Good lord. Sub 10 1/4 mile on a 150cc engine that looks like it could be a kart engine. These bikes appear bespoke and are stupidly beautiful little machines of madness.
Warren, we should race these.
That looks like fun, and appropriate for me too because I live next to a lake. 
As for the bike, straight line is not my thing. 
It truly isn’t mine either. I did find the bikes themselves to be sort of works of art.
Oooh. That is cool. And would look nice as a chandelier in my foyer.
Hey Warren,
I went and did some sim after a month off. Lost no pace. Sim actually feels better, now, oddly. Just a quick observation. Also, feels less pressured.
I’m not surprised at all. Actually I think I said that might happen; once you’ve got the ball rolling, and you think like a racer, even when you’re not actively driving/simming, you continuously learn (or at least reinforce what you know) below the surface.
Also, I think this ability to switch ‘it’ off and then back on without losing a step is a symptom of driving having become who you are, rather than something you do.
But, as always, I could be full of 
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I’ll be honest, the sensitivity at the limit increased. Was much more aware of little things related to managing grip, it’s like they were clearer. An odd thing. I guess the time off allows me to see/hear the info provided anew. I called it at 10:45 instead of doing my usual. Perhaps that’s the way to go.
Yup. That seems accurate. I was reflecting on this a bit and I think that’s maybe why the line between sim/irl is so blurred for me now. I can’t tell the difference in how I drive the two since I don’t consciously make any effort to transition. It just is.
I think I am gonna try to abuse the kerbs at amp in Nov in a practice session and see if sim lines will put me upside down and on fire. (Looking at you final turn nose apex). Geronimo!!! (Boom, crash, ouch).
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OK, So…
Need.
Also, it occurs to me that Supercharged Electric League racing is basically KartKraft.
Convince me I’m wrong.
Drive thru the smoke Cole!
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Epic. I’m outta here!
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Pretty damn overpriced imo, You can get much better bases for that price. You will aslo meed qr 2 wheelside. shipping it rounds up to 800 euro. You can get a simagic alpha with 15nm or a used simucube pro 2
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A hot take indeed. @tankyx do you concur?
Looking for input and ideas. I have very limited experience with sim racing but I can see that the experience is beneficial and fun. The KartKraft program intrigues me, so I am looking for input on what I need and how I can do this on a tight budget and would consider used stuff if I know what to look for. Help me out.
Hmm. Well these days the entry point is the CSL DD at 5nm with a set of pedals, preferably loadcell.
Csl pedals v2:
$299
Or
Csl loadcell:
$199
5nm base:
$199 when purchased with wheel or pedals
You can then buy a power supply from fanatec to make it 8nm ($149) or Google it and buy knockoff.
Wheel:
$199
So, 600-700 to get started fanatec new 5nm w/loadcell.
From here you need a rig. You could use a table clamp but there are also stands/rigs.
Inexpensive portable ones are playseat challenge or next level racing GT lite. Both in the 250 range.
You’ll need a Pc with 16mb ram, a relatively recent cpu and a decent video card, 2060 or better. For vr, I use a 3060ti and it’s fine but not super powerful.
If you play on screens you will need to choose between ultra wide or triples eventually. I would imagine you’d want a 3070 or better for triples. But, a low end card will play, too, within reason.
Iracing will be more useful/fun than KK. Only buy KK if it’s on sale for 10-15 bucks. It’s terrific as a sim but it has nothing to do other than TT.
Warren,
I think this might do the trick for non-race days. Let’s go foil surfing in our downtime. Pure carving.
No, it is reasonnably priced compared to Simagic or Moza
Dom, I hope you know the word thot has a very different connotation with the younger crowd than what you’re using it as, and it’s always a little jarring for me to see you use it in this context 
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advertised as “Consistent torque”. is this an issues with similar bases like simcube, simagic. or is this a shot at lower end like thrustmaster/logitech?