Not go karting? Blasphemy! Surely there must be some way to keep your skills honed through the winter. Something like a 125-cc two-stroke shifter kart decked out for snow use with tracks from Temu.

Anyone who has driven a 125 shifter kart can attest to the startling speed and agility of these impressive machines. Powered by a 125-cc 2-stroke motorcycle engine, employing a 6-speed sequential ...

Dry and without driver, the 125 shifter cart weighs a mere 182 pounds—about half the weight of the dirt bike that the engine came from. For the truly suicidal, there are 250cc shifters.

This time-trial clip is brought to you by go-kart enthusiast Jason Bell, who thought it would be good idea to see if a 36-hp, 125cc shifter kart could lap Laguna Seca faster than a 444-hp Ford ...