bmwohio Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Now they are saying 'early February' for opening to public.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Went with the SCCA guys last Friday and it was much more fun than I was expecting it to be. I was kinda hoping it would be a letdown so that I wouldn't have to keep going back and spending $$$ but it was a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwohio Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Went with the SCCA guys last Friday and it was much more fun than I was expecting it to be. I was kinda hoping it would be a letdown so that I wouldn't have to keep going back and spending $$$ but it was a great time. Yea, I was supposed to go to that too...heard it was a good time.....Andy, even with the 'slip n slide' conditions?? I hope they 'grate' it a little for some more traction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 It's out if their hands. Thay have done all they can to be open. The city is dragging their feet with the paperwork. So they have been optimistic on the timing for that paperwork to be cleared. It is what it is. At least they are here. I'll be posting a private CR meeting later today, I hope. Waiting for a call back. Set up two events yesterday with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Can someone confirm that this will be worth a shit before I plunk down $50? it's an amazing track , The 9hp karts have enough unf to hold controlled slides through most of the corners, The course is very drift friendly and the karts are very controllable. The guy who owns the place is a instructor for NASA and races with the miata guys. I've been there once and can't wait to go back best time so far, 41.6 I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yea, I was supposed to go to that too...heard it was a good time.....Andy, even with the 'slip n slide' conditions?? I hope they 'grate' it a little for some more traction We were discussing that a little amongst ourselves. I'm absolutely with you...I'd love for it not to be a drift fest. Problem is, as I've been told is those polished concrete floors are VERY durable, if you start to open up the surface it will lead to it breaking down over time and turning to junk. That and if you could carry the corner speed those things are capable of it would mean crashes at much higher rates of speed if / when you get it wrong. Just means you have to figure out a different means of driving for that application. No matter what you're doing it's all about maximizing what you've got so I found the challenge to be quite fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yea, I was supposed to go to that too...heard it was a good time.....Andy, even with the 'slip n slide' conditions?? I hope they 'grate' it a little for some more traction It was a good time and more fun than I thought it'd be. The only downside is that there was inconsistency in the karts. There were a couple that were so tail happy they were really hard to drive. Still fun but no hope of being fast if you got one of those. Hopefully they can make them more consistent over time. I don't think they'll be able to grate the floor because it will open it up for degradation over time. That polished concrete surface is strong and will last well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I think like any track as rubber builds up it will get less slick. I agree about inconsistency in kart ax My last kart was too twitchy and caused me to hit the wall a few times too many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90G60 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 It was a good time and more fun than I thought it'd be. The only downside is that there was inconsistency in the karts. There were a couple that were so tail happy they were really hard to drive. Still fun but no hope of being fast if you got one of those. Hopefully they can make them more consistent over time. I don't think they'll be able to grate the floor because it will open it up for degradation over time. That polished concrete surface is strong and will last well. Damn that kart #16 :fuuuu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Get out the VHT and spray it down :fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Get out the VHT and spray it down :fuckyeah: This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig71188 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Get out the VHT and spray it down :fuckyeah: Coke syrup - great for indoor use - used to be the "track prep" of choice for old indoor kart/quarter midget winter series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Coke syrup - great for indoor use - used to be the "track prep" of choice for old indoor kart/quarter midget winter series. one of my friends said that they should just pour a 2 liter on every corner. Awesome idea, horrible if you ever wanted to clean it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 shoulda shot-blasted the track like Full Throttle Indoor Karting did (down in Cincy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Coke syrup - great for indoor use - used to be the "track prep" of choice for old indoor kart/quarter midget winter series. Ding ding ding. Coke syrup works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 They're working on a solution ya ninnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I think like any track as rubber builds up it will get less slick. I agree about inconsistency in kart ax My last kart was too twitchy and caused me to hit the wall a few times too many Coulda been tires or seat position...the latter makes a giant difference in kart handling characteristics with every notch in the range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Damn that kart #16 :fuuuu: Yeah 16 was the worst by far. There were a couple others that were rough too. When we got there they said that they were playing around with tire pressures on the karts so I wonder if maybe some had goofy combinations and didn't get changed back with the rest of the karts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robochan Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 He said #11 and i think it may have been 16 also had super soft tires and the others all had hard tires. The ones with the most worn hard tires were the fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Coulda been tires or seat position...the latter makes a giant difference in kart handling characteristics with every notch in the range All three karts I was essentially to short for. They could get me close enough to the pedals and steering wheel but the steering wheel was too high for me and I didn't have great angle to steer- the first kart was great- second was meh - kinda twitchy, third was almost scary- fourth kart wasn't bad but I couldn't get it right either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeDot3083 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 It’s good to see that people are excited about this. Little tid bit of information I got to add is they have ordered the softest compound tires that are made for those karts. Apparently they are 100% natural rubber. They’ve already tested a set and liked what they saw. Said that the tire had more consistent grip across the board. Their going as far as logging tire temps after each ‘test’ session to see which combo’s are working the best. So their trying. And as everyone else has said over time it will rubber up. Plus once summer rolls around and the concrete heats up you should see more grip and lap times fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I was there a couple of nights ago for another private event.... Holy crap was it fun still grinning ear to ear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 It’s good to see that people are excited about this. Little tid bit of information I got to add is they have ordered the softest compound tires that are made for those karts. Apparently they are 100% natural rubber. They’ve already tested a set and liked what they saw. Said that the tire had more consistent grip across the board. Their going as far as logging tire temps after each ‘test’ session to see which combo’s are working the best. So their trying. And as everyone else has said over time it will rubber up. Plus once summer rolls around and the concrete heats up you should see more grip and lap times fall. Any idea if the new tires have been installed yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 So! They put new tires on last week.... and they have the new counter put in (which was required for inspections because apparently what was already in teh building wasnt sufficient We are changing over to a natural rubber tire instead of the synthetic ones. SO these wont get hard with age or heat cycles like the other ones, and not lose performance all the way to the cords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilagmike Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Been debating going to the karting place in Cincinnati for ages, glad there's going to be one closer to home now! Which one? Competition racing or Full Throttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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