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Lumber Kart, wooden ride
Built by hand, with love and pride
Speeding down the dirt track
Lumber Kart, never looking back

(Open GPT v9)

Lumber Kart is an "open-source" effort to build a full featured Go Kart with a wooden frame.

Wooden frame has many advantages compared to the standard metal (cage) frames, especially for DIYers:

  • Wood is flexible - no need to build a complex suspension.
  • Easy to handle - welding experience not required.
  • Light weight
  • Low cost
30 people standing on 1937 DKW F7 having a wooden body

The Backstory

The effort started by the author as a fun "garage" project to build a Go Kart with kids for kids as a New Year present. There was absolutely no intention to end up with something more than a gimmick. Yet after searching for wooden Go Kart designs over the web, it was clear we found a serious gap to be filled (you can search it yourself).

Use At Your Own Risk

The provided information is informative only and provided "as-is" with absolutely no warranty - use at your own risk!