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Bill’s Open blog. Signing off
Jul 18 2011 Posted in Bill's blog, GoKart News by GoKartLiterally as our final shift started the heavens opened and we got absolutely soaked.
One of the ladies on our team celebrated her 20th birthday today. We did not see any cakes!!!
There is an end of term feeling amongst not only the team but all of the ancillary staff who have been operating behind the scenes who we have come across during the week.
I am queue jumped by one of the team so that he can take Robert Rock to the range. This turned out to be error of the week as next up is Rory McIlroy and into my buggy he jumps.
We chat about his US Open win, the weather and the great feeling of satisfaction he gets from the crowds who support him.
Even at my age I feel strangely excited at meeting such a successful sportsman who has no side whatsoever.
What a great view we had of Miguel Angel Jimenez performing his stretching exercises – the more he stretched he more the crowd roared
The time has flown and we have enjoyed the camaraderie an event like this generates. We all say our goodbyes and promise to meet up next year at Lytham and St Annes.
If you get the chance to work at a golf tournament seize it with both hands. You work with some great people. You may even get to meet some of the World’s great golfers if you are lucky enough to work inside the ropes – and that is something you can’t buy at any price.
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Jul 14 2011 Posted in GoKart News by GoKartWe have something new up our sleeves. You know how the GoKart has a speed roller? Of course you do, you twiddle with it all the way round the golf course, don’t you? Well so did we, until recently. For a while now we’ve been developing a system that does away with any sort of manual speed control. You just hold the handle, walk, and the trolley senses what speed you’re walking at and matches it, seamlessly. You stop, it stops. You start, it starts. You can still take your hands off and let it travel on its own, there’s no need to hold on all the time.
It’ll l be offered as an option when you buy a GoKart, and existing GoKart owners will be able to take advantage of a back-to-base upgrade to the new version too. We’re calling it ‘The Automatic’, which kind of says how it works. We thought about calling it ‘The Bloody brilliant’ but that might cause complications. But it is.
More news in a few weeks.
UPDATE 26/07/2011:
Thanks for all your comments and questions about the forthcoming GoKart Automatic. We can answer some of your queries;
Our umbrella/bottle holders will fit the new handle. Existing umbrella holders will require a couple of updated parts, which we’ll be supplying free of charge to current owners. Fitting the umbrella holder won’t effect the speed control of the trolley.
Converting an existing GoKart to Automatic will require quite major surgery, with a large number of parts needing replacement, so it will need to come back to the factory. We don’t have any pricing information available at the moment, but we’ll keep you all posted as soon as we can.
The Automatic is not a wireless or proximity sensing system. It just needs the operator to hold the handle when they want to speed up, slow down or stop. If they want to maintain their speed then it’s OK to let go of the handle, and let the trolley continue running by itself.
The GoKart will still freewheel with the automatic handle, so when walking downhill, and gravity takes over, the motor will automatically be switched off.
The score card holder, which is part of the new handle, is larger than the one on the existing handle. It’s big enough for all size score cards. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to fit the new style scorecard cover to the original handle.
Introducing our man behind the ropes at the Open -
Jul 11 2011 Posted in Bill's blog, GoKart News, Golf News by GoKartEver wondered who’s the lucky so and so with the job of driving the players around at the Open?
Meet Bill Edwards, a longstanding GoKart owner who’s going to be at St. George’s the whole week ferrying players to and from the practice ground. Bill and his wife Margaret regularly ‘do’ the Open (this is their seventh) and from what he tells us looking after the players can be pretty interesting. So he’s going to keep us updated every day on who’s done what, where, when and with who. With no Tiger this year we’re on safe ground we reckon, we won’t have to edit any x-rated material.
Protocol doesn’t allow any photos, but Bill’s blog diary will keep us all in the loop. If you click the ‘get our feed’ link at the bottom of the page you’ll get the latest news sent automatically.
£38 of accessories for FREE!
Jun 24 2011 Posted in GoKart News by GoKartUPDATE 01/08/11. Sorry, this offer has ended now. You can still take advantage of our £20 off ‘bundle offer’ when you buy a GoKart with two accessories. Click here for more details
For a very limited time, we’re giving away our two most popular accessories with every new GoKart electric golf trolley.
Worth £38 (ROI €48), an umbrella holder and transit bag are included completely free with every trolley ordered before 31st July 2011 (while stocks last).
British designed and made, the GoKart has always been good value, but now it’s simply unbeatable.
To order, please got to our web shop, and put both items in your shopping kart, along with a trolley, and you’ll only be charged the price of a GoKart. We must be mad.
FAQs. Do we use child labour? Well yes, occasionally.
Jun 23 2011 Posted in GoKart News by GoKartAnd only if they’re having fun, which young Bethan most definitely is. Thankyou to Grandad Brian Slater for the photo. Bethan when are you going to learn to play golf? We want to make you a spotty GoKart!
