Saturday Night Racer - Go karts at Bakersfield speedway.

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Reply #22 - 05/12/10 at 10:25am

I don't see that being the goal here for Scott. What lacks at Bako is something VERY affordable for adults and kids to do. Sure there are Mini stocks but that is even harder sometimes to find stuff and a lot of work. You need a full size trailer and what not.

I think a guy could do this for fun with his son/daughter or together and have a blast! Keeping it basic is the key here. Sure your going to have the ones with money showing up with best of everything but they will be moved into the Mod class where they can have a battle of the $$$$.

Thank you for the links its very helpful, Ive found some good deals on Ebay as well. Looking forward to seeing this take off. I'm going to call the two kart places here in town and see if they have any interest in coming out to the speedway and trying to sell some karts or talking to people to drum up new business.

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18racr LMR God Offline We have a Fraud in the White House. Posts: 2848	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #23 - 05/12/10 at 10:31am Hope it does well, kids need every chance at keeping out of trouble and to do so they need things like this to do,,,
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childressJr.16 LMR God Offline IS WHAT IT IS Posts: 511 Bakersfield Ca	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #24 - 05/12/10 at 11:41am Its gonna be interesting to see who all has a KART!!!
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MODDAD2 LMR Member Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 229	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #25 - 05/12/10 at 11:51am Make everyone run slicks the cost of tires is what will kill this. call out a max tire size and go race 7.10 X 5 would keep the cost down.
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Schweitzer_82 LMR Member Offline RWD's Do it Better! Posts: 240 Ca	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #26 - 05/12/10 at 4:24pm yeah i saw tires are not cheap but ive been told you can get used slicks that are tossed by the asphalt guys and grove them on your own.
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Reply #27 - 05/12/10 at 4:32pm

dont set a tire size rule thats just dumb. pick a brand i would say burris and limit them to burris slicks and no prepping tires at track and that will keep cost way down. i won the west coast shootout race at tulare 2 years ago on 3 year old burris tires bc of tire maint. if you keep the tires in good shape they last a long time. biggest rule your gonna need to do is keep it 4 stroke only.

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Schweitzer_82 LMR Member Offline RWD's Do it Better! Posts: 240 Ca	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #28 - 05/12/10 at 7:21pm Your talking about running slicks on the Dirt right? Sorry if I sound like a retard but I've never done this and don't know much about it, im trying to learn. So you run slicks on the dirt track?
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Reply #29 - 05/12/10 at 7:38pm

yes slicks it will help keep the track smooth treaded tires will rip it up and put holes remember the biggest thing with flat kart racing is the track being smooth there is no suspension. www.burrisracing.com check out the tires dirt tires out here you would wanna run 11 or 22s the way compounds work 11's are softest and 55s are hardest 44s and 55s are asphalt tires. 11 22 33 are all dirt tires
go to the burris tires then 6" slicks then u will the 4 sizes

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ministocker56 LMR God Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 1478	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #30 - 05/12/10 at 7:42pm you can fine them cheap there are a few on e-bay , i bought a go-kart it's a hasse it has a 100cc yamaha i bought it for $650
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Schweitzer_82 LMR Member Offline RWD's Do it Better! Posts: 240 Ca	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #31 - 05/12/10 at 8:09pm That is uber info bro thanks !!! only issue is Mini Dwarfs run the nobby tires on the same track so the karts would need to run on diff night.
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MODDAD2 LMR Member Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 229	Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway. Reply #32 - 05/12/10 at 9:56pm no racer 8 you are dumb I didn't say set a tire size I said set a max tire size there is a differance.Einstein
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Reply #33 - 05/12/10 at 10:32pm

well einstein ifyou were around karting you would know kart guys run 8.10 on the right side but if you wanna run 7.10 do so but look at the prices you dontsave money by settin a tire size you save money by settin a tire rule not size rule
facts kart guys run
11x 5.0x6 on lf
11x6.0x6 on lr
11x8.10x6 on rf and rr
burris tire prices
11x5.0x6 $59.15
11x6.0x6 $60.90
11x7.10x6 $62.30
11x8.10x6 $64.75

ok genius your right setting a max tire size will save everyone $2.45 that will surely kill the class if theydont have a max tire right?

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Reply #34 - 05/12/10 at 10:40pm

I have recently purchased a offset chassis jig for dirt go karts, in the nesr future I will be building chassis. I will be at the track Saturday with my kart. So feel free to come look at it and we can talk about karts. My kart number is 57 and look forward to talking to everyone and see what we can get going with dirt karting. Thanks and see you saturday, Mike Keebler

p.s. if you would like to contact me feel free to call me my cell number is 805-868-9890.

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Re: Go karts at Bakersfield speedway.
Reply #36 - 05/13/10 at 9:55am

my fault for getting brad p hooked on karting at the ice race in bako lmao haha karting is fun. heres the link for the ice races
bako main event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNvclYhxU4
bako heat race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myu88hQ2NSc
fresno main event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju4K5bwqj78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoaaSGi3TNw

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