Karting -AMIGO

[CrashCymbol]

Well I'll start out by saying OMG that was so much fun!

Deffinately took a while to adjust to: steering, braking, staying on the gas...but I think I had myself mostly sorted out by the end of the time.

I'm supposed to be heading out to dinner now, but I just wanted to again thank the organizer (sorry I forgot to do it in person) for a great event. I would highly recomend having a recurring event like this as it made for a hell of a lot of fun.

Also it was good to see Ferd/Christoph out, even after their Lanark venture.

[runwhatyabrung]

I never thought my car would feel like a boat. After riding that go-kart around and around for what seemed like an hour, it sure felt like one. If there was an award for the greatest amount of spinouts and stuffing it in the tires, I would have won it. I managed to do it 5 times and broke off the steering by going straight in the tires after what felt like a little nascar tap from behind in the corner. I was glad to see the checkered flag. I think the results will be announced and I'm at the bottom of the pack, I stink of gas ( the gas tank on my first kart was not closed properly) but had fun like hell and would do it again (next year) 8)

[gkierst]

Yes that was a lot of fun. Thanks all for coming out.

And the results are in:

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Pos. Name Best Lap
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1 Jeff 36.51
2 Ferdinand 37.12
3 Norman 36.54
4 Mat 37.96
5 James 38.81
6 Christoph 38.48
7 Jeff G. 39.13
8 Greg 39.58
9 Luc 37.83
10 John 39.32
11 Scott 39.98
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[wing]

It was great, I'm sore as hell. My car doesn't feel like a boat unlike a miata [poke] but it did feel very soft and comfy compared to those karts.

I'd be in to do that again!

Video to come soon enough, I want to make it good :)

[wing]

Hey guys if you can tell me your staring position on the grid it would be helfull to the video :)

[Shift_]

[quote="runwhatyabrung"]I If there was an award for the greatest amount of spinouts and stuffing it in the tires, I would have won it. [/quote]

LOL ! [lol] I saw you spin out atleast three times in the curve right in front of the pits ! Dont worry... I did the same thing when I went there earlier this year :P



I was fifth in the starting grid IIRC... Mat #18

[runwhatyabrung]

I was fourth in the starting grid

[FastNX]

I was first on the starting grid.

Great time guys, that would be fun to do again some time.
Jeff

[wing]

Just need 2nd (Norman?) 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th.

I got the rest.

Thanks guys.

[JGraves]

I think I was 6th on the grid.

[gkierst]

I think I was eighth. Black helmet, blue coveralls.

Greg

[John Powell]

I was 2nd last. [cry] Kart # 24. But a big thumbs up to Greg for organizing the outing. :D

[CrashCymbol]

I started at the back too..finished at the back...care of:

1 Lack of confidence
2 Spins
3 Recovery times from spins
4 Brake fade towards the end
5 Complete lack of trust in ability


Without question guys, this was a hell of a lot of fun. For those of you who couldn't make it out this weekend, it's a shame you missed it, but you'll have to come out next year for round two of the inter-discipline challenge.