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Originally Posted by Schumi
You explained the flags and the track to him, but did you explain how to use the brakes?
He was the one who went into a wall hard enough to get stuck and need a push out. Did he get pushed into it, or just overdrive the kart into it? If he did it himself, and then got hit afterwards- hey, that's life. You F-up, there are consequences. Yea, he's a kid, but that is why it's good that this is a kart inside and not a big car outside, then, right? It's part of being a kid.
I raced at the Torrance K1 a lot of times, and the crew is your typical indoor kart track crew.
If you want something professional, enroll him in the Jim Hall kart school.
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Yeah, I explained the car controls to him except for the reverse switch. Yes, he put himself into the wall. He couldn't figure out how to get it into reverse. He wasn't under the barrier or anything. The track crew had to go onto the track to help him get into reverse. In that moment, when the crew had to go onto the track the cars should have been stopped. I have seen that exact procedure too many times to think it is anything but standard operating procedure. I've raced there as well but my kid hasn't. Because of that particular turn on the track - and if you have raced there more than a few times you know exactly which one I mean - if you get into the wall there - odds are you're going to get hit very soon. They should have stopped the cars.
They didn't.
He was hit hard enough by the two cars that hit him to put his car on top of the car that hit him first.
It was so easily preventable and I think I am within my rights to be pissed about it.
This is one of the reasons I usually only go racing with folks I know. Folks who don't think that 'rubbing is racing'. I'm not a pro and I don't want to take pro risks. I want to have a good and safe time. I guess if Mulligan's is safer because they kick people off the track quickly then maybe we should just stick to Mulligan's. They have laser tag and their cars are pretty fast too.
K1 Speed has responded to my feedback email with a 'we are aware of the issue at the Torrance track and will get back to you once we consult with management' message.
The second issue is the fact that the next race - they were doing it right for the most part except for not shutting that wiz kid's car off and allowing him to do whatever he wanted. That race went well otherwise.