Bowman Leisure Karts Ltd

Spark Electric Kart

The Bowman Spark Electric is a fantastic child kart, for indoor or outdoors.

Fun and safe to drive, great handling qualities, terrific braking and steering, comfortable and easy to control, truly a great kart.

The frame is chrome molybdenum steel tube, a high quality specification material, with excellent torsion qualities. The frame is hand built and welded and given a tough durable powder coat finish.

A hard wearing polyethylene floor panel is fitted, as are rubber mounted bumpers and side wraps. The side wraps give great side impact protection, and increases the savings in repair damage to wheels, stub axles and other components.

The kart is 24 volt and has two 12 volt gel batteries. The gel batteries are very safe and represent no hazard should they sustain any damage. The batteries are safely secured in the sidepods either side of the driver. To optimize the performance and life of the batteries, it is recommended to run the karts for up to 8 minute sessions at a time. While half the karts are charging half the karts would be running on the track. The charge time corresponds to run time up to 8 minutes. If the karts are run much more than 8 to 10 minutes the charge time will increase considerably, and that is not suitable for rental kart tracks. The battery life is between 5 to 9 months depending on track design and power setting, although this figure can vary.

The electric motor is mounted behind the driver in the engine bay and accepts both chain and belt drive.

The motor is managed by a controller ‘brain’ that has fully programmable settings to maximize a variety of functions, such as acceleration, speed etc.. The karts never go ‘out of tune’ and will always be equal, unlike the 4 stroke engines. Electric motors produce maximum torque at low revs, giving instant acceleration, no vibration and a fantastic drive.

At first the cost of electric karts and chargers may seem high, but when you consider the costs of petrol, oil, clutch and engine components the true costs are significantly reduced. Of course no extraction system is required for indoor facilities, this factor alone can place the karts at many venues that would deny a petrol engine access.

Specifications & Options

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Standard Specifications	Electric Features	Spark Electric Options
Hand built chrome molybdenum frame Powder coated paint finish Racy plastic nose panel Polyethylene front & rear bumpers Rubber mounted front & rear bumpers Polyethylene side wrap protection Polyethylene deformable sidepods Tough plastic sidepod covers Polyethylene floor panel Self adjusting hydraulic brake Armour brake line Solid rear axle Quick release rear axle bearing carriers Eccentric locking rear axle bearings Heavy duty chrome steering column Tough nylon track arms Plastic axle cover Oke alloy rims Slick durable tyres Chain drive Red/green pedal controls Tough plastic small seat Brake disc guard protector	Lynch or ER electric 48 volt motor 24 or 48 volt Zivan three phase charger Two twelve volt gel batteries Motor management controller Reverse switch Motor brake switch Charger jack plug Electric throttle control Emergency stop switch	Under kart charging system 48 volt update Roll hoop and safety belts Belt drive Upholstered seat Pedal extensions High Back seat Rear drive differential Colored fibre glass pod covers

Specifications Explained

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Belt Drive:

Bowman use a 2 inch /50mm wide belt only available with the oil clutch. The belt is really great, has good longevity and keeps the back of the kart completely free from oil lube residue that combines with rubber and general track debris that normally creates a black oily engine compartment. The drive belt is also quieter than the chain drive. On the electric we use a 30mm wide drive belt.

Side Wraps:

To help protect the driver and kart, Bowman fit polyethylene side wraps that run the length of the kart and are attached to the front and rear bumpers and side of the kart. The wraps and bumpers give complete all round protection from impact damage. Operators have seen accident damage reduce by 75% since their introduction; side wraps also help the risk of wheel to wheel contact and karts being flipped in to the air.

Roll Hoop Package:

A roll hoop behind the driver with either a lap and diagonal inertia safety belt or three way safety harness that consists of two over the shoulder straps and a strap between the legs, all joining together in a quick release clip.

Brake Disc Guard:

A 6mm/1/4” steel plate is mounted under the brake disc to protect disc when punctures occur.

Colored Pedals:

A red brake and a green throttle pedal. RED for STOP – GREEN for GO.

Upholstered Seat:

The standard seat is plastic, we can offer quarter upholstered and fully upholstered seats as an alternative. The upholstered seats are a bit more comfortable as they have a certain amount of padding in the trim, but the trim is prone to ear after constant use.

Seat Insert:

We offer a rubberised seat insert that fits inside the seat on the kart and will help push the smaller drivers about 3 inches closer to the pedals and steering column.

High Back Seat:

With the high back adjustable sliding seat, we can fit children from 7 years old to adults, in our karts, couple this with the differential and we have a kart for all ages & sizes.

Pedal Extensions:

On the Bowman kart a simple drop in 4 inch pedal extension is used to give the smaller driver extra reach to the pedals.

Differential:

Bowman can fit a differential that permits the car to be driven much easier around very tight and twisty tracks, where space is a premium. The differential also helps younger drivers steer the car much more easily.

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