GO-Karting!
Place: Palisadoes Go Kart
Track
Date: 1st January 2000
My
grease-monkey of a brother, Benji, loves any sport that requires
oil, gas, and a lot of hard work with a ratchet and screw-driver.
It used to be Jet-Skiing, but we've since graduated to Go-Karting...My
brother was always good with engines and other mechanical stuff...Me?...i'm
the smart one...i watch as he fixes the Go-Kart and then i take
it out for a spin once he's done...Heheh, kinda figgers that i'm
usually the one that mashes up the clutch or blows the engine.
One
bright Saturday afternoon, we went to Kevin's house to help him
load up his Go-Karts and then drove out to the Go-Kart track on
the Palisadoes, right beside the Norman Manley International Airport.
After sitting on my ass and watching the two of them get down
and dirty with the machines, i hopped in as soon as they were
finished and took it out for a couple spins...
Being
Racing Go-Karts, these were some bad MoFos...and since i've only
ridden the kiddy ones at Wonder-Land before, i lost control numerous
times, spun out in awesome 360s and nearly ended up in the sea
when i took a turn too wide = )
After
only an hour's worth of racing around the track, the G-forces
started to affect me...my vision was blurred, my chest was constricted...and
my mouth was full of dust...So i pulled into the pit and gave
Benji his turn...Heheh, since he had only planned to be a mechanic
on this trip, he was inadequately attired for the race, in shorts
and a T-shirt....Hey!, you gotta wear jeans, jackets and racing
helmets for this shit!....So here they are...pics of my Bro racing
around the track.
(Background Music - "Golden
Race Day" from Ah, My Goddess.)
Days of Thunder?
Ben straps in at the starting line for his initial
run, notice he's not wearing any jeans...heheh, expect a crotch
full of sand brother man!!
Benji: "Hmm...maybe i can put in a Momo Steering wheel,
6 speaker stereo system, with two 18" at the back, Alloy
rims, Neuspeed shocks, Nitro injection system, blow-off valves
and leather upholstery!"
Mixed Signals
What's that hand gesture supposed to be Bro?...is there
something wrong with the sky or are you trying to give the thumbs up signal
for the engine start!?
Benji: "Huh!?...you mean i'm not flipping you the "Bird?"....DOH!!!"
Manuel gets Benji's engine going.
Heheh, that sounds like it has a double-meaning there...wouldn't
you agree Alex?
Benji: "And i'm off!!"...*steps on the gas*....putt,
putt, putt...vroom!
Indianapolis .001
The track is really just a krufty piece of land paved over
and marked with lanes for Go-Kart enthusiasts like my bro and
kevin to release their tension on.
Ben: "I'll come back with my Integra when no one's
around...tee hee..."
Speed Demons
Benji (foreground, right) zooms past Kevin (background,
left) on the last bend before the straight-away.
Benji: "Get out of the way you Sunday Driver!!"
Kevin: "It IS a Sunday, moron!"
Benji: "DOH!!"
The Weiner!
Ben leaves the competition behind...Waaayyy behind...we
can't give Benji all the credit though...Kevin's Kart blew up
on him and he had to be "carted" off the track = )
Benji: "Hey!, where is everybody!?...i won the race!...Hello!....Hello!?"