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12-19-2005, 03:29 AM
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Go karts are fun!
I went go karting today and had an absolute blast. I ran four about four hours with breaks to let me hands and wrists loosen up. I did sustain a bit of an injury as a result of a shunt. I banged my elbow on the seat after about 6 karts got caught up in a chicayne. Darn slow movers!
 I showed up to find an SSC Racing truck with 5 karts loaded up. We got the truck unloaded, fueled up the karts, warmed them up, got our driving suits on and off we went. The track we went to was very nice. It's a long drive at about a mile a lap. In a go kart it is a pretty long distance. There were lots of elevation changes and even a Laguna Seca style downhill corkscrew. Karts are a different animal than cars and handle very differently. I got a good feel for the handling and got the line down pretty well. Yes, I did spin out a few times and that is normal. Lots of seasoned racers were spinning out. My morning kind of sucked because my kart had some technical issues. Tip: It helps the kart to go if the chain stays on. Mine came off twice. We remedied that and I was back in business. I can see how these karts can make you a better driver and definitely a better racer. Schumi, Senna, and even Jeff Gordon all started in karts. The karts we ran were built by SSC Racing and were used for a Red Bull sponsored race series. We had a couple of shifter karts amongst them. They were super fast but I didn't not like it nor did I find shifting necessary. Smooth handling and braking/throttle are enough. The shifter karts that we had out also didn't fit me well and I was being banged around so it was hard to handle the kart. Here are the karts in pit row.  Representing xoutpost.com!!!  Close up of one of the karts.  A future racing star.  A wanna-be racing star. (Yours truly.)   Here are a couple of videos of me, the wanna-be racer, that were taken by the team mechanic. They are AVI files and should play in the latest Windows Media Player. (They take a minute or so to load.) Video 1 Video 2 Unfortunately I want one now. I can buy one of the Red Bull karts at a discount and the mechanic will take care of my kart but alas, I can't justify it right now. Besides, the incredible track we went to is supposedly going to close down because Lowe's Hardware bought the land. Bastards! MY ass is officially kicked. I am getting old and after hockey on Friday night, a Christmas party Saturday night, go karting Sunday morning, and more hockey Sunday night, I'm pooped. 
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12-19-2005, 08:44 AM
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That looked soooo much fun! BTW did you get lapped by that kid? :p
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12-19-2005, 12:34 PM
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12-19-2005, 12:33 PM
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12-19-2005, 09:46 AM
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PNG: Very, very cool! Envious...the last cart I drove was a "go-cart" w/B&S lawnmower engine, circa 1962, lol!
Nice vids and pics...I thought you were taller than this, lol! : BR,md
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12-19-2005, 12:36 PM
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12-19-2005, 11:40 AM
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Love karts! I been trying to acquire a vintage kart to restore.
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12-19-2005, 01:59 PM
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very cool kev.. get a kart.. seriously.. i'll run with you. during the summer, i was driving at night at the kart track in lake perris. glenn knows the owner well and we had the track to ourselves and ran with the lights on at night. training for upcoming enduros... we typically run 6-8 hrs straight if you can manage that... and you will be wiped out at about 2 hrs straight.
there's several kart tracks around here. plus once you are signed off with the track, its about $25 for a full day at any track's open lapping day. you are right about staying with a regular kart. poor drivers mask mistakes with shifters. i've passed plenty of shifters in the corners with a 125cc non shifter, non tag. they of course blow by me on the straights... but i'll steal the apex from them at the end so no biggie... btw, i find that the handling of a kart is very similiar to a properly sorted race car... it has everything that will teach you car control, proper line, proper reflex reactions, proper driving inputs to make you a fast driver... i'll buy one of those karts if its a good deal to entice ya into getting one ;-)
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