The other day, I went up to Mt. Kisco to go race car driving with my Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) forum group. When I got up there, I realized that it wasn’t race car driving at all, it was go-kart racing!
After we got there, we were shown a 5 minute video on what different colored flags meant when driving the go-kart and various safety rules. Then we were brought into a room and were given one piece outfits to wear. They were not easy to get on with shoes on, so we took off our shoes. Once we put them on, one of the workers told us to take them off. “It’s way too hot in the track room,” he told us. So we quickly took them off.
The worker gave us each a helmet and neck brace. He put mine on tight. I was a bit claustrophobic. We went out to the track and I was given car 25. When the green flag was waved, we put our feet on the pedals and took off. Some of my forum mates floored the green pedal and went around the track at the maximum 40 mile an hour speed. (Let me tell you, 40 miles an hour is pretty fast on a go-kart!)
I tried to go as fast as I could but there were so many winding turns. They were sharp and steep at times and of course, I got into two accidents. First Richard, one of my forum mates, bumped me. I spun out and was stuck. One worker had to turn me around. The second time, Morris, another forum mate, bumped me and again, I did a 360. I was turned the wrong way so another worker came out and turned me around again.
This little race was the longest six minutes of my life. I’m not kidding. And the funny part was, we bought tickets for three races back to back.
When the race was over, I was dizzy. I told the guys I was going to sit out the rest of the races. Morris decided he wanted to sit out the rest of the races too. So we watched as the three other forum guys took off.
Although it wasn’t a race car, which I was hoping it would be, it was a really fun day.
Tell me, have you been on a race car or go-kart?
