Posts Tagged ‘SNATS Race Things’

This week parking lot, next week race track

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

 

I was able to get some shots of the lower Rio parking lot this morning before security chased me out.  Seems they are doing a pretty good job of keeping people out of the area, which has been taken out of service as a parking lot for the last couple of months.  For most of the last month one of those large temporary building/tent structures has been over much of that part of the lot.  That led to a few large patches on what is otherwise a fairly well used piece of pavement.  It doesn’t look like it’s been resurfaced since the original Rio SNATS in 2002.  The kids from places where the tracks are smooth and sheep are nervous might be in for a rude awakening as some of it looks a tad rough.  Those of us on the left coast that are used to the street circuit/ parking lot it won’t be too much of a surprise.    It looks like the kart track out at the speedway that the club uses was a good environment being it’s twisty, short and fairly bumpy.  But as they say, we are all racing on the same track.

 

 

 

Looking south, down front straight

Looking south, down front straight

 

 

SW corner of layout, 4,5,6 complex looking towards 7
SW corner of layout, 4,5,6 complex looking towards 7
Middle of lot, looking toward 9

Middle of lot, looking toward 9

Looking toward bleachers, pregrid, 10 and 11

Looking toward bleachers, pregrid, 10 and 11

Looking south toward pre grid, tech and scales

Looking south toward pre grid, tech and scales

Green flag, green flag…

Monday, November 10th, 2008

 

Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas

Home of Supernats XII

It’s that time of year again, when racer’s hearts and minds turn to what is likely the most prestigious karting sprint event in the US, the SKUSA Supernationals.  Or as it’s called this year, The National Guard Supernationals Presented by Superkarts USA.  This will be my fifth Supernats attending (including the first year it ran at the Rio) and my first as a competitor.  

For the next couple of weeks we’ll share some local info on the Vegas scene.  Where things are in relation to the track, what to do when you’re not at the track and last but not least, a look at what it takes a privateer buying a ride with an established tea.  We’ll supplement that with photos and tweets each day from the event.  Many if not most of the people that will be reading this aren’t kart racers, or even race fans.  To most of them karting is something you do at the local amusement park or at one of the euro style kart centers that have become so popular around the country.  This will let them get a little peak into what we do for fun and let those that do follow karting get a different perspective live from the event.