Would anyone be interested in having a club meetint to go indoor Kart racing? I heard this is a lot of fun, and it would be cool to get together for this.

http://www.gokartracer.com/

We're IN!

That's sounds cool, I am interested.

Geoff

You're busy that day.

Cool, so let's pick a date, such as a Saturday or Sunday. Which date(s) can you NOT make it?

Sign up (and specify unavailable upcoming Saturdays):

1) XPLORx4: I can make it any upcoming Saturday.
2)

I'm in

1) XPLORx4: I can make it any upcoming Saturday.
2) Huey: no bad dates so far...
3)
4)

On Sundays, you can race on one giant track. Maybe this would be better than racing on Saturday:

my vote is for sun

1) XPLORx4: I can make it any upcoming Saturday.
2) Huey: no bad dates so far...
3) XSAL: Not good: 5/13 & 14, 5/20. Good: 5/21
4)

I'm not sure about 5/27 & 28 weekend, yet. It's a 3-day weekend... It might become a camping weekend.

1) XPLORx4: I can make it any upcoming Saturday.
2) Huey: no bad dates so far...
3) XSAL: Not good: 5/13 & 14, 5/20. Good: 5/21
4) Piett: Bad: rest of May, Good: June?

Stupid Robinhood SAS project!

1) XPLORx4: I can make it any upcoming Saturday.
2) Huey: no bad dates so far...
3) XSAL: Not good: 5/13 & 14, 5/20. Good: 5/21
4) Piett: Bad: rest of May, Good: June?
5) Matt: good: 5/20(tbd) 5/21 6/4 6/10(tbd) 6/11

OK, how about Sunday, June 4?

1) XPLORx4
2) Huey
3) XSAL
4) Piett
5) Matt
6)

I'm in.

OK, how about Sunday, June 4?

1) XPLORx4
2) Huey
3) XSAL
4) Piett
5) Matt
6) Casper

June 4th seems ok.

SuperTrack Information
Sundays 5pm-8pm & Mondays 12pm-10pm the Yokohama and Monza Tracks are combined to create a SuperTrack. This course has over 20 left and right turns, 2 chicanes, and an elevation change. The length is almost 3/8 of a mile with average lap times of 1 minute. Up to 15 drivers on track. This is the largest indoor track in the United States.

Super Practice: $35. Each additional practice $30.
15 minutes of racing for fastest lap time.

Super Race: $50. Each additional race $45.
20 minutes of total track time - 5 minutes of qualifying, then line up on a grid for a 15 minute race to cross the finish line first.

Super Grand Prix: $75
35 minutes of total track time - Practice + Race

Reservations are recommended for groups of 6 or more. I would need to call them to reserve a particular time slot and make a deposit as well. If you would like to participate, I can give you instructions on how to send $$ to me via paypal.

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Of the three options above, which do you prefer?

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey
3) XSAL
4) Piett
5) Matt
6) Casper

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL
4) Piett
5) Matt
6) Casper

BTW, there is an In-N-Out near by if you guys want to dinner also. I would suggest racing before dinner. Last time I ate dinner before hitting thr track and didn't feel too good when all was said and done.

June 4th is Sunday, so it'll be sometime between 5 - 8 PM, right? If "up to 15 drivers on track," we should all be able to be on the track at the same time?

Is "5 minutes of qualifying" not the same as 5 minutes of practice?

Either Super Race or Super Grand Prix, does everyone get to spend all 20 min. or 35 min. on the track?

I have not done this go-kart racing before, but I'm assuming that even 20 min. of track time still goes by really fast?

June 4th is Sunday, so it'll be sometime between 5 - 8 PM, right?

Yes.

If "up to 15 drivers on track," we should all be able to be on the track at the same time?

I hope so, which is why I would like to make reservations.

Is "5 minutes of qualifying" not the same as 5 minutes of practice?

Yes. For $75 you get 15 minutes of track practice, then 5 minutes of qualifying to determine your position for the race, then you get to race for 15 minutes.
15+5+15=35 minutes.

Either Super Race or Super Grand Prix, does everyone get to spend all 20 min. or 35 min. on the track?

Yes

I have not done this go-kart racing before, but I'm assuming that even 20 min. of track time still goes by really fast?

Yes, it will.

Bump. Only 2 confirmations so far?

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL
4) Piett
5) Matt
6) Casper

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $150 (x2 for both of us)
4) Piett
5) Matt
6) Casper

Can more people be invited? ...like some friends from work? Or, should it be kept relatively smaller group?

Sure, more can be invited, since up to 15 drivers at once can race. The only requirement is that whomever you invite doesn't mind hanging out with a bunch of 4-wheelin' enthusiasts.

As I mentioned previously, reservations are recommended for groups of 6 or more, so I would like to make reservations by Friday to ensure we can all race together. They require full payment at the time of reservation, so I will need payment from everyone prior to making the reservation.

Otherwise, we could all just show up and hope for the best.

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
4) Wife of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
5) Piett
6) Matt
7) Casper
8) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75

Must...resist...

Dammit, it's on one of my nights off, but I'll be busy. I suggested that place for our department offsite, but it was poo-poo'd. Heck, it's only a few minutes from Genentech. I guess now that I have some lowering springs on my Mazda, I'll just have to pretend that I'm there. Haha.

Since I've only received a deposit from Akio, I will not be able to make reservations for this event.

Therefore, the plan will be to just show up at 5pm and hope that we'll all be able to race together sometime between 5pm and 8pm.

(Akio- I will pay for your entry fees.)

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
4) Wife of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
5) Piett
6) Matt: Super Grand Prix $75
7) Casper
8) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75

Dean, I've been gone this weekend and just read this post. How many people do we need to get a reservation? I can PayPal ASAP if it helps. It would be fun to have all of us be able to run at the same time.

- Matt

6 minimum. I have only 4 including myself at the moment, 5 if you're added, too. They require full payment for all who are racing when the reservation is made. Either way, it's not enough to get us all in at once.

[/QUOTE]6 minimum. I have only 4 including myself at the moment, 5 if you're added, too. They require full payment for all who are racing when the reservation is made. Either way, it's not enough to get us all in at once.[/QB][/QUOTE]

I'll Paypal this afternoon if it matters now. With Matt that ought to bring us to 6...?

Geoff

I have called the reservations line, but they weren't there so I left a message.

So it turns out paypal charges me a 3% fee for accepting payments. Perhaps it's not so great to use paypal after all...

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
4) Wife of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
5) Piett: Super Grand Prix $75
6) Matt: Super Grand Prix $75
7) Casper
8) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75
9) Brent (friend of Piett): Super Grand Prix $75

Dean,

PayPal should only charge 3% if you have upgraded your account to also accept credit cards. If you don't accept credit cards (ie. have the basic account) there is no transaction fee.

- Matt

Yeah, my account has been upgraded.

BTW, the venue offers food for groups.

You guys interested in this or do you want to eat elsewhere? I need to reserve by tomorrow morning.

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
4) Wife of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
5) Piett: Super Grand Prix $75
6) Matt: Super Grand Prix $75
7) Casper
8) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75
9) Brent (friend of Piett): Super Grand Prix $75
10) Wife of XPLORx4: Super grand Prix $75
11) Jonathan (another coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75

BTW, there is a one-time fee of $5 per person for a driver's license, so the total cost per person is $80 (excluding food).

So my suggestion would be dinner after we race, possibly at In-N-Out or some resturant near by. BTW, the $5 fee can be paid at the track by each racer.

Not according to the contract I need to sign. All fees are paid up-front.

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
4) Wife of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
5) Piett: Super Grand Prix $75
6) Matt: Super Grand Prix $75
7) Casper
8) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75
9) Brent (friend of Piett): Super Grand Prix $75
10) Wife of XPLORx4: Super grand Prix $75
11) Jonathan (another coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75
12) Coworker of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75

How about we just head to IN-N-OUT or a restaurant afterwards? If you want to take off after the race, no problem... If you want to hang out, that's cool, too...

1) XPLORx4: Super Grand Prix $75
2) Huey: Super Grand Prix $75
3) XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
4) Wife of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75
5) Piett: Super Grand Prix $75
6) Matt: Super Grand Prix $75
7) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75
8) Brent (friend of Piett): Super Grand Prix $75
9) Wife of XPLORx4: Super grand Prix $75
10) Jonathan (another coworker that Dean knows): Super Grand Prix $75
11) Coworker of XSAL: Super Grand Prix $75

Sorry guys,
Looks like I am going to have to back out of this one. Between my new job, and just getting back from vacation I just can't swing it. Have fun.

Casper

I have just made reservations for 11 drivers on Sunday June 4. All drivers must arrive by 5:30pm. We will finish racing by 7:00pm.

1) XPLORx4: PAID
2) Huey: $75 due to me at raceway
3) XSAL: $5 due to me at raceway
4) Wife of XSAL: $5 due to me at raceway
5) Piett: $80 due to me at raceway
6) Matt: $75 due to me at raceway
7) Justin (a coworker that Dean knows): PAID
8) Brent (friend of Piett): $80 due to me at raceway
9) Wife of XPLORx4: PAID
10) Jonathan (another coworker that Dean knows): PAID
11) Coworker of XSAL:$80 due to me at raceway

*Matt and Huy already have licenses, which is why they owe only $75 instead of $80. Akio and Catherine have already paid $75, but not the extra $5 for licenses yet.

From the "wife of XSAL": Ugh... anyone else have whiplash?!
Thanks everyone it was a blast!

No whiplash, but I have a few minor bruises and spot that has been rubbed raw. Still good times!

I'm a bit sore in the arms. Great race guys...I'm still trying to figure out who was #14