well, i race karts in the national championships at the mo

when i was 15 i worked as many hours part time as i could at a kart track to save some cash, when i was 16 i took a job at a packing place (which i HATED, and the people there was twats) and i cycled 9 miles per day there, and 9 back come rain or shine AND work weekends at whilton (26 mile cycle) kart track to run a 10 year old TKM kart at club races.

I could only afford a few races on TERRIBLE kit with ZERO help/attendance from any of my family, i was lucky enough to have people who would help me and transport me/my kit.

i started racing in the national championships in 2007 (against all advice, and only racing 5 of the meetings coz i couldnt afford it) by the end of the year i was number 12 seed on a TINY budget.

this year ive been given kit which gets transported by my team who's son is the british champion, at the 1st round i was looking strong for the win. i got a few sponsors and trying hard to get more to move to clio cup or european karting next year.

to get more money i even tried hard at college, and i now work for foreign and commonwealth office who give me good money.

i know alot of people here have 0 respect for me and alan (intrepid) but all u need to do is work hard, make the most of everything you have, listen to advice you are given, try your best and make sacrafices and the opportunities will come eventually.

My relatives still havnt helped me or been to see me racing

alans points are VERY valid.

Last edited by ayrton senna 87, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 22:06.

use a large, extendable magnet.

most modern birds are magnetic, with the exception of crows.

Quote from ajp71 :

A kart still requires less mechanical sympathy to be quick though, if you drive a car too hard you can easily destroy it over the course of a race.

definatly, i know some fast drivers who drive in a crazy manor, i guess thats why some karters ARE good in cars, and some arent.

Quote from ajp71 :

But that isn't a skill you've learnt from racing a direct drive kart?

i think karting teaches you a certain ummm, flexability with driving and an understanding of what drivers are doing and the knowledge that you always have to learn. I think LFS helps too. Actually i think LFS is a better grass roots than karting.

ajp u seem quite knowledgable on karting, so as u might know, a small minority of us karters ARE mechanically sympathetic (the better ones normally) with smoothness being the priority!

but i think we can all agree ajp, tristan and alan, that there are alot of egotistical over confident karters who wont listen to anyone around but there are ALOT of untalented rich boys who cant drive in cars aswell.

i can heel and toe

Last edited by ayrton senna 87, Mon 31 Mar 2008, 22:10.

ive never heard of Dan Osbourne!

Have heard of Christo though, money talks!

I think LFS is a BRILLIANT tool for driver training

http://www.karting1.co.uk/sim-vs-real-life.htm

last weekend i competed in the 1st race of my 2nd season in the british karting championship and after a 7 month gap since my last race went from 11th to 3rd at T1, and would be leading the championship if it wasnt cancelled!

i cant afford to race regularly but LFS is more that subsitute in the way it teaches u late apex and early throttle racing lines, to watch for crashes, how to get through traffic etc etc

its awesome

hi bob,
i am able to come, and i shall send the deposit as soon as possible, what is the adress i should send it to? and what is the name of the company to make the £30.85 payable?

cheers!

i love my 182

dont do MAX

or do MAX, then in a year or 2s time u can realise your mistake

im testing at whilton on the saturday so if u wanna come n chat my kart will have a red and white number 12 on and im the bandit with the yellow helmet!

can we do the race at buckmore park???

best kart track in the country

hahaha, my mate was in a team with jeremy metcalf called 'millenium motorsport' and yea, jeremy's dad is MINTED. i think hes about 19 now coz he left karting very early at the age of like 16.

hardly a celebrity ATALL, jus a very rich fella with a little bit of talent (a little bit)

Quote from Shotglass :

yay so the person i want to punch most will be there as well

and ill get to put u thru a fence in real life aswell

Quote from Bob Smith :

All the way from Kazakhstan, eh, Will? I didn't realise Planet Online did Internet over there. Well, you learn something new everyday.

yep!! planes are becoming more common by the day here, and the 2 events i came to were such fun i thought id make the trip over once more

lookin forward to it

im interested

yea thanks for that

but sorry for the double thread fellas, wee bit hungover

hello all

loving the new patch!
one concern, wont all the bouncing around give players eyestrain? or is there a way to turn it off?

ciao x

kovy, ron likes finnish drivers!

this already exists

shit

what was everyone saying about lunges are only for karts?!?! :P

awesome move on barrichello

there is skill in surviving turn 1, i cant remember the last time i crashed, in LFS and real life.

my tactic is to stay right on the inside, and brake fairly late, then hug the inside all around the corner and exit, still on the inside. sometimes people coming from the outside will turn in and hit you, but normally they dont have any affect on you.

i always look very far ahead for crashes, and try to see where they will 'go' once they have happened.

Quote from tristancliffe :

You will not play any computer games in that time

apart from LFS

at the end of the day leprekaun, u will need to learn ALOT and race a fair few times before u start to achieve and decent results, but i can assure you, if you THINK you will be good enough, then one day you will be (if keep an open mind and find someone who can coach you)

so good luck!

jesus, u approach 7 or 8 companies and 3 will sponsor!

thats a pretty good success rate, put them in contact with me please!

if you have never raced before, u will struggle to do any good, no offence but its just a fact.