And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Know what they say, just do it! Raced bikes since 1975, go karts, which are the only way to start 4 wheel racing, besides fantastic fun, specially shifter karts, the sensation of speed is crazy that low to the asphalt. Except for sex, and even then, nothing compares in my book, but racing.
ps, getting into karts is really really affordable, and there is asphalt just about everywhere you can use to get practice in so you save a lot on open practice track fee's. Tires are wicked cheap, brakes just about last forever, engines are highly affordable, buy used for your first frame, or a whole sed kart, usually you can get an entire set up with spares and track gear very reasonable. And with a kart, drifting, (steering with the engine and rear brakes), nothing comes close, at race speeds its how you run thru corners and out, thrilling. Watch some on board camera V-clips of road course shifter kart racing, you get a very tru to life view. See id it tickles your fancy. Last ten years lot of new classes and many manufacturers now make kart products. Hoozier Tires now offers top notch product. With karts your fuel bill is inconsequential as they sip fuel compared to cars. Lot of pluses, no cons. Lot of great car racers start in karts, many keep their hand in them. Win Wn all the way. I still take my kart to open practices and track days even though i road race bikes.
Indeed! They were the Bee's Knee's back then. A 91-B engined kart was my first, saved up raking leaves and shoveling snow, was 14, best friend got him a 101 engined kart, and a factory nearby let us use a closed parking lot, we painted a road course and started our own race club, 3 more kids got karts so we had a pretty good deal going. I loved the 91's, great engine, ling as you changed the rod bearing, when they started making the silver bearing cages for the main bearing they did'nt blow up as often. Nearest kart track was 200 miles away, and we never ended up getting it together to do sanctioned racing. Later in the early 80's started kart racing up at Loudon NH at the old road course that later became the NH NASCAR track, which on their road course still have kart races.
What's stoppin ya? If its the heights, hit Nevada for the Silver state challenge. 91 miles of HWY 318 opened up for speed runs. RJ Gottlieb, a few years back averaged 212 MPH over the course in a tube chassis big block '69 Camaro. AVERAGED... :)
Know what they say, just do it! Raced bikes since 1975, go karts, which are the only way to start 4 wheel racing, besides fantastic fun, specially shifter karts, the sensation of speed is crazy that low to the asphalt. Except for sex, and even then, nothing compares in my book, but racing.
ReplyDeleteps, getting into karts is really really affordable, and there is asphalt just about everywhere you can use to get practice in so you save a lot on open practice track fee's. Tires are wicked cheap, brakes just about last forever, engines are highly affordable, buy used for your first frame, or a whole sed kart, usually you can get an entire set up with spares and track gear very reasonable. And with a kart, drifting, (steering with the engine and rear brakes), nothing comes close, at race speeds its how you run thru corners and out, thrilling.
DeleteWatch some on board camera V-clips of road course shifter kart racing, you get a very tru to life view. See id it tickles your fancy. Last ten years lot of new classes and many manufacturers now make kart products. Hoozier Tires now offers top notch product. With karts your fuel bill is inconsequential as they sip fuel compared to cars. Lot of pluses, no cons. Lot of great car racers start in karts, many keep their hand in them. Win Wn all the way. I still take my kart to open practices and track days even though i road race bikes.
In the mid 60's I was racing and drifting McCulloch go karts like this:
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(2) 11 hp, 2 cycle engines, direct drive - no clutch.
Indeed! They were the Bee's Knee's back then. A 91-B engined kart was my first, saved up raking leaves and shoveling snow, was 14, best friend got him a 101 engined kart, and a factory nearby let us use a closed parking lot, we painted a road course and started our own race club, 3 more kids got karts so we had a pretty good deal going.
DeleteI loved the 91's, great engine, ling as you changed the rod bearing, when they started making the silver bearing cages for the main bearing they did'nt blow up as often. Nearest kart track was 200 miles away, and we never ended up getting it together to do sanctioned racing. Later in the early 80's started kart racing up at Loudon NH at the old road course that later became the NH NASCAR track, which on their road course still have kart races.
You'd love to drive into the oncoming lane on a blind curve?
ReplyDeleteIt's a closed-road rally stage
DeleteWithout guard rails, not a chance.
ReplyDeleteYeah. It looks like if you went off the edge there you'd have time to eat the lunch you packed before you hit bottom.
DeleteCleanup on turn #2!
ReplyDeleteFor me it would be clean up#2 on turn as it makes course slippery
DeleteDone that… in East L.A. in a Sheriff’s unit.
ReplyDeleteWhat's stoppin ya? If its the heights, hit Nevada for the Silver state challenge. 91 miles of HWY 318 opened up for speed runs. RJ Gottlieb, a few years back averaged 212 MPH over the course in a tube chassis big block '69 Camaro. AVERAGED... :)
ReplyDeleteYou can do that in a modern Porsche but don't try it in old models - they bite.
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