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01-04-2012, 08:11 PM | #1 |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
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I think if you could find a go cart road course that would let you run mid size mini motards up to wr250x size, that would be 1000x more fun than baby ninjas. Wish i could find that here. Hope our new kart track opens and gets that going.
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01-04-2012, 08:13 PM | #2 |
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Hell, the carts we rode a couple years ago were more fun.
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01-04-2012, 08:15 PM | #3 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
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I rather run a moto though, the fiddy races at deals gap are a shit ton of fun.
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01-04-2012, 08:45 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hill Country TX
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My daughters have one that we rent out. It's a 2009 that i've put an M4 pipe on and rejetted. My best friend's soon just took a WERE regional championship on his - pipe, suspension, jetting, ecu, etc.
The rentmyninja guy came out to the track a few times, he got out of it because he got an oil-field job that he couldn't pass up. Personally, I think a Motard is more fun. But, I got the ninja because my daughter could get a motorcycle license before a car license if she was on a250. Done. |
01-05-2012, 12:00 AM | #5 |
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Location: Worthington, OH
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The series around me runs a 250 cup. Talked to a guy about riding one. You basically run WOT throught most corners, so its all about line and max corner speed.
Basically I'm too fat to race them....
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01-05-2012, 12:29 PM | #6 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
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It would have to be a real series for me to run a $6k mini. True championship/points/trophies every race type thing.
My $1k fiddy is more than worth playing at deals gap a bunch of weekends each year though. My problem with the 250 is to get the bike where it would be fun to ride, I could just race a damn 600 and not really spend that much more money. |
01-05-2012, 12:35 PM | #7 | |
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There is no "building" allowed. You run spec tires and are only allowed to upgrade a few parts on the bike (exhaust, rearsets, etc.) It help avoid the insane modding and "guy with the deepest pockets wins". Sure it is a crappy bike, but so is every other bike on the grid!.
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01-05-2012, 02:48 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: socal
Moto: street, sumo & dirty
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Spec classes are awesome. Plus, while adrenaline is awesome, I have a feeling a lot of people get a little sick of every twist of the throttle being a near-life changing event, amIrite? Slow it down a bunch and it's almost like you can watch the race you're riding in
I also think a lot of people have a little nostalgia for the bike they started on. |
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