You and I need to talk, because the other track is my crappy track. I couldn't break 19's on the other track, but this track I easily broke 19's on the first try and it's still new. And I did the same last year when this track was in previously.

Wait... when you say "summer" you mean the current track as of today right?

 

The key is to get Turn 6 right, because if you screw up that turn, your exit speed will be slow out of 7 and you will also lose some time going thru 1, 2, and 3.

Charlie

 

They are currently running a 'winter track'. 'Summer track' is the one with the kink between Turn 1 and Turn 2.

Charlie

 

I just did the 'revised' track last weekend and did a 18.909. It still seems kind of slippery in a few spots, hopefully I'll turn better times next time out.

 

Me too, I only hit a 19.3 though. Gettin there.

 

I'm going to be there this weekend... I have a reservation at 12:30. We'll probably not have the Subie, but I have the white helmet and silver race suit. Say hi if any of you are around.

 

went tonight, had a BLAST!

I did a sprint race, got in 50 laps, best lap was 19.981. Not bad for 285lbs.

 

lol...the weight definately kills your times

I was on a much larger track yesterday here in taiwan, but similar size/speed carts, we ran 8 heats then 1 final heat of 10. I qualified tenth for the final, came in 3rd over all, lost to two smaller taiwanese guys, they would pull on me on the front straight every damn lap!

 

so when's the best time/day to go $$$ ?

 

Best thing to do is to buy a frequent driver card. It works out to around $14 to $15 per 10 minutes. Best time of day for good times tends to be later in the day, even evenings. When there is a lot of activity it heats up the track and makes it a bit grippier.

BTW - I did a 18.45 mid-day on Saturday.

 

my buddy, girlfriend and i went yesturday. we bought a combo package. i got a 19.670 and he got a 19.662. im 190 and he is 150. gf got a 20.5 (surprised the hell out of me!!!) SOOO much fun, got to go back and better to my time to get into the twin!!

 

YES!!! I just came back at lunch and got a 19.242; and I qualify for the twin engine kart!! Yeehah!

The only times I can go is week day around lunch which means that I'm usually first out for the day; which is not good for sticky. In fact, it's downright slippery. But today, there was a juniors class just before normal hours so they laid down fresh rubber, warmed up the track and the karts. And as a result, I was easily under 19.5 for most laps. And this is in traffic with about a dozen yellows, too!

Kart #6 (my best 19.3, but lots of traffic) engine really wants to move. #12 (my best 19.2 less and smarter traffic) is pretty fast handling.

BTW, they told me to hurry up and get out on the twin engine because they are lowering qual time to 19.0 or below.

 

I think 19.5 was established on the old layout. This 'new' layout is a bit quicker IMO.

 

thanks for raining on my picnic. ;P

Let me know what the twin engine is like before I try it myself.

 

Sorry to rain on your parade. I was just saying that they are probably lowering the requirement for the twin engine to 19.0 because the new layout is quicker and 19.5 was based on the older layout.

I haven't driven the twin engine kart. I think it's only a couple of tenths quicker than the regular kart.