Don't DRIFT in Go Karting

Drifting can look cool and feel satisfying but it slows you down in Go Karting!

[ameen]

Drifting is a different sport to KARTING

[meowredacted]

I happened to go on a track, where drifting was the best way to get the best lap time out of final corner.
(It's an interior track)

[epicgaming]

Drifting allows you to gain mini turbos so its actually better!! (Bikes are better than karts since you can wheelie!!)

[joshuathomas]

You tellin' me I played all of that Mario Kart for nothing?

[leakatrinvillareal]

Physics in karting does not let u win while deja vu-ing in races

[willdawes]

This also depends on the surface used, wood or smooth cement floors actually benefit from you throwing the back out to get round a corner

[selectthedead]

Also most electric indoor carts immediatly throttle down the power when you start to drift so you lose even more time!

[-h-]

Ive played too many kart racers, i already know you get a turbo booster after a drift.

[nikt]

Did 5 awesome drifts in go cart 10 minutes ago and I feel happy

[spiz.]

if you drift, drift entering and exit at half of the angle so you get your car lined up enough to not loose speed

[EROSSMUSIC]

This depends on the corner, but is true a lot of the time. Sometimes you want to carry as much speed as possible on a turn because other will slow down there andlose time but you reach the corner first

[PLZFrosty]

I'm trying to learn the concept of steering with the rear wheels. I find it really difficult. I either go straight or sliding like the guy in this clip

[jsmaverick]

So I can't do it like Mario Kart or Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing?

Ehh, it figures.

[NuvolaRossaFB]

except for 2 stroke. 9 year old me setting personal fl while mastering countersteering on 60cc lke engine tonykart. i slided along some corners and helped me forcing the kart into my trajectories.

[am-rz]

On some turn drift does help to maintain Apex speed, since it's a go kart you don't lose too much momentum

[Chaotic_Fragment]

A tactic i think is good is focus on the longer straight.

Brake onto a higher speed section early but late for a slower speed section.

This might not work but overtakes are easier at a higher speed section. Also try to brake early when on the outside incase they go for a dive bomb or out brake themself.

[thatswiki]

The thing about karts, specially the low power ones, is that the fastest way always is by maintaining the most momentum possible, this can be obtained by rotating the kart before a corner and accelerating before the apex, it needs a lot of technique to be done properly and when someone is starting and tries it out, they usually go wide and start to drift because of the countersteer. In karting, oversteering is fast, but it needs to be controlled. Rotating and drifting is different.

[jonarcher]

now everyone knows that you can make up the lost time by drifting with the mini turbo that charged up..

[kyototomokui]

Slow in and fast out works better with a low-angle four wheel slip, remember this folks.

[kfk]

Ya, I am master of “slow in, fast out” too. 😏