Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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I have joined the Vodafone Karting club... got my first meet in a few weeks at Wroughton airbase 
Half price as well as Vodafone subsidise it 
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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Ive been there a few times, we used to go with School
One of the girls in my year lives in one of the 2 houses on the airfield 
Is it in the big hanger thingy?
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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Yep
I was born in the RAF hospital in Wroughton 
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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Is that why you have 3 arms
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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Well my penis is rather large
I'm sure thats what you are referring to
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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I've just been today, to the Daytona one in MK.
My shoulders are aching sooo much 
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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What are modern karts like?
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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slow to accelerate if you let the revs drop ie at hairpins
very sketchy under braking
they hold good speed and have lots of grip around fast corners, but go sideways very easily on sharper bends.
great fun but tiring.
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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Cheers mate Got one set for Thruxton (short) in May
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Also, driving after Karting feels fucking strange! We did an endurance race with work, was 120 laps I think and driving my Corsa after that was very interesting
[Edited on 03-02-2007 by Nath]
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
I've just been today, to the Daytona one in MK.
My shoulders are aching sooo much
haha, i was working there today. The karts are new and slower than the old ones but do feel alot tighter, and they're more reliable which is good.
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
quote:
Originally posted by myke
I've just been today, to the Daytona one in MK.
My shoulders are aching sooo much
haha, i was working there today. The karts are new and slower than the old ones but do feel alot tighter, and they're more reliable which is good.
oh, cool.
didn't realise the karts were new. how fast do they go? av lap speed 38 so they must hi 60 on the long straight?
was really impressed with the whole place
nice setup
although i got shown a 'calm down' sign
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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they should be doing about 65 down the straight. Yeh we constantly get ear ache from management about keeping the place running clean and smoothly. People get the wrong idea about what the calm down sign actually means but nevermind, least you never got black flagged
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Robbo
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calm down sign? yellow flag?
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myke
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yellow flag is to warn of danger, so no overtaking, and proceed with caution.
tere's a black and white flag which is half as bad as the black flag, and possibly meant come in for a penalty stop?
i presume the calm down one was friendly advice that going sideways isn't the fastest way around the track?
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Robbo
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oh i thought maybe they'd use the yellow flag to get people to calm down
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Jake
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na, yellow flag is just to warn of a crash. Black and white is a 'last chance' before a black. Calm down is another way of saying you're driving beyond your limits
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