Go Karting For the first time.

psd99 · 2 Mar 2010 at 10:37

It is pretty competitive in the office
one bloke is meant to be really good

but for a first time go karter about to go with colleagues from work
what advice do you have for me?

psd99 · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:11

lol thanks guys
nah not that tall pretty heavy though

yer there's one bloke who is meant to be really good so fun times ahead

thanks about the braking advise
no breaking on a bend just before
keep em coming

psd99 · 2 Mar 2010 at 13:45

thanks gentlemen

psd99 · 3 Mar 2010 at 10:22

what was the deal with wearing gloves?
and does it get really cold

protect your back how?

psd99 · 3 Mar 2010 at 10:36

so it does hurt?
damn I got an important weekend!!!

psd99 · 4 Mar 2010 at 17:11

16th out of 20

pretty poor performance

I thought I did well but obviously not! The guy who finished 1st was very smooth and controlled
I did 4 heats I thought I was all over the place in 1 and 2
but in 3 and 4 I got better the key was not to accelerate on corners and also breaking at the right time

good fun though
thanks guys

psd99 · 5 Mar 2010 at 11:56

yep drifting is what I did and what cost me lots of time!

still was a laugh
bit sore today in the hands but not enough to trouble my daily routine

good laugh all in all it was an indoor track third mile a lap with a 75m straight
carts all had double 240cc engines some of them were different to others
the pain on the hands was intense and I felt really suffocated wearing that helmet!

psd99 · 5 Mar 2010 at 11:58

the guy that came out on top was exceptional he had great handling and when he went around corners he didn't seem troubled at all. In a straight line one guy almost had him but he had to settle for 2nd.

totally different from driving on the road though. I was a bit worried when I jumped into my car - left foot is for the clutch ONLY! lol