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“In karting I always liked to do some wet practice and wet races and so on,” Vettel told a news conference.
“Before the grand prix in Spa, I went to Kerpen to do some karting…we were building the kart up and I said, ‘Let’s stay with slick tyres for the wet conditions’.
“They said, ‘No, you are mad,’ and I said, ‘I need some practice if it rains in Spa.’ Obviously, just one week later there is more rain in Monza against all expectations.”

I am starting to make end roads into the karting in Charlotte and really meeting some super people along the way. I have been able to hang out with Fred & Dan @ Victory Lane Indoor Karting, and they both turned me onto Indocil Art in Rock Hill, SC.

I was invited to go drive a racing Kart this weekend at Lowes Motorspeedway, and like any good speed junkie, I accepted. Now I only needed a helmet for my large head and a racing suite. Both can be rather expensive. You don’t want to skimp when it comes to safety equipment. So they have me call the boys at Indocil Art and ask then if they had a helmet for sale, plain of course. Ryan Young said he would help me out and asked me to come by. So on Friday I drove over and got to meet the guys behind the art. Ryan surprised me and lent me his personal, customized helmet, which is pretty sweet. Plus it’s comfortable too. I am going to use it lovingly this weekend.

I wanted to blog about them and let you know if you are in the need for a super sweet custom painted helmet you need to call these guys. They are incredible. I assure you they have way better stuff than all the other guys I have seen online to date. It’s clean and pretty, and they paint to your personality. I know I see a couple of helmets in my future…..

link: Victory Lanes Indoor Karting

link: Indocil Art or Rock Hill, SC - Make sure you tell them David Vasta sent you.

Link : Some of the Helmets they have painted

I am really trying to get Karting, mainly EASYKART, started in Charlotte. I am not anti-NASCAR, but I really prefer sprint or road courses. They are just more appealing to me than an oval track. With that said I am trying to work with the WKA which is located in Charlotte just outside of Lowes Motor Speedway and seems while I am talking to people in and around the area I am hearing that the WKA might be having financial trouble, which is sad since I want to put on an Easykart 2009 season here in Charlotte using their support and scheduling.

KartSport Magazine has posted it’s FREE Online issue for July.

KartSport :: Link to July Issue

They used to be a print magazine, sadly I think they were losing money and ESPN purchased them and has made them an online only magazine. Also sadly the Karting styructure is nothing like it is in Europe and is struggles after 20 years to reeally grow like it should be or at least like it does in Europe.

Read the magazine and make sure you check back here or the site to see when the next edition is going to be posted. I look forward to reading it every month.