Edit: reply to loque
The curve before the hairpin is
lethal when it's wet. It's just flat out, but if you get even slightly wide you're looking at an almighty accident, even at those speeds. The hairpin is quite difficult in a pack too, as there's quite a variety of speeds going into it with a narrowing track.
Turn 1 was great last year (assuming you ran the full course). Again it was wet, and no-one else seemed to realise how much more grip there was around the outside, off the racing line. At one point I went 3-wide overtaking 2 others and at the start I took 2 around the outside too.
The long double-apex left hander at the end of the lap is fun too - it's easily flat out in the dry (though with quite a bit of g-force for a kart!) but on a drying track it's a massive challenge. :D
Our race last year was a double booking - the Vader Trophy lot (plus one dad, friend and girlfriend) and around 20 other drivers from another group.
VT finished 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and had the top girl in 12th too. Utter domination. :D
Like I say, we should be back next Saturday.
The indoor track at Dunston is excellent too. Massive ramp where the kart bottoms out, then a sharp left hander at the top, just as the kart goes light, then a big ramp down, where again the kart bottoms out.
Dave Ellis doesn't like that track.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2010 07:39PM by gav.