Approaching the end of the Go Kart Season I was thinking pretty hard about what our direction was going to be for next year. Was I going to continue in 4SS or go to Tag Masters. If we stayed in 4SS was it going to be with a commitment to try to get to optimal weight for medium or did I go up to heavy by adding weight? To help me decide I put weight on for the first time and entered in heavy for the last South Australian go kart meet of the year which was a Kartsport meet at Barossa. Kartsport, as I'll explain in the video, is a more laid-back type of competition (compared to Karting South Australia) but I knew of at least 3 other drivers who I regularly raced against in KSA meets, who were also doing it so it felt like nothing had really changed in terms of the opposition. What did change however was the weather. The heavy rain would turn everything upside down... or would it? What actually happened was we found out we had massively good pace and it provided us with the best opportunity of the year to get a good result. Unfortunately, the first 2 heats out of the 5 heats ended up being DNF's and again I will talk about that in the video. The 3rd had promise but a stuck throttle cable took me out of contention in the middle of the race. We did however finish off the day with 2 really good races and everything came together in the final for my first win. Also, in this video I talk briefly about the surprise we got at the Karting SA presentation dinner when we walked away with a trophy that was unexpected. As to next year the decision is that I will continue to race in 4SS but race with the heavy weight drivers. You can also follow our content on: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@KeepingitRealAus

She's finally here everyone and open for business. Australia's most iconic maxi-yacht, Brindabella had her first official cruise for members of the public and I was on it. That's right, for this episode I am 'Keeping it Real' on an 80 foot high-performance yacht. I don't get boat envy often, but I've always wanted to sail on this one ever since the 90's in which she was regularly competing for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. She won the race in 1997 and came second a further 4 times. Expectations were high for this cruise and it didn't disappoint. What a memorable afternoon! I have to say it ticked all the boxes and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's excellent value for money, the crew are friendly, knowledgeable and will make it a fun and safe experience. If can check this new venture out by going to their website. https://brindabellasailing.com.au If you want to book onto a cruise just find their online shop and select 'Book a Sail'. From there it is a pretty intuitive process and you will receive an email with further instructions shortly after you have booked. At the time of making this video there were 3 adventure cruise options but I'm advised that more are planned in the future so stay tuned for that. For this cruise I picked the 'Half Day Sailing Adventure'. Rather than me discussing it in the description box, just watch the video. Everyone who went on it found it memorable. Not even the rain could take away the smiles on our faces. One of South Australia's most unique experiences. Highly recommended. You can also follow us on: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@KeepingitRealAus