Karting

Off-topic
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I’ve been karting a couple of times over the past month, with friends from work. I can’t remember the last time I went before that, probably 20 years ago…

Anyway, great fun. At first it seemed a little random, wasn’t sure taking racing lines was really working, drifting round corners seemed more fun! Still, last night I was really getting the hang of it. You can actually get faster laps taking proper, neat, lines.

Here’s the short version, a teaser trailer -

I liked how they have a screen with lap times and such. We all got quite competitive yesterday and did reasonably well.

The format was a 90 minute race, we had a team of 3 and a team of 4. The team of 4 raced for only £20 (as we replaced someone that had cancelled)

We’re next planning to do an 80 lap, every man for himself race. I’m not sure I’ll last racing for 40 minutes none stop!

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yeah karting is awesome fun… we did it once with a few others on a jetstream ride to Goodwood…

I’d love to do an LB night, when my shoulder is fixed :smiley:

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We did a iron man lap challenge during a friends stag do. Terribly hungover, awful idea. Good memory of us all getting slower and slower and more worse for wear as the laps counted down

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WE’VE GOT TO DO THAT AGAIN!

when your shoulder and my back is fixed. :smiley:

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Okay, well I seem to have a decent line of communication with this guy at Team Sports, wouldn’t be too hard to arrange one if we can get a group of 10 to 12 together :slight_smile:

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Sounds good Andy, count me in when Alex is good and ready :slight_smile:

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I used to like karting. My friend does the big boys style karting in Tilbury at the weekends. My rotator cuff is kaput so I can’t steer very well, but that just made it more interesting :slight_smile:

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Everyone at work has the karting bug and we’d love to try some more powerful out door karting. Is there anywhere North London that anyone would recommend?

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I don’t know anywhere that rents the rotax type carts, they are all owner drivers at Tilbury.

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Buckmore park, just off the M2 ,near Gillingham has a outside track, but its been 20 years since I have been there

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I fancy this. There is also a great outdoor one in Sandown Park, their karts have dual engines and are pretty good.

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there is quite a large out door track near thurrock services.I have never been so cant say how good it is but seen it a few times.

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Buckmore park is the one to go to. Twin engined pro karts, 85mph, excellent circuit with lots of elevation and a couple of big boy corners. If you fancy a race day there, then count me in, the indoor stuff is a bit dull in comparison.

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I’m not picky, I’d be up for any kind of karting :smiley:

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Its gotta be Rotax max for big boys racing, them twin engine things is fat heavy and slow .

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I do karting at Rye House a great outdoor circuit.

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Depending on dates, locations and prices, I could be well up for this. My missus probably would be as well.

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I’m up for this, sounds like a right laugh.

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If we get 12 of us the place I go do a ‘Mega 80’, a straight up, 80 lap race (15 miles, about 40 minutes) with qualifying and such beforehand, F1 style.

The tricky thing would be collecting money before booking…

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i cant drive but i’ll give it a go.
it’ll probably take me 10 laps just to learn what the pedals do :laugh: