{"id":963,"date":"2021-01-04T16:01:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/?p=963"},"modified":"2024-03-25T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:37:13","slug":"spike-goes-karting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/2021\/01\/04\/spike-goes-karting\/","title":{"rendered":"SPIKE Goes Karting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of online SuperTuxKart championships, it was time for the PhD members of the SPIKE research group to race in real life. On Sunday, 8 March, 2020 (just before a pandemic took over the world), SPIKE members enjoyed an eventful evening of go karting followed by a group dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The evening was a chance to help foster the team spirit of the research group, and enable collaboration that goes beyond the day to day activities of each member&#8217;s individual research journey. As one PhD student put it:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarting was an unequalled experience: the wind on my face, the speed making the kart almost fly&#8230; It would have been that, if I had not worn a helmet, and I had not driven as slow as a stroll in the park (cit.).<br \/>\nBut it was my first time karting at all, and as they say, better safe than sorry, right?<br \/>\nAnyway, it was a fun experience. It was cool to see people you normally see at work in a more relaxed atmosphere, where you don&#8217;t feel guilty if you&#8217;re not discussing work.\u200b\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it was an evening to remember. Thanks to the Graduate School for sponsoring it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"795\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-964\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/files\/2021\/01\/Capture-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-965 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/files\/2021\/01\/Capture-2-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of online SuperTuxKart championships, it was time for the PhD members of the SPIKE research group to race in real life. On Sunday, 8 March, 2020 (just before a pandemic took over the world), SPIKE members enjoyed an eventful evening of go karting followed by a group dinner. 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