Rissington 5 July

Well, thats the next race week-end, Rissington, a great twisty track.
I have now had Kieron's engine problem rectified, it just would not rev high enough to pull through the bends and power down the straights, after a chat with the engine builder it was decided a new '09 cylinder head with a carb dyno-tune was required, what a difference, on the Dyno the previous cylinder head was pulling 15HP, now its pulling 18.5 HP, which has already gained us 1.5 seconds on the track, great!!

Last time we were at Rissington we finished 5th, we are hoping for even better this time.
I will keep you informed of how it goes.

As always, if your there you will find us with our big red CHALLENGER RACING flag, come and say hello!!

Monster trucks

We went to Cardiff and the stadiwm y mileniwm (millennium stadium) to watch MONSTER TRUCKS. Watching MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION on free style was really good because as he jumped he flipped and the suspension broke. Last year escalade came with a cadilac escalade which had spinners and neons, but this year he changed it to backwards bob which was a normal truck but the body was on thewrong way. Cant wait until next year

Rissington race week-end

I went really well out on the track on heat 1, I started 5th and finished 6th so I only lost one place. On heat 2 I started 2nd which is my highest start but, as I started the carb. flooded so it held me back and someone went around taking people off and took me off. So on the first lap I was last, but I managed to get 2 or 3 places back. And on heat 3 I started 9th and someone didnt get on the grid quick enough and another person couldnt start so in a minute I was 9th to 7th, during the heat I gained 2 places so I finished 5th, my highest finish
On the final I did well I only lost 2 places and finished 9th.

Rissington

We are finally going to Rissington next week were jack won his last novice trophy. Hope I do well.

OUT WITH THE OLD- IN WITH THE NEW!!

new pods and front nose cone!!, looks better even if the radiator is still bent.

Shenington

In the practice sessions I was doing 48 seconds and in the final I doing 46 seconds and if my dad had changed the carb. I would of gained 2 extra places

Last Fridays pratice

The week before Sheni we went to Rednal and it poured down, it was like driving on ice with tyres which have no tread. On one bend it had no grip at all so you had to go really slow, the kart has no power steering so to turn with grip you have to accelerate, it dried out again and we went through 10 liters of fuel and still didn't have enough ,in the end we ran out.

Pictures

I put them the wrong way around by accident, the purple is the old one and the black one is the new

Malaysia F1 race

What a way to finish a race in the pouring rain, thunder and lightening. And lightening so hard the screen went off for a minute or two and the main grand stand was struck 3 times. What a win, BUTTON won it again.

The new parts !!

Before


After


The side pods, bumper and the stickers came a while ago and finally I can put them on my kart on Monday.

Malaysia F1

The qulifing went all right for Button, Not very well for Mclaren Mercedes. I bet Ferrari wish they hadnt let Mr. Brawn go because Brawn Mercedes are doing well and for the first time in his carrer Button has qulified 1st 2 times in a row

What a race by Button

He managed to win a race even with 2 safety cars and BMW`s crash was pretty bad.
We had a wheel hanging off in my last race and carried on !!

New parts!!

Well, after the last race event, Kieron managed to get involved in a few scrapes and crashes, I don't like crashes because crashes mean money :) and sure enough!!
I've had to order a complete new bodywork kit, new side pods, nose cone and nassau panel, not only that but a new sticker kit as well.
The radiator can stay, I've never seen a banana shaped rad before but as it's not leaking it can live on to see another few races yet!!
Next race for Challenger racing is Easter week-end, hopefully the sun will shine and Kieron will do well.
Rissington soon, first week-end in May hopefully assuming I can get time off work!!!!

Don't forget, Challenger racing is always on the lookout for sponsorship, if you can help in any way then your details will be on the kart for all to see then please contact me on the e-mail.

Thanks
CHALLENGER RACING

Last sheni race

I tried to write about the race and what happened at the time, but I had no internet connection.

The pratices went well and on one of the end pratices I had a massive pile up, I bent the side pod which is a side skirt, bent the strenghening beam behind it and bent the raditor. The side pod split into two but with good old gaffa tape we managed the race.
My times on Sunday started badly, 58 second laps which is slow, but, after my dad adjusting a few things we got down to 47 seconds, the track record is 44 secs so pretty good.
On Sunday afternoon at the time for the final race we were told where we would be starting, and because of the crashes and the engine playing up I was starting right at the back,
25th, and at the end I came 20th, not bad with the engine playing up!!!
Here's to the next race week-end, 18 and 19 April, EASTER.

Challenger racing's kart

Hello, after a few requests to place a picture of Challenger Racing's kart on this site, here it is.
An Arrow AX9 chassis, 125cc water cooled Rotax engine and a few scuffs.

Next racing is at Shenington so I hope the sun is shining and the kart performs well.
Lots of testing has been done over the last month or so and driving ability is getting better (read Rissington)

Rissington again !!

It went really well the track wasd twisted and did a 45 sec lap and 43.63 was the lap record and.....

WAIT FOR IT.....

I WON THE RACE AND BEAT JACK (although he was a novie L.O.L.!!)

Rissington

At last we are going to Rissington, never been there hopm eit is good thou. tell you what it was like later.

Video of me racing!!!

Thought you would like to see a short clip of me racing, you will have to excuse the shaking, it was cold, I am kart 26, blue suit and white helmet!!

I`m glad I`m out of Cadet

I forgot to mention that there was over 70 cadet karts last week end and there had to be 2 separate races. When we started there was only about 20 cadet karts and only one race !!

Rednal

Last Sunday we went to oswestry (which we cant say) so we call it Rednal it was really good there, there was a kart smashed up worth over £4,500 and the driver had broken his collar bone by doing 5 somersaults. Next week end is Sheni which I am hoping I will do better than last time.

This school week was excellent only going to school on Wednesday and Friday out of the whole 5 days !!!