Snowmobile 340ccm Formula 1 - and Kart 100ccm Racing Engines: Two Extremes in Terms of High-Performance Two-Stroke Engine Layouts

Two-stroke racing engines are nowadays in a very high developed stage and are used specially in racing disciplines, where extremly high power to weight ratios are required. But the type of racing sometimes leads to a completely different demand in performance and power band.

Two of this contrary applications are Kart and snowmobile racing.

This investigation shows, why the demand is so different and what measures on the engines have to be taken, to accomplish this requirements.