I can DRIVE!

[volksdragon]

Myself and a friend from the autoX group I drive with went to a new(ish) Go-Kart place called racing America (www.racingamerica.com) last night. I hadn't driven Karts in a few years, and this guy is pretty good, so my main goal was not to get lapped. :)

I actually did pretty well. The track was awesome, laps were between 45-50 seconds (fastest folks to slowest folks), with a lot of corners and a couple of straights. The karts were nice, although the second one I had was most assuredly more slippery (in terms of cornering ability) than the first one. I got my best time for a lap down to 47.43, which is pretty good, as my buddy expected I'd turn a 49 or so since it was my first time out. More importantly, I didn't get passed (virtually on time, or really on track), and I managed to pass a couple of the slower cars that ended up in front of me. I concentrated pretty hard on taking a good line through the corners, and it really brought my times down pretty good at some points. :)

By the end of the two sessions, my hands were killing me. Those little Karts generate some good G-force! Gotta go back there soon. Anyone else wanna come? :)

Oh, and my fastest time? 9th fastest for the week. Whee!!!

Comments

[kpht.livejournal.com]

my lil' bro works at racing america.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Really! What's he do there? Was he there last night? It's a NICE place, I'll be going back there.

[kpht.livejournal.com]

i don't know when he works, he's one of the teenage trackmonkeys. he's been there since they opened, but quit for awhile. i'm pretty sure he's back on some nights and weekends, they were hurting for good employees. i think he mentioned they were really hurting for business, too. i've always wanted to go but don't have the money.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

It's fast becoming the place for NER members to hang out and practice. They were a little sparse on drivers last night by 8:30 when I got there, though. One race had 7, and the other had 5 people in it. I'd hate to see that place go out of business, but they need more advertising or something. If I hadn't been in the NER, I would never have heard of the place!

[biophile6.livejournal.com]

Its amazing what translates between vehicles.

Anything from autocross not work there?

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Nope, everything is applicable, albeit on a smaller scale and closer to the ground. There's a reason the good AutoX guys do a LOT of karting. :)