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dtebbe · 09:25 AM

We've been at the karting deal for 4 years now, wouldn't trade the good times my son and I have had for any amount of $$$ in the world. Really made progress last year, with numerous top 5 national finishes and really should have won a couple. For 2011 he had to move up a class so we just hoped to maintain our strong finishes. Well, this past Saturday he finally got his 1st national win at the WKA Gold Cup event held in Jacksonville, FL. The track is famous for it's 1000' straightaway where the draft is in full effect. My son led most of the heat race, only to get freight-trained on the last lap by a group drafting together. So he started the feature race in 4th place, and worked his way up.. this video really shows the draft in action:

The #1 kart my son passes about 1/2 way thru the race drafts with him the rest of the race, and pushes him by the leaders on the last lap. You should have heard the crowd!

This class is 10-12 years old running a restricted Briggs "Animal" engine on Methanol. HP output is about 8hp at 6800 rpm. Our GPS was showing 68mph at the end of the straight, where you pretty much go flat into a hairpin turn. Pretty amazing how well these kids race.

Wow.. as good as the feature race was, I just downloaded the Heat race, and what a last couple laps! I couldn't see what happened on the last lap:

DT

Nickel D · 03-28-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dtebbe

This class is 10-12 years old...on Methanol.

So you got your kid on meth?

I like how he began and continued to tilt his head downward every time he got onto the straight-away, but what was the deal with his sticking out his left hand just as he entered the straight-away?

crazycoffey · 03-28-2011, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Was he checking out the chick at the end?

LOL - I noticed that too. Anyway congrats DT. very cool video too.

**SAUTO** · 03-28-2011, 05:17 PM

Congrats to you and the little one. Cool cool cool.
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**BigRedChief** · 03-28-2011, 05:27 PM

I wouldn't trade my time with my son on little league baseball fields for 10 years for any amount of money. You can't make a better choice in life than spending time with your kid sharing in something they enjoy.

peckergnat · 03-28-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I wouldn't trade my time with my son on little league baseball fields for 10 years for any amount of money. You can't make a better choice in life than spending time with your kid sharing in something they enjoy.

THIS

**BigRedChief** · 03-28-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dtebbe

We've been at the karting deal for 4 years now, wouldn't trade the good times my son and I have had for any amount of $$$ in the world. Really made progress last year, with numerous top 5 national finishes and really should have won a couple. For 2011 he had to move up a class so we just hoped to maintain our strong finishes. Well, this past Saturday he finally got his 1st national win at the WKA Gold Cup event held in Jacksonville, FL. The track is famous for it's 1000' straightaway where the draft is in full effect. My son led most of the heat race, only to get freight-trained on the last lap by a group drafting together. So he started the feature race in 4th place, and worked his way up.. this video really shows the draft in action:

The #1 kart my son passes about 1/2 way thru the race drafts with him the rest of the race, and pushes him by the leaders on the last lap. You should have heard the crowd!

This class is 10-12 years old running a restricted Briggs "Animal" engine on Methanol. HP output is about 8hp at 6800 rpm. Our GPS was showing 68mph at the end of the straight, where you pretty much go flat into a hairpin turn. Pretty amazing how well these kids race.

DT

We had the Indy Cars run a Grand Prix in the streets of St. Petersburg yesterday. They were about 5 mintues from my place. Really cool. You get down this way for racing, look me up.

**TrebMaxx** · 03-28-2011, 05:44 PM

Very cool. Congrats!

warrior · 03-28-2011, 06:07 PM

Nice Video congrats to your son and good luck in future races.

Halfcan · 03-28-2011, 06:08 PM

Congrats!!

**Rain Man** · 03-28-2011, 06:13 PM

Does drafting speed up the first car? I always thought it just made the second car more efficient and let them go further on the same amount of fuel.

**mlyonsd** · 03-28-2011, 06:15 PM

Pretty cool.

**mlyonsd** · 03-28-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Does drafting speed up the first car? I always thought it just made the second car more efficient and let them go further on the same amount of fuel.

Yes. This explains it better than I can.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafting_(aerodynamics)

Rukdafaidas · 03-28-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dtebbe

Of coarse he dreams about cars, but he also knows how much it costs just to race karts competitively on a national level, so I think he realizes that we'll just have a good time racing karts and if an opportunity comes along great.

DT

A kid from here in Joplin used to just race karts......Jamie McMurray.

Jenson71 · 03-28-2011, 07:16 PM

That's almost as cool as when I won the Southeast District of South Dakota's Pinewood Derby championship when I was in 5th grade.

Raiderhater58 · 03-28-2011, 07:19 PM

so while watching, Im thinking your son is probably 15 - 16. Holy shit those are little guys, that is awesome.

03-28-2011, 02:28 PM
dtebbe 3M TA3 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: SoFlo Casino cash: $9993039	Brag on my kid time - Finally got his 1st national win! We've been at the karting deal for 4 years now, wouldn't trade the good times my son and I have had for any amount of $$$ in the world. Really made progress last year, with numerous top 5 national finishes and really should have won a couple. For 2011 he had to move up a class so we just hoped to maintain our strong finishes. Well, this past Saturday he finally got his 1st national win at the WKA Gold Cup event held in Jacksonville, FL. The track is famous for it's 1000' straightaway where the draft is in full effect. My son led most of the heat race, only to get freight-trained on the last lap by a group drafting together. So he started the feature race in 4th place, and worked his way up.. this video really shows the draft in action: The #1 kart my son passes about 1/2 way thru the race drafts with him the rest of the race, and pushes him by the leaders on the last lap. You should have heard the crowd! This class is 10-12 years old running a restricted Briggs "Animal" engine on Methanol. HP output is about 8hp at 6800 rpm. Our GPS was showing 68mph at the end of the straight, where you pretty much go flat into a hairpin turn. Pretty amazing how well these kids race. Wow.. as good as the feature race was, I just downloaded the Heat race, and what a last couple laps! I couldn't see what happened on the last lap: DT Last edited by dtebbe; 03-29-2011 at 09:25 AM.. Reason: Added heat race video
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