Vinny, I think your looking a little too deep into it. Those are the sort of things you'll learn through asking others, reading about it and expriementing. I was quite lucky in that my Dad had and was racing karts as well but I still had to be able to understand the changes.
Thats the great thing with a kart, it takes so little time to make changes and try them!
Thats the great thing with a kart, it takes so little time to make changes and try them!
Don't quote me on this as it may have changed since I did my ASKS test.
Basically you arrange the test with your local circuit that has an ARKS tester (my local club did). We arranged mine on a day I was practicing, went out on the track and he watched me for a few laps. Came off, went into the club house and did a piss easy multiple choice set of questions. Think there was only 10 questions.
You can't fail the ARKS, it's that easy. Or was when I did it. After that you need to get your licensed signed by the clerk of the course after race meetings, after so many you'll no longer be classed as a novice.
I'd also echo the above posters advice on rotax. Up this way TKM is pretty dead, not sure what its like down South. I enjoyed racing my rotax, never went wrong... less could be said for my TKM which went bang
Keiran
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I just park next to them, usually my Fiesta is small enough that if I park the passenger side hard against their car I can get out. Always good when you do it to the drivers door so they have to clamber in the passenger side!
We had an hour to burn at uni between classes, so after spotting that someone had made a ramp and the snow was very smooth and frozen in that area we decided to go sledging! Went to the shop on campus, bought a few A1 folders (ideal sledges!) and headed for the ramp.
Could get some good air over the ramp, only thing was the landing really hurt! Can't recommend portfolio sleeves enough... could get some speed down the hill!
Went to the shop on campus, bought a few A1 folders (ideal sledges!) and headed for the ramp.Could get some good air over the ramp, only thing was the landing really hurt! Can't recommend portfolio sleeves enough... could get some speed down the hill!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPi43nv2QWw
Took some small videos clips of my journey to and from work yesterday. The trip to work wasn't too bad once I cleared all the back roads and hit the main road but the trip home was a nightmare. Snow was falling hard so couldn't see very much of anything and the roads hadn't even been touched by a plough. Even the roads in the city were bad with black ice on the dual carriage way.
Although my fiesta with its narrow steel wheels is great in the snow!
Took some small videos clips of my journey to and from work yesterday. The trip to work wasn't too bad once I cleared all the back roads and hit the main road but the trip home was a nightmare. Snow was falling hard so couldn't see very much of anything and the roads hadn't even been touched by a plough. Even the roads in the city were bad with black ice on the dual carriage way.
Although my fiesta with its narrow steel wheels is great in the snow!
What an epic journey... just took me 2hrs 30mins to drive home from uni when it usually only takes 40mins. Started snowing hard at lunch time so made a runner in the hope to avoid the chaos... which didn't work.
Snow seems to turn our poor drivers into complete retards! The amount of people braking hard and sliding all over the shop was silly, also the ones not bothering to indicate was incredible. Nearly got wiped out by a lorry as I was crawling up the hill, he was completely out of control with a massive caterpillar digger thing on his trailer.
Then to top it off nearly every time I started making some progress we'd reach some fool who couldn't drive to save their life. 4 cars were all over the shop trying to climb a hill. One woman had her foot hard to the floor and basically ended up blocking the traffic going down the hill cause she ended up sliding 90 degrees back down the hill. Then once she got out the way a lorry not wanting to stop decided he'd drive on our side of the road forcing us to try and reverse up the hill. At the same area some guy going down the hill must have been nipping on as he left massive lines of tyre marks in the snow before eventually hitting the verge and getting stuck in the deep stuff.
In total I saw 7 cars off the road all of which just looked like complete and utter failure of the person driving.
Heard on the radio that they are expecting temperatures to drop down to -6 during the night! Gonna be mad if the slush on the road freezes!
Snow seems to turn our poor drivers into complete retards! The amount of people braking hard and sliding all over the shop was silly, also the ones not bothering to indicate was incredible. Nearly got wiped out by a lorry as I was crawling up the hill, he was completely out of control with a massive caterpillar digger thing on his trailer.
Then to top it off nearly every time I started making some progress we'd reach some fool who couldn't drive to save their life. 4 cars were all over the shop trying to climb a hill. One woman had her foot hard to the floor and basically ended up blocking the traffic going down the hill cause she ended up sliding 90 degrees back down the hill. Then once she got out the way a lorry not wanting to stop decided he'd drive on our side of the road forcing us to try and reverse up the hill. At the same area some guy going down the hill must have been nipping on as he left massive lines of tyre marks in the snow before eventually hitting the verge and getting stuck in the deep stuff.
In total I saw 7 cars off the road all of which just looked like complete and utter failure of the person driving.
Heard on the radio that they are expecting temperatures to drop down to -6 during the night! Gonna be mad if the slush on the road freezes!
I can only wander what you actually think you feel when you drive
My main car is a 2000 fiesta but I've driven a 54 (2004) fiesta as well which handled perfectly fine for a small car. Could push it quite hard and it responded reasonably well. Not to mention it was very predictable, had plenty of confidence that it would stick. Anytime you pushed it a bit too hard, especially on round-abouts you could feel the front end pushing and react accordingly.
The only time it has caught me out was on a wet round-about, turning right. Back end started to go but felt it going and caught it perfectly fine.
No such clause exists in either the policy booklet, or the person I spoke to at Quinn
Then they must be the only insurance company I've heard of that allow under 25s to drive any car they so desire.
How exactly is it illegal to drive another car in addition to the one I own? What a ridiculous thing to say - they say in their bloody documentation i'm covered.
Ridiculous? Go ring your insurance company and tell them exactly what you plan to do. No around-about stories and questions. You tell them that you plan on insuring a car you have little intention on driving and using the policy to drive another car as your main round around.... see what they say to that.
Also as far as I've ever known it would be illegal to drive the car without it having a insurance policy attached to it. Again my policy stipulates that any other car I wish to drive must have valid insurance. I would imagine you'd attract the attention of the traffic cops seeing as it wouldn't appear on there database.
On your logic I can strap myself in to my Dads 170bhp (450kg) kit car and use it as my daily run around when I'm actually supposed to and paying to drive a Fiesta. Do you think the insurance companies are muppets?
I don't - Someone mentioned the Seat to me and I looked and found a very very nice speced car with a lovely engine in it for a bargain price. Of course the insurance was a silly price - but I was giving an example of a car I COULD afford to buy.
Bargain? Have you gone and viewed the car. Checked it for previous accident damage, checked its mechanical condition. Having searched high and low for my current car, I know that more often that not if the price is too good to be true it usually is. Out of 6 cars I went to view and was told they were in brilliant condition, on further inspection 4 of them had previous accident damage.
I can afford to run it - it's 2MPG less than my current car and should be more reliable. Fully comp is out of the question - it'd be nigh-on £4k fully comp, £2 or £3k third party or £1,125 "my way"
You can't afford to run it. You can't afford the insurance which is an essential to running a car. My point still stands, there is no logic in spending that much on a car that when you do wrap it round a tree you lose every penny spent.
Either Quinn got a 2 year old to write their terms or your just not reading them correctly...
Then they must be the only insurance company I've heard of that allow under 25s to drive any car they so desire.
How exactly is it illegal to drive another car in addition to the one I own? What a ridiculous thing to say - they say in their bloody documentation i'm covered.
Ridiculous? Go ring your insurance company and tell them exactly what you plan to do. No around-about stories and questions. You tell them that you plan on insuring a car you have little intention on driving and using the policy to drive another car as your main round around.... see what they say to that.
Also as far as I've ever known it would be illegal to drive the car without it having a insurance policy attached to it. Again my policy stipulates that any other car I wish to drive must have valid insurance. I would imagine you'd attract the attention of the traffic cops seeing as it wouldn't appear on there database.
On your logic I can strap myself in to my Dads 170bhp (450kg) kit car and use it as my daily run around when I'm actually supposed to and paying to drive a Fiesta. Do you think the insurance companies are muppets?
I don't - Someone mentioned the Seat to me and I looked and found a very very nice speced car with a lovely engine in it for a bargain price. Of course the insurance was a silly price - but I was giving an example of a car I COULD afford to buy.
Bargain? Have you gone and viewed the car. Checked it for previous accident damage, checked its mechanical condition. Having searched high and low for my current car, I know that more often that not if the price is too good to be true it usually is. Out of 6 cars I went to view and was told they were in brilliant condition, on further inspection 4 of them had previous accident damage.
I can afford to run it - it's 2MPG less than my current car and should be more reliable. Fully comp is out of the question - it'd be nigh-on £4k fully comp, £2 or £3k third party or £1,125 "my way"
You can't afford to run it. You can't afford the insurance which is an essential to running a car. My point still stands, there is no logic in spending that much on a car that when you do wrap it round a tree you lose every penny spent.
Either Quinn got a 2 year old to write their terms or your just not reading them correctly...
Just to add my tuppence worth on the situation...
I know someone who was involved in a accident whilst driving his Mum's car, he was asked to produce the relevant documents (license, insurance cert. to his local police station). He had no worries until he went there and found that his policy did not actually allow him to drive his Mum's car third party. There was a clause in the handbook of terms you get stating that third party cover on other vehicles was only valid over the age of 25. Which is as far I know the same with my policy.
Second, it would be illegal to drive another car as your main car. You can twist and bend whatever your told by your insurance company as much as you like, but if they get a sniff that your driving a far higher risk car on the policy as your main car they'll void your insurance. Insurance companies are not stupid, they will look for every opportunity to void your claim.
Can't understand why you need a `powerful` car. That SEAT has 100,000 miles and is only taxed till March. I bought my 2000 Fiesta for £1000, it had done 53,000 miles and was pretty well looked after. I live out in the sticks and have to use lots of narrow twisty roads with very little opportunity to overtake and still manage to overtake cars without too much bother in my 1.25. It's pretty nimble and very predictable to drive. My insurance in my name with Mum as a named driver is £850 with no NCB.
Just can't understand the reasoning of buying a car you can't afford to run, insuring it third party and then when you do eventually wrap it round a tree... you lose everything
I know someone who was involved in a accident whilst driving his Mum's car, he was asked to produce the relevant documents (license, insurance cert. to his local police station). He had no worries until he went there and found that his policy did not actually allow him to drive his Mum's car third party. There was a clause in the handbook of terms you get stating that third party cover on other vehicles was only valid over the age of 25. Which is as far I know the same with my policy.
Second, it would be illegal to drive another car as your main car. You can twist and bend whatever your told by your insurance company as much as you like, but if they get a sniff that your driving a far higher risk car on the policy as your main car they'll void your insurance. Insurance companies are not stupid, they will look for every opportunity to void your claim.
Can't understand why you need a `powerful` car. That SEAT has 100,000 miles and is only taxed till March. I bought my 2000 Fiesta for £1000, it had done 53,000 miles and was pretty well looked after. I live out in the sticks and have to use lots of narrow twisty roads with very little opportunity to overtake and still manage to overtake cars without too much bother in my 1.25. It's pretty nimble and very predictable to drive. My insurance in my name with Mum as a named driver is £850 with no NCB.
Just can't understand the reasoning of buying a car you can't afford to run, insuring it third party and then when you do eventually wrap it round a tree... you lose everything
A little off-topic, small world eh! Daniel Borton is in that video, used to race him in cadets!
Not too keen on the rear wings of these new cars but reserve judgment until the first race of the year. Last time they made fundamental changes to improve overtaking in 05, they went backwards and made it even harder to follow another car closely...
Keiran
Bit off the topic but it doesn't happen to be RGU you have a conditional for? If so you'll be on the same campus as I'm 
At the moment I'm in the art school but we'll be kicked out to the basement of the architectural school in 2nd year!
At the moment I'm in the art school but we'll be kicked out to the basement of the architectural school in 2nd year!The best way would be to trace around it with the pen tool and remove the white that way.
The easiest way (but not great quality-wise) is to grab the magic wand tool (press W) , select the white area and then press "del".
The easiest way (but not great quality-wise) is to grab the magic wand tool (press W) , select the white area and then press "del".
Highs
- Worked a hell of a lot and bought my own car
- Finished my HND in Art & Design
- Got promoted to a supervisor
- Took on a part time position in a design studio
- Got into Uni to study Graphic Design
- Lost said car after a white van man took the front off
- Got knocked clean off my feet at work when someone attempted to drive through my marshal post!
Suppose I'll add my mug! Start of a uni night out
I had the same issue last night ajp. First corner at Newbury I was fully alongside someone, there was a decent gap between us and the next thing I hear the collision noise and my front left suspension is broken.
Enjoying the F2000, although I've had a few weird slides that no matter what I tried to correct it, the only way out of it was to brake hard...
Anyone find theres a massive bump at the last corner on Newbury? Not sure if its setup or what but it sends me bouncing across the track into the wall!
Enjoying the F2000, although I've had a few weird slides that no matter what I tried to correct it, the only way out of it was to brake hard...
Anyone find theres a massive bump at the last corner on Newbury? Not sure if its setup or what but it sends me bouncing across the track into the wall!
Cause then people like you keep screaming... wanting more and more info and then when you get it and it doesn't quite meet your expectation you complain. People wander why the devs can't be bothered releasing info when they are met with fools like this...
Go play your beloved Grid, just remind me how much Grid 2 & 3 cost?
Are you not being a bit over dramatic? The whole concept of the stig is that its not the same driver each time... how can you do a fair comparision if the driver changes from week to week? Hence the stig, so you don't know who is driving the car.
Last time I backed it up was 10 days ago... unfortuantley in that time I've completed the project!
I'm not really fussed if I have to buy software (as long as it's not too expensive), just need to retrieve these files... otherwise it's going to be a long night!
I'm not really fussed if I have to buy software (as long as it's not too expensive), just need to retrieve these files... otherwise it's going to be a long night!
Recovering files on USB
Anyone got any advice on software for recovering files from a corrupted USB drive? Silly computer at uni has messed up the file system so it's reading as a RAW. I've done some scans on it at uni with some software and it's finding the files on it but I can't save them without buying the app.
Is there anything I can do to make it work again? Or any suggestions on software? Kinda need to recover the files as my presentation is on the drive and I need it for tomorrow
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Is there anything I can do to make it work again? Or any suggestions on software? Kinda need to recover the files as my presentation is on the drive and I need it for tomorrow
!It's not a Gould, the car is his own design as far as I'm aware. A few years back he had talked of trying to sell them and have his own class (obviously with a tamer engine) but I think it's more become the quest for the `ultimate` hill climb car.
Last time I saw it running was a good few months back when it broke 4th gear in its first or second run! Sounds awesome when it gets into its stride but the traction control really does sound horrible!!
Last time I saw it running was a good few months back when it broke 4th gear in its first or second run! Sounds awesome when it gets into its stride but the traction control really does sound horrible!!
Just to add to that, Renault have made there intentions clear all season that they are determined to keep Alonso in there car for next season... I doubt they'd do that if they felt he `bitched` and `belittled` them
Spot on!
I can't see manufactures sticking around in F1 with a standardized engine or chassis. It's not what F1 is about and takes away the only reason manufactures have to be part of it. They are there to showcase their technology and when it wins, there marketing department can go to town and tell everyone "why" they won.
Well what do you know, randomly all of sudden I'm getting 3mb download...
No, but my problem is it was all fine before. The problem has only come about when the BT engineer had to replace a section of the phone line leading to our house.
At the moment I'm getting a higher upload speed than download... my upload is fine at just under 400kb/s which was what I was getting beforehand. Just my download is only 120kb/s, using speedtest.net to get the numbers.
Supposed to be getting a call from a BT engineer tomorrow morning...
At the moment I'm getting a higher upload speed than download... my upload is fine at just under 400kb/s which was what I was getting beforehand. Just my download is only 120kb/s, using speedtest.net to get the numbers.
Supposed to be getting a call from a BT engineer tomorrow morning...
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