Houston Oppos, A Karting Challenge at MSR Houston!

"Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)" (6speedhaven) 09/28/2016 at 16:48 • Filed to: None

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MSR Houston’s logo.

For each of October’s 4 Saturdays, you can have a good time for only $200. Can’t make it to one day? Dedicating 3 Saturdays for Karting will qualify you for the championship point standings.

Rise and shine!

The Challenge will have 4 rounds, each Saturday being one round.

Each round will feature:

10-minute practice, 10-minute qualifying and 20-minute race

10 karts per practice & qualifying sessions

Drivers will randomly pick their kart each session

Championship details:

Based on best 3 finishes

Points will be awarded for fastest lap in all qualifying sessions

Trophies will be awarded to Top 3 in each round

Top 3 Championship finishers will receive trophies, plus $200 for 1st, $100 for 2nd, & $50 for 3rd

Though the prize rewards may not be too beneficial, it’s not bad. If you do well, you can make some or all of your money back.

I’m in Kart #12!

This isn’t my first time in the Challenge. I signed up for their !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! over a year ago and tied for 3rd and managed to come out on top from that tie. I’m signing up and if you’re in the area, you should too! There are also karting vouchers they give out for each race winner, pole position qualifier, as well as for each person who overtakes the most positions in a race.

Another great thing about the Challenge is they know rubbin’s racin’! None of that pussy footing ‘don’t run into another kart’ like the silly indoor karting tracks with their annoying electric karts.

To sign up, you’ll need to call Michael and let him know you’re interested and he can explain any questions you may have about the Challenge. Michael is the awesome head honcho of the karting track at MSR. Payment can be made when you show up for the first day of the Challenge.

He drives an E46 M3!

The folks that raced in 2015, who graciously agreed to take a photo with my ugly face in it while giving 2 thumbs up.

EL_ULY > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/28/2016 at 16:57

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the radness!!!!

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > EL_ULY 09/28/2016 at 16:59

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What are your Saturdays like for October? *crosses fingers* haha

EL_ULY > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/28/2016 at 17:06

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working from 7-5 :’(

The one Saturday I’m off, i’m flying out to Mexico DF

I can’t even make it to C&C this Saturday.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > EL_ULY 09/28/2016 at 17:11

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That sucks, oh well.

I haven’t been to C&C since the event left Vintage Park. Can’t justify waking up early to see a bunch of cars parked anymore.

EL_ULY > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/28/2016 at 17:15

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lol I’m right there with ya homie. I went last time only because I have family in town. Fancy cars like that are pretty much out of my system. It’s more of an event for 11-25 year old boys and their cellphones.

I wish I could go to those MSR events for sure dude. If you go, have fun, whoop some ass, and be safe.

facw > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/28/2016 at 17:23

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Sounds fun. Unfortunately I think I’m too busy with work/prone to sleeping all weekend to be able to do it.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > facw 09/28/2016 at 17:29

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Less sleep is possible when you’re hyped up for some racing :P

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > EL_ULY 09/28/2016 at 17:29

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Thanks, hopefully my cousin can come along with me for one of the rounds and take pics so I can do another write up!

citizennick > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/28/2016 at 18:09

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I was at MSR in February and thought “damn that go-kart track looks fun”

I will be in Houston sometime later this month, not exactly sure what dates.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > citizennick 09/28/2016 at 19:12

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It’s a great time out on the karting track. If you’re fast enough in the regular karts, you can get on a slightly faster (LF kart = little faster) kart for $45. I think one has to do at least a 1:03.9. I was able to qualify and laid down a low 59 second lap in their LF karts. An 18 second difference from my first time there in 2013.

citizennick > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/28/2016 at 22:24

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They do karting events at my local track here but I haven’t had a chance to take part in them. I’ve been thinking of trying to get in on a track day while I’m down there, depending on what their schedule is like.

RACECAR > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 09/29/2016 at 21:41

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Dang! I wanna do this bad but doing potty training and wife got a weekend job now. Sad face. Twelve of us are goin Nov 12 for a go kart morning.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > RACECAR 09/29/2016 at 22:33

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:( oh well.

12 folks? Family/friends outing or gearheads?

RACECAR > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 10/01/2016 at 21:27

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Gearheads and a newbie to karts.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > RACECAR 10/01/2016 at 22:04

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Ah. Finished the first round of the challenge today. They ran the track in the counter-clockwise direction.

Nobody was quicker than me, so the next race I am going to be held back in some way. Could be decided with a ballast or delayed start or something else.