Spotted at Laughing Squid is an link to the Jet Powered Go-Kart developed by Colin Furze.
From the linked YouTube video summary:
So it's finished and it's brilliant, it's stable it starts easy and the fuel system after a slight redesign (see website) works perfectly. Top speed so far is 60mph but i run out of airstrip so might be more in it.
More details are available at Colin's project site. Colin is also known for previously developing this Jet powered bicycle.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Friday May 15 2015, @05:22PM
Most mental kart ever, I'm not sure if that even begins to describe it. Jet powered, tiny kart-frame, no helmet, no seat-belt and doing about 100 km/h. It sounds more like a, potential, future winner of the Darwin award. Normal go-karts go about 60-70 km/h; you are strapped in and wearing a helmet. Him and His jet-kart is indeed totally mental.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday May 15 2015, @05:25PM
Perhaps that why you so rarely hear about these things. Most people that might try something like this or that did try it is simple dead? ;-)
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 15 2015, @05:48PM
Apparently you are not aware of Colin's previous work. This fits into what is best described as "his normal". Brilliant and scary. Always worth the look.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Friday May 15 2015, @06:34PM
I wasn't really aware of his work previously. The subject/title I picked was the same one he used for his Youtube clip (with some CAPS changes). That said I do find his build amusing on some level, fun crazy thing. But at the same time utterly mental and dangerous. I wouldn't want to try it even if he paid me. But as you note. Always worth a look.