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In a message dated 99-05-05 16:52:43 EDT, mlc4@psu.edu writes:
<< mlc4@psu.edu >>
hey i'm 15 and been a junior kart driver sense last year around this time,
Before you think about karting you have to think bout everything, first
karting is alot of fun and i would recomend letting him drive a regular go
kart, eventhough a racing one is totaly diffrent , it would be a lot of help
if he has nevre driven anything of speed before, also walking the course and
driving it when your actually lower tyhen the cones are totaly diffrent so,
seat time is a key factor. when your looking to buy a kart even if you find
a racing kart for sale please think about the long run because you will have
to put alot more monry then you want to into getting a kart running well.
Just my recomendation is sense he is only 12 i would sugest buying an old
margay preferbly a lynx like a 1985 + with a stock briggs on it, eventhough
this kart won't be realy competeive it is more then enough speed wise for a 8
year old and it will be a good learning tool you can find one with
proberly no extras for between 1000-1200. i have some other advice if you
need it, feel free to email me with any question
flashjr
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From: "Mari L. Clements" <mlc4@psu.edu>
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Subject: junior kart
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 16:53:23 -0400
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Reply-To: "Mari L. Clements" <mlc4@psu.edu>
As usual, my eight year old was following his dad and I around the course as
we walked it. As we *approached* a confusing turn, he asked why a guy in
front of us was going off course (he was). The I asked him to get in front
of us and walk the course. He did. Flawlessly. Without asking one
question. Without ever getting lost. So...
we're thinking about karts and letting him drive (which he thinks would be
really cool).
I was thinking doing the kart rental thing at a big event, but Eric pointed
out some important things I hadn't thought of:
1. National Tours and Pros aren't necessarily the best introduction to
autocrossing (remember poor Guido or Guava or whatever pseudonym Katie
Kelly gave her former boyfriend?)
2. He's never driven anything. (We wanted to take him to the local go kart
track to let him get an idea for it, but you have to be 54 inches tall to
drive.)
3. Where and how would he get the hang of the rental cart? (How irritated
would all the people waiting in line for the practice course be at waiting
for a kart to go around? Can the rental karts even be used on Friday?)
So now we're thinking all sorts of options. Rental karts, getting a kart,
sharing a kart with someone else. I know some of this has come across the
net before, but if you have thoughts, recommendations, suggestions, contact
people, etc., please reply.
mlc
'91 MR2 NA (personally, I think Eric wants a kart so he'll have something
to drive when the 1.6 l Miatae come to CS next year...)
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