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Atleast I don't have to travel far for the indy 500  also don't have to travel far when I race at IMS next month 
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I raced indoor karts today and I'll have you know my inbred rear end is pretty OK at right and left turns.
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Jun 9, 2017 02:24
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pics or not true
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Jun 9, 2017 02:26
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There are a couple K1Speeds near me. They scratch the itch since I have no space for a kart. Also, the closest "mountain" to me is a glorified garbage pile.
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Jun 9, 2017 02:48
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I was only .002 off my friends best time and he has a weight advantage to this goony rear end so I pretty much won.
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Jun 9, 2017 03:25
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Feels Villeneuve posted:In New England, 2 inches is a powder day. New England is all about skiing in the rain on ungroomed ice and liking it. I'm late to the party here with Ski Talk, but as someone who skis in Vermont consistently each winter, I can first-hand confirm this sad pathetic fact.  Feels Villeneuve posted:I want to go to Mt. Bachelor in Oregon. Skiing 360 degrees from the summit on a perfectly formed cinder-cone volcano. HOLY GOOD gently caress THIS PLACE LOOKS UNREAL. GramCracker fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Jun 9, 2017 |
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Jun 9, 2017 03:35
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GramCracker posted:I'm late to the party here with Ski Talk, but as someone who skis in Vermont consistently each winter, I can first-hand confirm this sad pathetic fact. Sorry about your awful winter last year. I grew up skiing Cannon which is a motherfucker of a mountain to learn on.
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Jun 9, 2017 03:40
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The rear bumper fell off the kart lol
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Jun 9, 2017 03:44
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for fucks sake you dont have backup zipties in place for this?
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Jun 9, 2017 03:45
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Are you literally racing in a pile of garbage?
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Jun 9, 2017 03:46
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OhsH posted:for fucks sake you dont have backup zipties in place for this? Nah, probably should going forward.
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Wirth1000 posted:Are you literally racing in a pile of garbage? This is literally fine compared to the state it was in when I originally bought it.
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Jun 9, 2017 03:49
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it'll keep you from getting black flagged and dq'd mid race, so, yeah, highly recommended.
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Jun 9, 2017 03:49
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About three months into owning the kart a bolt on the mount bracket sheered into the engine block. No big deal, take it to my dad's and we tap it out. Go to put the bolts back in and they bottom out like a centimeter before even starting to clamp the bracket. This was the kind of poo poo I had to deal with all my first year of karting.
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Jun 9, 2017 03:52
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I am suddenly very grateful that the only thing my 600$ kart has fucky is metric everything except the american SAE sprocket, and the fuckin idiot put the brake caliper bolts in reverse, making it hell to dick with that poo poo. oh also a gently caress ton of axle play leading towards the brakes rubbing, but that poo poo got handled first weekend.
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Jun 9, 2017 03:55
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My home state is literally called Mountain. If you haven't skied Big Sky, you're missing out. Now I'll go back to waiting until there's 500 posts to catch up on the thread, only to post something off topic when done!
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Jun 9, 2017 03:57
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Wirth1000 posted:Are you literally racing in a pile of garbage? If that's the case, I think it's Fernando posting...
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Jun 9, 2017 03:59
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Sorry about your awful winter last year. I grew up skiing Cannon which is a motherfucker of a mountain to learn on. My buddies and I do day trips from CT to Stratton most weekends (pending snow condition). I've never been to Cannon and just peep'd the map, looks kinda fun tbh
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Jun 9, 2017 04:02
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if its true that you really managed to turn right then heaven help us and I accept our new overlords, Ferrari-Haas
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Jun 9, 2017 04:05
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Growing up I broke two different bones skiing and my parents were too cheap to buy a helmet. Might explain my proclivity to go zooming round at 60mph in a lovely gokart with bits falling off.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:06
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I only drive ovals clockwise.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:06
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You guys are making me want to get into karting but my only options are spending a ton of money on an actual go-kart or doing something like K1 speed.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:07
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keevo posted:You guys are making me want to get into karting but my only options are spending a ton of money on an actual go-kart or doing something like K1 speed. I can't find poo poo on Craigslist right now except stupid off road karts. Also, a local kart place to me does $60 all-you-can-race from 6pm to close M-F. I show up as close to 6 as possible and tell them to put me in back-to-back sessions until they kick me out of the building. Makes the 45 minute drive home reeeeaaal interesting.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:11
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keevo posted:You guys are making me want to get into karting but my only options are spending a ton of money on an actual go-kart or doing something like K1 speed. I got a two stroke one for $3k and OhsH said he got his for $600. Its way cheaper than you think dude.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:12
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I literally pay $400 a year and I get a key to the track. I have zero clue why anybody here does autocross.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:13
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Chassis 600, engine 800. Lo 206 is the way to race cheaply (for racing).
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Jun 9, 2017 04:15
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Michael Schumacher swore me off skiing forever. Also avalanches.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:17
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I paid $100 less for my engine with triple the horsepower. Seems like bad value for money imho. 
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Jun 9, 2017 04:17
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For those Worst Thread posters in the US, where the hell do you buy this poo poo? Not that I need to buy my own kart or anything.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:18
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Somebody i race with spent 2.2k rebuildinv their TaG engine. Ive got 20 hours on my engine and im still top 10 outta 50 and within a second of a national champ.
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OhsH posted:Somebody i race with spent 2.2k rebuildinv their TaG engine. Rotax engines are sealed and the rebuilds cost between $900 and $1400 depending on if the bottom end needs to be redone. Admittedly its going to cost more than Briggs but I don't think its this giant gulf everyone makes it out to be, especially with a sealed engine formula. GramCracker posted:For those Worst Thread posters in the US, where the hell do you buy this poo poo? Not that I need to buy my own kart or anything. Find a local kart club and post a wanted ad on their forums, that's what I did.
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what 1500 says is exactly the same for Australia. Here in Melbourne you pay what he said and you get a key to the track under the West Gate Bridge. This one: http://www.gkcv.com.au/ In Aussie money 5k and you're good to go, and that includes a suit and helmet and stuff. Anyways I forgot to say.. this year I'm going to the Singers GP also. Two in one year, that'll be a first. My mate just moved there and we've organised a group trip from Aus. Bring it, last time in Singapore!
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How often are the front runners rebuilding, if you know. I really cant say i have much knoweldge of my tracks 2 strokers, i am p sure my 2.2k rebuild boys had major issues from a crash loving it to hell and back.
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GramCracker posted:My buddies and I do day trips from CT to Stratton most weekends (pending snow condition). I've never been to Cannon and just peep'd the map, looks kinda fun tbh Kinsman Glade is the hardest trail on the entire east coast. Steep trees, and it just goes on forever.
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OhsH posted:How often are the front runners rebuilding, if you know. I really cant say i have much knoweldge of my tracks 2 strokers, i am p sure my 2.2k rebuild boys had major issues from a crash loving it to hell and back. On the sharp end like every other race weekend for the kids in rotax seniors, but our club is loving insane with two drivers that have won national events and dads setting out three spec carbs measuring with engineering calipers to see which is best. In Rotax masters its like twice a year for the high rollers and once a year for everybody else.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:26
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Fair enough. 2 strokes and shifters are things id love to just have a day in, but to race them competitivly just seems like way more of a money pit than i have to burn.
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Jun 9, 2017 04:31
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the two stroke without the shifter, that's the 125 class I want it and it's just kinda a step above entry level. Surely you can go and rent a two stroke somewhere, go and search for it. Warning: If you haven't done that before you're going to be disappointed when you go back!
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Jun 9, 2017 04:54
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Its definitely not a step above entry level. They're difficult to maintain and costly if you don't know what you're doing. I'm pretty decent at wrenching and my dad was a licensed mechanic and we basically spend the entire first year trying to get the loving thing to run more than five laps. If you know what you're doing you can cut some costs out like I do but there is a performance hit for doing so.
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I haven't actually owned one yet, I defer to your experience.
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Tony Montana posted:I defer 
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