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Old 02-21-2012, 09:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I started in a 15hp gokart and it took me 2 years of competitive racing before I made the switch to shifter. Start off slow you learn to drive so much smoother and it's still fun.
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I started in a 15hp gokart and it took me 2 years of competitive racing before I made the switch to shifter. Start off slow you learn to drive so much smoother and it's still fun.
Yeah, I don't know that most people realize how tough it is to even keep the damn thing on the track at first, let alone go fast.

The question always comes up-How do I get started in karting? My best advice is to go to your local track and hang out on a practice day. Look interested in a guy's kart and he'll normally tell you all about it. I've spent hours and hours talking to guys that were just curious about them while I'm working on mine and probably half a dozen of them now race. As a general rule, karters are really nice people and love to sucker other guys in (errr...I mean get others involved in this great sport). You'll learn more at the track in a day than you can in a month of reading about it online. It's also a great way to find out about good deals on used equipment. And if you really want to get in someone's good graces, help them lift their kart onto the stand.

Shaun - has that been your experience in the best way to get started?
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Yeah, I don't know that most people realize how tough it is to even keep the damn thing on the track at first, let alone go fast.

The question always comes up-How do I get started in karting? My best advice is to go to your local track and hang out on a practice day. Look interested in a guy's kart and he'll normally tell you all about it. I've spent hours and hours talking to guys that were just curious about them while I'm working on mine and probably half a dozen of them now race. As a general rule, karters are really nice people and love to sucker other guys in (errr...I mean get others involved in this great sport). You'll learn more at the track in a day than you can in a month of reading about it online. It's also a great way to find out about good deals on used equipment. And if you really want to get in someone's good graces, help them lift their kart onto the stand.

Shaun - has that been your experience in the best way to get started?
Absolutely couldn't have said it better myself. I showed up to a race just to check it out and at the end of the day somebody asked me if i wanted to drive their kart and i was like YUUUUH! Thats how I got hooked(bastards). The karting community is generally really friendly always looking for new members.
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