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Started looking into karting last night. They have a Senior class for folks over 35yrs at the Reno track. The picture below shows what I'm currently most interested in. It would have a 125cc engine, no shifting and only rear brakes. Next weekend there racing both Sat & Sun if anyone else is interested, let me know. I'll be going out one or both of the days to check things out.

Come by and see me and my kid (Nat & Turbo). I drive 80cc shifter #22 and my son race in Kadet kart #99. We plan to go out on Sat only.

What time do you start on Sat and can we get into the pits to watch the prep process? The wife is very interested and I'd like to get her as close as possible. Chicks that go fast are cool. :cool:

We're going to the BD party on Sat so I'll be racing on Sun now. Here is the normal schudule.
9:00-9:30 Driver meeting then practice after
10:30-11:00 Start 1st heat
than everything run til around 4:00 - 4:30.

They are a lot of fast weman out there. Pit pass is $5 each (that was use to be they might change?) and pit walk is all wellcome. This is a club race so many people are willing to share lot of info. Just don't talk to the guy that kart break down and and to fix it before the next heat race. hahaha :)

Thanks for the update. I think we'll still be going down on Sat. Sunday is looking like a tatoo day if my poison oak goes away.

I went out to the track today. The 80cc shifters put on a good show. The bumping down the front straight was crazy. Talked to alot of nice guys. I only heard a couple of heated conversations after the races. Not everyone was happy with how they were passed. I'd like to get a chance to take a couple laps solo to see how they feel.

You're welcome to try my 80cc shifter, Next time when I go out for practice. You will need a helmet, heavy jacket (jean is ok) long pant and tennis shoe (no open toe).

Thanks, I'll be looking foward to it. Please let me know a little bit ahaed of time so I can get someones full face helmet (I only have an open face).

I'm going out tomorrow (Sunday 6/3) morning around 9-11. Also Friday (6/8) afternoon 4-6, before Saturday race. Call me on my cell to confirm Nat 240-9581.

I'm going out practice again this SUnday afternoon. Please call. Don't for get you need full face helmet, long sleeve heavy jacket, long pant and no open toe shoe,

damn, birkenstocks are one sale!

Hope you did not go out on Sunday!! I'm planing to go out Wed morning.

Nope, the wife had other plans for Sunday. Sorry, I can't come out on Wed because I'm working the rest of the week. Thanks for the invite.

I don't think anyone is really reading this thread but here is my new find. I'll have to crack open the rule book on this one. It has a Honda CBR 600 cc motor and from it's video on Streetfire, it looks like fun.

Is that for dirt track?

It's for RallyX but I've sent them some emails to see if they've done any road testing. I figured with some wider tires and a little work on the suspension it could be magic if sold in the U.S.

Put on some slick and bring it to the auto-x should be a blast.

Anybody have a full face helmet I could use this weekend? I'm heading out to the kart track with Zpeed for some kart introduction. Thanks D-

I have a medium M2000 fullface you can borrow if you want.

I'm off tomarrow at 1500. I can run down the hill after that. Please PM a cell phone # and I'll call ya after work. Maybe I'll take the better half out to dinner in Reno so she'll let me play Sunday morning.

Just remember... every time you breath in, you inhale just a little of what Kevin breathed out. :eww:

Thanks for the helmet. I needed for my three spins but I did not get it dirty. This is a pic of a possible upcoming purchase.

I fully encourage you to get a kart.

Then I won't have any competition next year.

Omission burn! :lol:

Does it come with the Cart? I always thought it was kind of funny that you need a Cart to move your Kart around on... :)

He did a pretty good job for a first timer. Learn the track, learn the kart and then learn to shift. The spin out is part of my 2 years old+ tires that have no grip at all. Are you gonna post the movie here?

The movies of the Sony need the configuration changed to post on You Tube and I havn't figured out how to do that yet, sorry. Thanks again for the fun morning.

If the CRG purchase was to happen, that would mean the sale of the wagon. The CRG kart is a 80cc shifter that would be run with the Stead Karting Club in the 80cc Novice class and not at autocross.

Is there a 125 novice class? If so, then you could do both... On second thought, you could run the 80 in F125 at autocross I think...

*cough* Last Saturday *cough*

Oh right. I forgot, when the Riggs get some race tires, they'll probably be some competition.

That's true, you were closer to them than you were to Bill and me. :P

Smack talk makes autocross fun!

Nobody run 125 this year, not even 80 soft tires (most of the fast guy run). Everybody come down to 80 hard tire, that why we have to split it to 2 class 80 novice and limited. 80 in F125 is hard, you have to get at least soft tire and front brake but still down in power.

This is the first kart that I'll actually go look at. The CRG that I posted was sold before I had a chance. These pictures are of a Trackmagic 125cc Honda engine and 6spd gearbox. The wife has not give the go with not selling the Subaru yet but we'll see. Enjoy the pictures of your possible competition nex year.

I don't care for the yellow body work and the seat is probably to big but that can change. It's one of the cleanest I've seen yet.

you should let me test drive it.

That is clean. What is something like that going for? What year chassis? As I recall, that makes a difference.

The kart is going for a very "flexable" $3,000. Hope to pick it up for $2000-2,300. It's a Trackmagic Diable 2000. It's kinda been hanging around a garage between 2003 and now. Comes with the cart, lots of old tires(burn them up learning this winter), fuel jugs and misc odds and ends.

The learning curve is going to be steep on this baby. I'm always up for something new and challenging.

Damn, that is a deal. I'd consider getting into Karts for that type of initial investment... What was the phone number and address on that??? ;)

I worked until four this morning and thought about it all night as I was left foot braking.

The wife rolled out a little before six and I was off to the kitchen. Before she was out of the bathroom, I was now armed with fresh coffee in hand, eggs, sausage, muffins and juice. Baby, I said with a smile. Wife,"Does this have to do with your new desktop picture?"

To make a long story short, I've been approved for the buy if it ends up looking as good in person as in the pictures. Yep, it was worth only sleeping 2 hours and getting the food ready and the smile. It was all in the smile.:D

Next will be a driving suit, full face helmet, gloves and lets not forget rib protector. After a couple of laps in Zpeed's 80cc without the rib protector, I now know how important it is.

Go get it... I want to try it some time. Keep the fat guy seat handy. :)

Maybe whoever has it would throw those in as well if they have them...

I thought jeans and leather jacket were acceptable if not preferred???

I have a large FF M2000 or M1995 around somewhere that the SNELL sticker pealed off of if that would help?

I'm going down with the wife after she gets off work. Going to take some more pictures so Zpeed can see it and also still need to talk the price over.

Thanks for the option of your helmet. Money will be tight until I can work some overtime. Alpinestar makes a kart specific suit with pads that I'd like to get.

I need to save for the money to join the kart club so I can start getting track time in. Purchase weights before comp. because I'm to light. Min weight with driver is 385 lbs. Between placing the weights, shifting the seat around and axle width, I should be able to balance the sucker out.

Man, I need to take a nap but I can't get my eyes off Watkins Glenn on ESPN. My dad was going to go but the prices are to much for him. I purchased a weekend package for Fri, Sat & Sun years ago and took him. He said he could not find any weekend packages and it was going to be $75 for Sat or $95 for Sunday. With the poor economy in upstate NY they're not going to fill the seats with that high a price tag. Hope I can get back next year and take him. Damn sometimes it sucks to miss home.

Simply put, I'm the proud new owner of a 125cc shifter.

Congrats.

No ripping around the neighborhood, you might get a ticket. :)

Any more free stuff in the deal?

Awesome!

Free stuff...

Air tank, two rear wheels w/tires, two front wheels w/tires, large fuel jug, neck brace, fuel lines, zip ties, misc nuts/bolts, plastic parts organizer and spark plugs.

Good news, the seat fits me. Bad, the rolling cart has a flat.

Sorry Joeyy: Did not check my mail at all all week. Busy training in my parttime job doing the phone thing. Paint kid room + moving the office. Still use the wireless connection now!! Check out www.k1speed.com for suit and stuff.

I plan to go out Friday after lunch to prepare for our only Saturday night race. Would you like to come out and play?

What time are you looking at? I'm working the "yard" this month, so I'll be getting up between noon and one. I'll have to get my hands on another full face helmet (Dean?) and figure out were I'm going to buy fuel. Did you ever get another plastic cap for your brake res? I also have one with a leak and I could always order two.

Derrick, I sent you a PM.

IKF race this weekend. Anybody that wants to watch some good close racing should stop out. If Friday night is not too crazy at work, I'll go out Sat moring. I'm not racing but sticking my nose into the pits to hopefully learn something or maby get to turn a wrench.

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