The
Top Ten Reasons Why Backyard Karting Is The Best Sport In The
World.
- 10:
You don't need to be Michael Andretti to be the next Mario Andretti.
- Because
backyard karting is so affordable, a father and son (or daughter)
can get a couple of karts and start practicing right away. By
the time Junior is 12, he will have more seat time than Schumacher
and be ready to take on the world. Backyard karting is a safe,
low pressure way to introduce kids to motorsports without the
risk and expense of organized karting.
- 9:
When they ask you if you saw the race this weekend, you can say
"Saw it? I won it!"
- Watching
racing is a great pass time, but racing is an even better one.
Every race fan has dreamed of being behind the wheel on raceday,
and with two karts and a backyard track, this dream can come true.
Backyard karting is the most affordable way to get involved in
any form of wheel to wheel competition, and the fact that you
can do it with your friends and family just sweetens the deal.
- 8:
You can back up your trash talking with real results, or not.
- One
of the best parts of backyard karting is that it lets you and
your friends talk trash all week long, and then get out there
and actually put your money where your mouth is. Then, when you
are done, you can talk a whole new game of trash until you race
again.
- 7:
If you are not winning going clockwise, turn around and go the
other way.
- It's
your track, your yard, your home, your karts, you can do what
you want. One beauty of having your own track is that you make
the rules, and that makes it more fun. If you don't like a corner,
change it, add some banking, tighten the exit, get rid of some
banking....the choice is yours.
- 6:
No towing nightmares.
- Conventional
racing is great, but there is a lot of logistical BS. When you
race in your backyard, you can forget about the long tows, trailer
tire blowouts, hotel rooms, track food, entry fees, pit passes,
memberships, licenses, tech inspection, shortened sessions, rain
outs, and other pleasantries involved with spending thousands
of dollars per hour to "have fun."
- 5:
Let your wife beat you once and she will be all for turning the
flower garden into a left-right corkscrew turn.
- There
are precious few times in our lives when we can be on truly equal
footing with our loved ones. Backyard karting is one of them.
Men or women from 7 to 77 have the same chances of winning when
you are racing in the backyard. It is not uncommon for wives to
be faster than husbands, children quicker than parents, and this
parity can lead to greater family communication and understanding.
- 4:
ANYBODY can become World Champion.
- With
the introduction of KartStock, the GRASSPASS World Championships,
you can throw your kart in the back of your pickup and come race
against the rest of the backyard karting world. KartStock will
be a backyard karting festival open to all backyard karters. Road
course and oval races will be run to crown a national champion
in several weight and age classes. A 6 hour enduro will run into
the night and fireworks, music, camping and partying is all on
the bill.
- 3:
Backyard karters have more fun.
- You
don't see baseball and basketball players running around with
a big smile from ear to ear. Professional racers smile when they
win, but probably not while they in the act of racing. Only backyard
karters are smiling all the time. Fighting for position for fifteen
laps with your best friend will make you laugh harder than Chris
Rock. The sheer joy of unbridled competition with close friends
in a safe environment cannot be beat.
- 2:Backyard
karting makes you a better person.
- The
skills learned through competition such as focus, patience, persistence,
dedication, fair play and even modesty are invaluable in life.
Racing teaches the direct link between hard work and results,
be it in kart preparation or on track concentration. One of the
most valuable qualities that racing strengthens is discipline,
a trait that will surely serve to make you a better person.
- and
the number one reason why backyard karting is the best sport in
the world: You decide. No Really, you choose.
- Tell
us what you think is the best thing about backyard karting in
the space below.
|
