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[quote=william]Yes, seems like even the facebook page is not very active? is there any upcoming event?[/quote]
I would refer you to the Kart Racing Development facebook page for events.
[quote=jeheyr]Hi there..
can i know your facebook pages?[/quote]you can click on the facebook icon on the top of each page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mykart/
[quote=Kolby]So teams underweight need to start 40 seconds after the race and will be penalized 0.5sec per lap?[/quote]
They will carry 10kg ballasts. If they are still underweight, for every 15kg aggregate underweight, they will be penalized 40secs at the start of the race. The 40secs is equivalent to 0.5secs per lap for 80 laps.
dear all – we are considering time based penalties to replace the lap penalties for the underweight teams.
please give your feedback on this thread.
Here is the IDEA:
Teams below the 195kg aggregate weight will need to carry the 10kg ballast and on top of that will incur a certain time penalty for every 15kg aggregate (or 5kg per driver) below the 195kg allowable weight. The time penalty shall be implemented in the form of a stop go penalty (during the first driver stint).
The amount of time in the stop go penalty will need to be determined based on actual data.
In order to determine the penalty time I would like to propose a special test session to determine the time impact of additional 5kg per driver. The test session will be run as follows:
1- we need 3 drivers who can do consistent fast laps
2- the 3 drivers will be of 3 different weight categories: ~50kg; ~65kg; ~75kg
3- each driver will be assigned a 100cc kart each throughout the test session
4- each driver will run 10 flying laps first without ballast; and in the next sortie with (say) 5kg or 10kg ballast.
5- we will note the lap times of each 10 laps, and take the average of the median lap times that are within 0.2secs of each other (we will disregard outlier lap times).
6- we will do the same test for another 10 laps, this time with ballasts.
7- the time differences of the average of the median laps will be attributed to the difference in weights (ballasts)
8- we will plot the time difference per kg for the 3 drivers
9- assuming we fastened 10kg ballasts for each driver and we found that this slows their lap times by an average of (say) 1sec, then we can therefore establish that for every 10kg underweight the team will be penalised 1 sec per lap. SO for a 80 lap race, the time penalty will be 80secs.I would like to suggest that we do this test soon. Any volunteers (for each category)? Only consistent drivers may apply please.
[quote=zaid.othmn]Thank The Fazz,
The team events looks interesting, is there a page where people can get together to form up a team? or i need to form my own team?
Thanks.[/quote]
there is no page at the moment. you can form one by posting a new forum topic here, or on the facebook site.
[quote=zaid.othmn]Hi!! I’m new here.. have very minimal go-kart racing, but really interested to join go-kart race. how to join?
TQ!![/quote]
Hi Zaid – welcome to my-kart.
Joining is easy. Just keep an eye out on the coming events http://club.my-kart.org/coming-events and calendar – http://club.my-kart.org/calendar-node-field-times – then just join them.
more info in the “read me first” link above. http://club.my-kart.org/info
also go to the facebook page and you can interact there too. there also other amateur clubs like the KRD and IKC clubs that organise karting events as well.
[quote=raynald111]Hey i’m new here. Is there any requirements to join a team? Can anyone give me a simple explanation of the TEAM SERIES?[/quote]
Hi. Welcome to my-kart.
Check out the further information here: http://club.my-kart.org/info
These are the dates confirmed by CityKarting:
[table round|Circuit|Day|Date|Time|Comments
01|Shah Alam (CW)|Saturday|12 Apr 2014|8am|day race
02|Shah Alam (CCW)|Sunday|8 Jun 2014|8am|day race
ramadhan & aidil fitri break: 29 Jun to 29 Jul 2014|{|{|{|{|{
03|Shah Alam (CW)|Sunday|10 Aug 2014|8am|day race
04|Sepang (CW)|Saturday|18 Oct 2014|5pm|NIGHT race
05|Sepang (CW)|Saturday|29 Nov 2014|5pm|NIGHT race]The gaps between races are similar except for the Nov race. We are avoiding the late December races as many people are expected to take their year end holidays.
[quote=Awesome98]Hi Guys! I’m new here… I got a few questions if I may ask… Can I race without a team? How do you create a team? And Does a team need their own kart??? Thanks[/quote]
Hi welcome to my-kart.
There are a few different series run each year. The KRD and IKC series are for individual participants, whereas the TEAMS series are for teams of 3 drivers.
For the TEAMS series, you merely need to form a team with two other drivers. And the team doesn’t need to own any karts. All karts for the TEAMS series events are rented by the track operators.
Hope that answers.
HI Alex. Welcome to my-kart and to Malaysia. 🙂
We are still around, although web site activity has been low. There is a coming race on Sunday 5 Jan 2014 (KRD – Karting Racing Development). Check out our facebook page and teh KRD pages to find out more.
[quote=alvinkhorfire]Can we apply the same rule in 80cc kart in Sepang Go-kart Circuit, which is to brake only at Turn 2 and Turn 4? I am referring to the track map in http://www.sepangcircuit.com.my/story/sepang-circuits-go-kart-track.
Thank again.[/quote]
welcome. however, as you know the speed, braking points and racing lines will depend on the type of kart and circumstances you are in. as far as I know, there is no 80cc 2-stroke karts at sepang. but for the 4-stroke karts, yes – i would expect to braking at turn 2 and 4.
but the best is to go to the track and try it out.
I don’t know if there is any racing line guide for sepang on the web. but I guess the best way is to go to the track and do a bit of testing / practice.
my view the trickiest is turn one and turn two. important to get turn one and two right to set you up properly for turn three.
there are a few videos on youtube to show you some lines: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sepang+kart&oq=sepang+kart&gs_l=youtube.3..0.211838.216406.0.217696.17.13.3.1.1.0.129.542.12j1.13.0…0.0…1ac.1.11.youtube.8pIdkmwr5Og
[quote=ChemiKaze]Tried a few sessions at Shah Alam today. There were lots of people. Anyways, I’m gonna try the 80cc senior race tomorrow. Hopefully, I get to know more people and set a good pace. Would like to join endurance to learn to get around corners a little faster.[/quote]
welcome to my-kart!!
