Next time, don't worry about Bobo (or anyone else) not looking back. If you have a run, go for it. The other driver has to deal with it.

Be ruthless, but as clean as efficiently possible.

And remember, if you do spin someone, you just meant to "rattle his cage." Happy 62nd, Dale. RIP.

Ahh, I figured that is what happened when I watched Jon's video, but wasn't sure.

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See, I would have just stuck it in there. Or helped you through the corner. :driving:

Rubbins racin'

Are you calling me FAT?!?

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You guys are just scared I will whoop you with my new HPDE skills and my new MMA lightness. :icon17:

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Definitely not for the practice run. I didn't know they were adjustable. I had to pull the steering wheel to get the resistance necessary to even make the damn thing move! :rofl2:

Guess you never saw Days of Thunder. :|

You jelly bro??? :stirthepot:

:iagree: I spun out on the qualifying round. It was driver error, I didn't take anyone else out, when I stopped I was able to recover and continue, but I got a stop and go penalty. The fear of a repeat made me gunshy for the remaining two rounds. Not to mention the fact that the brakes on the third kart I got were absolute ****.

I look forward to your challenge sir. :tiphat: When is your next planned HDPE?

Why do you :facepalm: ?? Weren't you supposed to come and video the event for us?? :(

So we can conclude their Black Flag rules are worthless, and the "Time out" pow pow we got was also equally ridiculous. :icon17:

Gas prices man. :stirthepot:


Actually, I take that back, Dee would have been in heaven if he saw how cheap the gas was in Winchester.

But he wasn't driving, wasn't someone supposed to meet up with him and give him a ride out?

Yeah I never got why they would black flag drivers who spun out. Mistakes happen and the spin already cost them time/position.

Black flag should only be used if driver is being overly aggressive/dangerous to other drivers not to ones who spin out by themselves not causing harm to the other racers.

Agreed. I spun out because I braked to PREVENT hitting bobo. And I get black flagged. :wtf:

I think it's a liability thing. It's harder to sue SPK after getting hurt if SPK has proof that they warned you previously for "dangerous driving."

I get the legal side of it. But the reality/rational side is... come on. :ugh2:

Of course you took it personally lol - I had a feeling you did when I never saw you after the race. I tried to shake hand's afterward, because I feel it is the sportsman-ly thing to do. No matter how hard a race I run, I respect ANYONE who goes out and puts their best effort, no matter how fast they go.

I knocked out a 70 average time on my first run (69.7x was the best in Group B for session 1). And then you knock out a 67 your FIRST time out compared to like, 70 as the best in your group - you think I didn't know you were going to be gunning for everyone up top?

Hell, I saw that and I KNEW you were no rookie at this, and I knew I'd be seeing you in the finale at some point. And I knew you'd be gunning for me, because I knew you felt you had something to prove: beat the MightyBobo at his own game. Sure enough I saw you that one corner before I immediately took it back (although if I remember right, we had some traffic right then that jacked us both up), and then never saw you again. I ran a tight line for that lap after I saw you, KNOWING you'd be going for any opening. I have no doubt you were all over the place behind me, just waiting for an opening, and good on you for that.

RACING is about closing those openings, never giving an opportunity. Whatever caused you to spin on turn 1, you shouldn't have. Period. You were pushing hard to pass, you found the limit, and you exceeded it. It's not a first in racing - happens all the time. Patience is one of the most amazing virtues - waiting for JUST that right moment and preparing your line, setting up a pass not one, not two, but maybe even three corners in advance.

So, here I am conceding to you: you were fastest on that track on that day. You should take nothing personally, it was a mistake. Mistakes happen in racing, and you must learn from them, else you risk repeating them. You have skill, so don't doubt yourself.

But, this old(er) dog knows some tricks, and next time I'll be coming out harder than before :)

I got video of that, was RIGHT behind ya lol

Watch professional racing enough and you'll notice that (aside from F1) the fastest car only wins 25% of the time. Racing is a lot like chess.

I'm ok with that, I got that kart so sideways so many times, would have just countersteared and been like, "trollololololol" as I drive off with ULTRA BOOST haha

I'll just hang back and wait for you guys to take each other out. :tup:

I didn't see you after the race cause I figured you were set on your plans, and didn't want to distract/keep you from that. :tup: I would have congratulated you on a good race, and to be fair you were not making it easy. Yeah we did have traffic come up and that's what put a wrench in the works because I didn't expect we'd catch up to them until the following straight, and then there we were right on them. :icon14:

I think we need to do this again, and soon. Not a waiting until the fall thing.

I must beat the BoBo! :bowrofl: (Even though they pronounced it BooBoo) :icon17:

And Cwiz is like f*cking Vettel. Slow down, dammit! I want some actual competition!!! :roflpuke2:

LOL if I decide to move you, you gon' move! URNHARDT!!!

I was just so pissed after the first race with losing my camera and not being able to record my runs anymore, I just set out to have the fastest time possible. Frustration leads to precision for me.

I disagree, especially in your situation. Tough love here, however: imagine it was you in your 370Z pulling like a freight train on a little Miata and you SLAM on your brakes to "prevent hitting them". You're going to have an off-track adventure likely, and/or wreck INTO said Miata. And that is entirely your fault.

Karting not only teaches good car control, but it also teaches you safe practices for REAL racing. Plowing into a corner like that is an unsafe practice, and I'd expect to be punished suitably for endangering myself and the driver in front of me.

You'd better start hitting some AutoX or HPDE, then, lady :)

I'll just pull out my 9 shoot his tires out.

Translation: Next time Bobo backs the corner up more than you like, pull out and make him :dealwithit: as you steal his apex.

Hahaha. DIVE BOMB THAT BEOTCH

Whoa dawg I got my gat too lets not turn this into the wild wild west.

I meant, to watch. I'm not even comparing myself to the pack leaders. Maybe after I submit to some rigorous training and practice. Maybe. :)

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I'mma put that as my "Racer Name" next time. :icon17:

And this is where the different realm comes into play. I wouldn't drive the same with my car as I do out there because I don't know the limits of my car. With these, it is much easier to know the limits. And I do for the most part. That was a timing crunch, and the only "mistake" I made was actually touching the brake. :shakes head:

Because I was trying to pass you, I didn't take the turn as wide as I normally would because you were there, and the slower cars were there.

But even still, the black flag was used way too much.