Fastest Electric Kart: Top Speed vs Acceleration
Compare Blue Shock Race’s reported 101.3 mph top speed with Guinness’s 1.866-second acceleration record—and Daymak’s 1.5-second target.
Blue Shock Race reported a production-based electric kart reaching 163 km/h (101.3 mph); Guinness World Records lists Luis Mengual Romero’s prototype as the quickest electric kart from 0–60 mph, at 1.866 seconds. The first is a manufacturer’s top-speed claim, the second an officially recognised acceleration record—not competing measurements of the same performance. Blue Shock Race’s report, Guinness record.
The often-repeated Daymak C5 Blast figure of 1.5 seconds belongs in a different category: a development target in the manufacturer’s original announcement.
| Kart | Benchmark | What the evidence establishes |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Shock Race, BSR 2.2-powered racing kart | 163 km/h (101.3 mph) | Manufacturer-reported production-kart top-speed record in Sweden, 2023 |
| Luis Mengual Romero’s electric prototype | 0–60 mph in 1.866 seconds | Guinness-listed acceleration record, set in Spain on 24 August 2023 |
| Daymak C5 Blast | Target of 0–60 mph in less than 1.5 seconds | Planned performance in its May 2017 launch release, not a certified result |
Top speed: Blue Shock Race’s 101.3 mph run
Swedish driver Leo Obrant drove the Blue Shock Race kart at Gotlandring during the circuit’s 20th-anniversary event on 2–3 September 2023. The manufacturer’s technical breakdown identifies a Birel Art CRY32-S14 chassis, a BSR 2.2 25 kW+ powertrain, a 5.376 kWh battery and 14/21 gearing. The run used the southern loop’s 590-metre straight, with the approach extended through the preceding corner. Blue Shock Race’s event and technical report.
The important qualification is production-based, with minimal modifications, rather than an untouched kart in ordinary race setup. Blue Shock Race claimed the fastest commercially available electric racing kart; that should not be expanded into an independently certified record covering every electric prototype. Electrek’s contemporary coverage also attributes the record announcement to the manufacturer.
Nor is 101.3 mph the current catalogue specification. As of 6 November 2026, Blue Shock Race lists its X5 racing kart at up to 135 km/h (84 mph). Do not read the historical speed-run result as the standard catalogue top speed. Official racing-kart specifications.
Acceleration: the Guinness benchmark is 1.866 seconds
Guinness’s public entry names Luis Mengual Romero, with the record achieved in Chiva, Valencia, on 24 August 2023. He improved on his own 2.218-second record from June 2019. The category is explicitly “Fastest 0–60 mph acceleration – electric kart (prototype)”. Guinness record details.
That endpoint matters: 60 mph is approximately 96.6 km/h, not 100 km/h. A 0–100 km/h claim cannot be treated as an identical test. And neither sprint time tells you the kart’s maximum speed or how quickly it laps a circuit.
This is the record shown on Guinness’s public page as of 6 November 2026; Guinness notes that newly changed records may not appear online immediately.
Why Daymak’s 1.5-second claim is not the record answer
Daymak’s May 2017 release called the C5 Blast a world-record contender, but its president’s wording was prospective: “We plan to achieve 0 to 60 in less than 1.5 seconds.” The release described preliminary prototype testing and said Guinness validation was planned. Daymak’s original announcement.
A target numerically quicker than 1.866 seconds does not displace a recorded achievement. Daymak’s announcement establishes an ambition, not a verified sprint time.