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I ran my second kart race last weekend! It was an absolute blast! I did much better than the last race, I only went off once in the first practice session - being a little too aggressive and not knowing the track very well. We ran on the Shenandoah course at Summit Point, a much more demanding and complex track than the Summit course, uphill reverse camber turns, decreasing radius turns, you name it. The best turn was #2, a long sweeping right hander coming off the straightaway at full throttle (90-100mph) pulling about 2.5 g's! I could take that turn all day and love every inch of it.
My fastest lap was only 8 secs off the leader, I didn't have the correct gearing and I am still having an issue with it cutting out near top end (which I think we've concluded is a problem with the ignition coil arcing to a seat strut that it rests on, which I

8/17/078:44 AM

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I ran my second kart race last weekend! It was an absolute blast! I did much better than the last race, I only went off once in the first practice session - being a little too aggressive and not knowing the track very well. We ran on the Shenandoah course at Summit Point, a much more demanding and complex track than the Summit course, uphill reverse camber turns, decreasing radius turns, you name it. The best turn was #2, a long sweeping right hander coming off the straightaway at full throttle (90-100mph) pulling about 2.5 g's! I could take that turn all day and love every inch of it.
My fastest lap was only 8 secs off the leader, I didn't have the correct gearing and I am still having an issue with it cutting out near top end (which I think we've concluded is a problem with the ignition coil arcing to a seat strut that it rests on, which I

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Former Member

That's awesome, dude! You're going to have that photo framed, right?
Someone here ought to be able to edit that yellow horsey-sticker out for you -- or if you want, I'll mail you some Goo-Gone ...
(But dang that looks like fun!)

8/17/0710:47 AM

MusbJim'14 VS SoCal Supporting Member

Mickey -

Gotta find a way to stick some Testarossa scallops on the side of your Kart! Looks like more fun than humans are allowed to have.

Former Member

Don't encourage him, Jim. Next thing you know, his barber will cut them into his hair.

Dave (Speedster "D") Galvan

That's not a BAD idea!

8/20/0711:46 AM

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