The Karting Team Take Safety Seriously

Karting In The Footsteps of Champions

Yesterday saw the 3rd outing for the amusingly named Koks (Kingston
Official Karting Society) and an endurance race at local track of some
bloke called Lewis Hamilton.

The race format involved a half-hour qualification session, followed
by a 1 hour race with teams of 2 and a driver change after 30 minutes.

The karts we used were quicker than anything we have driven so far
this year, reaching speeds of 85mph on the main straight.

I was paired up, at random, with Aaron who has raced with the Koks for
the last 3 years; while feeling I may look crap in comparison, I was
more than happy to let his experiance earn us a decent grid position.

We qualified 8th out of 15 and I was to drive the first stint, a
little aprehensivly as most teams had opted to use their faster driver
first.

Off the line I gained two places up to 6th which I held throughout my
stint, catching the experianced Koks proved impossible although I was
able to drive away from 7th fairly easily.

I achieved my fastest lap on lap 28 and was about 2 seconds per lap
off the fastest guys, which I'm happy with.

I came in on lap 36 for our driver change which went smoothly and
Aaron went out and maintained our 6th position until the end of the
race.

After reading the telemetry printout we were pleased to have
maintained consistent lap times throughout.

Next Wednesday is a test day at the same track, Rye House, for the
national Uni championship and these karts will be even faster; bring
it on!

Alistair