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M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:51 am

kenny wrote:The old doubles had a combined output of 11bhp IIRC so the single 13bhp should be a lot quicker.

old doubles at Raceland were pretty quick IIRC,, couldn't have been far 60-70mph at fastest points

0.9km track at Raceland way better than KH - flat out almost everywhere - sub 1 min laps easy in the dry

Post by **Shug** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:35 am

M Blur wrote:
kenny wrote:The old doubles had a combined output of 11bhp IIRC so the single 13bhp should be a lot quicker.
old doubles at Raceland were pretty quick IIRC,, couldn't have been far 60-70mph at fastest points

0.9km track at Raceland way better than KH - flat out almost everywhere - sub 1 min laps easy in the dry

Tell me about it - last time I was there with the SE contingent, I speared the barriers at the quickest corner and then immediately got speared by a MexiJock.... Broken rib for my troubles.....

M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:26 am

Shug wrote: Tell me about it - last time I was there with the SE contingent, I speared the barriers at the quickest corner and then immediately got speared by a MexiJock.... Broken rib for my troubles.....

I never had any shunts but my ribs still came away very tender... the very fast right sweeper - full throttle - nice moment as you creep out to the tyres and catch some dirty ground on your left tyres..

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:30 am

I've had an 'Arton Senna at Tamburello' moment at the that corner as well.

It had just started to drizzle and I thought in my infinite wisdom that I would still be able to take the corner flat out. Coming to an instant stop hurts in a kart.

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:17 pm

I had one too in a dodgy kart which unbekown to me it only turned left. After the usual first lap shenanigans on the first 2 corners it went rond the left hander really well. I should have sussed really but with the pack hard on my heels I barrelled into 'Tamburello' flat... and went straight on.

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:06 pm

Of course Ali mentioned it to all the rest of us (yeah right) and I did the same in the next heat, and was promptly collected by GilesM.

fotunatly I'm a flabby git and got off with minor injuries - unlike Giles!

mac

Post by **Shug** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:07 pm

mac wrote:fotunatly I'm a flabby git and got off with minor injuries - unlike Giles!

mac

Poor bugger... Talk about immovable object