Thanks for the messages guys.
Not sure if i mentioned i am doing this all on my own at the moment, so no track side help etc surprising how much it takes it out of you doing everything. I have a Driv up kart trolley which is a god send.
Arrived at whilton this morning to a wet but drying track. I didn't really know if i wanted to go out in the wet but all experience is good experience it took me a while to get sorted to go out with very few changes to the kart made I kept the pressures up in the tyres to around 12psi to hopefully get them turned on quicker.
The track was dry in places and each lap confidence gained. However my first spin was fun as I just outbraked myself totally into a corner on the back straight, i dont know why i diddnt turn i just went straight onto the mud, beached and feeling like a pleb I picked myself out and then rolled straight down onto the other curb and beached myself again lol. Sorted myself out and did a few laps to try and clean up the tyres.
When I came in There was mud everywhere so spent until lunch tidying the kart up which also meant removing the engine sproket cover as that had mud in it. Anyhow I manged to stick some slicks on and go out for 15 mins before lunch, I span out twice the conditions were tricky as it was damp in places. Still I wanted to do that before the brake to get my head together.
I ran with my rib protector on in that run, but my newly purchased and fitted seat is to small, it felt ok in the shop but its rattling me to bits on the track, it was a s/m so assuming a m/l will sort it, another load of cash blown.
Went out after lunch and put a good lot of laps on the car, hit a curb to hard which sent me spinning but was recoverable. I was hitting 50.2 very consistently which i was pleased about however I said to a friend yesterday i was hoping for 49's.
I can feel the kart coming to me after 10 or so laps but it takes that amount of time at the mo to get the confidence in it and the tyres right where they need to be.
I then did a 29 lap stint at the end of the day, I could feel the confidence coming on strong, braking later, finding different lines that Rotax boys were taking, as well as finding my own way.
Still sat in the 50's but did post a 49.9 on lap 17. I was chuffed . Mychron says I had a 49.7 in me if i hooked it up today. I found it easier to get the tyres on and the kart was faultless again
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On one of the last few laps i could feel rib pain coming on sharp. I don't think my seat has done me any favors, either bruised or cracked a rib maybe, cant even move of my pc chair at the mo.
I watched some videos last night of others on easykarts and how easy they make it look to dip into the 49's and beyond. I am driving the nuts of my kart but again setup has not really been changed. So I hope I am quick enough when it comes to it as the extra 3/4 secs seems a lot overall, hmmm.
Not sure what 80+ lap old tyres and cold weather will do to my laptime of what that is worth if anything.
Sorry to waffle on but i like to document these things
Kart 201 learning
2014-12-10_07-10-36 by
regy53, on Flickr
