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How many people are planning on going to run this weekends club race this weekend at IMI? I am specifically interested in the Rotax masters class.
im going to be there
I will be there!
:sun:I’m out unless I get my “mikey do’s” done in time saturday. Actually I have a prior commitment and won’t be there this weekend in Masters…
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@Ian wrote:
Do you still have a kart?
yep, don’t know if I can still drive it. I think if the forecast is in the low 90’s I might try my hand at it thought.
After a blazing 102 today, the forecast for tomorrow is 85!!!! What time do the gates open and practice get going??
See you tomorrow!
RussGood time Sunday at IMI.
No accidents got out early and like the proactive nature of Ian-black flagging in the pre-grid areas.
One thing concerns me is the amount of racers showing up for race days. The past two yrs we have seen a decrease in attendance form those days of 100-125 racers at each event. I hope this trend changes soon. We need new drivers like Russ Mcgrange. Brian Zimmerman where are you, it’s time to race. New guys where are you-you can only practice so much then it is time to do it=race.
:idn:Rich
While we all have our excuses for not racing, (mine was we went testing Saturday and Sunday we went hiking) the trend is downward all across the country. Sales of new karts, in general, is off with shifters taking the biggest hit. I attribute the downward trend to three things.
1. The economy is not as good as some (politions) would have us believe. With gasoline well over $2.00, a lot of folks just don’t have the disposable income to go play.
2. Karting in general is too expensive. Built ICC engines cost as much as the entire kart and engine did just 5 years ago. Paying $180+ for an axle with XYZ brand name on it is just nuts. The core karting racer has a beer budget, and not the good stuff either!
3. Too many classes and too much uncertainty in the rules. Every year, we add classes, not take them away. We should remove one class every year for the next 3-4 years and no new ones. Rules should be fixed for a period of three years. Changes should be exceptions and rare, rather than the norm.
Doug,
I agree with your points.
#1 we can’t do much about.
#2 In the classes I am familiar with, Rotax and TaG, I think allowing unnecessary things like front brakes, modified carbs, and using tires (Mojos) that you can’t (wouldn’t) use anywhere else drive up the costs (at $1000/kart).
#3 There are WAY too many classes. I have no idea of what they all are. When I was racing cars, typical fields were 25-30 cars, with as many as 50 occasionally. That was a lot of fun. Even CSC TaG Master with 17 karts seems small to me. I would think that with all the interest in racing that NASCAR has recently generated, there must be a huge potential group of racers to be tapped.
Charles
what are the classes? i would like to know exactly what i need to do before showing up to the track on race day?
“2. Karting in general is too expensive. Built ICC engines cost as much as the entire kart and engine did just 5 years ago. “
It is OK to have one or two classes of the most expensive motor known to karting. But when CSC said all the shifter classes can use them, that’s when I said, nope I ant going to do it. Not racing for one season in the CSC is saving me enough money to build a building that will last me a life time. After seeing life with out racing it will be hard for me to justifie going racing again. There may be enough “new racers” to keep things going, but if you can’t keep the old racer interested in it, the new ones wont last long either.
A lot of little things that add up to = I might as well stay home.
Like:
Trading in a great $30.00 air filter for a $150.00 one that doesn’t filter any dirt.
Requiring $7.00 race fuel in motors that are designed for pump gas.
Buying into SKUSA’s organization and then not following it’s rules.
$400.00 “cheep” low engagement clutches that break- a lot.I once said that racing go karts was the best bang for the buck, but now I would have to say that practicing racing your go kart is the best bang for your buck.
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