LFS Karting Meeting 2006? [Archive]

ayrton senna 87

2nd May 2006, 10:42

This is just a provisional thread to see who is intrested in coming. More details will follow in another thread when we have enough people to make it worth while. Please note, nothing is confirmed 100% yet, until i start to take in deposits.

* The Time: Im still awaiting confirmation but the date i aim for is Saturday July the 1st at around 2pm.

* The Place: Whilton Mill (http://www.karting1.co.uk/whilton-mill-kart-track-guide.htm), Daventry just off the M1. Postcode NN11 5NH

* The Cost: The approx cost is £150 per team (£50 each for 3 people, £75 each for 2)

* Time in Karts: We will get 30 mins quali and a 2 hour race, alot longer than last years event, although they are faster karts it is alot less physically demanding.

* People per team: 3 people per team is reccomended, although i have done 2.5 hours on my own before so 2 people or 1 person is possible.

I know the guy who runs this big site www.karting1.co.uk (http://www.karting1.co.uk) and i recently got him into LFS. He is really enjoying it and hopefully he can cover the event and promote Live For Speed to the karting community and get some more 'professional' drivers in.

lets remember some of the after race fun ;) (http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=2538&highlight=ayrton+senna) and the article on LFS News (http://www.lfsnews.net/default.asp?m=shownews&news_id=469)

cheers guys

EDIT:

A list of people intrested for my sake -

1.AndyC
2.P1lot
3.TraXXion
4.Lippy
5.Lucasinio
6.ScHiZ
7.3J
8.Mr. Bogeyman
9.Bob Smith
10.Madman
11.Snewham
12.TAA
13.Gopher04
14.Chris_Kerry
15.GP4Flo
16.Dumb_Arse
17._Rob_
18.Colcob
19.Danowat
20.TristanCliffe
21.Ayrton Senna 87
22.Ferret
23.KayJay
24.Tongey
25.NOIM
26.ClownPaint
27.T1ger
28.Anttt13
29.Alan Dove

Once we get to around 20 or 30 we will start to get some provisional bookings, and see if the devs are intrested again (and if they are free)

AndyC

2nd May 2006, 10:48

I had a great time last year so I would be up for it. As long as the meeting place is right.

Andy.

P1lot

2nd May 2006, 11:30

Enjoyed last year, wanna do it again! :)

traxxion

2nd May 2006, 11:33

I'd be interested, waiting for the details then.. :)

lippy

2nd May 2006, 11:38

It certainly sounds interesting. Where were you thinking of going?

Lucasinio

2nd May 2006, 11:38

Yeah, interested in it too! :thumb:

ScHiZ

2nd May 2006, 11:38

I'd be interested to come along again,last time was great fun. Miight depend on the 'where' more this time, it was quite a long way... midlands perhaps?

traxxion

2nd May 2006, 11:43

I'd be interested to come along again,last time was great fun. Miight depend on the 'where' more this time, it was quite a long way... midlands perhaps?

How about Holland? :banana_ra

snewham

2nd May 2006, 11:46

yeh i'll definetely be interested again. I had a great time last time and it's not too much hassle for me now getting the train up cause I can drive now :P

3j_uni

2nd May 2006, 11:50

Interested too, but depends much on the date... :)

Frankmd

2nd May 2006, 11:50

Formula Student UK is also Late June, Early July. Not sure if anyone who went last year is on a FS team..?

mrbogeyman

2nd May 2006, 11:59

Oh cool :)

I missed it last year, but I would like to make an effort this year :D

Maybe I can organise a dSRC contingent :) Failing that, I would be interested to hear from fellow Scots who are planning on going so that we can pool our resources! :tilt: i.e. Road trip!

the_angry_angel

2nd May 2006, 12:20

Count me in :D

Bob Smith

2nd May 2006, 13:08

+2 (I'll get Madman along this time)

ayrton senna 87

2nd May 2006, 13:25

Lippy, we were thinking of going to whilton mill (when you went did you enjoy that track?), Daytona MK or Buckmore Park. I have looked into MANY other tracks (i started looking last november) and i believe these to be the most suitable.

Daytona is in Milton Keynes, its a terrible track for spectators and pretty expensive, (£200 per team for 2 hours, 18 teams on track), but the track its self is very fun and challenging. Milton Keynes has many good bars and pubs to visit afterwards.

Whilton Mill is in northampton, i can get us a discount to around £160 per team for 2.5 hours. Maximum of 18 teams. It has a great bar at the circuit, and everyone who came last year will know how to get there and also the hotels in Northampton.

Buckmore park is a great track in kent, in the middle of no-where. It doesnt have much night life near by, and hotels are quite far away. it is the best track on this list but the facilities rule it out :(

Chris_Kerry

2nd May 2006, 13:46

I would be up for it. As long as the meeting place is right.

Andy.

What he said. :thumb:

BrandonAGr

2nd May 2006, 13:48

Sounds like fun, if only it was in Texas...

Gopher04

2nd May 2006, 14:49

Cheers for the PM ayrton, yep im intrested seeings i had to pull out last time, will look out for details..

GP4Flo

2nd May 2006, 15:35

I'd like to come as well, so Tristan can give me my t-shirt back. ;)

three_jump

2nd May 2006, 17:00

rofl...
I think tristan made a small sacrificial altar out of it :D

dUmAsS

2nd May 2006, 17:07

as long as its not early june (first week) then im interested :)

Becky Rose

2nd May 2006, 17:15

Daytona is in Milton Keynes, its a terrible track for spectators and pretty expensive, (£200 per team for 2 hours, 18 teams on track), but the track its self is very fun and challenging. Milton Keynes has many good bars and pubs to visit afterwards.
I rate this as Britains best track. The facilities are good, the location is good, the track is simply awesome (especially the shortened track which cuts out the non-spectator bit). Designed by James Hunt, need I say more? Incase I do it has an indoor viewing area with TV screens showing the track action (the screen auto-cuts to a random camera), the marshalling has been professional on all ocassions i've raced there and just incase I didn't get the point across - the track is simply awesome.

Buckmore park is a great track in kent, in the middle of no-where. It doesnt have much night life near by, and hotels are quite far away. it is the best track on this list but the facilities rule it out :(
No. 18942573 reporting that Buckmore Park doesn't give great service. It's frequently over subscribed and your rushed in and out, on test days the track is not even open (you get 4 or so slots during the day - even when competing in the nationals just 40 laps in 10 lap blocks to make a setup). Owned by Johnny Herbert, but it's stardome fades there. Sadly it's a business before it's a race track, and it's in the middle of nowhere in the empty corner of the country (the bit the V2 rockets landed on - because it was sacrificeable!).

ayrton senna 87

2nd May 2006, 17:37

yea becky, daytona is a great track and i have raced there quite a few times, although we would be looking to have people walking around with cameras, but daytona has no such areas :( The 1st corner at daytona is just brilliant, and i love the downhill left into the harpin right near the end, such great fun!

i also looked at rye house, but i think im right in saying hoddeson isnt really near anywhere?? ive never been there. The stadium wouldnt be quite so great in a 4 stroke as a 2 stroke lol :p

ive never done a corprate event at buckmore but im surprised u say its so disorganised, i would have thought otherwise :( the track is wicked tho.

PS, are u intrested in coming? whilton and daytona are fairly close.

_Rob_

2nd May 2006, 17:44

I'm very interested, as long as it's after June 22nd, and not on 7/8/9 July :p

colcob

2nd May 2006, 19:25

I'm definitely interested in making is this time. It would depend on time and date and cost and all that though. But put me down as a provisional

danowat

2nd May 2006, 19:31

Yeah, why not, was quite fun last time, depends on where it is, when and how much it costs though, stick me on the provo list.

Dan,

snewham

2nd May 2006, 19:33

ok well this needs to move quite sharpish then if it is going to happen on the date range suggested. I really cannot wait for this though, will be great.

Maybe if we go to Daytona, Milton Keynes they could give us a recording of the event? :-), No crashing at my house though !! lol

tristancliffe

2nd May 2006, 20:52

ME ME ME!!

Sorry Will for not posting this thread, despite the fact I kept saying I would. A bit snowed under with my first exam tomorrow (gulp), and I kept forgetting. Glad you have it all under control though, and I think it's fair to say that the thread isn't being ignored because you posted it ;)

Yet again I am more than willing to try and record the footage. And this time I'll be coming from Norfolk (no more uni, yay), so I'll be able to give one norfolker a lift (probably).

Florian - I PROMISE I'll remember it this time. I took it to Austria but left it in my hotel room. Maybe I should have given it to Jo, but I doubt you've seen him either :p
It is a very nice t-shirt though. It sits here all fluffed up in a bed of hacksaws.

ayrton senna 87

2nd May 2006, 21:15

ok thats 21 provisionally (i forgot myself :S)

hopefully scavi (devs) will want to come again so we only need another 2 or 3 before ill need to get something concrete. There will be a big fight to see who takes the 3rd seat for the devs :D

18 teams of 3 people... thats a maximum 54 people... only another 30 places to fill. Maybe we need to get vykos to bring some of his lads over :)

EDIT Maybe we can sort something out with cyberseat again

ferret

2nd May 2006, 21:30

[SR] Sonicrealms racing team would be interested. We are a Welsh team consisting of ferret, kayjay and Tongey.

Obviously the date would be a factor as other people have said already but so long as we are all available on given date, you can count us in :)

Sounds like fun.

three_jump

2nd May 2006, 21:34

There will be a big fight to see who takes the 3rd seat for the devs :D

There is only one person in the world who has the power to take this place...
The man himself, Eric Bailey :thumb:

ayrton senna 87

2nd May 2006, 21:43

OK, im thinking of asking about Saturday July 1st for the event to start in the mid afternoon (1-3pm) I havnt spoken to anyone yet but that would be the date i would try to get.

once i get a couple more people and get a definite provisional date ill ask a mod to lock this one and ill start another thread.

And Keiran to your post below, dont worry im sure that tristan will pay for u :D

keiran

2nd May 2006, 21:43

I'd love to go but would need to see how far away it's. Probaly cost me a small fortune to drive from here all the way to England :p

Keiran

Bob Smith

2nd May 2006, 22:05

Looking good. Alas I'm still car-less (as is Madman) so we'll be looking to scavenge lifts again. :)

snewham

2nd May 2006, 22:36

hmm i finish work at 12:30 and its a bit late to book it off :s

Might make it if it was at Milton keynes but we'll see what days/dates the different places offer you first.

dUmAsS

2nd May 2006, 22:57

hopefully scavi (devs) will want to come again so we only need another 2 or 3 before ill need to get something concrete. There will be a big fight to see who takes the 3rd seat for the devs :D

try and convince eric to go :D

dUmAsS

2nd May 2006, 22:59

Looking good. Alas I'm still car-less (as is Madman) so we'll be looking to scavenge lifts again. :)

are you still able to get to haslemere station?

Smax

2nd May 2006, 23:04

I can't commit that far ahead, but if I can make it then I suspect I can sort out the filming depending on how friendly the venue is and how close we can get to the track.

If I do come I'll be wanting to bring this....objections?... no?...good ;)

tristancliffe

2nd May 2006, 23:27

Woah, Stephen Hawking's been on Pimp my Ride!!!

/me tries to pursuade Eric to come. Please come Eric.

NOIM

2nd May 2006, 23:32

I'd love to come this year, i missed last year and supported ScHiZ in spirit:thumb:

Bob Smith

3rd May 2006, 05:18

are you still able to get to haslemere station?
Unless the world ends between now and then, yes. ;) Although no 6am start for me next time, please. Because I'm never up that early...

ayrton senna 87

3rd May 2006, 07:24

OK in less than 1 day we already have 5 more people than the maximum was allowed for last years event. looking good. ill speak to someone today about getting a provisional date, then people from further away might be able to look into coming.

ayrton senna 87

3rd May 2006, 07:36

hmm i finish work at 12:30 and its a bit late to book it off :s

its 2 months away lol

snewham

3rd May 2006, 07:38

oh lol, that might be ok then lol :D

mrbogeyman

3rd May 2006, 08:01

I'd love to go but would need to see how far away it's. Probaly cost me a small fortune to drive from here all the way to England :p

Keiran

Well, i had a little look on multimap....and it will be one hell of a journey, but very much worth it i bet!

For the sake of not being stranded once I get down south, it is looking like driving is the best bet :schwitz:

Anyway, I will see how many Scots or northern folk we get to make the journey more interesting.

t1ger

3rd May 2006, 08:03

I missed it last year and so I would like to try and make it this year. Put me down pending location/cost etc, but I am really keen! At the moment, I am looking at bringing the wife and kid and staying over the night before, so I will not have any room to take a passenger. However, if this changes I will post again.

Tim

Becky Rose

3rd May 2006, 08:09

i also looked at rye house, but i think im right in saying hoddeson isnt really near anywhere?? ive never been there. The stadium wouldnt be quite so great in a 4 stroke as a 2 stroke lo
It's a town track, in Hoddesdon, near Harlow and Ware/Hertford. It's reasonably close to the M11 and close to the A10. Locationwise it's North of London - which is a good thing, although a bit too far South for those who say "aye" every 3rd word.

The track itself is a good layout, although stadium bend is boring since the health & safety people said a 1 metre wide empty gravel trap, small wall, and a car park are not sufficient run off for a 85mph corner (95mph entry in a TKM).

As circuits go it has good technical challenges, the exit of the dogleg defining what is a good lap and a poor one and the hairpin being a great overtaking spot (although rental races use a shorter more forgiving hairpin, it's still a good passing place).

However facilities at the track is not so good and I could tell tales of how unprofessional the marshalls are until you where bored still - I will for now say this: Both myself and a friend have had major accidents at Rye House caused by poor marshalling. I was left unable to race for 6 months, my friends hasn't been able to race since and his accident was years ago - we're talking big ones - CAUSED by poor marshalling.

I last raced there when new owners took over, so perhaps things have improved.

The track entrance road is as pot holed as the surface of the moon and cannot be resurfaced because it's owned by the speedway who want the kart track to go bust, and the rental karts are poorly maintained.

mrbogeyman

3rd May 2006, 08:12

although a bit too far South for those who say "aye" every 3rd word.

:scratchch

Becky Rose

3rd May 2006, 08:13

:scratchch
"Jimmy" in your case ;).

Rtsbasic

3rd May 2006, 09:57

Well I don't really know anyone going except Scotty and Will, but if its at Daytona MK, I'll be there. Mostly because its a 10 min walk from my house :) Be good to put some faces to names. I am away after July 8th though.

P5YcHoM4N

3rd May 2006, 10:40

Bah, trust it to be a time this year when I couldn't go :( Stupid operation in June, then holiday early July. =/

I'll have to put my name down for the 2007 meet. :p

t1ger

3rd May 2006, 10:41

If it helps anyone, I have found links to all the tracks mentioned in Google Maps. They are all available in detailed satellite images with the exception of Whilton Mill which is just outside the detail. It gives you an idea of where it is though.

Hoddesdon
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&om=1&ll=51.767289,0.011501&spn=0.0032,0.007231

Buckmore Park
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&om=1&ll=51.343059,0.501713&spn=0.00323,0.007231

Whilton Mill
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=NN11+5NH&t=k&om=1&ll=52.27488,-1.091337&spn=0.025313,0.085831

Daytona MK
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&om=1&ll=52.03998,-0.784557&spn=0.006362,0.014462

I have raced (many years ago) at Buckmore Park for a MacMillan Cancer Relief event. It is a very nice track, which looks small when you look at it but seems big when you drive it. The event was organised OK, nothing special, but I do remember that beforehand they set out strict rules for driver changing and refuelling but nobody (except us of course :) ) took any notice - and they didn't give any penalties or anything for it. It was a charity event though so more to raise money that actually compete!

EDIT - Correct links now (sorry again)

Tim

PS for those interested, our team started 1st and finished 3rd (2 hour endurance race)

Rappa Z

3rd May 2006, 11:00

Dam, can u wait 13 years to start this event? I want to be there. Can someone tape it and post the event here?

the_angry_angel

3rd May 2006, 11:02

Given we "videoed" last years, I'm sure we can do it again this time. Hopefully with more camera's though :D

Edit: more batteries so we can video the prize giving would be good ;)

-Main-

3rd May 2006, 11:24

Cay you familiarize me with estimated costs for event like this? (Renting karts and stuff)
It sounds like a great opportunity to wrap myself around a tree :) I would love to try any circuit in England with my fellow LiveForSpeedians.

@Bob Smith If am going and you can get your (and MadMan's) entity towards Guildford/Godalming train station, then I think 2 more people wouldn't hurt my car (last week there were 7 ppl in a coupe :pillepall:D)

EDIT: yeehaa! first post

Bob Smith

3rd May 2006, 12:51

Hi -Main-

I get the train everyday through all of Haslemere, Godalming and Guildford stations on the way to London, so my train pass covers all of them. Madman is forced to buy a ticket in either case, so it shouldn't make much difference.

Heh, never had people fighting over me to give me a lift before. :D

Madman_CZ

3rd May 2006, 13:24

LOL BOB

karting meet would be great..... as i couldnt make the last one, so count me in for now though i dont know how my financial situation will be few months from now but so far count me in :D

Warper

3rd May 2006, 15:31

Hey Guys,

what about 5th July in Bruntingthorpe? The Formula Student Event takes place in Bruntingthorpe from 5th to 8th July. There is a go cart track too, would be really cool. Because many of you could see some MRT5 like cars and i could take part also :D

Greets,
Warper

ayrton senna 87

3rd May 2006, 16:11

damn, earlier i wrote a massive post but it isnt here :(

to summerise what i said but didnt appear, i spoke to a guy at whilton and he can get us 30 mins praccy and quali, and a 2 hour race for £150. usually its £180 but for me its 150, so thats £50 a piece, less than GP cost, but u get even more seat time and better track/karts.

ill post some more details in the next thread. Once again, the provisional date is im hoping to get July 1st

if anyone is looking to find the track on autoroute or something similar, the postcode is NN11 5NH

snewham

3rd May 2006, 16:41

Sounds good Will. So we're doing 3 people in each team? £150 a team and £50 a head?

ayrton senna 87

3rd May 2006, 17:00

...2 hour race for £150. usually its £180 but for me its 150, so thats £50 a piece...
yea man, and scotty, could u pick clownpaint up from the train station please m8?

snewham

3rd May 2006, 17:24

yea man, and scotty, could u pick clownpaint up from the train station please m8?

yeh might be able to :D I think I'm gonna bring a friend this time as well :P

keiran

3rd May 2006, 18:09

Well, i had a little look on multimap....and it will be one hell of a journey, but very much worth it i bet!

For the sake of not being stranded once I get down south, it is looking like driving is the best bet :schwitz:

Anyway, I will see how many Scots or northern folk we get to make the journey more interesting.

I'm interested in going just need to see whats going on around the date and also how much money I have :p

According to google maps NN11 5NH is 479miles away from me. Bah us Scottish should take charge and make it up here :p at Boyndie

Keiran

kidzer

3rd May 2006, 18:20

Yes!

Karting Event at Boyndie! (I'm going up this weekend:))

It's a great circuit guys, really!

Ball Bearing Turbo

3rd May 2006, 18:27

Why don't you guys fly to Canada and do this? :shrug:

hehe

GianniC

3rd May 2006, 18:29

Next year I can go too, and I'll bring my KB with me to instal it on a kart and probe you do can race with KB :D :D

Hoping now you'll do a 2007 event lol... ;)

Grivage

3rd May 2006, 22:34

"Jimmy" in your case ;).
He's not that advanced Becky. On TS recently his ratio of belches to words is frighteningly high :x

As for the meet, I hope to be part of the dSRC contingent previously mentioned for some of the earlier social aspects of the day. There are much more worthy drivers than myself to actually take part in the event. Can we come just to spectate? I have a video camera i can bring if thats any help?

Cant stay for the nighttime frivolities unfortunately if it is May 1st as at 8am on the 2nd I'll be looking for a space on the outside of Macleans to erect my chair ready to watch the Motogp :nod:

Bob Smith

4th May 2006, 05:06

Cant stay for the nighttime frivolities unfortunately if it is May 1st
That seems unlikely since it is already the 4th. ;)

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 06:15

people with cameras would be great!

Simon Savage

4th May 2006, 13:13

Im VERY intersted!! im gutted i missed the last one, really would like to make this one. I live about 10 mins away from Wilton havnt been on it since January 2005 but i hope i have how to drive the track fast deep in my mind somewhere.

Lucasinio

4th May 2006, 13:37

Ive got a video camera and a digital camera so i shall bring those along. I live south east, near hastings, if anyone from that area wants a lift (and navigate:smileypul ) then pm me or reply here.

Simon Savage

4th May 2006, 13:41

Here is a video of wilton I made a few months back of the BUKC race.

I went along to see what it was all about and to see how one of my mates did. It was bloody freezing!

http://download.filefront.com/5037762;20b4b1253e2b4e33dfc709ab64639a6684ae8ea3e2 a5af39164fea65344f56f9e293e114b29a7d8e

would highly recommend Wilton guys its a professional karting circuit, where the public are not alloud on for arrive and drive. And its slapbang in the middle of the country, and what senna has done is cheap as chips! Your not going to find a better price for a track that size

the_angry_angel

4th May 2006, 13:50

Hmm, I'm not sure I can make this :( July 1st is worryingly close to both mine, the gf's, and in the same month as Lugradio live, which I'm already going to :s I'll have to see what I can do. If I do come I definately wont beable to afford to race :'(

Edit: If I do end up coming up, I'm willing to give a lift to anyone who can squeeze into my tiny little clio :o

GP4Flo

4th May 2006, 15:41

so thats £50 a piece
Your karttracks in England are very expensive. What about if you all come to Germany? You can get a 2 hour race for 50 euro here, more than 1/2 of your price. ;)

Becky Rose

4th May 2006, 16:11

Crickey £30 for 2hrs... Do Ryanair fly to Germany?

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 16:12

here is a track guide for whilton mill (http://www.karting1.co.uk/whilton-mill-kart-track-guide.htm)

and GP4Flo are the karts in germany twin engined on a 1km track? if they are then maybe thats something to think about for 2007 :)

three_jump

4th May 2006, 16:28

why do you want twin engines? you have closer races with smaller karts :nod: and don't worry about long outdoor tracks... we have loads of them :D

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 16:42

as we saw in the previous event, weight is quite a big disadvantage in smaller karts, not so much for me, u and scotty. but for some others

Grivage

4th May 2006, 16:55

That seems unlikely since it is already the 4th. ;)

There is always someone smarter than me :shy:

For May read July. Does that not occur where you live :rolleyes2

keiran

4th May 2006, 17:23

as we saw in the previous event, weight is quite a big disadvantage in smaller karts, not so much for me, u and scotty. but for some others

Thats fine for me :p The thing is though you're always going to have an advanatage with hire karts. The only way you can prevent this is by bringing everyone and their karts up to a set weight.

When I raced karts I had 25kgs of extra weight and more than half a tank of fuel (had a mark on the tank that I couldn't go below :razz:) added to my kart to bring me up to weight :shy:

Keiran

GP4Flo

4th May 2006, 17:25

Do Ryanair fly to Germany? Yep, they do. :)

and GP4Flo are the karts in germany twin engined on a 1km track? if they are then maybe thats something to think about for 2007 :) No, outdoor tracks with such karts are usually more expensive as well. Btw, will we get proper clothing and safety stuff there? I've never driven such fast karts. :shy:

Linsen

4th May 2006, 17:39

just courious: what are usually the specs (hp, weight, top speed) of the karts on british outdoor kart tracks?

Leifde

4th May 2006, 17:46

Probably two Honda GX200s which make about 13hp together I think (someone who knows more please correct me if I'm wrong). They are heavy since they have to withstand lots of use (not sure of exact value). Top speed is probably 50-70mph.

As for the event, I don't have enough money and if there's an age limit of 16 (is there?) I'm not old enough :(

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 17:59

how old are u? if u have your MSA licence i bet they would let u on, ive seen like 13 year olds on the twins. its fine.

they use 2 GX160s and yea they make around 13hp, really good fun. The weight including driver is around 200kg, and as leifde said, its coz they are beefed up.

U dont need any licence to race

Lucasinio

4th May 2006, 18:01

Do we need a license of some sort? I have a driving licence anyway, just asking for those that havent :smileypul

anttt69

4th May 2006, 18:59

yes definately interested in some real racing :thumb:

I think a midlands venue would be best as people will be coming from all over
the country.

Milton keynes or Whilton Mill should do nicely, twin engine karts are fast so it will be V fun! :D

Count me in. I will bring mates too.

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 19:20

I will bring mates too.

This is kinda an LFS event. More importantly, do u want your mates to think u are a geek? :D

ok we have 28 people now, only need another 20 people until we are full. Ill PM the devs and see if they are intrested again.

tristancliffe

4th May 2006, 19:22

No to random mates, unless they have a licence (no 'he's my mate, and he played the demo yesterday' tricks).

Leifde

4th May 2006, 19:29

dUmAsS

4th May 2006, 19:35

I got my MSA license last weekend but there's still the problem of money :shrug:

sell your soul, im sure they sell well on ebay

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 20:00

new details in post 1.

Leifde

4th May 2006, 20:10

sell your soul, im sure they sell well on ebayGood idea but I think I might need it. :shrug:

tristancliffe

4th May 2006, 20:16

Okay, we've got a lot of interest already. I think it's time to actually book something so we have a definite date. Of course some people are going to be disappointed, but we can't please everyone all of the time :(

So what are we going for Will? 1st July at Whilton? Can we confirm that with them?
Once it's booked we need to start collecting money to send to them. I'd imagine this will be in the form of a deposit and an on the day payment, like last year. I don't have figures yet, but I'd guess it'll be half and half, so £25 per person.

Payment. I'm not sure what the best way to do this is. The easiest way is to send one person a cheque make out to the raceway, and they can be forwarded en-masse when enough have been recieved. I am personally happy to do this, although if anyone has a preference for someone else to do it (I might be some internet fraudster doing a long con) then that's fine by me. Fordman did it successfully last year, but the stress turned him grey(er), so he'll probably tell us where to stick it this year.

Anyway, we don't have a definite date yet, or confirmation of deposits, or even deposit deadlines. So no sending money to anyone about this just yet (unless you wish to bribe me to cut the wheels of the fast guys karts). When we have details like this I'll start a new thread for definites. This thread can be for generally chit chat about it then, sebject to moderation.

mrbogeyman

4th May 2006, 20:28

unless you wish to bribe me to cut the wheels of the fast guys karts

£5 in the post :smileypul

tristancliffe

4th May 2006, 20:34

£5!!!! I'll have you know I use the finest hacksaws in the land!

mrbogeyman

4th May 2006, 20:34

Ok, £6

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 20:39

£20 is my bid

mrbogeyman

4th May 2006, 20:41

£20.01

what are we bidding for again? for tristan as a slave for a day?

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 20:43

tristan not to post for a day :p

mrbogeyman

4th May 2006, 20:46

tristan not to post for a day :p

£1000000000000000000!!!

tristancliffe

4th May 2006, 21:09

No wai!

Simon Savage

4th May 2006, 21:15

I have an MSA licence, Wilton is where i did mine but i havnt got it updated for 2006

dUmAsS

4th May 2006, 21:15

£1000000000000000000!!!

i see your £1000000000000000000 and raise you £100,000,000,000,000

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 21:16

doesnt matter m8, u dont need one

Alan Dove

4th May 2006, 21:38

Bob Smith

4th May 2006, 21:44

Well it's not a karting simulator (not yet, damn kart cartype been around for ages, but anyway....), but any press is cool. :D

I can hear Karl dribbling already. ;)

ayrton senna 87

4th May 2006, 21:46

lol alan, it was funny last year, u turned up and asked sca and vic, 'oh, did u 2 make the game?'

everyone was like who the hell is that? haha

the_angry_angel

4th May 2006, 22:01

Surely wibble Mr Smith :p?

Alan Dove

4th May 2006, 22:50

lol alan, it was funny last year, u turned up and asked sca and vic, 'oh, did u 2 make the game?'

everyone was like who the hell is that? haha

lol!!! I didn't even know what LFS was back then either!!!1

Fordman

5th May 2006, 00:05

This is Alan from www.karting1.co.uk (http://www.karting1.co.uk)

I'll be at the event, and I'll make a feature out of it, something along the lines of - Does racing computer simulators actually make you a better kart driver? That sort of thing. Should be cool!

I think I'll be racing, so there'll be someone their for you to fire off!! lol

HI Alan, I am fordie. What ever will said about me isn't true :) Yes regarding deposits, its best to get 1 person to do the whole thing ( me last year ) as it just gets to confusing otherwise. Hopefully Al will accept this, and then you all pay the rest of what you owe on the day ( snotty, remember you have to pay to race ROFL )

Will best to keep a check on who's paid what, then send this list to Al when you send a batch of Cheques.

To be totally secure make sure you make the cheques payable to Karting1 ( if this is the company name )

Other than that, enjoy the weekend, its the most fantastic weekend I have ever had, and yes I will be there, just not racing this year.

This year I decided that I won't be racing, and also decided that its my turn to scale an 7ft wall, then walk across gravel to get a nights sleep ( ring any bells guys ) :D

snewham

5th May 2006, 01:14

HI Alan, I am fordie. What ever will said about me isn't true :) Yes regarding deposits, its best to get 1 person to do the whole thing ( me last year ) as it just gets to confusing otherwise. Hopefully Al will accept this, and then you all pay the rest of what you owe on the day ( snotty, remember you have to pay to race ROFL )

Will best to keep a check on who's paid what, then send this list to Al when you send a batch of Cheques.

To be totally secure make sure you make the cheques payable to Karting1 ( if this is the company name )

Other than that, enjoy the weekend, its the most fantastic weekend I have ever had, and yes I will be there, just not racing this year.

This year I decided that I won't be racing, and also decided that its my turn to scale an 7ft wall, then walk across gravel to get a nights sleep ( ring any bells guys ) :D

lol mate.

I thought it was shifty who payed late last time ? :D

karting1 is the name of the website that will write a report on it I think and not the actual go-karting track?

are you still coming even though you aren't racing because it would be a shame if you didn't :(

Scott

ayrton senna 87

5th May 2006, 06:44

HI Alan, I am fordie. What ever will said about me isn't true :)

i said u were great fun to be with :p

and fordie atleast if u are on the sidelines u can flip me the bird every few laps :D
great to have u along!

anttt69

5th May 2006, 12:53

This is kinda an LFS event. More importantly, do u want your mates to think u are a geek :D

lol I think have acheived geek status by the amount of time i spend on my computer! :really:

I dont realy care what they think, but they do play LFS occasionaly.
so can they come or is is licensed players only?

tristancliffe

5th May 2006, 13:05

Personally I'd say no, they can't come unless we have trouble filling in all the spots. Playing LFS occasionally hardly marks them out as part of the community, and that is what this is about. Also, demo racers haven't supported LFS in any way, so why should they benefit from socials like this?

If we can't fill the spaces with people who are actually part of the community, which I think is highly unlikely, then perhaps your friends can be considered. But at the end of the day it's not my decision, so if you can pursuade Will (and everyone else) then it's all good. I will just ignore them :razz:

Simon Savage

5th May 2006, 13:12

Tristan did you win the last one??

tristancliffe

5th May 2006, 13:20

ROFL no. I'm way to slow! Will and Swifty won, with ThreeJump and Lippy 2nd, and Scawen and Victor third. I think I came 5th with Tux.

Simon Savage

5th May 2006, 13:22

Im suprised by the actually, I know this may have already been asked but what karts will we be using at wilton Bizkarts?

mkinnov8

5th May 2006, 14:06

yes, your well practiced at that.

ayrton senna 87

5th May 2006, 16:57

what does the above message refer to? :p

bbman

5th May 2006, 17:36

This is Alan from www.karting1.co.uk (http://www.karting1.co.uk)

I'll be at the event, and I'll make a feature out of it, something along the lines of - Does racing computer simulators actually make you a better kart driver? That sort of thing. Should be cool!

I think I'll be racing, so there'll be someone their for you to fire off!! lol
Well, yeah, kind of... You learn the basic rules of racing... In addition, you'll know that those little karts have more grip than most people would imagine...
Me and some other regulars of the Austrian LFS Championship went to a karting hall last weekend... It was quite good to see that we all were faster than other normal people... While we were driving 37- and 38-times, others hardly got under 41 secs... The karting nutters would beat our times left-handed, of course... :D

To contribute something ontopic: I can't come, it's just a too long trip for that... ;)

Becky Rose

5th May 2006, 17:49

Going quickly when karting for the first time is all about confidence and attacking the bends. That shouldn't be a problem for LFS'rs, just imagine every corner is T1 and you'll have all the confidence you need... :)

ayrton senna 87

5th May 2006, 18:11

the details have been confirmed and there is now an 'official details (http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=7681)' thread

Chris_Kerry

7th May 2006, 22:58

Will, I've never driven twin engined pro karts before. Will I be o.k?

ArosaMike

7th May 2006, 23:02

They're actually pretty easy to drive IMO (but that could be because I'm used to them!). You can't really get much throttle oversteer unless it's a really fast corner. Hardest thing about them is the physical side of it. They weight a tonne compared to a race kart so you get pretty knackered in an endurance. Personally though, on a track like whilton you should be fine. Plenty of run off and it's big enough for it to feel similar to an indoor track power wise.

ayrton senna 87

7th May 2006, 23:03

hopefully! they feel pretty fast to start but u will easily be able to drive them, alot of people who drive them have never driven anything before and they are slow but ok, but with the lfs lot, most hadnt done karting before but everyone was wicked last year!

about the physical side, they weigh alot but theres not alot of grip to get you tired, so a 1 hour stint is pretty easy, but at GP it is pretty tough. no-one will get blisters this year.