Got invited out of the blue for Karting couple of days ago, went tonight, great fun! Was a little dubious about the weather but it turned out to be excellent, no wind and the track was slightly damp so it made for some great power slides  8-)

Spun it twice in the practice laps figuring out the limit, but in the following 70+ laps, never spun it  :)

Came second out of 15 or so, got on the podium, sprayed with champers, quite a good evening in all.

Was quite surprised at the instinct reactions, got punted quite a lot so lots of correction needed in the corners, has some big sliiiiides, but cracking fun.

Was £45 in, had about 8 races, of about 9 laps or so, was amazing to see the dry line forming, staying of the wet or it would get very slippy.

My arms are aching sooooo much!

I still think we should arrange an OOF karting day :y :y :y

Lazydocker wrote on 14. Nov 2009 at 22:30:

I still think we should arrange an OOF karting day :y :y :y

Quite impressed with the place i went too, well priced.

Ok its not a professional track, but still cracking fun. Petrol karts, small track (39 seconds was my lap record, but i here 34 is the norm for the dry) i got second fastest time.

BUT that was with a lot of people, what was also clear is 90% of them had little car control. I do in fairness, there were about 3 people who always left me for spray, but consistency won the day  8-)

Doubt i would do that well with you lot!  ;D

As mentioned i paid £45 for 16 heats, with 6 karts in each, you end up doing around 8 heats. Then there is a semi final, and final, you get a lot of laps for the money. Much more so than professional tracks where its about £60 for 10 laps.

This is the site: http://www.whiltonmill.co.uk/

Its Jc18 of the M1 so fairly central  :y

Sounds like you were very fortunate with the weather - thats quite an exposed track and I have been round it a couple of times in the rain :) - Try Dattonna in Milton Keynes if you want some good straights, thinks it was the longest track in europe until recently.  I had a twin engine pro-kart back in the day and had some great times, we were lapping 1:10's at MK, I bet your ribs and arms are feeling it today Tunnie  :y

Darren

Ohhh yes, the drive home was painful  ;D

Yup lucky with the weather, was spot on, the slight dampness really added to the fun  8-)

eBaying some Karts now  ::)

Last time I went karting I had the dubious pleasure of having to race against a family where the parents teach at the Nurburgring!

Needless to say, the son who weighed about 5 ounces won.  I think the mother came second and the father third. :'(

Daytona at Milton Keynes is about the best I've karted at - 1.2km track :o

Silverstone is faster, but more open, less fun.

Indoor tracks tend to limit overtaking without a bit or, err, contact ::)