Karting Corner

1 - Sandown

Due to a bad case of falling damp, the Sandown six hour race has been postponed until the 17th August. Colin and I were receiving calls from 'worried of everywhere' expressing concern about spending six hours in an open car on slick tyres when it was absolutely chucking it down - Wimps. The forecast was so bad on Friday we decided to postpone. Needless to say, Saturday was a lot better but with the information to hand on Friday we felt it was better not to run. A shower during the race is one thing, but six hours in heavy rain wouldn't be very nice and raises the possibility of someone getting hurt. We have lost a couple of teams due to the change of date so there are places available if anyone wants in, Colin or I have some spare sets of regs.

2 - Slipstream 24 Hours

Slipstream Racing has organised a 24 hour endurance race for up to 15 teams of 5-10 drivers on 4th-5th of October. The cost per team is £500 with a 50% deposit being required with the entry. With a one hour pre-race practice/qualifying session, that works out at just £20 per hour. There are two entries in already, if you are interested call Gary or Van on 01276 685655. Slipstream now has a large electronic display just after the start/finish line which shows the last lap time of each car - so everyone - your team mates, the other drivers, etc. can see how slow you are going. I don't know if the new board has provided an extra incentive, but the track record is now down to 29.76s.

3 - Where to Now?