Karting Thread

[lbsf1]

Thank you! Does your pricing include a trailer to transport the kart and also would a kart for the price you suggest be competitive?

The figure was a very rough one, there are so many variables that I can't really give you are complete value.

For example my dad had lots of tools and the kart we bought included a helmet,suit and lots of spares so that was almost all we had to buy to get out on track (still lots of karting specific spares to buy though).

However if you bought a rolling chassis for say £400 and an engine for £200 then whilst it would be old kit, in TKM clubman it would be competitive (as it is designed to be a really budget class.)

You can buy a secondhand race suit for maybe £80 however you would want a new helmet (£149 for the cheapest certified for karting one), gloves and boots are another expense that may total £60. If you don't have tools that will be £80 for some reasonable general tools plus however much you want to spend on karting specific tools (there is lots of stuff that isn't neccessary but will make your life so much easier.). You could probably get a cheap open box trailer for £200.

So as you can see it very quickly runs up to nigh on the £1500 mark without any luxuries at all. This doesn't include buying any spares either, which you will want to look out for secondhand so that you can have them to hand when you need them and not have to pay the extortionate prices of the trackside shop.

As I said before, go down to Shennington and speak to some racers as being there will give you so much more info than is possible over the internet.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Got mine for free

Lucky you, not everyone does.


About a month left 'til I get to finally drive my own kart.

I e-mailed the guy for the decals, I've got my number, the trailer, and a large fund for "just in case."

Hopefully, then, it won't be a problem.

I'm still hoping for rookie of the year at least.

 

[GTracer38]

I got punted from 3rd in the final.
I have never had a podium or even a chance for a podium and someone ruined my first chance.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I got punted from 3rd in the final.
I have never had a podium or even a chance for a podium and someone ruined my first chance.

Sorry, touring car moment here: punt back.

I never used to punt, but, the guy in front of me was holding me up, so on a restart, I got on the throttle a bit sooner (compared to him) and expected to breeze past him. Instead, he spun into a tire wall. Not my fault he couldn't regain control, or his late acceleration.

But, later on in that same race, I got put into pit lane; karma, you're cruel.

Sometimes you have to fight with your bumpers. The other drivers won't give up a possible race win for "courtesy." We're out here to win, most times, and only some people care about having fun.

I care about having fun, but, seeing how far up the grid I can come IS my fun, and it's therefore more important to me.

 

[GTracer38]

Sorry, touring car moment here: punt back.

I never used to punt, but, the guy in front of me was holding me up, so on a restart, I got on the throttle a bit sooner (compared to him) and expected to breeze past him. Instead, he spun into a tire wall. Not my fault he couldn't regain control, or his late acceleration.

But, later on in that same race, I got put into pit lane; karma, you're cruel.

Sometimes you have to fight with your bumpers. The other drivers won't give up a possible race win for "courtesy." We're out here to win, most times, and only some people care about having fun.

I care about having fun, but, seeing how far up the grid I can come IS my fun, and it's therefore more important to me.

Different sort of punt. He only wanted to make sure I didn't finish. He didn't brake at all. I still finished ahead of the a-hole, ableit 7th.

A better summary of my weekend fom another web site I post on:

Well, long story short, today was a bit disappointing.

Managed to move forward in the pre-final but still had to start the final from 6th. It took me 15 of the 20 laps to work my way to 3rd. 2 scruffy laps meant I hadn't gotten away from the 2 behind me like had hoped and then it all turned sour.
It seems that the brake pedal isn't very favoured amongst the SRSH field and I was taken out with 3 laps to the finish. He went in too hot and punted me off. He, also, run over me. When we stopped, I pushed his kart off and finished the race a lonely 7th.
Also, the lap before I took 3rd the guy in-front flicked me the bird. Part of the reason I forced my way through 3 corners later.
So much pace, so little reward. That sentance best sums up my weekend. That's racing.

 

[gokartman78]

Never hit people back. The reason why people hit you off is because they are not fast enough to overtake. If they do hit you off, go to the clerks office and get it sorted there. If you retaliate, you get a more serious penalty than the initiator. Learnt that the hard way

 

[raceorama123432]

Never hit people back. The reason why people hit you off is because they are not fast enough to overtake. If they do hit you off, go to the clerks office and get it sorted there. If you retaliate, you get a more serious penalty than the initiator. Learnt that the hard way

👍 retaliation is never a good option. Snitchers for the win!

 

[gokartman78]

👍 retaliation is never a good option. Snitchers for the win!

Yea, you may be known as the paddock 'cry baby', but people won't go near you in fear of getting penalised

 

[raceorama123432]

Yea, you may be known as the paddock 'cry baby', but people won't go near you in fear of getting penalised

Nah, not with the Scooby lads. Everyone is mates with everyone. Well, off the track. But we're out there to have fun! Winning isn't everything, it's all about being consistent. Hard, but fair 👍

 

[gokartman78]

Nah, not with the Scooby lads. Everyone is mates with everyone. Well, off the track. But we're out there to have fun! Winning isn't everything, it's all about being consistent. Hard, but fair 👍

a few of my friends do Junior subaru, well one of them did, the other one did one race and has somehow managed to get himself a formula renault drive

 

[GTracer38]

I didn't retaliate or go to the stewards office. They will work it out on their own. Clerk of the course had a chat with him anyway.

 

[gokartman78]

I didn't retaliate or go to the stewards office. They will work it out on their own. Clerk of the course had a chat with him anyway.

It's good to see they are doing something about it, over here you have to put your money down to even get their attention

 

[GTracer38]

It's good to see they are doing something about it, over here you have to put your money down to even get their attention

Our clerk of the course stands on the track and watches. If they don't like something the go over to the post-race pits/weigh in and have a chat. If it is really bad then they put an announcement over PA system that you have to head over to the Stewards Office with your license and a guardian if you are under 18.

I have never even had a talk to so I must be doing something right.
Generally, I am a backmarker though.

 

[gokartman78]

Our clerk of the course stands on the track and watches. If they don't like something the go over to the post-race pits/weigh in and have a chat. If it is really bad then they put an announcement over PA system that you have to head over to the Stewards Office with your license and a guardian if you are under 18.

I have never even had a talk to so I must be doing something right.
Generally, I am a backmarker though.

We get the occasional chat, but most of the stewards aren't out on track, and haven't raced in years. The good one's use the rule books as a 'guide', the bad ones use it as their bible lol.
It's good not getting spoken to, although it might be worth getting their attention. Just saying thanks, or showing your appreciation for them goes a long way if you do get called in.

I was in a situation where I should have got at least 4 points for hitting someone off (accidental, but it was dangerous and I ruined his race and an ex-steward said it should have been 4 points ), But because every weekend I had raced there I had said Bye, thankyou, see you next time etc they had a slightly biased view. They believed me and put it down as an accident because they had this image of me being a 'nice, appreciative' kid. Saved me money, points and a penalty, just by being nice and taking some time every week to show your gratitude towards them

 

[Lizard]

We get the occasional chat, but most of the stewards aren't out on track, and haven't raced in years. The good one's use the rule books as a 'guide', the bad ones use it as their bible lol.
It's good not getting spoken to, although it might be worth getting their attention. Just saying thanks, or showing your appreciation for them goes a long way if you do get called in.

I was in a situation where I should have got at least 4 points for hitting someone off (accidental, but it was dangerous and I ruined his race and an ex-steward said it should have been 4 points ), But because every weekend I had raced there I had said Bye, thankyou, see you next time etc they had a slightly biased view. They believed me and put it down as an accident because they had this image of me being a 'nice, appreciative' kid. Saved me money, points and a penalty, just by being nice and taking some time every week to show your gratitude towards them

That's it you owe me a fine.

How much different are real karts to rental karts? As in compared to these.

Top one outdoor track.
http://www.thruxtonkarting.co.uk/Karts/

 

[gokartman78]

That's it you owe me a fine.

How much different are real karts to rental karts? As in compared to these.

Top one outdoor track.
http://www.thruxtonkarting.co.uk/Karts/

haha, well they are quicker, more agile , and sound a bit better (depends on whether your prefer 2 stroke or four stroke .

That track looks quite nice, compared to the tracks that I race at it looks like it would be more interesting. If it was bigger it would be sick

 

[Lizard]

That track looks quite nice, compared to the tracks that I race at it looks like it would be more interesting. If it was bigger it would be sick

It is a good track. Your arms get tired though driving their karts after a while.

Some kid when I went there last was practicing with his own racing kart.

 

[gokartman78]

It is a good track. You're arms get tired though driving their karts after a while.

Some kid when I went there last was practicing with his own racing kart.

yea, if they are heavy it requires a fair amount of energy to get em to turn in. If you learn to wring the neck out of those, when you go to your own kart it is like a dream

 

[lbsf1]

We get the occasional chat, but most of the stewards aren't out on track, and haven't raced in years. The good one's use the rule books as a 'guide', the bad ones use it as their bible lol.
It's good not getting spoken to, although it might be worth getting their attention. Just saying thanks, or showing your appreciation for them goes a long way if you do get called in.

I was in a situation where I should have got at least 4 points for hitting someone off (accidental, but it was dangerous and I ruined his race and an ex-steward said it should have been 4 points ), But because every weekend I had raced there I had said Bye, thankyou, see you next time etc they had a slightly biased view. They believed me and put it down as an accident because they had this image of me being a 'nice, appreciative' kid. Saved me money, points and a penalty, just by being nice and taking some time every week to show your gratitude towards them

Oh so so true. When I was a guest driver at Rissy I started on pole, the championship leader drove straight across the grass on the inside of the corner, tboned me went over the front of me in the process screwwing up the whole right hand side of the kart, and also my hand (my middle finger is still wonky from the accident 2 years ago).

However because he was a regular and raced for a big team even though the accided happened right in front of the stewards they just said racing incident because he was pushed (which was kinda impossible considering there was no one behind him on the grass ).

Ah the wonders of British karting, and don't even get me started on the Blackbushe, you even touch certain people and you are excluded however if they punt you off then the stewards never saw anything and if you go and speak to the driver and his dad in the paddock they tell you to go whining to the officials not them (because he believes his son would never do anything like that,(yeah right)).

Anyway, rant over.

 

[gogatrs]

Karting in my region is VERY political depending on which track you're from and which chassis you drive.
What happened was one chassis importer was in charge of the Rotax program in the US, then another one took it over supposedly through some less than legal means.
The new importer gave control of my region's series to a new dealer and the new dealer disliked the other dealer that used to run my series.
You drive a CRG and you get into an incident with a Birel or Hasse? It's always the CRG's fault.
Sometimes you don't even have to do anything to get a penalty. It's terrible.

 

[Renken95]

Does soneone here drive with a macminarelli chassis ?

 

[MSTER232]

Went karting today, it was great but I had my first crashed and bent a sprocket . Wasn't too much I guess, repaired it and was back on again.

 

[raceorama123432]

Went karting today, it was great but I had my first crash and bent a sprocket . Wasn't too much I guess, repaired it and was back on again.

Fixed 👍

What kart have you got?

 

[MSTER232]

Fixed 👍

What kart have you got?

I got one of these:

 

[raceorama123432]

I got one of these:

👍 Rotax, 7Kart?

 

[Renken95]

My race day wasn't really good , first sesion there was a big crash and i was involved , second sesion i had not much grip at the back so it didn't was good , last sesion my handle bar broke in the warm up lap

 

[MSTER232]

👍 Rotax, 7Kart?

Yep. Rotax Junior but the company is NewKart 👍 . Also a really nice kart to drive .

 

[Dano20]

Anyone been to Teesside autodrome I race there in cadets
Ps I'm 13 so it's my last year

 

[raceorama123432]

Yep. Rotax Junior but the company is NewKart 👍 . Also a really nice kart to drive .

Ah, it looks similar to a 7Kart. I have a Wright R1 Pro Kart with 2 211cc Subaru EX21 engines on the rear, I race it in the SCSS at Stretton Circuit in Leicester -

 

[MSTER232]

Anyone been to Teesside autodrome I race there in cadets
Ps I'm 13 so it's my last year

Let's hope that you do well.

Ah, it looks similar to a 7Kart. I have a Wright R1 Pro Kart with 2 211cc Subaru EX21 engines on the rear, I race it in the SCSS at Stretton Circuit in Leicester -

Good stuff 👍 . I'll also check out the 7Kart too.