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LaValle
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 193 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Karting is go! |
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Well, last week my karting season started off with a big...well...downpour.
But this didn't stop the "Ohio Valley Karting Association" from running a little...
The OVKA may have some of the strangest racing rules in the world. For one thing, there's no qualifying- a computer picks the starting order for the first of 2 prefinal races at random. Since I am a "rookie" karter in OVKA I had to start at the back- 17th out of 17 to be precise. And in an 8 lap race you might think thats not very good odds. But there's a catch- the field is inverted for the 2nd race, giving me the pole!
Anyways, here I am in 17th place coming to the green. I look up at the starting lights, (the flagmen were to lazy to wave green flags), and I go.
I must have really gone when I saw that green, because i passed 12 karts in the 1st 5 laps, putting me in a respectable 5th. I may have made some pretty dumbass moves in that race, like the one where I tried to pass 4 karts on the inside leading into a hairpin, but I did turn a couple heads by pulling those moves.
So, 17th to 5th in the first race. I'm on pole for the second race. Everything looks great. Then the rain comes down. Hard.
So there's my first race weekend for you. And here's some pictures!
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DaCheese
Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 1471 Location: GMR Towers, South Shropshire, UK.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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12 karts in 5 laps? Nice work LaValle! _________________
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Pepper Site Admin
Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 851 Location: wooops...
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed ! |
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LaValle
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 193 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Although I did have a very good race, I'm still not in any position to be cocky, seeing as there were 2 karts who turned a lap almost a whole second faster than me. I think I have the driving part down, but I'm going to have to learn how to make the kart faster to win. |
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Middenrat actual speed
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 2260 Location: Location: Location.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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well done LaValle, looks like MadLaps may benefit from sponsorship yet _________________
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Steve
Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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To go faster, press harder with your right foot and dont use your left foot |
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DanTheMan
Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 1668
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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GO LAVELLE, wd m8, keep it up n u`ll climb tht ladder _________________ Never underestimate the power of stupidity. |
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Middenrat actual speed
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 2260 Location: Location: Location.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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btw lookit the size of that bellmouth, I've got buckets smaller than that _________________
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Pepper Site Admin
Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 851 Location: wooops...
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:23 am Post subject: |
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I see you have the Number 42... is it a hasard ?
The 1st of July 1973, Ayrton Senna had his first win in Karting... with that number
GOGOGO LAVALLE !!! |
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JawZ
Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1991 Location: Bedfordshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:58 am Post subject: |
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in all photos...where are the other karts...or whoever taking photos feel you may of errord while being photod while taking over _________________
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LaValle
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 193 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:10 am Post subject: |
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Those photos were taken in preseason testing, hence the lack of other karts. Besides, with the size of the fie in the OVKA, you probably couldn't find me to take a picture of me anyways. |
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Galahad
Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 95
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Heh, 42 is a great number as it represents the answer to life, the universe and everything! GG LaV! |
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LaValle
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 193 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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And Galhad's tasty little tidbit there is exactly the reason for the number 42. Now if only our tow vehicle was a Ford Prefect...
From now on, you can check on my karting season at my blog, http://www.camarrow42.blogspot.com , because by the end of the season I'd have totally filled up the forum with pictures of my kart. |
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