100 KPH Crash at Orlando Kart Center [Brakes Failed]

I'm ok

[erickunzracing]

I’m perfectly fine I was just a bit sore for a week after. The crash happened at round 3 of the Florida winter tour on the Saturday morning practice. I finished the weekend but ended up having engine troubles in the finals.

[sameermohideen]

For people asking why there are no seatbelts.

If karts had seatbelts I would be dead or seriously injured and that probably goes the same for many kart racers around the world. It’s like having seatbelts on a bike. You don’t really want to be attached to a flipping, out of control, potentially on fire machine where your head is literally the roof. You’re much better off being thrown from the machine. Thing’s like neck braces, rib protectors and good quality racewear and helmets will do a lot more good than a seatbelt would in karting.

Also better run off, I don’t know the context or layout of the track but not having a sandpit/gravel and instead just a rigid barrier seems weird.

[bendobbing]

Having a solid barrier at the end of a straight is nothing short of ridiculous, I hope you were ok 👍

[camhollo]

Who tf put a solid barrier at the end of a straight????

[lvdragon]

My brain cannot fathom how you didn’t break anything, or seriously damage anything. You are a blessed man!

[naspirit]

Orlando kart center is probably the most high risk kart place I've ever been to. The rental karts are fast, the workers are slow, and they let anyone wheel them without ensuring they're safe drivers. It's great fun, but I've had multiple events with crazy aggressive people on track who don't have any regard for the safety of others. Glad to see you're alright though!

[charliejingles]

I've had a few fairly minor incidents myself and they were somewhat painful, but nowhere near as bad as yours. Therefore I can imagine just how painful and shocking that must have been. Hope you're doing well.

[danieltaseski]

Love the fact that you just labeled the description ‘I’m ok’
Raikkonen approves😂
Good to see you’re fine though looked massive

[JulianLiebl]

If these would have been the crash physics in a computer game, I would have charged my money back. It looks so unreal.

[tommyfish]

Holy shit. I had a nasty crash into a tire barrier but it looks like you hit a solid wall. Glad you're ok.

[XILPIX]

Watching that in slow-mo and seeing how your leg got yanked is honestly mind blowing you didn’t pull anything let alone completely snap it, glad your all good man damn lucky

[mcco]

If you put it in 0.25 speed, you can see that when he crashed, his legs wrapped around the steering wheel. That’s prob the one thing that stoped him from flying out. Your lucky man

[joshuaheilweil]

Oh! I (lightly) crashed here a year or so ago. Even in their decent non shifter kart, we were hitting around 60 mph there. Instructor was saying to brake just after the hanging lights, which really didn't work. Bent a tierod, went back to braking a hair more conservatively. Definitely the most dangerous corner there, worse in the rain, especially on slicks. Glad you made it out alright.

[joski]

The definition of “coming in hot”
Glad your ok man.

[El.Gatito.]

Who the hell places hard barriers at the end of a straight

[reaktivuk]

"that looked like a big one! hold tight the marsherls are on their way" - Jeff

[JimmyProductions]

I’m glad you are ok! I’ve been in a big accident myself as a rental kart racer but nothing as big as that. Keep racing!

[SONICBOOM-]

Gosh I'm glad you're okay. As the saying goes, speed doesnt kill. Suddenly becoming stationary is what gets you. Stay strong and stay safe 💪

[JV-dfem]

Track designers really missed the mark with safety… oof. Glad you’re OK!

[stevesmyth]

Glad your ok. I had a break failure many, many years ago. Nothing but air when you press the pedal.