Tempers Flare And Punches Thrown At Chowchilla Points Race 2 (Go Kart Racing)

We travel back out to chowchilla for the barn burner points race number 2. Our day starts off on the wrong foot but we salvage what we can. Still trying to get everything dialed in before nationals weekend.
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[@JohnnyUtah13]

I kept thinking "he needs to be more aggressive....stuff it in there!"....but the guys doing that kept spinning out, and you stayed smooth and passed all those guys. Great job dude. Cool video. Keep it up.

[@MidpackMania]

Sometimes it pays to survive lol

[@jasonturner3512]

What size track is it? Looks like a real nice facility. You ran smooth and clean and finished respectively!

[@MidpackMania]

@@jasonturner3512 it’s a little shorter than 1/8 mile. Thanks for the words, raced a few more times since this, if you feel like binging some episodes. Regardless, appreciate you checking this one out!

[@highlandracing]

His problem didnt seem to be speed. There were a couple of good corners in there. The problem seemed to be consistency. A blazing fast lap wont do any good if you blow the corner the next 5 laps. better to set a little slower pace but be able to consistently reproduce the lap time after time. If you are smooth and consistent the speed will come as long as the setup is decent. Also try to concentrate on your butt. The car will tell you when she is about to break loose. be ready to counter with steering or throttle so you dont get sideways and kill your RPMs. A Kart is a momentum car. Anything that kills your momentum is to be avoided. Anyway, just trying to be helpful. Hope you have a good day. Let the bashing begin.

[@MidpackMania]

@@highlandracing no bashing brother you’re right, I spend too much time fighting the kart but we’re getting closer to where it needs to be. We’re normally on a clay track with more banking and that’s what this kart is setup for, this is straight dirt with less banking. Just been a challenge but we’re working it out.

[@tommysmith1207]

Never say die! Nice work! Mad push in the middle...

[@MichaelSmith-kr9qw]

I can see the mentality of the crowd from Chowchilla hasn't changed since I left that area in 2009 !!! I used to be a crew chief for a Street Stock/IMCA Modified and we raced at the now defunct Chowchilla Speedway at the Fairgrounds....Your channel happened to pop up on my feed. Thanks for the memories ! Awesome job on your race even though you didn't start up front you still made forward progress.

[@rayaddington4519]

Looked good and more smooth on the wheel. After missing the heat it looked as if you were on a mission in the B. Congrats on the well driven race night.

[@billbrown6487]

Awesome commentary and good racing! The karting world needs more people like yourself! Great promoter of the sport👊🏻

[@MidpackMania]

Appreciate the words, I wish we had more kart vlogs. Thanks for watching!

[@devinswearingen8756]

I hate to be the guy that says you need to fix your driving but you gotta set the car on corner entry and get it to slide early in the corner and correct it on corner exit. Great racing though, loved the video!

[@MidpackMania]

All good I get it, I’m chasing setup on an ever changing track and by myself. Either way too free, or pushes like a dump truck. Qualifying, the track is dry and dusty, the heat is almost muddy, then the main the track is finally settled. Bad part of the track being temporary and torn down each year when the season ends. We’re getting closer and hoping for some results for the final few races of the season. Appreciate the support and stopping by the channel 🙏

[@jimhiscott2918]

The driving is fine. It seems to be understeering a good bit

[@celli2191]

That’s guy in the red x car can drive lol he was fun to watch nice video to stumble upon

[@michigandogman3060]

Good attitude my friend, having fun is what it’s about!

[@Dr3w29c]

That nemesis loves these types of tracks once you get it figured out. Good luck

[@MidpackMania]

It’s a great kart I love it, problem is we haven’t ran this track in nearly 2 years so we have it set for a slightly wider track. We’re getting it dialed tho. Thanks for watching!

[@scottwest8742]

my dad and i were pitted across from you with the white trailer and the 7w open. first time there at the barn and was definitely an experience lol. first time i’ve seen your channel but great videos!

[@MidpackMania]

It’s a place like no other, that’s for sure lol thanks for watching!

[@jakobebersole7400]

You looked good out there,and yea that’s the barn,new drivers coming in from other tracks and not knowing how to drive or just driving straight threw them.

[@jimhiscott2918]

Looks like a blast my guy👍👍

[@bubbaakatommyoso4119]

Damn what a cushion LoL don't get close to the wall Kool video Kool little track

[@mikewaddell8902]

This driver shows some very good driving skills.

[@rickworkman4034]

I raced dirt karts with 2 cycle engine se back in my day was some much fun.

[@MooseheadStudios]

enjoyed the vid keep practicing them corner and getting the line

[@regroberts325]

Great video Corey , keep on going mate , looks like quite the challenge setting up a kart for a loose surface , greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@MidpackMania]

It’s a challenge for sure and the track is always changing haha. Thanks for watching!

[@manntasticco1]

Cool stuff, looks like a lot of fun!

[@bryonkidder6199]

Does that red cart have all that bodywork to knock other guys out of his way? How's that legal to run? Next question is why doesn't everyone else run the bodywork? Subscribed and will be watching! Good run! That looks like all kinds of fun!

[@MidpackMania]

A lot of people do, just depends on personal preference. Stock appearing guys like it for the downforce so there’s a lot of em in that class. Thanks for the support!

[@benjaminrizzo6573]

Great job! Looks like a great place to race!!

[@jamesshiffer6265]

Looks like you did very well. I will say it looks like your fighting the kart a bit going from very loose on entry & pushing through the middle quite a few times (not sure if you had kart behind pushing through corner a few times to cause that or not). I did notice everyone seemed to run very loose. Not sure if it's just how the track was or if you're in a region that everyone sets their karts up similar to a micro sprint to hang the right rear out unfortunately I don't have much experience on those style of tracks? The dirt speedway tracks I've run in the Midwest you usually want to be handling like your on pavement. You'll typically be a touch loose early when track is dusty but after first hot laps are done enough rubber is down that you fight a push. Every time the kart is sliding it slows you down unless you're running a UAS kart that can power through hanging the back out. Micro sprints can get away with it because they have larger engines that rap much higher. With 4 cycle karts any time your out of gas your losing momentum. one thing to try is learning to trail brake slightly instead of backing out of throttle. It keeps rpm up but let's you scrub some speed off if your entering corner too fast. But the biggest thing is seat time & playing with set ups (start by only making 1 change each time) so you know how you like the kart to feel & you know that when your hitting your marks & you make this change you already know how the kart will react. Not sure if anything I mentioned helps or not but I figured I'd put in my two cents. If someone reads this & it helps them great. If they read it & they learn that my advice didn't work for them that's good too because they learned what didn't work for them (or they learned I'm just another idiot out there giving advice to anyone who will listen) the biggest thing is have fun, ask questions to others if you have any & enjoy racing.

[@Stewpkiddable]

i know they are expensive but a fire suit will: a.) take a minimum of .5 sec off your best lap time b.) keep a trail of lot lizards in tow. lol great content keep up the grass roots racing. everything needs to scale down.

[@MidpackMania]

😂

[@Mike-uk3tb]

Softer compound tire, tire pressure and put that damn kart back on the scales, that thing is all over the place!

[@chriswebber833]

Happy for your work. Netflix is 5$

[@benjaminrizzo6573]

NICE B MAIN!!🏆🏆🏆

[@FlixyOn60]

Looks and sounds like you need more gear other than that good driving and great video

[@carlover6927]

That red winged cart I drive one of those but mine has a late model

[@jddj6110]

Sounds like you should go down a tooth or 2 in the back, the engine was flatlining at the end of the straight, would give you more momentum on the straights but make it a little slower on exit but you would make that up being able to catch karts at the end of the straights. That’s just Something I noticed and I’ve mad mistakes with gearing to high and it slows you down, just my input 👍

[@MidpackMania]

Youre correct, I just diddnt have anything smaller at that race and no one else had anything in the 50's because I run a jackshaft. We got one for this most recent race tho and it was much better. Definitely took a hit on the drive out of corners, but weren't revving out half way down the straight. Thanks for the advice and checking out the channel!

[@jddj6110]

@@MidpackMania been there done that and yes I watched your latest video and it sounded better, I always love watching videos of other people who take the same passion in racing as me, and also since it’s the off season in the northeast can’t really do much racing myself right now 😂

[@jerryarnold2038]

I used to race carts. You are correct-but his looked loose to me. You running a taller gear you got to be handling good or you will get eat up coming off the corner. I always run lower than most and would pass guys coming off the corner. They might catch me at the end of the straight but I would not give up the inside line. And most of the time they not getting around you on the outside. Go in the corner too hard and you not handling perfect-you got to let off too much and lose momentum. Hard to recover with a tall gear. Lower gear going to pull away. It worked for me, but everyone has their own style. Good race man-love the video-makes me want to go buy a used cart and do it again!

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

Just stumbled across this channel. Looks like real close racing. Just a shame some people race dirty to win.....

[@chrisledbetter9635]

That Jimmy Rivers motor out of Augusta GA

[@DempseyG42]

I noticed you were pushing exiting the corner, this can be fixed by moving the LR out or increasing stagger.

[@costlesssquash]

C O B S galore

[@danoiddano6891]

I’m a new sub. I miss racing. Enjoyed watching the race. You did great mang. Quick question. How much have you experimented with tire pressures? Different pressure at each corner of the chassie?

[@MidpackMania]

Hey I appreciate the sub, glad you’re enjoying the episodes. Yeah I play with the tires just haven’t found the sweet spot. I have my Hanford setup down but this track is shorter and straight dirt, it’s tricky.

[@mickeyflowers]

Thanks for posting, this looks like a lot of fun. Have you ever considered adjusting your steering wheel shape and location, and maybe even your kart bodywork? It sure looks like your arms are not moving naturally when you're trying to race.

[@MidpackMania]

I actually ran someone else’s kart this past Sunday and the wheel was a bit higher and tilted, man that made a huge difference. Looking to find a tilted wheel now to throw on my kart before the next race.

[@erickaschwartz865]

I love your videos an I race with you In Hanford my name IsAyden Schwartz

[@jeremyhammond7764]

get you some Andy Murry purple or roll speed red and paint them tires before you go out. you need more traction

[@OddballHillbilly419]

Man go kart racing has changed a lot. We had box stocks and super stocks. Not sure what a Clone is.

[@MidpackMania]

Back east “clone” is more of a Honda class I believe. Here it’s a “nor cal clone” ruleset where it’s basically max 212cc and more less super stock rules I’d assume, cam, flywheel, billet rod, etc.

[@OddballHillbilly419]

@@MidpackMania oh ok. Our box stock engines started out as 5 hp Briggs and Stratton and we tweaked them from there. I haven't sat in a kart since the late 90s either lmao

[@ReactorFour]

@@OddballHillbilly419 the 5hp flat head Briggs stopped being produced so they started blueprinting Chinese made harbor freight “clones”. Essentially they are clones of that Briggs. In pavement road course sprint Karting the clone died six or seven years ago I’d say for a box stock sealed Briggs engine called a LO206. It’s cheap and you can’t blueprint which keeps cost way down. In Sprint Karting they run more 2 cycle though. Mostly IAME Swift for kids and IAME KA100 and IAME X30 for bigger kids and up. Rok engines and Rotax are also found around North America also.

[@OddballHillbilly419]

@@ReactorFour thank you. Our Champ Karts run something similar to that

[@ReactorFour]

@@OddballHillbilly419 Briggs World Formula probably. Same idea but quite a bit bigger and more powerful than the 206.

[@ronnieking1025]

good run

[@benjaminrizzo6573]

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🦃🦃🦃

[@jasonturner3711]

That thing is pushing like a dump truck

[@spddmn75ify]

Nice run, man I miss racing karts lol

[@eddyschonfield7298]

Look's like the next level is a fight for you lol you start placing higher and your be in the fighting territory

[@MidpackMania]

I work hard to keep my nose clean, some of us can’t afford to destroy equipment every weekend lol

[@irepairofpc31familykartrac51]

It comes with the territory when you start getting aggressive and winning races it pisses the guys off who were winning. I try to drive clean but it happens eventually.

[@donlivingston2461]

Good fun

[@jesseraby2291]

Where is this track located?

[@Greaseland]

New here. Good job.

[@MidpackMania]

Appreciate the support, welcome to the channel!

[@coolbreeze1677]

Looks like I could have fun where is this and what are the fees if you don't mind me asking

[@MidpackMania]

Chowchilla, CA. $50 entry, $20 transponder rental.

[@jordanwalker9309]

I've got a kart looking to get into dirt racing. Anyone on here tell me how to find tracks like this near me? I'm located in NC/SC. Thanks looks fun.

[@jaredthompson7007]

What was the purse if any

[@jethrog4549]

Looks like the balance was off a bit. Front end plowed, then when backend came around you were behind a bit due to the front plowing. Maybe figure out how to get a bit more weight towards the front tires to increase steering response.

[@MidpackMania]

You’re probably right, I used to have a weight on the right front and haven’t remounted it. Need to get it back in there. Thanks for watching!

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

Doesnt always work like that actually hardly ever works like that, a push will happen if the fronts are too loaded easier than the other way around. So many possible causes i am not going to start confusing the bloke with my take on how to tidy it up.

[@StephenBrewer89]

I’m still new to this but when you say clone, is that like a 212?

[@MidpackMania]

Technically a “clone” is a Honda engine, but our clone class here is basically max 212cc with some mods. Most people run predators within the class.

[@StephenBrewer89]

@@MidpackMania thanks for the reply man! Looks so fun

[@loot_hoard5276]

Dirty driving every lap✔️ Multiple blatant spins from the same guy ✔️and another intentionally putting people in the wall✔️ welcome to the barn burner 😂 drive dirt get the birdie 🖕

[@HighRollinMedia]

welcome to flat karts another reason 510 Kartway is the best track to race at they don't tolerate all the crap.

[@jessebrown6416]

What the hell that red bodied junk?

[@stephaniemccoll7307]

Grown Boyes fighting over go cart race

[@srgrinch1]

man i was getting car sick from the camera . lol get some one to film from the stands .

[@ReactorFour]

People ask me why I race pavement road course sprint karts instead of dirt oval karts…….. Simple Answer: I can’t fight.

[@ecast1500]

how would you rate American karters vs European racers, it seems many of the European karters end up making big bucks in F1

[@MidpackMania]

I think it’s just a different mindset. European racers I feel like get into karting to get to that next level. American karting has a huge mix of weekenders and serious racers. A lot of people race karts here because it’s what they can afford. Then you have people like Kyle Larson that start in karting and become the greatest racer in the world at whatever he does lol.

[@ecast1500]

@@MidpackMania thanks for the reply, it looks like too much fun, I was into racing bicycles and I had a gas traveling around trying to be competitive , it's more fun doing something then watching, good luck

[@spchopkins6049]

your throttle response should be the same as ur steering input in my opinion ur jerky with the wheel n not on the gas when u should be they should coinside

[@MidpackMania]

Appreciate the feedback

[@cmason87]

stop watching the people wreck, you target fixate into them nearly every time.

[@racerxhewett4402]

Sounds like your gear was a bit low, running out of motor at the end of the straightaway

[@MidpackMania]

Yeah we dropped 3 teeth for this weekend and it’s been way better. Thanks for watching!

[@Slidejob01]

i raced outlaw karts theres last race

[@Slidejob01]

i think it was end of october

[@elliusgutierrez7139]

Hi

[@robertkbrooks951]

GROW UP. Be Good Sportsmen. Why get pissed off . Better luck next Race.

[@rewadena4371]

Aren't go karts for kids?

[@regroberts325]

NO , certainly not , “ karts” as we call ‘em in Europe are for all ages , I stopped racing contemporary karts aged 43. and then like an idiot got sucked back in to Classic / Historic karts at age 58

[@regroberts325]

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[@regroberts325]

Rye House London , 100 historic class an eventful day , this class is not for kids 🇯🇪😎

[@ericpilson1014]

Some of the cr 500 karts are close to 100 hp definitely not for kids

[@irepairofpc31familykartrac51]

@@regroberts325 I started open small block racing karts at 54. I love it and can’t wait till the next race. I raced cars in my 20s. Keeps me young. My 16 year old son wants nothing to do with it he’d rather play video games.

[@servustuussum7147]

I race is a race if it's a go-kart race it should be super dirty someone should be throwing turtles at you and bananas right and not because you're black don't get me prejudiced

[@chrisburnsed6349]

Not much of a fight.

[@elliusgutierrez7139]

Hi