Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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This weekend I took part in a Grand Prix event at Thruxton karting against about 25 other people. Didn't know who any of them were. Some had brought their own gear / helmets / seat foam etc. Several had been before. I however had never been to the track and only watched the video on the website before going.
Thruxton has a 1100 meter out door track, with loads of wide, quick and tight corners. http://www.thruxtonkarting.co.uk and uses a thunder kart chassis.
Anyway, overall I beat every one and won 
The practice and first heat were in the dry. The other heat and final were in the pouring rain lol  it was interesting. I essentially just had the kart's rear wheels spinning constantly and was just drifting through the bends / going down the straights sideways at 60 mph like a crab
I want to go back now in the dry and try to beat the lap record I was pretty close to it that time, best lap being 51 secs in dry and lap record being 48.9.
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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Good on you mate! 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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did they still have slicks on in the wet
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
did they still have slicks on in the wet
yup was fucking silly lol.
In the 2nd heat, (the first one I had been in - in the rain), I got to the first corner and turned and went straight on!! ... Half the field just drove off, I couldn't understand how they were still turning / gripping? I then realised if you lifted off / braked you would go straight on, and you had to keep power on to keep the kart under control / steering. Obviously some of these guys already knew this lol, and I had some catching up to do.
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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yep, i found the only way round a corner at any speed faster than about 2 mph was to turn in early and feather the power to keep the kart going sideways and dont even think of touching the brakes.
well done Paul.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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cheers
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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now try in you proper car at brands paul
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