hasta

[jo white]

Yes but they were spectacular even if they did disappear into the trees at certain events, Karts are still used in the Channel Islands which is good to see.

[MaxRPM]

There were several Motus Mk7 Chassis made and campained on the hills back in the seventies( I think they were outlawed to run on the karting scene because karts with full suspension were a development the regulating body did not want. Dud Moseley would be able to give the full story on that particular aspect) I can remember three at one time all entered by the then notorious 'Walsall Wood Mafia', Ray, 'Hertz' and 'Slick'. I became an honourarary member by developing my own 'Trackstar'. I aquired 4 Motus chassis at the end of that period including the ex Ray Rowan chassis. That one I think went to a competitor somewhere down Dorset way but wasn't seen again. The other 3 were bought by a guy who intended to make them into run-arounds for his children, a dreadful loss in hindsight. The Trackstar itself was converted back to a regular 'Super-kart' spec and sold on.
I agree that Karts are an obvious 'missing link' on the Hillclimb scene, and would be a great opportunity to get youngsters involved with a non-gearbox class.

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by MaxRPM

I agree that Karts are an obvious 'missing link' on the Hillclimb scene, and would be a great opportunity to get youngsters involved with a non-gearbox class.

I am sure a single chassis/engine option could be included as a seperate class but would need the MSA to approve it. It would be a great introductory level for our sport and might get some young blood into the sport.

[Ian Johnson]

sounds like a plan

[Alpinepg]

Originally Posted by Ian Johnson

sounds like a plan

and thats why the MSA wont like it!

[jo white]

Originally Posted by Alpinepg

and thats why the MSA wont like it!

They dont like anything different or inovative. Dinosaurs

[blackx]

Personally I think its a required element to have a missing link to climb aboard one of the things and hurl it up SW

[Filmstar]

I was in the old offices of David Wilson Homes to day and on the wall was a couple of pictures of Dud Moseley driving the Motus, what a coincidence.

[eboman 58]

Carrying on the Motus kart theme . I hillclimbed a Motus kart during the 1979
season at Prescott and Gurston Down . It was one of the ex Dowson Karts which I had rebuilt over the winter . They were not populer with the RAC or some of the other drivers . I had great fun that season till the Bultaco engine blew up at Prescott. I fitted a Suzuki twin engine in its place
for 1980 but by then the Rac were rumoured to be banning karts so sold it and bought a JW4 rolling chassis off Tim Cameron . Have enclosed some of the only photos I have in black and white from Gurston Down .Has anybody got any photos hidden away of me at Prescott or Gurston during 1979. Thankyou James Ebdon