Lemans Karting in Fremont, CA
April 12, 2012 was the third day of the Ops Review at our U.S. headquarter and another team building event was arranged for the attendees. It was a "Go Karting Challenge" at Lemans Karting. It rained that day so it was not safe to do it outdoor. We had an indoor karting race. It is my first time to go-karting. At first I was hesitant to join and I even asked my boss if it is easy to operate. He said if you know how to drive a car then you can drive a kart.
At the lobby of Lemans Karting while waiting for the other participants
Lemans Karting is Silicon Valley's only Indoor and Outdoor track built for corporate off-sites and teambuilding. It has two (2) tracks (Indoor and outdoor), event rooms, racing simulators, catering & more!
European Style Indoor Race Track
My first Go Karting experience
A week before we headed to the U.S., we were asked to register on line for this SunPower team building event to speed up the arrival process at the venue and save time. After everyone has arrived, we proceeded to the briefing area upstair and one of the Lemans' staff gave us some safety guidelines and explained the meaning of the flags used in Go Karting. Different colored flags waved by race officials give signals to the go-kart racers.
The Conference Room where the briefing was held
After the briefing, we returned to the track and we were asked to put on our safety gadgets before the race. I felt excited and at the same time nervous.
Go Karting helmets of different sizes
Lemans' Staff checked on me and adjusted my seat so I can reach the break and gas pads
Good to go for a ride
We got the Sprint Race Package at Lemans with about 30-40 laps (indoor) or 20 minutes. In this format, each driver would get a short qualifying session followed by a race for position.
Elvie in Kart No. 24
We were given about five (5) minutes practice. I was with group no. 1 and the only female driver in this group. I was the slowest driver. Look at the result below :
The Practice Result
In the actual sprint race, I am still the slowest driver (No. 7) but I made some improvements.
Sprint Race Result
Winners were the following :
Group 1 ~ Mike Ramos
Group 2 ~ Christophe Dargnies
Group 3 ~ Jascha Ortmanns (My boss)
Lemans Karting Fremont
Address : 45957 Hotchkiss Street, Fremont, CA 94539, U.S.A.
Tel. No. : (510) 770 9001 or (877) RACE-LMK
Website : http://www.lemanskarting.com/
My arms and legs were aching after the race but I enjoyed it. After the tiring karting race, we had our dinner at California Cafe.
California Cafe
Address : 50 University Avenue, Suite 260 , Los Gatos, California, 95030 U.S.A.
Tel. No. : (408) 354 8118
Website : http://www.californiacafe.com/
We stayed at the Montebello Room of California Cafe
California Cafe has great food, services and ambiance !
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