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just wondering if anyone goes karting. recently got into the sport and i'm loving it. you can't see me in my helmet but this is me --> :D

PeakRPM has taken me under his wings and teaching me the ins and outs and it's much more technical than i initially thought. who woulda thunk it, me out on a track endangering other lives. :D

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After attending a Corporate Kart day with work out at the Windsor G-Kart Centre (Butterfly Farm) I seriously looked at buying a good kart and having abit of fun with it all.

About 5wks later I had an R33 sitting in the garage :D

Well the day after the Corporate Day their was a proper race meeting on at the EC Karts Track so i went their for the day and actually helped out a guy with his Kart (just helped push start him for the races and stuff like that). Was an interesting day and I would love to do it (even to this day i think about selling my car, buying a cheaper commodore ute and a nice arrow kart).

Although back then i thought karting would be heaps expensive, like $3000 to build a brand new kart, $200 for tyres every few months and here i am buying $1100 tyres for the r33 and spending $3000 just on the brake system haha its a funny world i tell ya.

he he. ironic isn't it. peakrpm was telling me about people who have sold their rides as they get their kicks on the track and have no need for a fast street ride. didn't believe him until i started thinking about it too but i couldn't sell my car. na uhh.

if you ever decide to get one ben let me know. we can go out and look foolish together.

chaos, bruises are my friends. lol

Originally posted by two40

if you ever decide to get one ben let me know. we can go out and look foolish together.

Hrmm set of nice 18's + rubber for my car or a nice gokart hehe.

A mate of mine used to race all around NSW and we still discuss getting 2 karts + a trailer so maybe next year after i've finished afew more things on my car i'll look at that option again (unless I got a nice 20% pay increase hehe).

Yep,

Right into it guys. I race Senior Rotax Heavy (Sumo class as they call it here). Arrow AX-6 CIK chassis with a water cooled electric start 125cc Rotax engine. Even have the mini dash setup like the tourers. Actually my R34 feels just like the kart to drive - no suspension travel and a whole lot of fun. If you do get into it, make sure you get a seat that feels too small for you. That way you wont flop around and end up with busted ribs.

Cheers

Muz

Yep,

Right into it guys. I race Senior Rotax Heavy (Sumo class as they call it here). Arrow AX-6 CIK chassis with a water cooled electric start 125cc Rotax engine. Even have the mini dash setup like the tourers. Actually my R34 feels just like the kart to drive - no suspension travel and a whole lot of fun. If you do get into it, make sure you get a seat that feels too small for you. That way you wont flop around and end up with busted ribs.

Cheers

Muz

Yeah I've been seriously thinking about it for a while now. I wanna buy a KT100S and race in the Senior national class or whatever. The only problem is it's very expensive.

Yeah I raced in an enduro on Tuesday and I've still got bruises all over me and my arms are killing me.

Originally posted by benm

My last Skylines trackday has so far cost me around $4,000. How expensive was the Enduro ? hehe

Not quite that much!

$50 for 160 laps at Kart Mania with 6 teams of 2 drivers. My team finished 2nd in controversial circumstances. Very good racing though.

George, Paul that you got your car from does a bit of karting too, I think he's done the 24hr race at port kembla a few times. I was going to give that race a go but the timing's never been right. Perhaps we should enter a SAU team next year :D

Good luck with it, hope you get to real racing one day :P

Hey Dudes

I used to race go-karts on dirt, it is totally sik.

Wet clay track same as speedway but not a basic oval track we turn left and right as you do on a normal road circuit. Excellent way to learn how to throttle steer (dirt track driftin). The Karts are exactly the same as black track racing but we run Burris dirt track tyres (very simular to wets).

Not very many ppl are aware that karts can be raced on dirt so just thought I'd let u know.

See ya

Originally posted by Duncan

...I was going to give that race a go but the timing's never been right.  Perhaps we should enter a SAU team next year :P

...

Good idea Duncan. We did a 12 hour and then a 6 hour down at Dapto a few years ago. My god I've never been in that much pain! I could hardly walk the day after the 12 hour. :bahaha:

Still we got a 2nd in calss I think. Great fun.

When I went to EC and did the 9HP jobies, it was great fun ! I reckon I did OK for a big fella - But what I found that I understeered heaps on some corners - Prolly cause I am 105kgs. Hard to pass - has a lot to do with your ability and not what you have under the bonnet.

I would be no good at it - but is heaps fun !

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