Forecasted snow for today, Thanksgiving tomorrow, December a week away...winter might finally be here. I know the off season is. Plus it’s been over a month without an update.
Nothing is left of my CRG Kali kart. It got torn down to the bare chassis, cleaned, and put away weeks ago. If everything goes as planned, I’ll use that as my Rock Island Grand Prix and backup chassis, and buy a new CRG Black Star kart. Everything else is in storage hibernating for the winter. Except my engine...its umm...currently sitting on my kitchen table. HA! Makes for a good centerpiece anyway, not sure if anyone else appreciates it. After Christmas its going to the engine builder for a once over and to replace any worn parts. Probably at least a piston and ring, the little Rotax does have nearly 45 hours of use and abuse! Rode hard and put away wet is an understatement.
April 30-May 2, 2010 is the first race next year. World Karting Association’s Manufacturers Cup at South Bend, IN. It’s already marked on the calendar, 5 long months away. Goals have been scribbled out, well, in my mind anyway. Training has ramped up. Lets be real, I’ve always ran or biked one or two days a week. Gotta do better than that, gotta have that edge. Plus the scenery aint all that bad at my local DeWitt Health and Fitness Center. Hopefully I’ll be using Nike+ to track my fitness and training. I’m a dork, I’ve been reading Racer X Virtual Trainer to get inspired. And watching this over and over and over:
Nothing is left of my CRG Kali kart. It got torn down to the bare chassis, cleaned, and put away weeks ago. If everything goes as planned, I’ll use that as my Rock Island Grand Prix and backup chassis, and buy a new CRG Black Star kart. Everything else is in storage hibernating for the winter. Except my engine...its umm...currently sitting on my kitchen table. HA! Makes for a good centerpiece anyway, not sure if anyone else appreciates it. After Christmas its going to the engine builder for a once over and to replace any worn parts. Probably at least a piston and ring, the little Rotax does have nearly 45 hours of use and abuse! Rode hard and put away wet is an understatement.
April 30-May 2, 2010 is the first race next year. World Karting Association’s Manufacturers Cup at South Bend, IN. It’s already marked on the calendar, 5 long months away. Goals have been scribbled out, well, in my mind anyway. Training has ramped up. Lets be real, I’ve always ran or biked one or two days a week. Gotta do better than that, gotta have that edge. Plus the scenery aint all that bad at my local DeWitt Health and Fitness Center. Hopefully I’ll be using Nike+ to track my fitness and training. I’m a dork, I’ve been reading Racer X Virtual Trainer to get inspired. And watching this over and over and over:
How do I really know the season is over? The SKUSA SuperNationals XIII at the Rio in Las Vegas were last week. Biggest. Kart. Race. Ever. This race is on my Bucket List of events to compete at. Some how SKUSA pres Tom Kutscher got big name drivers from all around the world to compete at his race. Leading the way: 7 time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher.
Other pros included Indy Car driver Dan Wheldon and F1 drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Sebastien Buemi. They all got beat by karting’s best. Robin Miller from Speed TV was there covering the event for the Speed Report and Wind Tunnel. Pretty freakin cool. Check out some highlights:
Supernationals XIII from Dillon Felber on Vimeo.
Super Nats XIII Las Vegas, Abbasse (Sodi) Heat #1 from KARTCOM.com on Vimeo.
Thats all for now.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
