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Team Nigro 2007
Gingerman Raceway
Let me start off by saying that Gingerman was a real eye-opener for me with the new kart. Going from a KT100 last season to a 125 Shifter this season is a huge difference. Just looking at the kart I knew it would be fast but I was not ready for the heart pounding acceleration the first time out and ended up putting it the sand bar on turn 3. For those of you who don’t know the sand bar is about 20’ – 25’ off the track through the grass. Let’s just say it made for an interesting time trying to get all the sand out of the kart.
Team Nigro did not make the practice sessions on Friday due to some horrible traffic on the way to the event. What would normally take about 5 hours for Ron from Team Nigro HQ took almost 9 hours. Melissa and Loryn ran into that same traffic and did not get there until almost midnight Friday night. Good thing I left on Thursday night. J Friday I spent most of the day hanging out at the track taking some video, talking with Joe Sturm about the new kart and getting pretty decent sunburn. (Read More)
Going Green - Mythbusters Style
Nothing beats the raw power of a 125cc kart screaming down the front straight at most race tracks. It is a primal instinct in most drivers when they hear that motor roar that they are a beast on the hunt looking to take down their next prey. However I was intrigued when I saw that one of my favorite shows Mythbusters took on the challenge to create a "green" kart that could compete with the gas powered ones.
On Mythbusters, they like extreme tech. And, as far as they're concerned, racing go-karts at 90 mph with your butt half an inch off the ground certainly qualifies as extreme. With scary acceleration and speed, high-performance karts are as exhilarating as it gets in racing circles. But these track-only rides use two-stroke engines, which are notoriously dirty—one kart can spew as many pollutants as 100 cars. Mythbusters care about the environment and want to do their part, but still have a little fun. The Challenge: Could they create an electric kart that would outperform its noisy, gas-powered twin—and be just as thrilling?
Click here to read the full article on the Popular Mechanics website.
