Well where to go from here...

Now you've decided on what type of racing you want to do.  Go to your local kart shop or even your motorsport equipment shops and have a chat with the people there.  If they don't have what you need they can point you in the right direction.  In Australia there are unlimited resources to be found in every capital city and on the web.  Even reading your national or local kart magazines are a great resource.  Don't forget however, every kart shop has their preferences so do your reseach before spending your money.

Now I do have to touch on something that I have spoken about previously which is really important and that's safety equipment.  Previously I spoke about helmets now here in Australia all karters to required to wear neck braces.  There are so many different types it is important to get one that is comfortable for you.  You can get round ones, horseshoe ones and now you can get these super slimline moulded neck braces designed specifcally for karting.  These are important because you have the weight of your helmet currently only supported by you neck and what these neck braces do is take some of the pressure off your neck and should you have an accident they also prevent your head from travelling too far backwards or forwards preventing major neck damage.  So remember your heads important and so is the thing that supports it.  Next time I will talk about what you wear.

So until next time - keep well and keep safe and enjoy every minute of your day.

PS if you want to have a look at some good racing please have a look at the following weblink.  Keep an eye out for kart numbers 69 and 96 because thats my brother and myself (I'm 69) and its the final of the 200cc National Dirt Kart Titles in South Australia - what a wicked weekend.

http://dirtkartracing.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=200austitle09&action=display&thread=684