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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 14 November 2009, 22:26:25
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Got invited out of the blue for Karting couple of days ago, went tonight, great fun! Was a little dubious about the weather but it turned out to be excellent, no wind and the track was slightly damp so it made for some great power slides 8-)
Spun it twice in the practice laps figuring out the limit, but in the following 70+ laps, never spun it :)
Came second out of 15 or so, got on the podium, sprayed with champers, quite a good evening in all.
Was quite surprised at the instinct reactions, got punted quite a lot so lots of correction needed in the corners, has some big sliiiiides, but cracking fun.
Was £45 in, had about 8 races, of about 9 laps or so, was amazing to see the dry line forming, staying of the wet or it would get very slippy.
My arms are aching sooooo much!
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I still think we should arrange an OOF karting day :y :y :y
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I still think we should arrange an OOF karting day :y :y :y
Quite impressed with the place i went too, well priced.
Ok its not a professional track, but still cracking fun. Petrol karts, small track (39 seconds was my lap record, but i here 34 is the norm for the dry) i got second fastest time.
BUT that was with a lot of people, what was also clear is 90% of them had little car control. I do in fairness, there were about 3 people who always left me for spray, but consistency won the day 8-)
Doubt i would do that well with you lot! ;D
As mentioned i paid £45 for 16 heats, with 6 karts in each, you end up doing around 8 heats. Then there is a semi final, and final, you get a lot of laps for the money. Much more so than professional tracks where its about £60 for 10 laps.
This is the site: http://www.whiltonmill.co.uk/
Its Jc18 of the M1 so fairly central :y
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Sounds like you were very fortunate with the weather - thats quite an exposed track and I have been round it a couple of times in the rain :) - Try Dattonna in Milton Keynes if you want some good straights, thinks it was the longest track in europe until recently. I had a twin engine pro-kart back in the day and had some great times, we were lapping 1:10's at MK, I bet your ribs and arms are feeling it today Tunnie :y
Darren
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Ohhh yes, the drive home was painful ;D
Yup lucky with the weather, was spot on, the slight dampness really added to the fun 8-)
eBaying some Karts now ::)
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Last time I went karting I had the dubious pleasure of having to race against a family where the parents teach at the Nurburgring!
Needless to say, the son who weighed about 5 ounces won. I think the mother came second and the father third. :'(
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Daytona at Milton Keynes is about the best I've karted at - 1.2km track :o
Silverstone is faster, but more open, less fun.
Indoor tracks tend to limit overtaking without a bit or, err, contact ::)