Central Region Karting Grand Prix

[nickyboy]

So, Whos up for it?

Gonna try and arrange it for the end of July/beginning of August

Looked into a few places across the region and the best places i've found are:

Oxford Karting

Min' drivers: 6
Max' drivers: 12 Price: £40 per driver


Format:
Arrive, sign in
Select race suits, helmets and gloves
Drivers briefing, safety, kart familiarisation
6 Practice laps to qualify for grid position
Race - first driver to cover 75 laps
Presentation




Slipstream in MK which do the following:

GRAND PRIX SPECIAL - £40.00 PER DRIVER

Grand Prix Special is for groups of 15 or more, consisting of kit allocation, drivers briefing, practice laps, 6 x 6 lap heats, 4 semi finals of 8 laps and the first two across the line in each semi go through to the Grand Final of 10 laps. Trophies for the top three drivers across the line, plus a trophy for the fastest lap of the meeting. This guarantees each driver a minimum of 7 races.

GRAND PRIX - £35.00 PER DRIVER

Grand Prix is for groups of 15 or more, consisting of kit allocation, drivers briefing, practice laps, 6 x 6 lap heats for each driver with the top 8 point scorers go through to the Grand Final of 10 laps. Trophies for the first three across the line plus trophy for the fastest lap of the event. Grand Prix’s can be arranged for smaller groups where the format would be practice laps and the amount of heats would depend on the amount of drivers’ with the top 8 point scorers going through to the Grand Final of 10 laps.

Klub Kart in Aylesbury

The F2 Grand Prix
(Minimum 16)
4 Practice Laps per driver
(all grid sizes 6-8 drivers)
3 heats per driver of 14 laps
2 x Semi Finalsof 16 laps
1 Final of 18 laps
Price per driver £40



Give me your input peeps, best value seems to be Oxford as we all get the same amount of track time as apose to the other where if you dont qualify in the semi's etc then thats your time over. I aint saying that just cos its in Oxford, i got no probs with going elsewhere.

So, what ya think? Price etc? they're all about the same ££ wise

[Zoe]

Mk

[Gaz]

I am WELL up for this..

Oxford seems to sound pretty good.. but if thats an endurance of 75 laps it may put some people off, if thats all they offer..

The Milton Keynes one looks the best choice though, when i did the karting event with davescav and steve dowdings etc thats the kind of format we had and it was great fun!

My 2p anyway

[nickyboy]

Just watched a vid of the MK venue and it looks pretty good.

Apparently i have to trust Zoes judgement lmao

[Gaz]

lol, cool, wheres this vid exactly? got a link?

oxford layout looks better than aylesbury anyhow

Nick
Zoe
Gaz

[xx 5id xx]

I would love to ..its immense fun ... but somebody is getting married, so I can't be there....

[Zoe]

Just watched a vid of the MK venue and it looks pretty good.

Apparently i have to trust Zoes judgement lmao

says the man that said morning at 11pm lmao

I really would go with MK,been before and it was great! Milton keynes also has good places to eat after!!!!

[Matt N]

Might be up for it, MK is good for me too.. nice and close :P. Would need as much notice as poss though to make sure I'm not working.

[Gaz]

Seems like MK is winning so far.. come on people it'll be a great laugh

[Addz]

May I come? Not technically in the Central region, but close to the border. Plus i know more Central miggers than South East miggers.

Are we on about 'clutchless' go karts? I.e. 2 pedals?

[davescav]

Milton Keynes, and go for the £35 option as the minimum track time people will get is exactley the same on the £35 and the £40 options. Only the good people [cough]me[/cough][cough]Gaz[/cough] will benefit from extra goes for a fiver.

[Colonel K]

skinty-licious as usual. Oh well.

[Rosh]

us students can't afford to eat bake bens on toast let alone 40 squid. good idea though. any cheaper alternatives?

[Oakey22]

Could i come, i am from Derbyshire so not really ym area, but i love karting.

[davescav]

I'm sure Nick won't mind, come along, tis always good to meet new faces

[nickyboy]

Any peeps may come

I was thinking of the £35 one Dave

They do prizes etc for fastest lap and the final, i shall arrange tropheys too if they dont do em

[Nobbie]

Mk looks best, aylesbury is good, but the track is quite small and the kart not back endable!

[nickyboy]

I assume Nobbie speaks of experience lmao

[Nobbie]

Yeah, kept crashing as i was slamming it into the bend, expecting the back end to come out, and no pwer left to do it.

[jimmi]

can out me down as a maybe sounds like a good call

[Tom Williams]

Guys, can we make this members only please unless spaces become available and there are no members left to fill the space

thanks

[Zoe]

can out me down as a maybe sounds like a good call

Hehe good boy

[nickyboy]

Guys, can we make this members only please unless spaces become available and there are no members left to fill the space

thanks

Yes, at the mo it will be just club members with non-members making up the numbers if not anough.

Note, we need around 20 peeps to make a good day, min 15

[jimmi]

haha only cause u twisted my arm:P

but yeah definately sounds like good fun

[Zoe]

I'm trying to make the numbers up thats why lmao