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Well, yesterday was a new experience. Courtesy of the guys responsible for social happenings at work arranged a mini-cup… a total of 17 persons raced warm-up heats and qualifying heats before we were divded into A, B and C finals.

I never knew driving could put such a demand on you. After the warm up and qualifying heat I was desperate for some water, my throat was hoarse and my back strained (which may be a side-effect of me having back problems for 3 years, but I heard the “healthy” guys complain aswell…). And when I came home I felt almost as worn-out as after a training session, and had the perspiration to show for it.

But man did those small carts go! This being my first try at such a “sport” since 1997 (which coincidentially was just a “gimmick” ride) I must say it could have fared worse. The “Winner” of the A cup had a best lap round of 25.56 seconds, with me clocking in at 28.40 seconds. In my defence it quickly became clear that the Cart I was racing was not quite as good as the others, it flattened out on the long stretches never reaching it’s top speed. Still, I don’t think I could’ve coped with the Winner – he was a joy to watch fly around those bends … and with an average speed of 52kph compared to my 44kpg it was a good thing that we were in different finals.

Certainly a fun experience, and one I could redo…

This entry was posted on Friday, November 4th, 2005 at 11:08 and is filed under soapbox.