Little driver initiative with road safety dimension on the cards

The Ndum’ndum Go Cart Club is getting ready to set-up an advisory body to help launch a KZN go-cart entertainment initiative with a road safety component.

The initiative will seek to train interested KZN youngsters on how to build the mini-vehicles. The body is expected to organise mini vehicle exhibitions to enable members of the public to appreciate this form of craft, and give children and youngsters an opportunity to ride in them.

The plan of Ndum’ndum’s club involves providing a platform for little future drivers to drive their mini vehicles on sports grounds that are designed with real-life road signs. The road signs will be part of a preliminary introduction for young drivers to be on the road and it will be aimed at promoting safer future road users.

Ndum’ndum’ and his KwaZulu Natal advisory body are expected to spearhead provincial competitions to feed into the Red Bull national box carts competitions.

The Club’s spokesperson, Mr S’phume Ndum’ndum said that he wished to see his club growing as a manufacturing entity, and that he hoped that more clubs of this nature would emerge in the province.

"At the end of the day this is not only about entertainment, but job-opportunities will be created if all goes according to plan and sponsorship is forthcoming," he enthused.

"It’s time to build you own mini vehicle with us. We’ve made these small vehicles and sold them and others can do the same," he told Igalelo.

• But what does it take to do this work?

• You look for used or cheap spare parts from vehicle scrap yards, including metal, and iron;

• Buy old but suitable used go-cart engine, motor-cycle engine, grass mower engine etc.;

• Be in a position to do panel-beating work to mould the body of your vehicle the way you want;

• Be familiar with painting, and how mixing colours work;

• Check if the steering and wheels work well, and if the balance of the vehicle is appropriate.

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