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administerturbo
06-30-2008, 10:07 AM
deal was too good to pass up. timing was almost perfect. not sure if i'll run it much this season. please don't laugh too much when i come in DFL for a year! it's a little older than ideal, but should be perfect to learn on. thanks to sean for instigating this whole purchase and jason for pushing me over the edge and starting this whole thing to begin with.

not only did i join the dark side, but it's also a honda...

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/nmanchin/Kart/IMG_0610.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/nmanchin/Kart/IMG_0609.jpg

no, i didn't tow it w/ the TT but it was a 15 year old turbo Audi. turned over 150k this trip.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/nmanchin/Kart/IMG_0606.jpg
gtfour77
06-30-2008, 10:49 AM
Congrats Nate!!!!!! Glad to hear you made it back in one piece....and with a cool new toy. Looking great, even has the F1 style steering wheel with all sorts of doo hickies...:f1:
SeanB
06-30-2008, 11:21 AM
Nate congrats... I think you'll have a blast. Its a little older tub, but you've gone tons of spares and other cool parts.

Any plans to repaint it? Outta paint it black, goes with the TowAudi.
SentraWV
06-30-2008, 01:02 PM
Any plans to repaint it? Outta paint it black, goes with the TowAudi.

Just don't follow the Honda F-1 team and try and go global with it. :tongue:

NP: Zappa, Have I Offended Someone?
Jason V
06-30-2008, 02:23 PM
Congrats Nate.. you are in for a whole lot of fun!!! I was wondering if you took the plunge!!

The Darkside Grows!!! so who is next????
administerturbo
06-30-2008, 02:38 PM
Congrats Nate.. you are in for a whole lot of fun!!! I was wondering if you took the plunge!!

The Darkside Grows!!! so who is next????

Jason,

Who's your fuel supply? i've got a few gallons of C12 left but am trying to locate a steady supplier.
SeanB
06-30-2008, 02:49 PM
I know of atleast two people who are sort or looking.
crobin4
06-30-2008, 03:09 PM
Congrats Nate! I'll be looking for a fun run on that! We're a little closer in size than Jason and I. Hope to see you next month. Missed you last event!:f1:
Jason V
06-30-2008, 03:17 PM
Mr Holeshots in "downtown" Poca sells VP c12. I have about 2 gallons left myself... and I use redline 2 cycle kart oil for pre-mix 6 oz per gallon.. Did Ryan tell you what he used and how much??

BTW I now have 4" pedal extentions for fun runs and I down-sized to an XLT ribtect seat from my old XXL TIllett t10
RobbieNelson
06-30-2008, 03:20 PM
The Darkside Grows!!! so who is next????

Hopefully me. :biggrin:
administerturbo
06-30-2008, 04:09 PM
Mr Holeshots in "downtown" Poca sells VP c12. I have about 2 gallons left myself... and I use redline 2 cycle kart oil for pre-mix 6 oz per gallon.. Did Ryan tell you what he used and how much??

BTW I now have 4" pedal extentions for fun runs and I down-sized to an XLT ribtect seat from my old XXL TIllett t10

great, thanks!

he's using (and i plan to also use) amsoil DOMINATOR 2-Cycle Oil. 20:1
gtfour77
06-30-2008, 04:19 PM
Nate, you can also buy 112 octane at BeaveRun... By the way there are going to be 3 karts up there now... another one joined the dark side:
http://www.racepa.com/content/index.php?topic=6128.msg88805;topicseen#new

It's Mark Andy who is an incredible driver and mechanic....should be a good competition!

Hmmm... I was going to look for an ES car, now I might just look into a kart for next year to join all the fun...hmmm...hmmmm
SeanB
06-30-2008, 05:17 PM
Consider that one set of tires on a kart costs less than a single Celica tire. Yeah, it'll be a LOT cheaper to race than any other vehicle.

If my shoulder wasn't permanently screwed I'd be in a kart right now.
Jason V
07-01-2008, 07:30 AM
Nate... I saw your post on EKN... I have a motor builder out of columbus oh who did the port work on my motor and also has a ton of experience with the honda stuff .. his day job is with Rahal's IRL program. Anyhow he would be more than capable of checking the motor over and give you a good idea of what has been done to it port wise and compression wise. I will dig up his number for ya.
administerturbo
07-01-2008, 08:50 AM
Nate... I saw your post on EKN... I have a motor builder out of columbus oh who did the port work on my motor and also has a ton of experience with the honda stuff .. his day job is with Rahal's IRL program. Anyhow he would be more than capable of checking the motor over and give you a good idea of what has been done to it port wise and compression wise. I will dig up his number for ya.

perfect! and columbus is close. thank you, i know ryan took pretty good care of the engine but would like to know where it's at and have it refreshed so i can start my own maintenance interval program...