MINI2 Karting, Dunston

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More karting tomorrow and, again, it’s with the lads from Mini2.com. One of the lads even got himself and his car into the launch edition of GoMini Magazine, doing performance tests of his Cooper S. It’s since been heavily modified, mind, so I’m rather looking forward to seeing it again.

Still, flash cars to one side, the karting’s the main thing. It’s been a fair while since I got a crop of bumps and bruises on the indoor track at Dunston. By some miracle, the circuit owner (also a Mini2 person) can’t attend, as he’s down South somewhere on a trackday, practicing for his entry in next year’s John Cooper Challenge. Good job, really — he’d show me up otherwise. :) Even with the main competition out of the reckoning, Dunston’s a hard track to race on. While it’s better laid out than it was under previous owners, it’s still pretty hard to overtake. Add a random grid-slot into the equation and it usually makes for some fun racing. Expect a report... sometime (I’ve given up on promises of punctuality). :)

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