Reply With QuoteThe Tuesday night league? I obviously need a lot of practice to get my skill level up to where most of you all are and I figure that might help me. I plan on checking it out when I get back from vacation.Originally Posted by ken o
That league looks promising. Others?
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The Tuesday night league? I obviously need a lot of practice to get my skill level up to where most of you all are and I figure that might help me. I plan on checking it out when I get back from vacation.
What league are you talking about? I'm going to keep it short as it hurts to type...
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Lol... you guys are weak. My neck is a little stiff today, but that's it.
I'm interested in the night league, but it will have to wait until Melissa's arm is healed enough to pick up a toddler.
Iain
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They have info on the site about a night league.
M3 is always the answer.
Tuesday and Wednesday night racing league
Iain
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Yeah I was just reading that. Price isn't bad, but they don't list start times. I wonder if they will use softer tires, or the hard compounds that they have on for the rentals? I'm interested just need more info. I do like that the fact it is a spec class as that just makes it that much more fun.
The only part of me that is sore now are my ribs where I kept hitting the side of the seat. Evidently they make a rib vest to prevent that so I may have to look into that more if I want to do this more.
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional." Haruki Murakami
Did you use the seat insert? I used one in the qualifying and race sessions, and it made a big difference.
I think the only thing I'd change next time would be gloves (got a couple of small blisters from fighting the wheel) and jeans instead of shorts. Down the big straights I could feel my shorts bellowing out like air brakes.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
BTW, considering the cost (and for me, that fact that it's closer than any autocross/DE location), I can see spending a lot of time out at DKC in the future if they can keep the equipment maintained.
I got as much of a thrill from the close kart racing as I have at any DE, and since there are no associated /tire/brake/fuel/wear costs, a day out there is cheaper than even a local autocross event.
Hmm... I'll bet I could tow a shifter kart with the S2000...
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
This!
I went to MSR on Sunday and spent way more in gas than I did for the three sessions we did in the karts! I'm not even going to think about tires, brakes....
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional." Haruki Murakami
It's been done, ask Smart. I have a picture of it somewhere...BTW, considering the cost (and for me, that fact that it's closer than any autocross/DE location), I can see spending a lot of time out at DKC in the future if they can keep the equipment maintained.
I got as much of a thrill from the close kart racing as I have at any DE, and since there are no associated /tire/brake/fuel/wear costs, a day out there is cheaper than even a local autocross event.
Hmm... I'll bet I could tow a shifter kart with the S2000...
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Shouldn't be a problem at all... A friend of mine regularly towed a double decker Kart trailer to events hundreds of miles away with his Boxster.Hmm... I'll bet I could tow a shifter kart with the S2000...
Hmm... I'll bet I could tow a shifter kart with the S2000...That's from where the original S2000 autocross equipment trailer came. Those two wings on the back of the lid were for the wider rear tires when the cart sat on top of it.
Damn. Sounds like many of you are hooked. I need to get out there soon. How far of a drive is it from Plano ( say 75)?
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probably about 45 minutes.
it was 1.5 hrs for me coming from 35w/820
S2000 + kart trailer + kart + pilot (with proper rib protection that still didn't prevent some cracked ribs, I'm told)
It is 18 minutes from my house, and I can be to 75 & 380 or 75 & Plano Parkway in 25 minutes when traffic is light.
Nice driving Elistan! I'm guessing you were Eli.
I never karted before except for speed zone's slick track. If I do this again I'll be needing to get or make some kind of back protecttion. No cracked ribs; just bruised. Right side a bit more due to the hard braking left turns.
i got a bruise on my ribs from the first run (no seat padding).
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It was right at 40 minutes for me in Murphy. Say 50-60 minutes for Plano.
Iain
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