I love having multiple on-boards, makes the videos more exciting! Send me the next race!

I’m in Briggs senior which is 15-30 years. This is my 2nd year running in the HRKC which is Sunday mornings. Are you doing the arrive and drive? Good luck and have fun!

Check out canadianminiindy.com/canadian-mini-indy-rookie-series for all the info or look for a track close to you that has an arrive and drive league. It’s really the best way to try it out and learn how to race! The mini Indy also has a 2 day race experience with great instruction and coaching. They’re having a spring open house this weekend with some great specials.

Ya, a bit of both! The track was still pretty green from the repave at that point, but we were probably too high on the pressures nonetheless. We ended up taking out a whole bunch of camber later on in the season. Maybe even a little too much at one point.

Thanks! It’s so different from arrive n drive but way better! You gotta get a kart!

How’d you do this year?

@@blakemotorsports wish I could afford my own, not sure how much arrive and drive I'll do this coming season, but this year was pretty good, started by running 2 schedules but then Combined them to one cuz I was 3 short on both lol and had a pretty good championship day just not as good as Ryan Kilpatrick who ended up being the overall adult champion and we had some great battles all year, and throphy challenge, ended up 3rd behind Ryan and Ryan lol but again great battles and clean racing so can't complain, and I finally got the R.O.C. this year which was what I wanted most and I lost the lead with 3 to go and got er back on the last lap so that was my fave race this year

About 90kph with the current setup/gearing.

Well that sucked but still a wicked drive !!

Thanks! Ya a bit sore after but it was more the gas that soaked through the suit. I had to hose down as soon as I got off the track!

@@blakemotorsports Watched the start made comment then continued to the end ! Was expecting how I got my 1st win ! Sat in 4th and waited . There was contact and I had the better escape route than guy who was in 3rd 🤣😂 When it comes down to last lap I'm going after whatever is available at right or wrong moment !!!

@eugene4643 sometimes you’re in the right spot at the right time. Other times, you’re in the right spot at the wrong time! What did you think of the “intro”?

@@blakemotorsports It shows some good action with close racing and no carnage ! One more trip for the year . Even if a bad day Saturday still go home with a trophy ! First time in years will have raced on back to back weekends !

Hahahaha so true!

I think I would die if I took out the front runners after being lapped! 😂

Hey I don’t know of any tracks that rent these karts but the arrive and drive karts are pretty quick, nothing like the family/amusement karts that are governed.

That’s awesome! The next race is next Saturday night and Sunday morning ( sept 23/24)

Awesome! It’s so much fun 🤩 Make sure you follow them on the usual socials. They usually have an end of year special where you can sign up for next year and race the remainder of this year. Yes this year we’re doing the HRKC which is the next level up but did the arrive and drive for the past two years.

No not this year, might do the last trophy trophy race. How’s your season going?

Yes!! The new track is awesome 😎

Hey The engines are 4 stroke Briggs and Stratton LO206. The “LO” stands for Local Option and 206cc We run approximately 9hp in the senior class. The engines are sealed from the factory and heavily monitored to ensure an even playing field, but there’s other series that allow modifications and different components and I’ve heard of the running 15+hp 😵‍💫

Thankyou For The Reply I noticed the top speed is excellent for those engines, although a bit sluggish on the power at lower speeds, until it hits that certain spot in the revs, then it picks up pretty quickly. I am Thinking Of Putting A Honda 6.5 h p On one of my karts@@blakemotorsports

I think a lot of that has to do with the clutch and the way it engages. The RPM sort of flatline for a while until the kart is up to speed and it fully engages. Honda's are great engines. the arrive and drive series @canadianminiindy use them. Not sure of the spec on them though@@jonlambshead5115

I don’t mind, but I don’t really know how to answer the question. There’s a lot of variables. Just regular “maintenance” isn’t much, but then there’s chassis tuning/setup parts like hubs and axles. We’re heading there tomorrow afternoon for a practice session. If you’re around come find us.

Love it!!

Thanks! I’m sure we saw each other at some point 😂

Yeah, probably!

What day you y’all race on bc I might have seen you at some point 😂

We’re running the HRKC now on Sundays

@@blakemotorsports oh you the other one now, I still do this one

Thanks! Me too, but have to wait another week for the HRKC race but the arrive and drive is back in session this week though :)

🤣 that’s awesome!!

That’s awesome!! Good luck bud!! Take some video and post it!

Thanks!!

Possibly, I normally work Saturdays and we have a HRKC race on the Sunday. Pops might be there taking so pictures and video

@@blakemotorsports It's a 3 pay month so can take a Saturday off ! No fan of working weekends with exception of racing ! Today is my Saturday 🤮 Looking to do a Friday race in 2 weeks 🏁 Good luck when you get to it !!

These are “arrive and drive” karts. They’ll provide everything you need, helmet, racing suit etc. If you’re local to the Canadian Mini Indy, check out their website canadianminiindy.com/canadian-mini-indy-rookie-series for all the details and let them know we sent you! We don’t get anything from it but love to know how much we’re helping grow the sport😁

Thanks Mike! It was a great battle for sure!

Yes!! Resurfacing the entire track, re-profiling a few corners and an extension 🥳 Really looking forward to seeing all the changes! Have you done your first race yet? How’d you do?

I haven’t doing it on Saturday

Will do my best! Thanks and good luck 😉

Thanks!! Sometimes it’s fun and exciting to come through the field and challenge for positions. But it’s also great to take a win 🏆 The editing can get a little crazy sometimes especially when we have 8+ cameras and most are in 4K. The old PC is struggling lol. I’m sure we’ll bump into each other at the track one of these days 😁

That is a Birel am29 with a Briggs LO206.

@@blakemotorsports I'm stating rookie league next week. So this is the step up from that?

It is. I did 2 seasons of the arrive and drive and bought a used kart at the end of last season. The Briggs have a bit more power and the kart is much lighter. We may still do a few trophy races this year as they’re are still tones of fun but if you end up doing a Sunday afternoon race, come a bit early and watch some of the HRKC races.

That’s awesome! It’s soooo much fun 🤩 Were you at the open house yesterday (Sunday)? We were there doing some testing.

@@blakemotorsports yeah i went to the open house sunday. I didnt go into the karts i just signed up. We watched some ppl do practice tho. There was one person with like a white helmet with a design and a go pro was that u?

No, wasn’t me. New Helmet for this year :)

@@blakemotorsports cool. I have my orientation and training tmrw(Wednesday)

Thanks!!

Agreed

It’s been a looooong winter! 😂

Thanks! I think the basic layout of any track is easy to learn, but there are subtle nuances to each corner that just take practice to learn. Flags are pretty standard for any Motorsport. The biggest thing is to make sure and look for them. There’s a lot going on when you’re new, but after a few sessions you’ll be more comfortable and have more “time” to see everything around you.

Thank you

Thanks!!

We’re using a desktop app Telemetry Overlay for my lap times. The lap counter, positions and classification times are done manually.

No speedo on the kart itself. But no guessing either. The GoPro has gps and other sensors in it that collects data. With the GoPro app you can add what I think they call badges. However, we’ve use a few different desktop apps. The first is from race technology which uses the GoPro data. The latest is Telemetry Overlay, which allows us to download the data from the MyChron data system.

It was! You defended really well too.

Do you have any videos where we're both on track that we can use? working on heat 2 right now, but I'm sure we raced each other a few more time before the end of the year.

@@blakemotorsports I'll take a look at my videos and if I find something of good quality, I'll let you know.

For sure! Can't wait for the season to start!!!

Thanks!! They have loner suits, helmets and neck /helmet supports available if you need, I’m not of the cost (if any) You can also wear jeans/pants and a jacket. Check out canadianminiindy.com/canadian-mini-indy-rookie-series for all the details. But feel free to ask any questions here too 🤓

Ok thank you I’m going to do this in April

Thanks! It’s subtle, but you can definitely see the countersteer👀

What’s Promo’SM?

Thank you!! 😊

Thanks! So true, everything has to be done slow & smooth: throttle, steering brakes. It make it feel like the kart has 1000HP!

Thanks Eugene! Glad you got some racing in!

@@blakemotorsports Kept a 15 year karting streak alive !! Have you guys used the public track also ? We did for 08 or 09 finals !!! Both finals had 2 different karts die in same spot before rejoining main track ☹️😭🏁

No?!! We’ve imagined it on track walks but didn’t think they’d ever do it. Maybe something to bring up with management @canadianminiindy 😎

@@blakemotorsports I did have a chat with Trevor about it in 2021 For whatever reason things go in the toilet for finals between Hamilton and Mosport. Squeezed 10 season into 7 years 😁🏁

Thanks Mike! It’s always exciting when you’re in medium in a mixed class 🥳

Thanks Max! Just found your channel and it looks great! We may have some footage of you racing and will let you know when we find it.

@@blakemotorsports Thanks!

THX

THX!

Thanks man!

No problem! I race at Canadian Mini Indy as well, hopefully I run into you there one day, cheers mate!🍻