The ride in the car to the autocross course is more dangerous than the kart
is on the course. BTW here is a tip for first time Jr karters ,take a push
stick(broom handle will do) and push the kart and the kid once or twice
around the course to help them get oriented.
rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mari L Clements" <mrndr2@juno.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: F125 - It's not just about safety
> On Sat, 13 May 2000 21:09:37 -0400 Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
> writes:
> > The only compelling reason I can think of to keep them around is for
> > kids. That's an awesome reason -- provided we can tolerate the very
> > different safety rules, and we're willing to deal with the screaming
> > mother once a kid turns turtle from hitting a cone just wrong.
>
> Hey, I could resemble that remark soon! Matthew's kart is running,
> breaking in the engine in the garage even as I type.
>
> I have to admit that these kart discussions have made me nervous,
> but I keep telling myself these things:
>
> 1) It's 5 horse power.
> 2) The bodywork will deflect the cones so they don't get stuck in
> the frame.
> 3) His tires are as wide as mine, his center of gravity is way lower,
> and at least at first, he'll be slow, slow, slow.
> 4) We have no skinny light poles at our local sites.
> 5) He's wiped out on his bike PLENTY of times going pretty darn fast.
> 6) I broke a collarbone playing football, shredded ligaments running
> cross country, destroyed my Achilles in track, gave myself skier's
> thumb playing volleyball, and tore my hamstring in autocross...and
> had a blast in each and every one of those.
>
> Not a bad mom for letting my kid autox a kart,
> mlc
> '91 MR2 NA
> -----anything after this, I didn't write, and don't necessarily agree
> with----
>
> ________________________________________________________________
> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
>
|