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thanks for the kind words.
Show me how to add an avtar, I don’t want 1000 posts and I want Rick to pass me as total poster. Or Rich but he’s been silent lately. He must be in the garage fixing and cleaning his rig.
All I know is I’m out of karting shape!@jj wrote:
Even Michael Schumacher gets black Flagged at times, causing him to lose a lot of money and his place in racing history.
Schumacher perfected the art of the starting chop block and I never saw him black flagged for some of his aggressive blocking maneuvers while cursing the TV!
Like Rick said, easy trigger! The start of the season tends to have a little too much Rust, testosterone and lack of brains. I remember Grand Junction’s start to the CSC only too well while I sat and watched from the infield, after only 5 corners (of twenty laps).
We’ll get it calmed down. Like what’s been posted here. To finish first you must first finish….
@Highlander wrote:
@Mike Jansen wrote:
What I mean is following someone a kart length or even 4 isn’t a good thing.
Oh yeah, NOW you tell me!!!!!!! 😯
@Mike Jansen wrote:
I Never saw so much mud on karts!
Pot, meet kettle… 😛
Good advice Mike – :cheers:
Bring over some single malt (Laphroig, 10 year (spelling?)) and I’ll tell you more. Of course after 3 or 4, whatever I say take with a grain of salt!
Rick, get Roman out there and you’ll be fine. I never saw you with the “deer in the headlights” look like yesterday. Thanks for the advice and help BTW…
@[email protected] wrote:
He is a racer and wanted to get back in the kart and race to the end.
Mom and Dad finally stopped praying about 2 am last night.Now there’s a true racer to the core!
Glad to hear he’s okay and that Mom & Dad are fine.
FYI… Jerry Tarkanian, the UNLV Basketball coach used to chew on a towel when he was nervous. Have you both figured out a way to channel the nerves yet? In a positive way?Larry,
Welcome to karting and I agree with all that you said. It puts a smile on my face to see so many new Kid Karters out there. Besides being cute it’s great to see new blood. They all had equal engines and it was a good barometer to see who needs more practice than others. Brad, great vision. Keep this class what it is spec racing!
I have some advice for some of the newbies and some not too seasoned racers: When the tires are cold they have NOT reached their performance capabilities! What this means is your ability to turn and braking distances aren’t what they’re capable of. So, be careful and aware. I’ve seen more spins entering corners and exiting corners than I care to see. But then again, the pole sitter at Indy spun his car on the parade lap on cold tires so what else can I say (Roberto Guerrero ’91 or ’92)
Another thing: Practice and Qualifying… It’s NOT a RACE!!! Take cold tires, practice and qualifying and you have a recipie for disaster. What I mean is following someone a kart length or even 4 isn’t a good thing. If the person spins in front of you and they’re sitting right in your driving line guess what? You’re going to get a nice collision wether you like it or not. In yesterday’s conditions you either hit someone or you went flying off the track and became what I’ve been called, a farmer, John Deere, Mowing… I Never saw so much mud on karts! Give yourself plenty of room to practice and qualify. If you come up to slower karts either get around them or slow down enough to give yourself a clean hot lap. Destroying equipment in either practice or Q due to a collision isn’t the way you want to race. And I know your pocketbook doesn’t like it either!
I’m not chewing anyone out so if my tone sounds that way it wasn’t meant to be. I’d just like to see y’all have fun and race instead of scrambling to get your rigs fixed. Or worse, have to go home.
The season’s started! Looks like there’s some good racing already! Those DD2 boyz were fun to watch and I imagine we’ll see even more karters at the next club races! Kudos go to Jim and the gang for once again running a good show. And Kudos to Brad for his vision and perseverence to the kids class and the Mile High Series.
Now, get your rigs cleaned oiled and ready for the next race and think about what I said to help you, the newbies and not so newbies…
:cheers:
I’ve got a great way of reducing the negativity and negative posts:
I’ll go to the 99 cent store and get a boatload of squirt guns. If someone whines and carries on in a negative way the next time we see this person you have my permission to squirt said person in the face.
Can I get someone to second the motion? (Rick, i’m squirting you first 8) )
@Highlander wrote:
OK, I’m having a Twilight Zone episode. :loony:
No, I’d call it, lay off the single malt… :wag
Wow, I remember Roger’s launch. I also remember saying, “damn, its a shame he didn’t have an “s” on that kart so we could say……. 😀 Look at that S kart go! Serious air on that one.
An I also remember Duff’s launch. I had a front side seat (from the infield) and got to slow the traffic when they came out of the kink.
Ahh the memories….
GP5 still available…
I might be bringing it to the club race this weekend, I have to get a couple of brackets to carry two karts…
and yes, i have a box of goodies that go along with it…Champ car and Indy (prior to breakup) used to have a nice mix of road courses and ovals in V8’s… :idn:
Bitter, party of one out…
thanks Doug, you da man. Great Info
Oh and by the way, i think you’re the William Macy part in Wild Hogs… I’ll let you know if I still feel that way Saturday…
@RBI wrote:
ASK AJ Noud about rear brake failure at a test in California (Moran). He hit turn one at over 85 miles an hour, flipped over the fence, and landed on the hay bails. NOT PRETTY.
So THAT’S what happened to AJ! 😆
All kidding aside and it’s been said time and time again. If you test and tune you’ll be fast if done properly. Front Brakes isn’t this year’s “magic bullet” to be faster. But I would like to hear DOUG WELCH’S 10 cents as to a heat sink on the axle… Welch??? Welch???
