Idaho man buys fastest go-kart he can find on Facebook Marketplace and ends up having one hell of a ride
Published on Feb 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Feb 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
This Idaho man bought the fastest go-kart he could find on Facebook Marketplace, and it took him on one wild ride.
YouTube channel BUM Motorsport was the lucky buyer who got his hands on this go-kart, described as ‘by far the sketchiest vehicle we’ve ever driven’.
With a claimed 100mph and a rocket attachment, it’s no wonder he felt this way.
But sketchy or not, would this be a fun ride or just a bumpy one?
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What happened when this Idaho man bought a seriously fast go-kart?
This go-kart was remarkable, with huge Hoosier tires and a homemade rocket booster giving it that extra bit of oomph.
After driving more than 10 hours to pick it up, the team at BUM was hoping it’d be worth the trip.
Describing the design as ‘well-built but janky’, they got to work, starting it up.
On the first start attempt, they got it fired up quickly, but discovered that the brakes don’t work on a shop roll test.
As you might imagine, this prompted a full hardware check and brake bleeding.
On the first drive, they logged 55mph, leaving the team impressed given how sketchy it looked.
Deeming the rocket to be too dangerous to use on a public road, they opted for nitrous instead.
Feeling very Fast & Furious, the nitrous hit got them up to 98.9mph.
Knowing that they could go even faster with the rocket being used, they teased bringing this in for a future video.
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There’s a lot of great stuff over on Facebook Marketplace
The fact that this go-kart was sourced from Facebook Marketplace just goes to show how you can get practically anything from there.
Whether it’s a car promoted through an AI advert or the cheapest Ferrari, there’s a whole host of vehicles on there.
Not that the cars going for sale on the platform are all gems, that’s certainly not the case – as the men who bought ‘the worst car‘ discovered when they opened the trunk.
This go-kart was certainly in a league of its own, whichever way you want to look at it.
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Following stints at LadBible, The Sun, The New York Post, and the Daily Mail, Ben joined the team full-time in February 2025. In his role as Senior Content Writer, his sparkling copy, the ability to sniff out a good story at 100 paces, and a GSOH quickly led to him becoming an integral and invaluable member of the writing staff.
