Taking a corner FLAT OUT can be SLOWER. Here's proof...

This particular high speed corner is a tricky one to nail in this kart. In higher temperatures, this corner is easily taken flat, but in cold temperatures like in this video, the corner can be taken flat but at a cost. A quick lift off the throttle just before apex helps the kart rotate with minimal scrubbing, so exit speed is higher (essentially 'V-ing' off the corner).
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[Dermaa]

Essentially, a fast corner exit is almost always better than having a fast entry or middle of the corner.

[LuisLuna-tegf]

I recently went karting and I was alone on track. I started lifting in corners I knew I couldn't go flat and knew where I needed more rotations in the tight corners. I beat my PT by 0.536s and broke into the 34s at .481. Once I saw those times, I knew it was going to be super tight.

[ariss_]

Cool, but maybe do averages of 3 per because there is definitely a chance that human error could affect the times a bit

[sandalphoncpu]

Him after 3 laps of flat-out cornering: Bono my tires are gone

[Twongz_does_anything]

That could be down to human error. That difference is so small to draw out which method is faster

[DL-ngrf]

"Slow in, fast out" - Jackie Stewart

[TalooshDaBoss]

Loosing traction to turn into the corner more and clearing it faster then getting on power is so satisfying

[deantracey]

Karting is all about smoothness and momentum and picking the right racing line. If you master all 3 of these then you’ll be better than the average person

[alt]

It really depends, how much the rear steps out.

[hpd_hero]

It’s because the scrub of the tyres is taking away more speed than the engine can add. By going flat it also shifts the weight rearwards which produces understeer, which makes the phenomenon worse.

[danielberry]

You can also drag the brake to induce rotation while keeping engine rpms up. That comes up a lot in national karting races and can be a huge time saver

[perplexed]

Corner times all depend on the equation Distance/Speed=Time, meaning you might be able to take a corner at 50kph but to do so you may need to cover 20m so it would take you 1.44 seconds (20m/50kph) to complete the corner.
Or you could take the corner slower say 40kph and as a result be able to turn tighter only needing to cover 15m to get through the corner so it would take 1.35 seconds even though you went at a slower speed (15m/40kph).
This gets more complicated once you factor in braking points, weight transfer, acceleration/deceleration, grip levels, road conditions and human error... but the same principle stands its just a matter of finding the racing line which allows for minimum amount of distance to be covered with the maximum amount of speed

[dubbleA]

For those who don't know, lift slightly transfers weight to the front tires helping with the grip while turning ✌🏿

[rickym.]

Front wheel drive cars taught me how to take corners for better rotation. Lift then middle corner gradually onto accelerator.

[Mr.Scootini]

Sometimes.
When I’m in a qualifying session, and it’s really close.
I’ll play around with leaning my body in different ways to see if I can produce more grip via body weight.
Although I don’t know the grip levels at this track. In similar corners, I find that leaning forward, whilst going flat is faster than both, flat out and lifting.
For me and my body weight, me leaning forward helps *a lot* with the turn-in.

OR

If your rentals let you do it, using both pedals is also faster both flat and lift.

[richieptaszynski]

It’s all about keeping the momentum; overall speed, not hurting corner exit by overdriving the corner, keeping the car underneath you. Smooth is fast, but you don’t want the rpm’s to drop to much because that will hurt corner exit, so it’s a fine line of one way or the other. Also keeping the rpm’s up not bogging down motor, sometimes you don’t want to lift because you don’t want to let the rpm’s drop cause that will hurt your exit, but going through the corner wide open can bog down the motor and drop the rpm worse than lifting a little, Especially if the rear steps out can really hurt corner exit and momentum.

[thekaotyk]

When you lift you`re putting grip back into the tires and that lets you corner a lot better. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast!

[gigachad]

I used to get private lessons at night from this guy who used to own an indoor track. It wasn’t a very big track but once the session was over he would let me drive by myself, no extra pay, for about 30 minutes on the track it was amazing how much I learned on my own about how to position myself to exit a corner better and stuff like that.

[KCSLifeOFFICIAL]

His acting at the end with the point was so real. Ive had moments like that where my reaction would be genuinely the same.

[TheTSRush]

Been learning to not ALWAYS drive aggressive through the turns. Situations call for different actions that can effect your timing and even knock you off your line.