pinkpanda3310
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I invited a friend i haven't seen much in the past 15 years. I got to know him as our wives are good friends. Anyway I invited him to come karting with me and he brought one of his adult children with him as I have three karts now. This was the first time all three were used at once. I gave them a quick verbal run down of the karts and he picked the little kart with handle bars to use. Maybe I could've given a little more instruction because he flipped the kart within seconds of sitting in it 
I didn't get any video so I'll need to explain it...
It was a high grip solid surface. The kart was on a concrete apron facing out to a bitumen road. I had explained the controls - motorbike style twist grip throttle etc... I don't know how much motorbike experience he's had but he must've give it a twist without expecting the responsiveness and torque of electric. I suspect the kart lurched forward and caused him to reef on the throttle. The kart did a short wheelie and looped out, flipping him on his back. He was obviously hurt, scratched up his spine (skinny guy). He took a breather and we all still went karting. For the first 10-15min he drove like an absolute nanny even in the dirt but who could blame him.
Needless to say I feel terrible about it. Our friendship is unaffected, when he left he was talking about next time we go karting.... but geez i wish it didn't happen.
I didn't get any video so I'll need to explain it...It was a high grip solid surface. The kart was on a concrete apron facing out to a bitumen road. I had explained the controls - motorbike style twist grip throttle etc... I don't know how much motorbike experience he's had but he must've give it a twist without expecting the responsiveness and torque of electric. I suspect the kart lurched forward and caused him to reef on the throttle. The kart did a short wheelie and looped out, flipping him on his back. He was obviously hurt, scratched up his spine (skinny guy). He took a breather and we all still went karting. For the first 10-15min he drove like an absolute nanny even in the dirt but who could blame him.
Needless to say I feel terrible about it. Our friendship is unaffected, when he left he was talking about next time we go karting.... but geez i wish it didn't happen.
