Karting - Wednesday 25th 8pm

Pre-paying is how we secured the extended track time deal.

Looks like it's all covered, though Vincent now does have to build that kart track. With an airstrip down the middle. So we can come harass^H^H^H^H^H visit him. I call the comfy couch!

That's the deal, if you cancel the karting, you have to build a track, airstrip, and let me sleep on your couch. For a month.

 

That's cool. I just didn't want a spot to go wasted

 

Faisal- you know you want the Netscreen!

 

Well, I am in IT, but we (the wife and I) were up late putting in the new headliner into her Alfa.

Like Ben said, you want the NetScreen

 

To all and sundry that attended tonights session of bumper cars disguised as go-karts: Thanks!! I had a great time, and look forward to doing it again sometime soon. Faisal, great job organizing the event and making sure that everything went smoothly. I'm in for future events, just let me know when and I'll be there.

Cheers,
dce

 

I thought I would at least be the first to post after the event. This, after starting out last and "advancing" to the middle of the pack in the last heat. I am officially blaming the kart, eating before the event, and those damn new gloves.
I guess as long as I am improving my times.....and having a blast.

PS. That one shunt in heat 15 was pretty decent. Instant deceleration from about 20-25 mph, I figured.

 

It's the secret sauce!

Faisal, thanks for organizing this. It was great fun. I didn't get to (formally) meet Dan, nor the guy sitting to his right at Max's.

I have to say though, that slicing through rush hour traffic to get to Burlingame at 7pm was a "...and then I got pulled over by this pirate," story waiting to happen! Arrr.

 

I only made it to 31.019, but I picked up nearly a full second each run, so I'm happy. I think I know how to do the chicane now. The rest of the track I still need to figure out!

I can't imagine why the karts get banged around so much (glares at kart #4 It's mostly the kart. Funny, I guess I never got a good one. Uh, ever.

Great fun everybody. I look forward to holding up traffic again soon!

Avast ye mates!

 

Phillip and I had loads of fun, too bad we missed the eatery afterwards, may be next time.

I know what Dan's secret was, Kart #24 and when I asked for it, they took it offline.

 

I clocked at 30.647 and got bumped by someone (Nizam & Faisal) in the last run. Only if Dan wasn't blocking me in the last heat...
Up through the last run I was #9 for the top of the day. Which karts were you guys riding?

 

Thanks Faisal and Ben, Had a great time even if I was in everyone's way.

Not as sore as I expected to be this morning.

I think I'll stick with the FB car, it's more comfortable, and it has mirrors

 

Matt - I was in kart #27 for the last run, and Faisal was in Kart #37. I had a great time chasing Faisal down in the last run of the evening. Traffic is everything; had we not had good luck with traffic and spacing, I doubt we would have made the top times of the day. Plus, the back markers in our run were very observant of the blue flag, too. Can't complain.

 

I was in Kart 27 the second time around. It was fast as well. Then I got #8, which was a large kart and I slid around in that like a hot dog in a hallway Anyways, I had a good time, litte frustrated at first that the karts did not stick like I was expecting them to, damn speedring! But, all in all, lap times are all getting down there.

Oh, and remember Matt, "They all want me"

 

How can I forget the looks on those poor...

 

I know...I know...something to work on.....amoung the other "things" I am working on there...... lol

 

Hey Faisal,
It was good to talk to you yesterday. I'm sorry that I could not make it. Luckily, dinner with my folks was great, so it kinda made up for missing the event. I'll look forward to the next one in three weeks. Your idea of a breakfast and karting sounds ideal, so I'll make sure to contact you the moment you ask for sign-ups.

Take Care

 

Notes from an old guy...

1. Three sessions is too many for me. Woke up stiff and sore this morning. I have rotator cuff issues with my right shoulder and something about the kart driving position (arms high and stretched out) really aggravates it.

2. Kart driving technique really varies from conventional cars. I was talking to friend who does a ton of indoor karting, and he says most guys with race track experience (Sears, Laguna, etc) tend to drive the kart drive too smoothly. The best race car drivers are very sensitive to weight transfer and balance, and are very smooth with their control inputs. Karts respond much better to very aggressive steering inputs since there is no suspension, so you don't have to worry about balance. This would take some getting used to for me.

3. It's frustrating getting hit and slammed into the wall and losing a lap while you wait for the marshal to extricate the kart. Happened to me twice, in each of the last two races. Boo hoo!

Other than that it is always fun to get together with you quicker, younger guys and watching the fur fly!

Gary

 

FAST GROUP NEXT TIME WE GO????????????