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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #45 on: 21 December 2007, 11:07:58 »

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i may have a small advantage here with my weight....  ;D

However my complete lack of skills behind the wheel maybe a problem!  :D
And everyone else aiming for you, that will be your biggest worry  :-X

 >:( >:(
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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #46 on: 02 January 2008, 14:41:50 »

Being light can be as much a disadvantage as an advantage....yes you accelerate slightly quicker but, you corner slower...
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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #47 on: 02 January 2008, 18:03:01 »

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Being light can be as much a disadvantage as an advantage....yes you accelerate slightly quicker but, you corner slower...
and stand little chance when a fatty like me 'accidentally' makes contact ;)
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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #48 on: 02 January 2008, 23:54:12 »

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Being light can be as much a disadvantage as an advantage....yes you accelerate slightly quicker but, you corner slower...
and stand little chance when a fatty like me 'accidentally' makes contact ;)

Easily done... ;)

Those little brake disks don't stop 15.5 stone very quickly ;D

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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #49 on: 03 January 2008, 10:01:52 »

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Being light can be as much a disadvantage as an advantage....yes you accelerate slightly quicker but, you corner slower...
and stand little chance when a fatty like me 'accidentally' makes contact ;)

Easily done... ;)

Those little brake disks don't stop 15.5 stone very quickly ;D

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Ow yes they do....

Its when you get somebody light in a kart on a corner on the edge.....a small tap to the rear quarter and they hit the tyres.  

All the more interesting on outside tracks where the tyres have a nice bit of stagnent water in them.
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« Reply #50 on: 03 January 2008, 19:21:27 »

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Being light can be as much a disadvantage as an advantage....yes you accelerate slightly quicker but, you corner slower...
and stand little chance when a fatty like me 'accidentally' makes contact ;)

Easily done... ;)

Those little brake disks don't stop 15.5 stone very quickly ;D

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Ow yes they do....

Its when you get somebody light in a kart on a corner on the edge.....a small tap to the rear quarter and they hit the tyres.  

All the more interesting on outside tracks where the tyres have a nice bit of stagnent water in them.
Only done a couple of outdoor tracks - Daytona at MK, no tyres, and Silverstone, and they used very non moveable water filled 'barriers' - hit them resulted in a lot of pain  :o
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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #51 on: 07 January 2008, 11:15:35 »

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Only done a couple of outdoor tracks - Daytona at MK, no tyres, and Silverstone, and they used very non moveable water filled 'barriers' - hit them resulted in a lot of pain

Went to a good one in Birmingham on a mate's stag do.

It was an interesting illustration of how much tyre heat matters. One of my engines failed (it was firing only when it got dragged up to speed by the other one on the main straight) and they pulled me in for a change of car. Set off with double the power and cold tyres. I squirmed a bit trying to get round the first corner but managed it without wiping out somehow!

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Re: OOF karting?
« Reply #52 on: 07 January 2008, 12:28:39 »

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Only done a couple of outdoor tracks - Daytona at MK, no tyres, and Silverstone, and they used very non moveable water filled 'barriers' - hit them resulted in a lot of pain

Went to a good one in Birmingham on a mate's stag do.

It was an interesting illustration of how much tyre heat matters. One of my engines failed (it was firing only when it got dragged up to speed by the other one on the main straight) and they pulled me in for a change of car. Set off with double the power and cold tyres. I squirmed a bit trying to get round the first corner but managed it without wiping out somehow!

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Every time I do Daytona, similar issues. You do 10 mins of warm up/qualifying, then sit at standstill for 10 mins whilst they get cars in order.  Its a rolling start, but even so, still cant get enough heat in. 2nd corner (1st is an easy flat out 90 degree left), every bloody time  :-[
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