Fun on the track

**playwme** · 12-08-2011, 05:15 PM

Sounds like fun. I love outdoor Karts. There's a nice big track up near Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, not far from Australia Zoo. The karts aren't very fast but if you're with a group of mates or the kids and having a good race then it doesn't matter much. They run under lights till about 10pm too.

**HK1837** · 12-08-2011, 06:24 PM

There is a couple of those sort of tracks here too with slower 4 stroke karts. This is a proper kart race track with racing karts. Very different experience to what I have done before on 4 stroke karts. These things are damn hard to drive, but I was really getting the hang of apexing corners and driving smoothly rather than sliding. Great fun!

**RodneyHZ253** · 12-08-2011, 06:43 PM

Sounds like fun was that on the track on the into Nelson bay?

**wbute** · 12-08-2011, 07:06 PM

Ill be in that!!!!! Looooove racing.

Just goes to show that smooth is so much faster than speed sometimes Byron!

**HK1837** · 12-08-2011, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by RodneyHZ253

Sounds like fun was that on the track on the into Nelson bay?

No that is a little kiddies play track! This one is just off the F3. Take the Cardiff exit (first one to Newcastle not the Wallsend exit), turn right towards Newcastle. Go about 750m and you can see the track on your left. Turn left at the roundabout and straight left into the track. Booking is done via the below link (Broadmeadow track):

http://www.gokartsgo.com.au/

If you go through to the Cameron Park track you can see more about it. On the picture the corner I struggled with the most was the big sweeper at the end of the main straight in the top right of the picture. Double apex left hander straight after a right hander. You drive anti-clockwise.

**Vombil** · 12-08-2011, 08:25 PM

theres a track over here where the karts have twin 4 strokes.. so much fun! your buzzing for hours after. clocked at 95kmph on the main straight about 1 1/2" off the ground :knockout:

siiiikkkkkk!

**mr.jones** · 12-08-2011, 09:23 PM

Many moons ago when I was an apprentice and would go to Adelaide for trade school, I would catch up with half a dozen chef mates

and do the same thing. Crappy lawn mower engines though but still plenty of fun. Someone would always end up with a large bruise usually the from going into the first corner 5 abreast

Your right about your arms being stuffed, not something you notice going around but as soon as you stop dammmn