Mushroom Rally 2019

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/04/2019 at 15:00 • Filed to: Mushroom Rally, k1 speed, go-karts

Thank you to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for the ticket to this really fun event

Took a trip down to LA to drive go karts at K1 Torrance. The event was the Mushroom Rally, a Mario Kart themed race that takes place in multiple locations through the year and the best drivers/ people with the most star points get invited to the Ch ampionship in Los Vegas.

I went down and a friend of mine went with me to take a small vacation. Funny story our group of friends were having dinner at this great German r estaurant here in SLO and I told them I was going down and my buddy wanted to go to destress before finals. Ah those last minute plans over pints of beer.

Me (final race)

Anyway, we got to K1 the suggested half hour before my race time. Walked in to lots of people in costume (supplied by the organizers), a bunch of games, and go karting.

Me and my buddy that went with me

I got into a Bowser ... I guess onesie? or maybe cheap kigurumi?... for my race. I was in race #3 for the day so while waiting my friend and I just decided to hang out and watch the races since he has done a lot of karting and worked at a karting place. The games didn’t look all that exciting and I was there for the races not the extras. Then came my race. It was quite fun and very interesting since the heat races were all random and you’d have to pass the slow people. We didn’t start in a grid, but rather came out of the pits in a single file trying for the fastest lap time to win.

Look podium and everything

Got a “medal” and a sheet representing the race time via graph, but not really any info on the lines... so useless

I placed second with a very quick time. Then we didn’t know what to do. There was no briefing and felt a bit poorly organized. Finally found someone to ask about other races. Found the top 10 fastest people from all the heats would get to take on a final race. Even in second my time was faster the the 1st places in other heats. So we hung out and enjoyed the place till the final race came up. Now that was a race! With just fast people on the track you could really hammer it around and I made quite the time. Had an asshole not started fighting with me I probably would have gotten faster and placed higher than 4th, but it was an epic time!

I am #4 in this (final race)

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Bonus large cats I saw while watching TV that morning

Also he and I have a date this Friday, so thanks again IM!

DISCUSSION (8)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CaptDale - is secretly British
04/04/2019 at 15:24

I’ve gotta reach out to IM and thank him for the tickets too! Went there on Satur day with [redacted] Oppo user and we also were confused with the general lack of organization going on. As well as the lack of anything mario kart other than the costumes basically. I had gone into it thinking it was going to be some sort of VR experience. I was REALLY looking forward to getting blue shelled and all of that. When I saw the bal loons on karts, I thought it was going to be some sort of dangerous dart gun game or something and got excited. I mean the event was fun, just because of making the last race and the competitive level there. But [redacted] Oppo user didnt place so he got one race for the day. I managed to come in second by 2/10ths in the final race.

I’ll post the picture of my costume choice at some point haha.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
04/04/2019 at 15:30

Did you? Was it the 16th? Cause I looked for the other Oppos that got tickets, but didn’t see anyone. Yeah while what I envisioned in my head wasn’t there the racing was still fun!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CaptDale - is secretly British
04/04/2019 at 15:32

The 30th. Were you there the same day as us? haha whoops, would have definitely met up if we knew that!

We ended up going to go kart world down the street to get in another race. That place was a shit show though and I should probably post about that ghetto place.

His Stigness > CaptDale - is secretly British
04/04/2019 at 16:21

I’m the redacted Oppo. I’m hurt he didn’t even mention I drove (although he had to put up my charging crap).

I got my ass kicked because there was too much traffic. I was bummed I on;y got one race so it was my idea to go around the corner to Go Kart World, and that did not turn out well either. So on Tuesday we went to MB2 in TO and now I’ve gone there a million time in the last two days. WWD started by kicking my ass and then last night I destroyed his time and now I’m one of the five fastest of the week.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > CaptDale - is secretly British
04/04/2019 at 16:26

Nice! Last min plans over a pint of beer (or vodka soda if you are a white girl like me) are the best haha. Have fun on Friday!

CaptDale - is secretly British > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
04/04/2019 at 16:41

heck yes they are! And thanks I will

CaptDale - is secretly British > His Stigness
04/04/2019 at 16:43

My buddy wants to go to Go Kart World. I haven’t been there since long before they did a lot of upgrades. Need to try them again.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
04/04/2019 at 16:44

That place used to be good. I thought with their recent-ish updates they would be ev en better.