New Karts at Rush Hour

Stephen Westerfield · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:59 pm

With all the talk of karting in the meeting location thread, just thought I'd ask if anyone has been to Rush Hour and tried the new karts. Judi and I were out there last Friday and had a blast, but I didn't really notice them being any faster. I think I was within a few tenths of my fastest time in the old karts. They were a little bit easier to get in/out of though.

KouroshNeshat · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:38 pm

hmm.

now is the best time to drive them, or else they'll get beat to shit and end up like a handful of the old karts they had.

i was planning on going yesterday to try them.

Stephen Westerfield · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:07 am

Just realized this should probably be in the lounge. Feel free to move it.

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:26 pm

uh oh.. i hear a trip coming .. club trip! :sing:

Judi Westerfield · **Posted:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:49 pm

If you haven't been Karting, go Karting!!! That was a blast!

KouroshNeshat · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:03 pm

these karts are def. different. in a better way.

there is a lot of wheel hop compared to the older ones (but that was easily fixed). they are better because they are all the same speed. the older ones were hit or miss. i like these a lot better. I went with ray a week or so ago. took me 2 races to finally figure these suckers out. not as comfortable as the older ones. but it'll do

my quickest lap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF5XLN7L13w

and someone hitting the wall. hah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgSaAd8LHlA

def. want/need to go back to try and get into the 29's

Judi Westerfield · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:19 am

We went back Friday night. Another great time!

Mark Barnes · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:40 am

we drove the new karts a couple weeks ago. More wheel hop and plows like a dump truck. Drove good when I moved the seat forward but the lock would not hold the seat and it slides back (and your belts come loose). I liked sliding the old karts instead of the tooth loosening hop.

Stephen Westerfield · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:50 am

Mark Barnes wrote:

we drove the new karts a couple weeks ago. More wheel hop and plows like a dump truck. Drove good when I moved the seat forward but the lock would not hold the seat and it slides back (and your belts come loose). I liked sliding the old karts instead of the tooth loosening hop.

We've been twice now with the new carts. First time the wheel hop wasn't noticeable. Second time (about a week and a half ago), lots of wheel hop though. I found myself lifting a lot more than normally needed to combat it.

Mark Barnes · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:55 am

you are supposed to lift?

Stephen Westerfield · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:11 pm

Mark Barnes wrote:

you are supposed to lift?

Normally only for the back corner, but I did find it helped with the wheel hop last time.

Keith Vail · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:10 pm

Stephen Westerfield wrote:

Mark Barnes wrote:

we drove the new karts a couple weeks ago. More wheel hop and plows like a dump truck. Drove good when I moved the seat forward but the lock would not hold the seat and it slides back (and your belts come loose). I liked sliding the old karts instead of the tooth loosening hop.

We've been twice now with the new carts. First time the wheel hop wasn't noticeable. Second time (about a week and a half ago), lots of wheel hop though. I found myself lifting a lot more than normally needed to combat it.

Tell the guys to soften the kart's chassis setup. When a kart gets too much grip for the chassis to handle it starts to hop. This is most likely a result of the amount of rubber laid down on that track. Though somehow I doubt you will be able to get the guys to change the kart setup if they even know how to. :lol:

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Yeah, the hopping about in the new karts really sucks but they are faster at least, I was about a second on average faster than I was in the old karts. I'd think they would be even faster if they could get rid of the wheel hop.

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

I went Friday afternoon. They did hop around quite a bit during the fast right hand 180 degree sweeper opposite the pits, but the thing I don't like about the karts is having to reach so far forward for the steering wheel. Later that night, my neck and shoulders were incredibly sore.... Starting to wonder if the 3/24 NASA kart race at VIR is such a good idea.

KouroshNeshat · **Posted:** Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:46 am

leaning forward helps a lot. or at least trying to set your position towards the front of the kart. i dropped more than half a second by doing that.

there was a guy hitting 29.0 on youtube with these new karts. unfortunately you cant really see seat position with the go pro cams. but if you see his videos of the back corner, its very smooth. not sure if he lifts of not, i havnt watched it with sound yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewfxzK0rLjU

a critical turn (other than that back corner) is the first left then right turn after the start. ive seen many of seconds (or at least fractions of sec) drop by trying a different line there.

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