$10 races at MIK in October

[SVRACER01]

4 spins in one race? Who brought the new girl? LOL

2 or 3 of them were in the same corner

[nhbubba]

I think that was T6?! That corner sucked.

[nhbubba]

Anyone keep the timing sheets and can post scans or something?

[nt650hawk]

I did not know this was bumper carts..LOL

[jerseygirl]

I blame it on the cold pavement.....oorrrr my heavy brake foot. You can't break and be on the gas, which makes it a bit challenging.

They were pretty laxed about us bumping. Kind of surprised, but I was ok with it. Only way I could pass Oxx was to give him a tap!

[Paul_E_D]

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I did not know this was bumper carts..LOL

NASKART.

[nhbubba]

I got very used to countering after each corner when Brian was behind me.

[Kurlon]

I blame it on the cold pavement.....oorrrr my heavy brake foot. You can't break and be on the gas, which makes it a bit challenging.

They were pretty laxed about us bumping. Kind of surprised, but I was ok with it. Only way I could pass Oxx was to give him a tap!

The new karts took some getting used to... apply the brake and first it just lifts the throttle, press more THEN it works the brakes. At least in my kart this meant the initial application resulted in this eerie surging forward sensation, the motor went quiet but there was still some drive from something... then lock and spin.

[rolker]

Anyone keep the timing sheets and can post scans or something?

I've got'em at home, so I can post them tonight.

I did copy our best lap times into a spreadsheet to which I have access on Google Drive.

	Tim	Kerry	Twig	Brian O	Roland	Bubba	Brian F
Qualifier	23.320	23.255	23.920	23.718	24.094	24.413	25.065
Race 1	22.898	22.926	23.625	23.642	24.008	24.641	24.152
Race 2	22.891	23.002	23.277	23.492	23.967	24.100	24.344
Best	22.891	22.926	23.277	23.492	23.967	24.100	24.152

[TheIglu]

So you can't keep the clutch loaded on braking? Lame.

[rolker]

They were pretty laxed about us bumping. Kind of surprised, but I was ok with it. Only way I could pass Oxx was to give him a tap!

I'm guessing they can tell the difference between bumping and "competitive tap-passing"...

[jerseygirl]

I think these are the same karts that are at PVIK. Hence trying to slide and not brake as much to keep on the power otherwise the kart dies.

[rolker]

The new karts took some getting used to... apply the brake and first it just lifts the throttle, press more THEN it works the brakes. At least in my kart this meant the initial application resulted in this eerie surging forward sensation, the motor went quiet but there was still some drive from something... then lock and spin.

Ah, that explains a lot. I thought it was odd how non-linear the brakes felt. I was instinctively getting off the gas when braking so I never noticed the brakes doing it as well!

I need more seat time in a kart to learn how to properly drive those things! Next time I want to be able to stick with the lead pack!

[TheIglu]

At PVIK, I had good luck with the stab of brakes pre-turn-in, then I'm able to get the engine loaded at apex. Then no sliding. Lose just as much momentum sliding I've found. Carts that are loose tend to be a little slower than tight carts driving a little less aggressively.

Looks like that floor is mighty slick up there, I'm very interested in trying it.

[nhbubba]

I've got'em at home, so I can post them tonight.

Nice BBCode foo-age! What you posted is good 'nuf for me. Thanks man.

Edit: I should have known you had this in spreadsheet form already..

[rolker]

I think these are the same karts that are at PVIK. Hence trying to slide and not brake as much to keep on the power otherwise the kart dies.

Maybe sliding just a little works, but my kart would bog down before recovering from the slide, so I tended to brake early harder than I think I should to prevent the slide. That certainly made it easier for others to pass me!

At PVIK, I had good luck with the stab of brakes pre-turn-in, then I'm able to get the engine loaded at apex. Then no sliding. Lose just as much momentum sliding I've found. Carts that are loose tend to be a little slower than tight carts driving a little less aggressively.

Good, sounds like I was on the right track with getting my braking done early. Now I just need to not over-brake!

Looks like that floor is mighty slick up there, I'm very interested in trying it.

I hope this becomes a recurring event and you'll get a chance to join us!

[rolker]

Nice BBCode foo-age!

I can't take credit for that. I just cut'n'pasted from the Google spreadsheet and to my surprise the result was automagically nicely formatted.

I should have known you had this in spreadsheet form already..

The result sheets show me finishing last in both races, so I wanted a more positive view of the data. By looking at the fastest lap times, I'm in the top 5! I'm also less that half a second away from Oxx, the race winner! Not bad for a rookie, eh?

[SVRACER01]

my car was good until i needed to get out of the hole from the second hairpin. tim and kerry would just get 2+ car lengths on me by the time i got onto the straight. i was losing at least .5 of a second there

[tdiloren]

This was an awesome time. We definitely need to make this a regular event.
Im uploading my video now. it should be up in a couple hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B55VQOkn5j8

[tdiloren]

How do you post the video directly in the thread ?

[SVRACER01]

copy the url and then select the little flimstrip icon (second from right) paste url

[rolker]

This was an awesome time. We definitely need to make this a regular event.
Im uploading my video now. it should be up in a couple hours.

http://youtu.be/B55VQOkn5j8




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No!!!

[tdiloren]

its working now

[rolker]

its working now

Yes, awesome!

[SVRACER01]

Wirelessly posted (GS3)

That was awesome. I tried to make my car as wide as possible when you were behind me