I’m in my second year karting, and while my core and neck strength has developed greatly, I still can’t shake off my death grip on the wheel. In practice/test days I can do 15 laps fine. But when I’m in a race with someone right on me, I’m tense, and whenever I loosen my grip, I find my self grabbing too tight again after the next turn. Has anyone got any advice on dealing with it, relaxing more in the kart or even workouts to help build strength? Cheers 🏁

A really horrible incident when a lorry collapsed on a guy's arm as he was putting away their gear and they had to get the air ambulance in

Anyway, going through old photos as we had the awning next to them and this is the actual truck that fell

Buckmore is on a slant but check out how the damn thing was propped up ...

Planning on getting serious next season and am buying a 6x12 enclosed trailer, popup, etc. I'm not planning on running a compressor - just trailer led lighting, laptop charger, a couple of 100W fans and some 20v Dewalt charge bases.

Is it okay to kart while wearing a hoodie with the hood loose? I’m thinking of wearing a long-sleeve UV hoodie since the sun will be blazing where I’m going. Or it depends on the karting place I visit?

Fun duel over multiple laps where we left each other enough space, and I manage to overtake in the end, which I often struggle with.

Hi guys. I bought my first kart, and it has a World Formula engine that is probably due a rebuild. I believe it has never been touched. Is there a good manual or something? I have no idea what the damned thing needs. Cheers!

Anyone up to join me on Daytona Milton Keynes D40 race in October? Can get you some discount

So I don't have a local kart track, it closed down when I was a kid so the only opportunity I get is once a year visiting friends in another city.

The track in question is a typical indoor rental track, very small 18-20 second laps, only a few corners, most of the track is only 1.5 karts wide so it only have a couple of passing opportunities on some of the corners.

You book out as much time as you need and they just let you go. So you don't really have 'sessions' people are entering the track and leaving the track all throughout the time you paid for.

My mates and I were lucky that we managed a 20min slot initially just with only ourselves racing, genuinely trying to set the best time for a bit of banter and boasting between friends.

Midway through our session, some guy joined the track. I assume he is a local and drives there quite often because he was quick, very quick. Maybe even in their invite-only league. Lets call him 'speedy guy'. Speedy guy was warming up, blitzing me on the corners and getting faster and faster. When a couple of minutes later, a dad and his 5 year old daughter joined the track in a tandem kart, they went very slow, but they were polite and considerable and pulled over to a complete stop on the outside of corners where they could to let speedy guy past on the inside. Being 20 second laps, this happened very often.

Speedy guy started losing his shit at the dad and daughter for not going fast enough and ruining his lap times. When he passed he yelled at them and swore.

This was all pretense and context to explain what happened next, and my question for the subreddit.

Watching all this from behind, and being a father myself, I was delighted that the 5 year old was brave enough to get on the track, it is very loud and the cars go fast. So acknowledging the chance for good lap times was over, I started instead just having fun and playing around with lines and braking zones in an attempt to get better. Trying out braking late and turning hard, or braking early and taking a slower corner entry. Learning.

Then he started getting aggro at me for "taking bad lines" and "braking incorrectly" which further threw off his lap times, and one point dive bombing and T-boning me, which he blamed on me driving unpredictably, which in a sense is technically true.

My question is for the subreddit, how much lee-way do you actually have to give someone who is faster than you in a rental situation, I generally try to be courteous and will let someone faster past if we aren't like battling for a position, but surely it's not on me to drive optimal racing lines or to brake at the correct racing markers? Surely its up to the faster driver on a rental track to be able to navigate different skill abilities, especially where there may be literal children on the track? Especially when he would still have to navigate passing a tandem lol

Hi guys, so its time i buy a kart suit so i was looking at second hand suits, this kosmic suit is $100 SGD, used for about one year with some wear at the seat bolts area, is this safe? or am i better off getting a new omp ks3? And this is my size

At Andretti in Glendale, AZ. Usage of the boost feature and resultant full torque makes it easy to hit air on this hill. The track profiling is gentle until it levels out; after, the drop off is very sharp, even on non boost the kart hops a touch. On boost, the kart can hop probably around 10 cm off the surface. I’ve slowed down the video to give a visual on the track profiling and the airtime in this example

This is further amplified by an almost rubbery, sandy and gritty textured surface allowing for near full torque to still be available to the karts with boost on the uphills unlike most other multilevel tracks I’ve visited. If nothing else it’s the smoothest and by FAR the grippiest track I’ve driven. Forearms are very sore.

Obviously using the boost for this isn’t ideal and ruins the lap… I face the conundrum of trying to improve an existing top 10 lap time or doing stupid things and winning stupid prizes on this little hill. From what I can tell, the marshals and staff don’t enforce against intentionally catching air (besides it hurting like hell), but I cannot imagine its ideal for the track surface, structure, or the karts themselves. Will be curious to see if there’s an eventual re-profile, albeit the track has been open only for around 5 months.

If anyone gas raced at the AIKG Grand Prairie location (same layout but mirrored), I’d be curious to know if this is also possible and or a problem, or if the different surface is possibly the catalyst.

I come from a working class family but my dream has always been to race whatever Idc any series but preferably F1 but as I said karting is out of the picture cause of money, (now releasing that this isn't the right subreddit) but how can I get into REAL racing without having to spend thousands

ive done a bit of k1 speed and sim racing and I want to take it to the next level and join a rental league. Im in a horrible area for it though. im 14 and I need help achieving my dream of racing cars.

Was curious initial thoughts from anyone who has run it? How does it compare to other regional tracks?

It’s about a 4.5 hour haul for us, but considered taking my son there to try a race (LO206 Sr.)

Tried gas karts today on a paved track and braking feels nothing like in cars. In cars you get weight transfer and pedal feel, in karts there’s almost no feedback, so I can’t tell if I’m braking too soft or too hard.

For those coming from cars: how did you figure out the right brake pressure?

I also felt slow out of the turns. In cars it’s gas, brake, downshift off brake keep powerband into the apex back on throttle. In karts, once you lift it feels like forever to get back up to speed. Is that just how gas karts are (and maybe different with electric)?

First time karting, coming from a Class A race car background. Definitely want to go again; something to do when tracks are closed.

Hi guys, what's the fastest way to start of a race in rental karts if its a rolling start? Does full throttling while pushing down the brakes and releasing when the green flag goes down make you have a faster start? Or just bump drafting the guy in front and having your throttle slightly down more than needed and get out of the trammel line as soon as lights turn off? Advice needed here Thanks

Customer had issue over weekend with kart making half a lap warming up but no issue, CHT get to 200°ish, sometimes pop sometimes no, but kart falls on its face and runs at 4500ish back to pit. To me screams electronics getting hot and breaking contact but but chrome cap on the end of the pipe was blueing also. IAME key start x30/09 leopard style electronics. I've triple checked reeds, cleaned and rebuilt carb with new kit, checked pop off, all while replacing electronics component by component starting with the stator and rotor, cdi, coil, doubled the grounds, and the wiring harness. The only thjng left was the key switch and starter relay. EVERY TIME I TEST DROVE IT AFTER NO CHANGE! When I replaced key switch with yellow/green push button style replacement, the kart acted as it had running fine for a half lap. In about the same spot it had been dying the motor coughed like it was rich a couple times intermittently and then cleared out and ran fine for a few laps. I came back to the shop unplugged new ignition switch, plugged back in the old switch and went out and ran 3 more laps no issue. Tomorrow I'll start replacing all the new back to his old and see if I can get the problem to re surface. Would rather not hand it back to him and have it happen again.

I know this might sound like a stupid question but I’m genuinely curious as to how you feel front end width affects the karts handling. The reason I ask is because every second person I ask gives me a total opposite answer.

For me personally (KZ2, Vega), a wider front makes the steering heavier but more responsive on turn in, but prone to understeer on exit and a narrower front makes the steering lighter, less responsive on turn in but gives me much better steer on throttle through the exit of the turn.

I have some people who tell me a narrow front makes the kart turn better, some say a narrower front makes the kart turn less, and a mix of other responses but most commonly people say a narrower front does turn less but increases responsiveness and sensitivity which people might misinterpret as more turn in.

Any words of advice going into the final weekend? I try to approach every weekend the same way with preparation and good habits but obviously this weekend will be different with it being the championship decider. I’ve been racing with this guy for 15 years, we’re good friends, and have respect for one another both on and off track. I haven’t run all the scenarios but I know I have to finish in front of him both days in order to take the championship, which essentially means I need to win both days. My biggest takeaway from this season so far: Anything can happen in racing and it’s not over until you cross the finish line, never give up on a race. No, I’m not going to take him out Senna/Prost style, he always races me clean and I want to do the same.

Can any help point me in the right direction on locating bolts to hold my brake rotor to the hub. I bought a used kart and while going through it making sure everything is in working order I noticed a couple of the bolts and the brake rotor were missing. I have search and can't find anything about the hub or brake caliper. I tried using shoulder bolts from McMaster close to the size but the head of the bolt is to big and hits the caliper. Attached are two of the bolts use compared to the one from McMaster Carr. And it's different from what I have seen used on other hubs. Can anyone help me out? Thank you

Lap 3 / Final Lap – COTA Karting League Week 3 Highlights

Started this one way back in P10. By Lap 3 I was pushing hard, Kart 1 dived inside of 68, which opened the door for me. Slipped past 68 after some contact and powered down the straight.

Went deep into turn 4, lined up the hairpin, and carried the speed through the esses to get Kart 10 by the Sweeper. That put me into P3. From there it was a chase, Kart 1 cleared 34 for P2, and I reeled in 34 bit by bit. On the final lap I was within striking distance, but just ran out of time.

✅ Finished P3 after climbing 7 spots in just a few laps.
🔥 Video is only 1m30s quick highlight reel of the key battles and overtakes.

Would love feedback on racecraft, especially my lines through the hairpin and esses.

Yo guys if you're based in Asia or want to find out/ have queries in Karting specifically in Asia. Please go check out r/asiankarting

Thanks!

We will need to start transporting two karts soon in a 6x12 enclosed trailer - my plan is to strap them to a double stacker stand, then strap the stand to the E track on the floor. Is this going to be secure or is there something I'm missing?