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LaValle



Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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Location: Ohio

PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: Karting is go! Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

12 karts in 5 laps? Nice work LaValle!
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Pepper
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Indeed ! Very Happy
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LaValle



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well done LaValle, looks like MadLaps may benefit from sponsorship yet Wink
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Steve



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To go faster, press harder with your right foot and dont use your left foot Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GO LAVELLE, wd m8, keep it up n u`ll climb tht ladder
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Middenrat
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

btw lookit the size of that bellmouth, I've got buckets smaller than that Shocked
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Pepper
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Wink

GOGOGO LAVALLE !!! Shocked
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JawZ



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

in all photos...where are the other karts...or whoever taking photos feel you may of errord while being photod while taking over Razz
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LaValle



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heh, 42 is a great number as it represents the answer to life, the universe and everything! GG LaV!
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LaValle



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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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