TCCQ goes GoKarting - Archerfield - Saturday November 18

**thechuckster** · 10-10-2006, 02:25 PM

hi folks,

our club is going Gokarting and is looking for more numbers!

We're making a booking this week and it would be great to see people from this forum and other places outside the club to come along!

venue: Archerfield Speed Karts, Beaufighter Ave, Archerfield
when: Saturday Novermber 18, ~5pm onwards
cost: $55-60 depending on number of drivers (you also need one of their 'licenses', if you dont have one yet, they're $5)

what to bring: a warm jacket, long pants and some motorbike/pushbike gloves - all of which you dont mind getting a bit dirty. The place does have free helmets for loan but if you have your own comfortable brain-bucket, bring it.

food: there's some food onsale at the place - if enough people ask for it, we can bring along some sausages/bread and use the bbq on-site for some simple warm food, but we'll need volunteers to help cook.

where do i sign up: post a message here but ALSO send an email to wilbo who's our competition secretary <[email protected]> so he can keep track of numbers and people.

BTW: we're keen to join other club's events and would like to extend an invitation to other clubs to join ours - feel free to email comments/info to our club. We want a reverse a trend in low turn-out numbers and by banding together with other like-minded car clubs we can all grow as a toyota-driving community.

cheers and thanks!
Charles.

**Mr DOHC** · 04-11-2006, 10:12 PM

aw crap, i will be at the drags

**monkeymajik** · 05-11-2006, 07:20 PM

I was out there today with work.

The trick is to make sure you get a kart with brakes.

**-==L=a=N=c=E==-** · 06-11-2006, 01:04 PM

from memory, that cart track you only have to brake once, which is coming into the hairpin at the bottom of the track....

otherwise its flat out.

**monkeymajik** · 06-11-2006, 03:27 PM

Indeed!

But with no brakes, relying on engine braking and wind resistance to slow you for the hairpin does cost a bit of time

**-==L=a=N=c=E==-** · 06-11-2006, 03:32 PM

hahaha, i suppose... coulda slid around the corner.

Considering that from the big sweeper, down the straight, and into the hairpin, that gotta be goen atleast 80km/h+..... brakes would be nice.

**miss punk sx** · 06-11-2006, 08:38 PM

I see the compition is starting already!!

**thechuckster** · 07-11-2006, 10:23 AM

that hairpin's a tricky corner ... loose too much speed and the kart bogs down as you try to accell away from the corner - too much speed and you spin/stall in the corner.

the straight is also good for a bit of argy-bargy if you're heads-up with a competitor :-)