More Blue_ on his Kart :)

[Blue_SV650S]

From the weekend :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLUHo_2RnR8
And another one:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-4tnPOzIbo
Final part of the trilogy!! :D This one has the camera rear facing ... boy was I getting overseer!! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq1_KheaiBk


A bit dryer than last time!! :D (Video at the same place, but from a few weeks ago ... it was wet wet wet!!! 8))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHWV1PE-ibk

I have just had my main engine rebuilt and it is being real problematic :cry: ... so I am actually back to my original one ... I have no idea how long it has left, but at the mo she is running like a minx!! 8) :)

[Blue_SV650S]

No replies ... are none of you petrol heads and like anything that goes??!?!? or is the footage really that lame? :oops:

[Wideboy]

blue your actually pretty good at this, when you going in for the championships ETC

[Warthog]

I noticed there were no responses. It's mainly cos I couldn't think of anything to say. The only thing that pops into my head other than "he's pretty damn good at racing in general" is "how the f*** does he afford to have all this fun?".

[Blue_SV650S]

blue your actually pretty good at this, when you going in for the championships ETC

My kart is about 15-20yrs old, there isn't actually a class that exists any more that I could race my kart in!!! :neutral: Saying that I think they have a 'run anything' class at Matchams, but that hardly seems fair ... ;)

So it'd mean a new kart ... to be honest I have been thinking about that anyway, as ... well mine is always breaking down and I am now throwing serious money at it to try and keep it rolling and to no great effect :cry: ...

But I am not sure I want to race karts anyway ... from my bike days I take racing far too seriously and putting pressure on yourself to perform totally takes the 'fun' out of it!! :(

I see you are Southampton, Forest Edge is near Andover, so not far form you, I'll let you know next time I go Karting and you can come have a watch ... more importantly you can come push!!! :D

[Blue_SV650S]

I noticed there were no responses. It's mainly cos I couldn't think of anything to say. The only thing that pops into my head other than "he's pretty damn good at racing in general" is "how the f*** does he afford to have all this fun?".

The kart only cost me £250!!! (ok, ok, so I have spent many times that on karting since :oops: but it really is ‘bottom end’ stuff I have got!!)

I am not a rich man, therefore always have to do stuff ‘bottom end’ … I only direct money at stuff where it is important … you will never see my kart/bike with a decent spray job … you will never see me turn up in a massive transporter … you will never see me buying a round down the bar!! :D … Stuff like that!

I am like that with everything I do ... I only direct money at things that are important to me … no frills – no spills - if I can find a more cost effective/logical way of doing something I will!! I just try and make the best of what I have - minimum wastage!! ;)

[Wideboy]

well only if you let me have ago, u used to have a peddle on you know:smt047

nah seriously would came and watch work permitting, but i couldn't push it would bankrupt you;)

[Blue_SV650S]

well only if you let me have ago, u used to have a peddle on you know:smt047

nah seriously would came and watch work permitting, but i couldn't push it would bankrupt you;)

FE is always run on a Sat (or do you work weekends?)

Pushing would bankrupt me?!?!!? :confused: Am I missing something!?!? :D

[Wideboy]

some times i work away doing shop fitting at week ends i make more money




and you would be bankrupt because i charge so much:rolleyes:

edit will rephrase the post just saw how mixed up i looked

well only if you let me have ago, u used to have a peddle on you know:smt047

was ment to say "well only if you let me have ago, i used to have a pedle one you know"

[Blue_SV650S]

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I'll give you 1p per push!! :D … It’s a good workout … perhaps I should charge you to push me!?!? :D

I can't really let you 'have a go' as you have to have signed on (and paid) to be allowed out on track. They check you have wristbands (issued at sign on). But I can guarantee after seeing these things in action you will be on eBay finding your own ;)

[Ceri JC]

Looks like good fun, what sort of speeds is that getting up to on the fast bits in the vid?

[Blue_SV650S]

Looks like good fun, what sort of speeds is that getting up to on the fast bits in the vid?

With that engine, and that gearing its about 75 (its about 80odd with my main engine). That is fast enough when ya bum is literally scraping the floor!! :smt104

With taller gearing they do about a ton ... but the straight isn't long enough at FE to require that.

[Wideboy]

well i have been toying with the idea of making one (not for racing unless its allowed)

me and a mate where looking at doing it as a joint project a few years ago

and i was joking about letting me have a go. tut you Portsmouth foke have no sence of humor:rolleyes:

[Blue_SV650S]

well i have been toying with the idea of making one (not for racing unless its allowed)

me and a mate where looking at doing it as a joint project a few years ago

and i was joking about letting me have a go. tut you Portsmouth foke have no sence of humor:rolleyes:

'Making one' do you know much about kart geometry??? Bearing in mind it on the face of it seems quite basic (no suspension and solid rear axle), it is exactly those reasons why it is actually a little complicated ... well at least important to get it right ;) ... if you can't make a kart with geometry where it lifts the inside rear wheel, it will never be able to turn (within any useful radius)! :D

Oh and I don't 'come' from Portsmouth, I just live near there, please don't associate me with those knuckle draggers!!! :smt012 :smt082

[rob13]

Blue, do you just take it onto your local track then? I looked into Kart racing about a year ago and discovered it was far too expensive for me to take up! Plus I always go into corners too quickly and find myself losing loads of time going sideways

[Blue_SV650S]

Blue, do you just take it onto your local track then? I looked into Kart racing about a year ago and discovered it was far too expensive for me to take up! Plus I always go into corners too quickly and find myself losing loads of time going sideways

yeah I do the Kart equivalent of trackdays on mine :cool: There are quite a few tracks in about a 100mile radius, I intend to do as many as possible over time ... but the main 'proper' local one is Forest Edge ... Matchams is about equidistant and good fun, but really poor surface ... it damages the kart and a bit 'Micky mouse' in its setup so not gonna be a regular venue ...

[Wideboy]

i did the kiddie karts when i were a wee nipper at Matchams:king:, the track at hollywell fun park in Cornwall is good but i doubt they would let you take your own seeing as their karts are slow and boring:-D and have restrictors

[rob13]

We've got Teesside Autodrome near us and an Ironman event with so many people in it (15 minimum i think) is about £45 for 10min practice 10 min qualify and 40min race which is pretty good I thought. Thats with their karts though but the track is very good.

[Blue_SV650S]

We've got Teesside Autodrome near us and an Ironman event with so many people in it (15 minimum i think) is about £45 for 10min practice 10 min qualify and 40min race which is pretty good I thought. Thats with their karts though but the track is very good.

Are they the 4-stroke honda jobs or the 100cc 2-stroke DD karts??? they are a world apart ;)