Yesterday I did do - Karting - Clay Pigeon

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Went karting at Clay Pigeon Raceway near Dorchester yesterday with a karting mate (features a lot in the vid - in the red overalls and lid).

Enjoy the vid ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh7iyQRqmg0&fmt=18

Oh and it wasn't all smiles ... I 'popped' one of my engines - oops (see below) Sad

And I partially popped another!! Sad

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=64807
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TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

Another one of your fails? Laughing

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

silky666 · Captain Rulebook Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Karma :

You seem to have an awful lot of both time and money, and spend it living a life of excess !? (go karting, trial bikes, motocross, minitwins, insert numerous other pastimes that I have seen you post on)

I will ask again: What do you do for a job ?

Wink

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Moonie · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Karma :

Did you ever have a job?

Or is that why you are avoiding the question?
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Dr. DaveJPS · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2008 Karma :

*waits for Blue_SV650S to admit he's actually fred goodwin* Wink

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

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UnknownStuntm... · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Karma :

Clay Pigeon - fantastic in the dry, like ice in the wet. Did an endurance event there once, I was first up in the morning, for an hour stint. In the rain. Pretty much every other corner for 20 mins was taken backwards. THEN I realised you didn't actually have to mash the go pedal, everyone was crashing and if you took it easy you'd end up in front by default. So I did. Lo and behold, I was leading when I finished the stint. But fucking soaked. Never again.

steppen22 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Karma :

Is this your kart, or are they hired out?

What sorta performance c an you get from a kart?
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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Clay is really well set up, the most comprehensive and professional kart place I have been to!! Thumbs Up

As for Clay in the wet, dunno, this was the first time I had been. Did you have 'wets' or just the same slicks?

This is my kart, but yes, they do hire some of the crappy honda 4-stroke ones! Wink

As for 'how fast' .. depends on the kart doesn't it Wink

The GX160s that ar seen in many indoor places are prolly only good for 25-30mph. The twin engine 260s (520 in total I suppose) are almost as fast as my 115cc 2-stroke (depending on gearing 60-80mph). Rotax Max 125cc 2-strokes are prolly 80-90mph, then the 250gearbox, must be 120mph+??? dunno ...

Believe me, my 60-80mph kart seems fast enough when your bum is literally 2cm from the ground, the seat even scrapes at times!!!! Shocked

... but its the g-force when cornering that is the most impressive!! Cool

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UnknownStuntm... · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Karma :

Wets, 2 stroke 200cc tkm (I think!). Like I said never again!

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

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ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

You won't get fair with that, generally engines run much better on petrol than they do on aluminium.. Wink

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

fuck , do you not like to change your piston rings ? that ones smashed to shit must off been worn down to cheese

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

lol thats insane

so you decided to run in your new rings on the track ? lol

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

yeah only

i dont dare take my nsr above 6000rpm on fresh rings Shocked

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

fair play though , if your not going to rag the balls off a kart whats the point in having one Mr. Green

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

21,000 rpm Shocked

surely they cant be reed valve engines ? i always though reed valve engines were fairly limited at high revs because the reeds flap and flutter around like saggy granny tits, rotary valve ? just intrested

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Is that running on a Dykes (L shaped) piston ring?

Did have a go round Clay Pigeon many years ago in a 100 UK kart (100cc 2 stroke TKM engine, not gearbox or clutch). Unfortunatly it was in the wet and it was on slicks, which made the corners interesting.

All th ebest

Keith
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