Sorry for the delay in posting. Since our last race on May 1, I have been going 6 or 8 directions all at once and frankly forgot to update here...

OK, the last race of the season took place on the oval at Plant City High School on May 1, 2021. My good friend Jerry Bristow flew in from Indiana to drive my purple car in the Open Standard Battery class and I drove the converted go-kart again in the Advanced Battery class.

In the first race, Rodney Schreck from Miami beat Jerry by one lap in the Open Standard class. In that same race, I was flogging the go-kart a bit too hard and only lasted 41 minutes. I coasted into the pits with a dead battery, credited with third place out of three cars in the class. Cliff Rassweiler #39 took first and the Fortuna car #444 was second.

I finally figured out that I had the wrong gear ratio in the purple car. Unfortunately, the motor sprocket I needed was at home on my workbench, so Jerry was stuck driving the second race with the same combination. The outcome was the same; Rodney simply outran Jerry and beat him by one lap. I did a little better in the second race than the first. I managed my wattage a little better and completed 56 minutes. Again I coasted into the pits with a dead battery. Cliff had only lasted about 9 minutes in this race before a blown tire sidelined him. The Fortuna car #444 had made multiple pit stops and dropped out about 5 minutes before me. I thought I might get a victory by default.

As it turned out, Jerry of course got second behind Rodney in the Open Standard Battery class. The Fortuna 444 car had run enough laps in the first race that she won the day by 4 laps over me in Advanced Battery class.

I don't think I have found all the potential in the little go-kart yet. I think it needs new rear axle bearings to start with. After that I may experiment with narrower tires to reduce rolling resistance. Only time will tell, but it sure is fun to drive!