We traveled without a trailer this week, stuffing all our equipment and the kart in the bed of my new pickup. Here is a shot of all that junk piled-in the back.
The down side it that if the weather is damp, everything will get damp. The tonneau cover you see rolled-up won't fit over the kart's steering wheel or the kart stand. We put a tarp over all this with a complex network of bungees and kept the afternoon drizzles off our investments.
Speaking of the weather, the club succeeded in finishing all the races before the afternoon rain arrived. We had mostly clear, sunny conditions but very windy. We didn't put our canopy up because we didn't think we could control it. Lian said she couldn't feel the wind on the track in her suit and helmet but I'm pretty sure it effected her lap times.
Lian started mid-pack of eleven racers in both heats (7th and 5th). She finished both heats in those same positions. In the Feature, she started 7th but had a good shot at making a pass on one kart in the hairpin. While she was on the inside of that kart, she got a tap from behind and she slid a little bumping the kart she was passing. She got a warning for that - bad call by the officials but they probably didn't see the whole thing. She did pass a few competitors who spun early on so was looking good to finish 5th but in the final turn of the last lap, she got pushed off in the grass buy a couple others that were fighting for the finish and slid back to 7th.
Overall, another enjoyable day at the track. Lian didn't participate in the football games between heats but still threw the ball a little and had a good visit with her friends.
One more points race to go. Thanks again for reading.
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