Karting Thread

[gogatrs]

Haven't flipped but I've been ejected before. Went literally helmet first into the barrier.
Had a good two seconds of flight time.

 

[MSTER232]

Haven't flipped but I've been ejected before. Went literally helmet first into the barrier.
Had a good two seconds of flight time.

Does your helmet have a rear wing? You should see if that would have increased your air time or allowed you to fly at will if you go fast enough 💡 .

 

[Bopop4]

I've heard people say 10-14 hp.

10

We instantly looked at axle width, I must've been running 47", instead of at least 48". I'm now running 49", and I'm not on two wheels anymore. Here's hoping that's the magic fix.

Eek, 47 is closer to what you'd run in the wet. 49-50 on yours.

Anyone ever flipped a go kart before? What was it like and if you felt any pain, what was it like on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the same pain you'd feel if someone lightly pinched your ear and 10 for the same pain you'd feel if you jumped off a 10 story building and against all odds survived).

I have a feeling fate is going to roll my kart over and write it off soon ...

Yep, kart went flying and I got spat out onto the pavement, I was just disappointed that I couldn't finish the race. Only damage was to the air filter.

@lbsf1, at my kart track, you run either Praga or Birel (because people at my track actually think Praga is a Birel copy) or you don't run as fast.

Only five people run something that isn't a Praga, or Birel. Three of them run First Kart, one was running a First Kart and switched to Praga, and one runs a 6/7 year old Birel, which, in my mind, classifies it as worth mentioning as not a modern Birel.

Anything will run good at Flamboro if you set it up right. Racine went from a Birel to a Firstkart and cleaned up last year. (Again.)

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Anything will run good at Flamboro if you set it up right. Racine went from a Birel to a Firstkart and cleaned up last year. (Again.)

Everything you say is true. Also, welcome back!!


And, I beat Adam Racine June 1st; he left his kart at home. WINNING!

 

[GTracer38]

Awesome pics ckellyusa!

 

[Bopop4]

Everything you say is true. Also, welcome back!!


And, I beat Adam Racine June 1st; he left his kart at home. WINNING!

Adam is very tough to beat, if you can run close enough to his bumper, you'll see that he's really smooth, and doesn't make many mistakes. He beat us way more than we beat him, but those close races with me, him, and Tristan were always good.

And thanks, I was there the last race picking up bike parts. Didn't see the finals, but I think I saw your Subaru. (I was the guy with the wild hair.)

 

[ckellyusa]

Awesome pics ckellyusa!

Thanks! 👍

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

And thanks, I was there the last race picking up bike parts. Didn't see the finals, but I think I saw your Subaru. (I was the guy with the wild hair.)

The guy talking to Collison before leaving?? I was also waiting to talk to him, blue racing suit. 💡

 

[Bopop4]

Ah, yea that was me then.

Might come back for another race if we can scrape together a kart.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Might come back for another race if we can scrape together a kart.

And I'll try to scrape my own kart back together, then, too.


In fact, I screwed up taking the axle apart for lube/grease, and can't quite get it back together the way it was. There are like 5 or 6 bolts that no longer fit in their holes, because I turned the axle.

 

[Bopop4]

Wait what? What is the problem exactly?

And why did you take the axle out?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Wait what? What is the problem exactly?

And why did you take the axle out?

I'm getting some grab in the rear axle, so I was going to put some WD40 and lithium grease in, but now, upon trying to put it back on, I turned it, and the holes don't line up.

 

[Renken95]

I'm getting some grab in the rear axle, so I was going to put some WD40 and lithium grease in, but now, upon trying to put it back on, I turned it, and the holes don't line up.

Witch holes ? I dont have that problems

 

[raceorama123432]

Which holes ? I dont have that problems

fixed

 

[Bopop4]

I'm guessing he means the holes for the set screws in the axle.
I don't have a lot of first hand experience with changing axles, so I'm no help here.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

fixed

He's from Holland. I'd like to see you speak perfect Dutch.

Witch holes ? I dont have that problems

See below, Bopop4 nailed it.

I'm guessing he means the holes for the set screws in the axle.
I don't have a lot of first hand experience with changing axles, so I'm no help here.

I got them in place today, I'm ready to go. The kart, the trailer, it's all better than ever! I had to take out all of the set screws and re-position the whole axle again, but it fits back together beautifully, now.


It turns out that the rust that had accumulated on the brake rotors had actually almost doubled the size of the rotors... It was brake rub that I was hearing. So, I turned the rear axle by hand, holding the brakes, to run down the rust. Once I've done a lap or two, my rotors will be clean again, don't worry.

^ This brake rust thing happens every time it rains. I've found a way to stop it, and it's brilliant! But, alas, I'm not telling you. That could give some of the surprise away.

 

[Bopop4]

^ This brake rust thing happens every time it rains. I've found a way to stop it, and it's brilliant! But, alas, I'm not telling you. That could give some of the surprise away.

inb4 oil on the rotor.
You hardly even use the brakes in the wet anyways, but what is this magical technique you use?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

inb4 oil on the rotor.
You hardly even use the brakes in the wet anyways, but what is this magical technique you use?

I got a new trailer. That will keep my rotors dry. And, I'm not talking rain on the track, I'm talking about being in the middle of that monsoon weather () in Guelph last weekend (June 1st,) when there were tornadoes and things. A little bit of brake rust isn't bad compared to having your kart/trailer carried away by the wind...

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I got a new trailer. That will keep my rotors dry. And, I'm not talking rain on the track, I'm talking about being in the middle of that monsoon weather () in Guelph last weekend (June 1st,) when there were tornadoes and things. A little bit of brake rust isn't bad compared to having your kart/trailer carried away by the wind...

Quoting myself for results:



🤬 stupid 🤬 snapped 🤬 🤬 🤬 throttle cable!


I'm in a good mood... Yup. DNF'd the feature for the worst of possible reasons.

But, #43 kart had a very scary moment. He was ejected, he did not move, many people actually thought he was injured or even killed. This is the photo of him in the air.

 

[Bopop4]

D:
(If it was on the last lap, then you could have probably just held it open with your hand.)

 

[Dano20]

One of my friends did a full 10 minute race with 1 hand on the wheel and the other doing the throttle cable because it had snapped and he passed someone into the quickest part of the circuit and he came 3rd

 

[Bopop4]

And how was he not meatballed?

 

[MSTER232]

One of my friends did a full 10 minute race with 1 hand on the wheel and the other doing the throttle cable because it had snapped and he passed someone into the quickest part of the circuit and he came 3rd

Was Chuck Norris driving?

 

[Dano20]

No,lol,he races in super1 and he is a very skilled driver

 

[MSTER232]

No,lol,he races in super1 and he is a very skilled driver

Nice, I want to race in Super One but I don't have the funds...!

 

[Dano20]

Nice, I want to race in Super One but I don't have the funds...!

Same but I'm not a quick driver but I came 5th out of 18 in one of my races at Teesside Autodrome which I was happy about but none of the alien drivers were there luckily

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Same but I'm not a quick driver but I came 5th out of 18 in one of my races at Teesside Autodrome which I was happy about but none of the alien drivers were there luckily

Punctuate. Please, I can't understand this sentence.

D:
(If it was on the last lap, then you could have probably just held it open with your hand.)

"And there's the green flag! Oh no, I'm not moving!" is a bad feeling. The second I opened up the throttle... Snapped.





Edit: Bopop4 is awesome. Just sayin'.

 

[raceorama123432]

Accident at my track today. Driver caught the barrier and flipped. 3 cracked ribs, broken vertebrae and a bruised lung. Is in hospital now. I wasn't there to see it but good luck to him and get well soon! There is a video I will link later.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Accident at my track today. Driver caught the barrier and flipped. 3 cracked ribs, broken vertebrae and a bruised lung. Is in hospital now. I wasn't there to see it but good luck to him and get well soon! There is a video I will link later.

This happened at my track, but it was one kart hitting the other, and no one got hurt.


Note to self, and friends: letting someone turn you 90 degrees to traffic, and then getting T-boned, is not a good idea. It's NEVER a good idea.

 

[MSTER232]

Same but I'm not a quick driver but I came 5th out of 18 in one of my races at Teesside Autodrome which I was happy about but none of the alien drivers were there luckily

Tell those alien drivers to go back to Mars .

Spoiler

Any alien drivers among us, perhaps?