No, I am not talking about your VW or Audi.  I am talking about go-carts on steroids – KARTS!  Every employee at Turbonetics is a “motor head” and we love to bench race in the office.  After months and months of I-am-faster-than-you and my-car-is-faster debates, it was about time that we settled this on track.  We decided to hit up the indoor MB2 Raceway, not too far away from our company.  Theoretically, all karts are equal.  So, there’s no doubt it rewards the better driver.  Advantage/disadvantage of racer’s weight has been discussed around the office: 

“You only weigh xxx lbs – so you have an advantage of power-to-weight ratio” 
“You weigh xxx lbs more than I do.  You will have better traction around corners”

I personally don’t care either way.  If you want to be light, do some weight reduction in the bathroom. J  Fast forward 3 races - now, we have a group of us that go racing two weeks or so.  This is a great way to mingle and bond with fellow co-workers.  What’s even better?  More trash talking the following day!  Good trash talking cannot be completed without dialogues from The Fast and the Furious movie: 

“Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should!” 

“I almost had you”

“You almost had me?  You never had your kart (car)!” 

“I need NAAAAWWS” 

“SWAT came to my house!” 

“Let’s go!  Ménage!”“ NOOOOO, Monicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa” 

“Too soon, junior!” 

“I like the dippin’ dots (tuna) here”

“BS, Assh*le nobody likes the dippin’ dots here”

“It’s not how you sit in the kart; it’s how you race the kart.  Ya better learn dat.”

Yes, Ja Rule…. We know.