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Update 18 Jun 2013 | 11:22 am
It's been a while since my last update. Life happens and I have been focusing quite a bit of time and energy on non racing things. But it's not like I haven't been to the track either. Last year I hea...
US Sprint Kart Tracks Directory 4 Dec 2012 | 10:03 am
Since I got my TAG kart, I'm constantly looking up the satellite views of random tracks when I'm bored. In my research I noticed there was no complete up to date directory of tracks in the country, so...
Typical Karting Budget 25 Nov 2012 | 09:05 am
As promised a while back, here is a breakdown of my karting budget. I'll try to attach a detailed budget spreadsheet but below is a summary of the key areas. Startup costs included purchasing the kar...
Is watching guys drive around in circles as stupid as it sounds? 8 Oct 2012 | 06:05 am
I recently attended the races at Riverhead Raceway on Long Island, New York to watch a friend race. He did a great job after suffering a flat tire to come back and pass several cars before the end of ...
TAG Karting Videos 21 Sep 2012 | 10:21 am
Here's just a few helmet cam videos of me in the TAG kart for my first few races. The first video is on very old tires with very little grip left, you can tell I was sliding around quite a bit: The ...
TAG Karting Update - It's awesome so far! 16 Sep 2012 | 10:12 am
So as I've mentioned I bought a kart over the winter. I have a Arrow AX-9 which is around 5 years old, with a new PRD Fireball engine package. I've really been enjoying karting so far, and I have to s...
How big is a kart and what vehicles can you transport it in? 11 Sep 2012 | 11:13 am
I wrote a bit about this topic previously. Now that I've got a kart and am looking to buy something to transport it in, I'm revisiting this issue in more detail. First off, how big is a kart anyway? ...
Karting Tutorial Video 27 Aug 2012 | 03:20 am
Previously I posted an Indoor Karting Tutorial Video, from a lap of Allsports Grand Prix. I figured I'd follow that up with a tutorial of the other rental track I frequent, Summit Point Kart. This tim...
Sport Kart Grand Nationals with video! 11 Jul 2012 | 12:19 pm
Sorry to my 3 loyal readers for my lack of updates. Been busy with everything. So here's a quick update on a few things. The GT Academy ended for me with 5 days to go in the contest when my wheel brok...
If you aren't doing GT Academy you should be! 27 May 2012 | 07:10 am
The GT Academy is a competition which selects the best gamer (in Gran Turismo) to be a real life professional racecar driver. The competition has selected several drivers over the past few years in Eu...
