This Is Why You Should Kart

"Pramoda Ravi (Promo)" (pramoda-ravi) 04/25/2014 at 12:21 • Filed to: None

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Do you enjoy road racing? Good, I do too. What do I do to improve my skills in the cheapest and safest way possible? Go karting. It might seem silly but Kart 2 Kart in Sterling Heights Michigan is one of the best places (In SE MI) to go to fine tune your skills.

I attended an endurance race there last night, 2.4 hours of pure racing. Pulling 1.5+ G's going around corners for 2.4 hours between yourself and a team mate is a terrific experience for anyone who loves road racing. It deserves respect; it challenges your body and mind. The difficulty comes in when you're trying to stay consistent. Our team put 270 laps in, with an average of 26.4 including the three pit stops we made to change drivers. Having a Lemons car and participating in Lemons, this enduro is the next best thing.

Three things that are challenging in road racing exist in karting. The difficulty to pass correctly without contact, the struggle of staying consistent lap after lap, and the smooth factor. Seat time is great, more seat time you get no matter if it's in a race car or a kart; it's seat time that improves your driving ability. So get behind the seat of a kart and have a crack at it. You'd be amazed at how difficult it is to cut 2/10 ths of a second off your lap time.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Pramoda Ravi (Promo) 04/25/2014 at 12:34

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Man I've heard great things about Kart 2 Kart. I really gota get over that way (I live down by airport)

Party-vi > Pramoda Ravi (Promo) 04/25/2014 at 12:43

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I am unfortunately too fat to cart.

2BWise > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/25/2014 at 12:59

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K2K is the best option of the karting places in SE MI. It can be a bit of a hike, but if you go and do an enduro or bring a bunch of friends and do a few open sessions it is totally worth it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 2BWise 04/25/2014 at 13:05

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hows the pricing?

And maybe we should do an OPPO K2K day

jesuschrysler-geo-cpt-planet > Pramoda Ravi (Promo) 04/25/2014 at 13:19

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Couldn't agree more. Karting is fun as hell. For those in Southern Wisconsin or Northern Indiana/Illinois: Sugar River Raceway has always been a great experience for me. Pricing is reasonable and the track is challenging, electronic timing and all that jazz.

http://www.sugarriverraceway.com/

MINI COOPER POWAH! > Pramoda Ravi (Promo) 04/25/2014 at 13:20

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Bring it..... (140 at daytona)

mazdaspeed2 > Pramoda Ravi (Promo) 04/25/2014 at 13:29

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I actually might be doing a kart endurance race this summer!