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@Kirk_Deason wrote:
The humiris (sp?) bone snapped above the elbow and displaced iself to a new location well below the elbow from the impact…
That’s “humerus,” but I doubt you thought it was funny at the time. 😯
At age 35, I’m pretty conservative on the slopes and my hard-core bike racing days are behind me… So what’s next? Karting, of course! :loony:
Hope your recovery goes smoothly…
@Rick Schmidt wrote:
I know some of the new guys have a piece of racing equipment at home just having a s*#t fit waiting to get out and run.
Hear hear… 😥
@Rick Schmidt wrote:
You’ll be amazed at how little the steering inputs are and where you’re hands are in the corners.
RickThat’s good to hear… Just sitting in the kart, waiting to actually drive it for the first time, I keep wondering how I’ll avoid shearing off the carb with my right elbow. 🙂
If your DVR randomly decided not to record the show, as mine did (:cry:), it re-airs at 09:00 MST Sunday. Phew.
Hey, I was going to start a thread with this title… :loony: I’ve had all the fun I can see having on the rentals at The Track, so I’m about to pull the trigger on a used kart purchase. Like Graeme, I’ll be “pack meat” in TAG Sr. or Masters next year (I’m 35, but still a skinny boy).
I’ve raced road bicycles since 1988, but can’t put in the 150-200 miles a week it would take to be competitive anymore. For years, I’ve driven at indoor kart tracks in the places my business takes me, but the opening of The Track was a real eye-opener. Suddenly, having a kart made sense, and my wife even went along with the idea. Sweet!
Looking forward to meeting y’all at The Track. You’ll know me by the silver Mazda6 wagon towing a dinky flatbed and the Rice U. decals. 8)
So, now for my silly questions:
–We’ve already covered numbers, but what about the letters (e.g., 7x)? Can you go ahead and request a letter if the base number isn’t already taken?
–Anyone want to comment on TAG Seniors vs. Masters for a newbie who could do either one? Part of me wants to think the Masters would be a little more laid back, but I know from bike racing that is NOT the case (in some areas, 35+ is considered the hardest racing).
–Do any shops in town have seats you can “try on” for size?
–How do you gauge chain wear? “Use it ’til it breaks” obviously doesn’t work, but do you measure stretch, or use a chain a given number of hours, or what?Regarding 2-stroke rebuilds: What are “typical” costs for top end and top-to-bottom rebuilds?
Yeah, I know, “typical” is a poor choice of words. Let’s just say a rebuild for the sole purpose of following the manufacturer’s service intervals with no problems evident. What order of magnitude are we talking? :idn:
@Curt Kistler wrote:
All those GP’s look awsome in the top photo also.
Seemed like there were lots of GP’s in the shifters, and Italkarts in the TAG class. Or maybe those are about the only makes I know by sight so far… 😳
I feel the same way. The UK has an entire Arrive-And-Drive series: http://www.club100.co.uk/
If there were a “test day” at The Track, I’d be there for certain. :loony:
