buckmore park 1hr enduro will this hurt?
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hi
I have just entered the above event on the 15th April
and have done some catherham stuff and some low level go karting
but enjoy the karting more than track racing (mainly because I was a bit scared of the racing)
but not so when it comes to karting I enjoy the challenge and when u rub another kart you don't crash or damage anything
plus I feel im quite good , but I guess that comes with enjoying what you are doing .
anyway ive only done a 30 min kart race before at rye house , that felt like it went quite quickly but this is a 1hr event
im not super fit to be fair
so will I be in pain towards the end of the race therefore giving up precious places ?
if so what's the best way to train for such a event ?
hope you can help
I have just entered the above event on the 15th April
and have done some catherham stuff and some low level go karting
but enjoy the karting more than track racing (mainly because I was a bit scared of the racing)
but not so when it comes to karting I enjoy the challenge and when u rub another kart you don't crash or damage anything
plus I feel im quite good , but I guess that comes with enjoying what you are doing .
anyway ive only done a 30 min kart race before at rye house , that felt like it went quite quickly but this is a 1hr event
im not super fit to be fair
so will I be in pain towards the end of the race therefore giving up precious places ?
if so what's the best way to train for such a event ?
hope you can help
Edited by housen on Tuesday 3rd April 08:16
Nah, it'll be fine. I did the 24-hour at Wilton Mill a few years ago and we were doing 90 minute stints, but the pain only really kicked in during the last stint after sleeping in the car in a damp race suit really took its toll.
An hour around Daytona in MK is pretty straightforward (even for a weed like me), but you need to remember to flex your hands on the straights if the vibrations start to send your hands numb - that was the biggest problem for us in the 24.
Oh and training: what's training...? We didn't bother and we're still alive.
An hour around Daytona in MK is pretty straightforward (even for a weed like me), but you need to remember to flex your hands on the straights if the vibrations start to send your hands numb - that was the biggest problem for us in the 24.
Oh and training: what's training...? We didn't bother and we're still alive.
Did a 6-hour winter endurance event at Stretton in Leicestershire (I think) and the plan was 60 minute stints for a 2 person team.
I had to do a 3 hour stint because my team-mate missed the start, and the only issues I had was the snow/ice/slush on the track and trying to prize my fingers off the steering wheel after my stint.
Although did have sore ribs for a few days afterwards - but I was an 18 stone fatty back then!
I had to do a 3 hour stint because my team-mate missed the start, and the only issues I had was the snow/ice/slush on the track and trying to prize my fingers off the steering wheel after my stint.
Although did have sore ribs for a few days afterwards - but I was an 18 stone fatty back then!
your arms will ache the next day as there are some fast corners at Buckmore Park so hanging on after 45 minutes will be hard. you will start missing the apex of corners and even the corporate tyres have a bit of grip in them so steering will get progressively harder as they warm up.
your core muscles will also take a pounding as thats essentially where you drive from. Leaning in to the corners etc. its too late to start doing anything to help but you will need to be well hydrated at the start.
Have fun and enjoy it.
your core muscles will also take a pounding as thats essentially where you drive from. Leaning in to the corners etc. its too late to start doing anything to help but you will need to be well hydrated at the start.
Have fun and enjoy it.
You will be ok, they're four stroke karts so the g forces arent too bad....I felt more nackered after a 15 minute Tkm race than after a 24 hour race at Teesside last year....although the fatigue factor made it the hardest thing I've ever done.....1am, tipping down with rain, on slicks and no wetsuit.....great fun lol!
pablo said:
your arms will ache the next day as there are some fast corners at Buckmore Park so hanging on after 45 minutes will be hard. you will start missing the apex of corners and even the corporate tyres have a bit of grip in them so steering will get progressively harder as they warm up.
your core muscles will also take a pounding as thats essentially where you drive from. Leaning in to the corners etc. its too late to start doing anything to help but you will need to be well hydrated at the start.
Have fun and enjoy it.
I'm doing an hour event at Buckmore Park too, a week after you your core muscles will also take a pounding as thats essentially where you drive from. Leaning in to the corners etc. its too late to start doing anything to help but you will need to be well hydrated at the start.
Have fun and enjoy it.
As above really. Your forearms will ache after half hour or so but it's not painful just uncomfortble really. Nothing you can do about it now.
The next day might be a bit different mind
housen said:
thx
why not look behind u ?
Slows you down for lots of reasons and also (in my little book of mind tricks) when I see the bloke in front looking back I know that they are worried about where I am and so I have started to rattle their cage. The more you can rattle their cage the more mistakes they are likely to make the easier they are to pass. Just like giving someone a little love tap. You know it isn't enough to get you passed them or to gat a naughty boy flag but it unsettles the person in front.why not look behind u ?
As for will it hurt - You hands will hurt if you grip the wheel too hard or are not used to it, but that tends to be a pain you only feel after the end of your stint. The most important thing is to make sure your seat is as comfortable as possible; I messed up on this once and had a seat that was pinching my kidneys to tight meaning after my stint I spent the rest of the night shouting at Hewey on the big white telephone and felt rough as hell for a week.
Rude-boy said:
housen said:
thx
why not look behind u ?
Slows you down for lots of reasons and also (in my little book of mind tricks) when I see the bloke in front looking back I know that they are worried about where I am and so I have started to rattle their cage. The more you can rattle their cage the more mistakes they are likely to make the easier they are to pass. Just like giving someone a little love tap. You know it isn't enough to get you passed them or to gat a naughty boy flag but it unsettles the person in front.why not look behind u ?
As for will it hurt - You hands will hurt if you grip the wheel too hard or are not used to it, but that tends to be a pain you only feel after the end of your stint. The most important thing is to make sure your seat is as comfortable as possible; I messed up on this once and had a seat that was pinching my kidneys to tight meaning after my stint I spent the rest of the night shouting at Hewey on the big white telephone and felt rough as hell for a week.
top tip indeed sir
Here's my footage from Buckmore Park if you decide to go back, might help you learn the lines a little, but remember that the wet line is very different to the dry line.
And as anote about looking back, I do look back but only occasionally and generally just after the exit of a corner to try and judge where abouts they are, and whether I need to start covering the defnesive line, you can see this happen more and more in part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGH9kZWwsA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5_vjF7OGvA&con...
Not much overtaking though!
Although I did find the best places to overtake was going into the first corner after a long slip stream and the complex with the large elevation changes just before the run up the hill.
And as anote about looking back, I do look back but only occasionally and generally just after the exit of a corner to try and judge where abouts they are, and whether I need to start covering the defnesive line, you can see this happen more and more in part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGH9kZWwsA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5_vjF7OGvA&con...
Not much overtaking though!
Although I did find the best places to overtake was going into the first corner after a long slip stream and the complex with the large elevation changes just before the run up the hill.
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