[Justin Martin]

Its Nascar… What do you expect??

I hear more advertising on “the fight that may brew in the pits” than I do about the race its self…

I might get flamed for this… But Nascar today is jsut as fake as WWF/WWE or whatever the hell that wrestling crap is.

[Justin Martin]

PS. That new Thermal camera view is awesome! Very cool to see the change in heat signature in the tire.

PS… if you want a FLIR type thermal imaging camera for your kart, it can be yours for about $4k! I recently looked into getting one for my home made Drone…obviously out of budget!

[Justin Martin]

Vettel
Raikkonen
Webber

[Justin Martin]

It Is a 6.5′ bed

 

I dont personally take a table because both tracks near me have plenty of tables. However I have taken a table in the past and it fits right inside next to the kart… It does however require a tie down to keep it upright.

[Justin Martin]

I just load everything in the bed… Fill in the gaps.

I only have a 7 gallon air tank that I tote around… at 125psi it holds plenty of air for a race day.

AS a far as toolbox etc, it just fills in the gaps. I dont take a big roller, just a simple box that is about 3 ft wide, 2 ft tall and about 1.25′ deep. The box holds pretty much EVERYTHING I need, including miscellaneous tools that I don’t even use at the track.. (piston stop, starter gear stop, various bearing pullers, etc…) There are a few things I lack from the guys with the HUGE boxes, but in reality for 99% of race weekends you don’t use much more than your normal screw drivers, wrenches, allen wrenches, sockets, tape, Infrared thermometer etc… I carry two 5 gallon fuel cans, as well as a bucket that I carry all my sprays with. This bucket contains chain lube, wd-40, 2-stroke oil, gear case oil, ratio rite, two rolls of the tough blue paper towels, and a handfulof shop rags just in case.

Currently my gear is in the cab on the far left side. simpy just shoes, ribvest, neck brace, helmet, suit, and underwear (that under-armor rash guard stuff). I can still take myself as well as 3 more family or friends in the cab, comfortably, with all my kart gear etc…

Someday I might build a shelf to house the rest of it clutter-free, however at the time being I really don’t see any reason to.

I mean, other than horrible mileage, I never had a problem in my Yukon, and now I have even MORE space!! haha

[Justin Martin]

As promised here are some pics.

My kart fit nicely in my old Yukon. Now that I have my F150, and my folding/self lifting stand goes on the back, it frees up a TON of room in the bed. I can comfortably fit my kart, and everything I could possibly need for a race or track day in the bed.

[Justin Martin]

I will load a picture when I get a chance later today. I have been transporting my kart in a’95 GMC yukon, seats folded down. The kart can stay together, all but the front bumper. I made a custom self lifting kart stand that went into the receiver, however it isn’t necessary as a normal folding stand will fit, if you are strategic about it.

 

However, I recently bought a 2012 F150, Supercab (extended cab. Rear seats, but only the half, or suicide doors), and a 6.5 foot bed. Kart fits great along with all my other crap. It has the 5.0L V8 Flexfuel and I get a combined 19mpg, if I drive smart I can easily bust 23, and occasioally (perfect conditions, 11 mile drive to work on a 55 mile road) I can consistently get 25-27mpg!… Tows great, 377 horse with K&N cold air intake. I can fit my kart, all equipment, a 14×14 pop-up, and still have room.

[Justin Martin]

Vettel

Kimi

Hamilton

[Justin Martin]

Ouch! that one hurt my pride a bit…

[Justin Martin]

Almost missed it again!

 

Vettel

Hamilton

Webber

[Justin Martin]

Karting pictures on your desk at work? yes
Have you been known to turn any racing conversation into a conversation about karts? I always at least try!
Do offer to help new people out getting started? Yup, infact helping my wife’s friends husband at the moment
Do you attend the local club meetings? (Are you on the board?) no, and no. hard to do when it is a for-profit track with no board
Do you volunteer at the local club? even though it is a non-club ran (for profit) track, I still do my best to help clean the track for race karts while they are running rentals
Would you race 2 classes if they needed another kart? I would race everything if they needed it :D

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