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Dot Com Go Karting with Neverblue Ads

written by John Chow on May 28, 2009

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The boys and girls from Neverblue Ads were in town and I figured what better way to welcome them to Vancouver than with a little Dot Com Go kart racing. Ever since my go karting adventures with Unique Blog Designs in Seattle, I’ve been meaning to get the dot com crew together to do some karting at home.

We headed to TBC Indoor Racing in Richmond at around 2PM. Going at that time meant we had the place all to ourselves since everyone else was working – that’s the advantage of living the Dot Com Lifestyle. After signing the waiver and trying on that stupid head sock, we had a good laugh at Samantha and Leanne from Neverblue Ads because they forgot to wear proper driving shoes and had to wear leftover shoes from TBC.

The racing was a total blast and everyone had a great time. However, the event ended on a sour note because Leo Chiang was still in go kart racing mode when he got back to his car. Watch the video to see what happen to his beloved Mustang.

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I am sure you guys never want to stop it and keep it going on and on ....

That's why I love striking car (remember that car game when you hit every other car from your car)

SW @ Quality Squidoo Lens Service’s last blog post: Social Bookmarking Service

Who was shooting this video ?

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So John you come at 3rd or 4th position ...

What was the fee for per head ?

ZK @ Web Marketing Blog’s last blog post: 10 Tips to increase your Twitter followers

Awww man! Go karts are my favorite dude....you forgot to invite me! Jk :-) cool video seems like you guys had a good time.

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It seems you gotta a lot of fun with the Go-Karts.

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Looks like alot of fun. My Brother in-law use to race them as a teenager and traveled all over the place. The 5 hp motors were massivly modified and could get up to speeds of 60 mph on the straight aways.

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Now you just need to go go karting with Market Leverage & you're set.

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Oooh you are BOTH on! If anyone's in the central Florida area, I know a great place. No head socks required.

I have in Kart footage. It's a little shaky so it makes me puke a little when I try to watch it. Hopefully I can keep it together long enough to splice together some. Then you'll see me and John try to kill eachother on a few of the corners.

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Should have mounted the Flip as a helmet cam. :)

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It looks like a fun time for everyone. I need to go go karting one of these days. Greg Ellison

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Now it's time to take it to the next level...OFF ROAD GO KARTING!!!

I was go-karting a few weeks ago, I had the same urge to peel out and top off after getting into my car. lol just my car held together lol

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I too, have an extra large head..

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If you have an extra large head, then that means my head is the king of all heads!

I have an extra large head too. Must be something about us affiliate marketers?

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Since you live in Richmond, I'm surprised you've never heard of TBC. It's a pretty cool place. I've heard that the enduro races on Thursdays (?) can be a lot of fun, but I've never tried that. The most I've done is about three consecutive 7-8 minute heats. What sort of lap times were you guys pulling in?

On a side note, you gotta love/hate those crazy Richmond drivers. Of course Ed had to crash into the wall... but I guess that's better than Leo's crashing into the curb. I know that each time I go, driving a "real" car afterward can feel awfully surreal. The steering wheel on a real car feels so much looser after the stiffness of a go-kart.

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The best I did was 33 seconds for a lap. Stephen, Leo and Ed were taking bets on whether you would crash or flip the go kart. The overwhelming conclusion was YES!

Well, the Kart does have four wheels. He only has issues with 2 or fewer.

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Stephen has it right. Four wheels = all good.

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Go Karting a Wednesday at 2pm, that's leaving the dot com life style.

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Aww Leo's stang is down! Stephen showed me a photo and after finding out ti was Leo's car, I said that he must of did a burn out and broke it ;) Looks like I'm right! lol

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That looks great fun, shame about the Mustang though but at least no body was hurt. Well except in the pocket.

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The track looked way too small with little passing opportunities and underpowered karts. Go outdoors next time.

Classic on the mustang... typical spin out.

There is an outdoor track in Richmond but the carts aren't any faster. The F440 karts in Tsawwassend are pretty quick however. We may go there next time.

Haha, that was a funny video, especially the shoes adventure! The "neverblue" crew seems like a nice bunch of people!!

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The Neverblue crew is great! Fantastic group of people to work with.

Just out of curiosity, do you promote any offers through Neverblue? Or just make $ through their referral program for affiliates?

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That was awesome! It was especially neat to follow your adventures through Twitter and now to get some video to see what was going on. Very cool activity.

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That was an awesome Dot Com fest. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. Next time have different colour helmets for easier identification.

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Looks like a great time John. Its hard not to speed after going karting and probably the reason I usually cab it there and back or have a friend drive. Cannot afford anymore speeding tickets lol.

Btw, John, whats the cost to fix the stang?

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Not sure. But it will need a new rear axle, disk brake, body kit repair and two new wheels. The front wheel got damage too. I say it's at least $3,000.

That was a pretty expensive afternoon.

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I remember going to a go kart track here in Palm Bay FL and afterwards it was pretty difficult to drive. I had the urge to take a wide line when turning a corner and also bump care s that were in my way. Luckily I didn't spin out though. Bummer about the GT.

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Did anyone notice the "I'm Blogging This" jacket John was wearing? Isn't that from MarketLeverage? Anyone find that at all funny?

Nice video!

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That is a little ironic, isn't it? Then again, this would encourage Neverblue to give John some promotional clothing too. John is all about being a walking billboard.

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John should have one of those next generation smart outfits that can adjust to weather conditions. New feature should be to change marketing slogans on a flexible OLED screen that would cover the back of the jacket etc.

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OMG, that is pretty ironic, LOL.

Good for ML, bad for Neverblue Ads. Hehehe...

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I'd forgotten about that. I wonder if they said anything about it off-camera.

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waal you guys had a good time. thats Dot.Com lifestyle for sure. But as for the Mustang....i agree Ford will take exception for having this video on the web...hahahaha

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Wow, that's an excellent quality video. Nice new camera I have to say!

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OMG... doesn't they have socks to wear for the shoe... lol and they give them the head cover for leg cover...rofl... doesn't that kart got a reverse mode....

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Go karts only go forward, not back. lol They don't have reverse.

No fun of going backwards when you have speed and control.

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Time to create a special warning for post Kart racing days. Thats one hell of a accident for Leo's mustang.

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LOL. Last time I went to that place, I remember driving on the street afterwords and having the urge to drive fast and bump people.

Looks like whoever was driving the Mustang had the same urge. :)

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Its the bumping that's my problem. I'm fortunate or unfortunate enough to have a more simple car so I'm less likely to break it unless I decide to be foolish after the fun of karting.

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Wow! That must suck for him! I'm sure Ford doesn't want this video to go viral but too late...haha!

it happens to a lot of cars..same thing happened to my friends import from pushing it too hard

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Happens a lot. Taking my GSX-R1000 to the track has terrible effect on my street driving. I suppose I should leave street altogether and just focus on driving on track.

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