I just went to GKR enduro last night... man everyone there was FAST.

 

how long are those enduros for?

i just remember i did an extended session, forgot what they called it, like 15 or 20 min straight...sheesh, i was pooped after that long...

BTW, yes, i ride a desk all day lol

 

The GKR Enduro is 5 minutes of qualifying followed by (no getting out of the kart) 45 minutes of race. I've done the GKR Enduro a few times. The times when I was in shape, it felt great, but the times I wasn't, I thought I was going to pass out. It's great fun because not only do you have to be fast, you also have to last. Last time I did the enduro, I was being chased down by a pack of drivers. Holding others off for a 10/15 minute race isn't that hard, but being pushed for an extended period of time takes so much energy. Made me realize how physically tough it must be in real race cars.

Wait, there was Enduro last night? Was it on the Super Track?

 

Haven't done an enduro yet, but I've raced in the leagues at gkr. If you want to race with fast guys, do the leagues .

 

This was a 3 hour enduro, 3 people per team. Ended up having 15 teams. Each driver averaged about 60 min of driving.

This was super track and fast lap was in the 56.x. I'd say that's fast.

 

Damn, that sounds like a ton of fun and 56.x is damn fast! Did they required a certain number of driver changes or you can just split it into 3 one hour stints? There must have been so much grip towards the end.

 

Required 5 driver changes, but it's up to the team on order, and how long. However, there was one restriction that qualifying driver was also first driver and had to run for a minimum of 30 minutes. 1 Refuel.

Very grippy considering how cold it was that night.

 

I went, Joe the manager setup a 3hr endro

 

LeMans Karting in Fremont have 1-hr enduros, every Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Thursday Night Enduros are mainly for beginners. Tuesday Nights Enduro are much more intense, and quite a lot of fun!

Here is a video of me doing the Pro Track back in May:

 

As a larger than average male, I find karting to be a relatively pointless exercise, though it is pretty damn fun. With such low powered/low weight vehicles, a difference of 100 lbs. puts you at insurmountable odds against most competitors. I wish there were some way to even out the power/weight ratio so I would have a reason to participate in the leagues.

-Brian

 

Weight does make a difference, but when you are racing in places like GKR or LeMans Karting, it won't matter much. On the video above, fast forward to 7:00. The girl in front of me weighs about 100lbs, and I weigh about 195lbs. Every small mistakes she makes, gives me a chance to close in on her. It is all about making no mistakes.

 

Agreed... weight makes a difference but not nearly as much difference as skill. I does however mean that a heavy person's driving style will need to be different from that of a light person, but that's a good thing.

It's only when you get to a very evenly match competition where weight really matters. It's nearly impossible to get a homogeneous level of skill across everyone, but the league/enduros are the closest thing to it in this kind of arrive-n-drive venue.

The GKR 3 hour (3 hour is awesome because fatigue of all team members actually sets in.... a true enduro) they had 2 weight divisions. If the average weight of the team was above a certain level, they got the lightest kart. If below, then they got the kart that is 20lbs heavier. That's not perfect equalization (especially since I was easily 50-60lbs heavier than some of the "horse jockeys" that were there) at least it's something.

And I've been karting (lemans mostly) and some big 6'5" 250lbs dude was killing us in lap times. And we're not slow... not the best, but not slow.

However a big part of me (at least 70lbs of me ;P ) agrees with you. The short, skinny, dudes just hop in and have a head start. We have to make up for it in skill. I know a LOT of guys 5'8" and over pretty much don't do leagues for this reason.

 

When do they do the 3 Hour enduros?

 

All great to hear, especially about the 250 lb dude and the differently weighed karts. Maybe I can wrangle enough buddies together to do one of the enduros.

-Brian

 

as long as you arent over 300 i think it still fair game at gkr =D