Shifterkarts - Ocala, FL national event

[Lambinator]

What I did on my winter vacation the past 4 days:

Hurricane Racing hauler - L to R: Matt Champagne, Andre Champagne, Gil ?, and me


My kart and the pit area


Start of the race


Attempting a pass


Larry Pegram of superbike fame


It was a crazy trip down...got rearended in Dayton, OH. My buddy fell asleep driving my truck in Kentucky and hit the concrete barrier. Got pulled over south of Atlanta doing 20 over - talked my way out of the ticket with a fake southern accent.

Day 2 of practice I lost my brakes at 70 mph and drove into the back of another kart that had already slowed for the next corner. Went up one side of him and down the other, coming to a stop inches from a dirt embankment. After I caught my breath I looked up to see Bobby Rahal shaking his head at me... Then I showed him the part that failed This is the fortunate extent of my injuries - it could have been much worse - I shudder thinking about it


All in all it was a fun trip.

[GroundFighter]

Looks like a blast. I have a question for you, I caught a few video clips of those things flipping over, is there anything that protects the occupants neck? Is it even an issue for the most part? Just wondering, looks like a ton of fun.

[Zippy]

Todd:

#1 So glad to hear you are allright buddy!!!

#2 (A) Got rear-ended
(B) Buddy crashed your truck
(C) Cop Pulls you over
(D) Lost your brakes at 70 mph

#3 All in all it was a fun trip!

Zippy's by #3

[IMA Z06]

Todd,

Great pic's looks like ton's of fun........

[Lambinator]

It is not an issue because when the kart flips you fall out of the seat, so you don't usually injure your neck. Occasionally you break a collar bone but usually it's just bruises. In my 21 years of racing karts I have not broken a bone (knock on wood!) and I've taken some nasty tumbles. I was even in the opening scene on ESPN for Thrills and Spills for a few years from one of my flips.

Originally posted by Z06_2002
Looks like a blast. I have a question for you, I caught a few video clips of those things flipping over, is there anything that protects the occupants neck? Is it even an issue for the most part? Just wondering, looks like a ton of fun.