Sue and her 50 new things before she turns 50

My adventures on the way to 50, while trying 50 new things I've never tried before. Heading to 50 fast and furiously, no holds barred, take no prisoners and most importantly trying to survive it all!

Saturday, April 15, 2006

(#28) Indoor Electric Go Carts




This was fun! Today my friend and I went Indoor Go Cart Racing in Carlsbad, Ca.
They have them set so the average cart "can" go up to 45 MPH. It's something I'd do again (now that I know what all the flags mean it'll be easier next time, this time I had to think too much :). The yellow is 'caution', the red & blue is 'go to the outside so someone faster can pass' (this is the one I saw a lot), a red one 'No Bumping other cars', a white one 'one more lap to go', then there's the black one "You're dangerous and outta here!" and the checkered 'race over'.
I came in 5th within my group of racers. Unfortunately there were only 5 in our group. The best time in our group was 33.60 seconds per lap, my friend had 33.62 ( a very close 2nd place finish) and my best time was 52.81 secs ( a not so close 5th place :)
If you qualify, (so many laps at a certain speed without crashing seriously) they'll allow you to drive the faster carts that can go up to 90 MPH. The good news is I didn't spin out or crash and I got no caution, or bumping or outta here flags.
It was fun and would be a lot of fun with a larger group. In fact I tried to get in with the group 8 year olds, having a birthday party, that went after us, but they said I was to tall and wouldn't fit in the smaller racers (I think I could've beaten some of them, in fact I'm sure of it!)
Have a Hoppy Easter Everybody! Sue

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