Surj-993C2S

There's a new kart track open nr Fremont - I'm going to check it out in a couple of weeks - just wondered if anyone else local(ish) would like to come along for a blast?

No affiliation blah blah...any takers?

<a href="http://www.lemanskarting.com/" target="_blank">Le Mans Karting details</a>

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Surj-993C2S

Heh heh - my outlaws live in Pleasanton and I have a lot of family in Fremont. I'm coming over for a vacation and a friend's wedding so will be there for a couple of weeks. I usually go to the Classic Racing w/e in Monterey with friends from LA but not this year.

Suwipin

I can probably make it too if it's on a weekend

H20NOO

I was there last night with a group of 40 people. They rented the track for an hour as a private party. The facility is similar to Speed Ring in Santa Clara except that the track is a bit shorter and the karts are more powerful and appear to be in better condition.

We had a great time and they were quite flexible since we had people in our group of varying skill levels.

We had 4 run groups. Each run group was given a practice session and a heat race. The top 2 finishers in each heat race went straight to the "A Main" while positions 3-5 competed in the "B Main". The top 2 from the B Main advanced to the A Main so we ended up with the 10 fastest drivers in the A Main. There was some confusion as I was gridded on the LAST row after setting 3rd fastest time of the night, finishing 2nd in my qualifier and proceeding directly to the A Main. People who finished behind me in the qualifer and had to drive in the B Main were gridded ahead of me. Go figure!

As you might imagine, it was a slug-out for 20 laps. I passed 5 drivers to finish 4th. 1st - 3rd place finishers were awarded nifty Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. It was tons of fun and highly recommended.

MC

nman413

sure. i'm up for it.

mooty

i can make it on weekend. which weekend are you thinking about?

Jeff 993TT

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by H20NOO:
<strong>I was there last night with a group of 40 people.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Be careful if you go karting with H20NOO. He is the self proclaimed speedring expert on rennlist and schooled us last time we went to speedring.

Last time we went for a friendly speedring drive, he had something like a thousand laps of practice beforehand.

Carrera GT

This would be fun -- the track at speedring is fun (if insanely noisy) -- but I was expecting you were talking about shifter karts at Sears (Russell racing) ... that would be fun too.

B-Line

Hey all,

Have a great time if you go Karting, just be fore warned.. I've only done it once and don't know if I'd ever do it again.
I cracked two ribs on a shifter kart and I never had any contact with anything.
These karts are designed for kids and can be physically abusive.

I would highly highly highly recommend rib protectors if you do decide to go. Cracked ribs hurt like hell.
And as much fun as it was, I'd much rather spend a day at the track in the 911.
have fun.
B

nels415

I'd be down, let me know when. I went there for the first time a few weeks ago, during the daytime. If you go before 5:00pm on a weekday, the cost is only $16. My friends and I took two runs. They let us run the track backwards the second time around. It was much more challenging, but fun. Just make sure you bring a t-shirt and shorts to wear underneath your racing suit, you'll be sweatin' big time.

-nels

Surj-993C2S

OK cool.
How about Sunday 18th May? Say we assemble there at 3pm?

mooty

may 18 good for me 2.
do not drive ANYWHERE near matt (waternoo), he drove the kart so hard the the steering wheel fell off (ture story). the only time i passed him was when he drove into the barrier when the steering wheel fell of!!!

mooty

may 18 good for me 2.
do not drive ANYWHERE near matt (waternoo), he drove the kart so hard the the steering wheel fell off (ture story). the only time i passed him was when he drove into the barrier when the steering wheel fell of!!!

H20NOO

You guys better quit... If my head swells any more I won't be able to get out of my office.

I'm up for the 18th as well. I'm doing a 100 mile bicycle ride on the 17th so I may be in full recovery mode!

MC

Surj-993C2S

Yes, myself and 3 p-car buddies will be there at 3pm on Sunday the 18th. We're going to book a couple of slots ahead of time in case it gets busy. Probably 2 or 3 sessions with a sessions rest in between from 3pm onwards.

Anyone welcome (be nice to race against names that I know rather than complete strangers).

Hope to see some of you guys on Sunday.

cheers

Surj