Post by Brad Wunder on May 8, 2012 16:43:00 GMT -5
The first Kangaroo Court session of the 2012 has been completed. Sunday marked the first time in NFRA history that the entire session was filmed with the newly developed "hat cam". Unfortunately, the NFRA Films department hadn't worked out all the bugs and only about 2 minutes of video were captured. The hat cam has been sent back to the Test Center for further development.
The Kangaroo Court would like to than Rich for providing the gavel for the proceedings. ;D For those of you not in attendance, our new gavel is a portion of Rich's crank that he broke in half on Saturday.
Case #1, Driver of the #19 charged with DVI (Gross Vehicular Ineptitude) and WED (Wanton Environmental Destruction)
Synopsis-After draining his float bowl to change his jet he left the drain open. As the 47 and 9 were waiting to go out on a practice session the driver #19 couldn't get his kart started and finally got out of his kart stating <insert your best whinny voice here> "my kart won't start". Really? With no gas in the carb?? The HELL you say??! Actually, there was gas in the carb, but it was merely passing through on its way to covering the ground...hence the WED charge. ;D Of course the driver of the 19 can't use NORMAL gas....no, it has to be 315 octane race fuel that is blue/purple in color and will surely stain the pit surface for years to come.
The real kicker here is that the driver of the 47 asked the driver of the 19 BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED if he had remembered to close the drain to which the driver of the 19 said, "of course I did"
Case Disposition:
GVI-GUILTY (major $5)
WED-GUILTY (major $5)
Case #2, Driver of the #90 charged with GVI
Synopsis-Perhaps the most frightening event of the day was when the brake rotor of the 90 exploded near the fastest section of the track. How could this happen was the question on everyone's mind in the pits. The cause was quickly identified, however, when witnesses reported that when the kart was lifted onto the stand the entire axle shifted (nearly 18 inches according to some reports).
Loose is fast, but the court is pretty sure that pertains to the handling of the kart, not the parts on the kart that aren't supposed to move.
Case Disposition
GVI-GUILTY (major $5, although there was talk about a DOUBLE major but since that rule hadn't been made up yet the jury just went with major)
Case #3, Driver of the #47 charged with GVI and WED
Synopsis-the breather tube became detached where it connects back into the engine block. Normally this would be considered just one of those things that happens in racing...things break. However, expert witness testimony showed that it became detached due to negligent mounting of the seat. The WED charge stemmed from testimony from the driver of the #9 that at least 4 ozs of oil had been recovered from his helmet alone.
Case Disposition:
GVI-GUILTY (minor $2)
WED-GUILTY (minor $2)
Case #4, Driver of the #9 charged with GVI
During the heat race the Driver of the 9 felt a strange vibration when going to full throttle. After pulling of and inspecting the clutch it was discovered that there were no teeth on the clutch driver. (actually, there were teeth, but they looked like rotten baby teeth). The jury assumed this was caused by a lack of maintenance. The driver of the 9 carefully explained that there WERE teeth on the driver when the clutch was maintained before the race weekend (jeez, what is he supposed to do? Brush AND floss??
) Justice MUST be blind. This case will surely go down in the annals of KC history as a travesty.
Case Disposition:
GVI-GUILTY (minor $2)
Total fines levied-$21
The Kangaroo Court would like to than Rich for providing the gavel for the proceedings. ;D For those of you not in attendance, our new gavel is a portion of Rich's crank that he broke in half on Saturday.
Case #1, Driver of the #19 charged with DVI (Gross Vehicular Ineptitude) and WED (Wanton Environmental Destruction)
Synopsis-After draining his float bowl to change his jet he left the drain open. As the 47 and 9 were waiting to go out on a practice session the driver #19 couldn't get his kart started and finally got out of his kart stating <insert your best whinny voice here> "my kart won't start". Really? With no gas in the carb?? The HELL you say??! Actually, there was gas in the carb, but it was merely passing through on its way to covering the ground...hence the WED charge. ;D Of course the driver of the 19 can't use NORMAL gas....no, it has to be 315 octane race fuel that is blue/purple in color and will surely stain the pit surface for years to come.
The real kicker here is that the driver of the 47 asked the driver of the 19 BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED if he had remembered to close the drain to which the driver of the 19 said, "of course I did"
Case Disposition:
GVI-GUILTY (major $5)
WED-GUILTY (major $5)
Case #2, Driver of the #90 charged with GVI
Synopsis-Perhaps the most frightening event of the day was when the brake rotor of the 90 exploded near the fastest section of the track. How could this happen was the question on everyone's mind in the pits. The cause was quickly identified, however, when witnesses reported that when the kart was lifted onto the stand the entire axle shifted (nearly 18 inches according to some reports).
Loose is fast, but the court is pretty sure that pertains to the handling of the kart, not the parts on the kart that aren't supposed to move.
Case Disposition
GVI-GUILTY (major $5, although there was talk about a DOUBLE major but since that rule hadn't been made up yet the jury just went with major)
Case #3, Driver of the #47 charged with GVI and WED
Synopsis-the breather tube became detached where it connects back into the engine block. Normally this would be considered just one of those things that happens in racing...things break. However, expert witness testimony showed that it became detached due to negligent mounting of the seat. The WED charge stemmed from testimony from the driver of the #9 that at least 4 ozs of oil had been recovered from his helmet alone.
Case Disposition:
GVI-GUILTY (minor $2)
WED-GUILTY (minor $2)
Case #4, Driver of the #9 charged with GVI
During the heat race the Driver of the 9 felt a strange vibration when going to full throttle. After pulling of and inspecting the clutch it was discovered that there were no teeth on the clutch driver. (actually, there were teeth, but they looked like rotten baby teeth). The jury assumed this was caused by a lack of maintenance. The driver of the 9 carefully explained that there WERE teeth on the driver when the clutch was maintained before the race weekend (jeez, what is he supposed to do? Brush AND floss??
) Justice MUST be blind. This case will surely go down in the annals of KC history as a travesty.Case Disposition:
GVI-GUILTY (minor $2)
Total fines levied-$21
