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Message started by Troy Morris Jr. on 08/16/06 at 10:18pm

Title: Go Cart Racing
Post by Troy Morris Jr. on 08/16/06 at 10:18pm

Hey

How many people would be interested in go cart racing. I am talking about real racing with real go carts. What would the interest be if we opened a track and started promoting go carts on Friday nights or Sunday afternoons? This is just food for thought, if I can get enough interest, I might be able to work something out. A friend of mine owns the bakersfield cart track out by hart park and if I can get enough interest I might approach him about opening it back up and promoting some good cart racing. You can shoot me an email or just post a response.

Troy

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Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by dirtboxhero on 08/17/06 at 8:32am

yeah, racin is racin.....whats the cost like on those? arent they like yamaha 100's or something?

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by barrett00j on 08/17/06 at 8:39am

there is a guy at my work that was real heavy into that a couple of years ago i will talk to him and see if he is still interseed in doing it

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by BurbLover on 08/17/06 at 12:38pm

They have this one (www.p1kartcircuit.com) here in Tucson. It's a blast. I've been out a few times on the regular rentals. They go about 45 (per GPS). If you go to http://www.outsidepole.net/forum/ and scroll down to the P1 Kart Circuit Forum, you can see some cool videos.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by Troy Morris Jr. on 08/22/06 at 4:52pm

I am not seeing any interest in this venture. Anyone care???

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 1 on 08/22/06 at 4:56pm

I THINK GO KART RACING COULD BE FUN. I DONT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE AS FUN AS DIRT RACING OR NOT BUT I BET IT WOULD STILL BE A LOT OF FUN. U ALSO GOTTA THINK WHO HAS KIDS??? THIS IS A GOOD PLACE FOR KIDS TO START RACING ALSO

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by fromthegrandstands on 08/22/06 at 5:24pm

Troy,

Where are you talking about doing gocart racing and what type of gocart racing are you talking about?

I know there IS already gocart racing in many cities, for instance Santa Maria has a really cool track, and I'm pretty sure Bakersfield has a track too.

These are ROAD COURSE tracks. I know some guys who use to do DIRT OVAL karting too over in the Central Valley someplace (Maybe Fresno area?)

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 1 on 08/22/06 at 5:46pm

I THINK DOING SOME DIRT OVAL GO KART RACING WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by Troy Morris Jr. on 08/22/06 at 5:46pm

I have a friend that owns the old bakersfield cart club out by hart park. it is road course style racing. i know several years ago it was pretty big. it would be professional style racing for kids or adults. i would not be providing the carts, it would be something you would have to provide like any other race car. i would work to make this as big as possible. i would need some help however, i figure it would be a few years before this would be completly self sufficient.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 1 on 08/22/06 at 5:48pm

WELL TROY WHAT KINDA HELP WOULD U NEED WITH THIS??

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by Troy Morris Jr. on 08/22/06 at 9:48pm

This is still just a thought, if I can get the support I will approach the owner of the track.

The place is pretty run down so I would need help getting it back in order, painting, lawn care, general repairs. Just the stuff that makes the place work. If you can think of it we would need it. Officials, scoreers, flag man, tech, gate workers, concession employees, everything!! I would like to come up with a plan of action and present it to the track owner. My thinking is, let us use the track for a year or two to get established and then start renting it from him. i dont have any money to invest so this would be a joint effort on everybodies part.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by hschamp90 on 08/23/06 at 8:04am

I know the bakersfield kart club moved to button willow a few years ago. Why did that kart club leave the facility you talk about? Another BIG thing you need to think about is Insurance. I believe it's not cheap. I think a dirt oval kart track would be a better starting place. I've been waiting years for a dirt kart track in the santa maria area but nothing has came to frutition.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by Chris_Kearns on 08/23/06 at 9:03am

I believe kart count and interest at a Dirt Track would far out weigh a road course.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by RaceDad on 08/23/06 at 9:25am

I believe Kings speedway may still have an 1/8 th mile out
back by the Pits,contact Frank Diaz. Also Tulare used to run
a 1/10th dirt track behind the big track.
SMS tried to run dirt Karts many years ago in turn four ,but not enough interest.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by lwiseracing on 08/23/06 at 9:47am

CHOWCHILLA HAS A DIRT OVAL FOR GO KARTS AND QUADS I HAVE WENT THER TO RACE QUADS AND SEAN KARTS LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN I WOULD GET A KART FOR ME AND MY SON IF THERE WHERE A DIRT OVAL FOR KARTS CLOSER YOU CAN GO TO CHOWCILLABARNBUNER.COM CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by sj_valley_dave on 08/23/06 at 10:57am

Tulare still has their track behind the big oval, but Kings pulled out the kart track and expanded the pit area into what used to be the kart track.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by brummi5050 on 08/23/06 at 7:44pm

I think taft has a dirt oval that many people run during the off season. Its on the east side of the 119.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by Troy Morris Jr. on 08/23/06 at 10:24pm

The only reason I was considering this is because the track is just setting their. If we were to start a dirt track, I would have to start it from the ground up and I dont have the resouces for that. I would need land, buildings and the list would go on and on. If someone has a chunk of property that they would like to lease out or lend out for several years while this get up and running I am sure we as a community of racers could make it work.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by RacingBabes06 on 08/24/06 at 12:28pm

the whole go cart racing thing sounds like super fun. i think it would be an awsome experience for the young racers to get started on. i know a few kids and families that would want to participate in this.!

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by BKFLD-SPDWY on 08/24/06 at 12:35pm

We did a trial race during intermission last year with dirt karts and it was cool. Get the karts together again and I'll give you dates. My kid wants to do it also, were do I find a dirt kart for him? Scott

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by hschamp90 on 08/24/06 at 1:19pm

For Dirt oval kart racing the track needs to have minimal banking, a couple degrees banking. also check out "www.qrckarts.com". A 500cc kart in my opinion would be bad ass fun.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by the_dirt_hurt on 08/24/06 at 2:15pm

Here ya go these things are bad ass:

http://qrc-allstars.com/2004video/5-28-04-openlap.wmv

http://qrc-allstars.com/2004video/5-28-04larsontolead.wmv

http://www.kylelarsonracing.com/video/knoxville2004-1.wmv

(the last video highlites a kid named Kyle Larson who is the next real deal racer. he has won it all in outlaw karts and now this year started racing midgets in Arizona at Manzy. Oh yeah he just turned 14.)

These outlaw karts are pretty low cost but they FLY even Gray Jacob liked them a bunch and was always covering the indoor series races in the winter.

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by lwiseracing on 08/24/06 at 4:27pm

THATS BAD ASS THOSE OUTLAW KARTS LOOK FUN WHATS THE COST TO GET A RACE READY KART?

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by lmfan01 on 08/24/06 at 6:31pm

that cart track is to narrowfor passing . thats why B K C left . I K F would not give them a race date on that track anymore

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
Post by lmfan01 on 08/24/06 at 6:35pm

Scott . . . Talk to that kid in the mini stock #51 I heard that he raced go karts . Mabey he still has one

Title: Re: Go Cart Racing
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