How NOT to drive in Karting (5 common mistakes)

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[etofok]

the main reason is because it costs $15/10 mins

[broersenkees]

Leaning out is such a good tip. Gave that tip to my family last time karting (and it was a really long corner covering almost a quarter of the track) and they all gained at least a second per lap.

[baronbunni]

plus, on the overdriving part, when someone is right behind you, they'll put lots of pressure on you which leads to stress. and the stress might cause you to overdrive yourself and screw up on track. therefore you need to stay calm and drive fast but responsibly.

[demandredlfc]

Braking point is such a slippery meaning. It depends on many conditions: weather, your weight, condition of the kart you are driving, but most important thing that changes throughout the session is the tyre temperature. The longer you drive, the closer is the braking point to the corner.

[riquelmeone]

the leaning bit is a new one for me. thanks for pointing that out!

[uncopino]

this is all good advice for someone who wants to do it as a hobby or even wants to start karting for real. for the occasional race with your friends (first or second timers) this doesn’t work at all. brake? they’ll slam into you and complain. out-in-out? they’ll slam into you for “cutting them off”. want to be slow-in-fast-out? ahah good luck! some fast-in idiot is going to pass you mid corner (if he manages not to slam into you) and then you can’t be fast-out if you got a slow-out prick in front of you

[sannyassi]

Some of us renters drift on purpose- I usually do this toward the end of a session after I've gotten comfortable driving the Kart. My last few laps are always junk! But they're the funnest laps!

[ladsndadsgaming]

I have no idea why I found this but I really want to go karting again now 😂
Learnt something on the lean though. I was always the fastest in my group but was leaning into turns (my group are not necessarily very good 😅) interesting to see the physics behind it have to give that a try now

[NoobieSnake]

The good part is that this doesn’t only apply to go karts, but actual racing pathing or sims as well. Great stuff!

[TrioLOLGamers]

The circuit you show is way better than what we have. That's the issue...
I love Karting but on that circuit you can't go to the top speed of the kart...
We had a good circuit near my city, but then porche bought everything and decided "nah ah, porche center for car testing..." it was not a bad decision, but we loved that circuit...
On the circuit we have now it is so hard to overtake because the space is small and they had to make lots of 180 degrees curves

[Chris-xlpd]

I think it would be worth it to mention how certain corners reward a good exit more than others.
Like the example you had at milton keynes daytona, that corner is a perfect example of "critical" exit speed because its huge straight and uphill so every mph you hold on to it is time down the straight, but some corners are tighter and lead straight in to the next corner and some times some agressive rotation and sacrifice of ultimate exit speed will win you time by track positioning.

[emdotrod]

Thank you for your videos. I learned so much from it and with a lot of practices I can shave a second off my fastest time at my first ever session and only 0.6 seconds behind the fastest time of the month. I might invest on a camera so that I can learn more about my driving style

[marktrevarthen]

Great video, really practical tips, really well illustrated. I need to work on the leaning, I think instinctively I keep bolt upright! Your point about working at it, not getting disheartened, is well made. Driving a kart fast is a skill and like any other skill, progress comes only from working hard and being prepared to learn. It's a tiny percentage of racers that have so much natural talent that they can win without the work!

[robleurni]

Another tip is setting your seat forward, it really helps

[BrianStDenis-pjtq]

Another technique is "indexing the corners". That is where you analyze your performance on a corner or turn sequence basis, not on lap times. This helps you drill down into places you can improve.

[TheNinjastar]

Great video because you got straight to the point, no long winded intro to each point, explanations are short, sharp, simple.

[AtotehZ]

The direction you lean in depends on the weather conditions, the corner and where others are compared to you.
In optimal conditions you lean outwards to increase the grip through the turn.

[alaistairhamilton]

I learned something new. I never knew about leaning out to get better grip and minimising oversteer. Thank you.

[familyoddoye]

This is the best karting video for any beginner

[chad-ck]

But fanging it into the corner and sliding is so much more fun for casual karting 😎