Go Karting For the first time.

valve90210 said:
I think also, what people are saying about being light is not always the case. When I went with friends, the chap who was actually the heaviest was also the fastes and the overall winner because he was able to carry more speed through the corners than the lighter drivers!
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It's not Super Mario Kart mate.
 
really good fun if you can find a place with a good track, remember the first time i went and just walked in and was watching a race when a kart hit the back wheels of another kart flew up in the air on it's side and went over the tire wall and the driver went head first into a pillar :eek:
 
Its great fun. I went Daytona in manchester.

For me i had lost a contact lens so had no depth perception but still found myself getting stuck behind ppl, getting sin bined for ramming. Still got 2nd best lap time like
 
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The most important thing, and easiest to learn, is the racing line. Google it. Identify the key parts of the track- i.e slow corner followed by fast section. If you come out of that corner faster then you will maintain that advantage until you have to brake.

'Don't brake into the corner' isn't really good advice. Nearly all top drivers do it, but it's a little harder to do. What you really want to avoid is braking->accelerating->braking->accel all for 1 turn. That means you have got on the brakes too early.
 
Any advice on how to stop yourself feeling sick during go-karting? Had to stop half-way through when I went as I was seriously going to puke if I carried on :( and I didn't fancy that with a full-face helmet on! Was great fun until the nausea kicked in though.
 
scorza said:
Any advice on how to stop yourself feeling sick during go-karting? Had to stop half-way through when I went as I was seriously going to puke if I carried on :( and I didn't fancy that with a full-face helmet on! Was great fun until the nausea kicked in though.
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Man up?
How can go karting make you feel sick.
 
i went a long time ago, never realised that in some carts the brakes are very sensitive and was touching the brake a bit with out knowing it. got sinbinned because they said it was on fire lol. was fun though but can be strange because what feels fast sometimes makes you slow
 
Momentum is your friend, slow down as little as possible and avoid drifting.
When you arrive at a corner stamp on the brake until it just starts to lock the wheels then come off a little, keeping the wheels on the very edge of locking. Be careful not to lock for too long or you will spin, be ready to quickly apply opposite lock. Do all of your braking in a straight line, then pick a turn in point and come completely off the brakes and apply full lock.

This is because karts don't have a rear diff so you need to get the inside rear wheel off the ground to avoid scrubbing and losing speed. Gently feed the power in when exiting a corner to avoid bogging the engine down and keep full traction.

Try to think about your weight distribution, leaning forward when turning and shifting your weight over the back wheels when accelerating to get more traction.

Consistency is key, no good putting in the fastest lap of the day and falling off every other lap.
 
Last time I went was the morning after my stag do, bad idea :(. Managed to keep the fry-up inside me though, despite the fumes causing me to come dangerously close to puking in my helmet.
 
peterattheboro said:
£40 for an hour is not expensive for my local track.
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It might be the going rate but it does seem pretty pricey to me.

scorza said:
Any advice on how to stop yourself feeling sick during go-karting? Had to stop half-way through when I went as I was seriously going to puke if I carried on :( and I didn't fancy that with a full-face helmet on! Was great fun until the nausea kicked in though.
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Not really sure how you'd avoid it but maybe try walking around outside between laps. I assume it is better on outside tracks than inside ones or at least I didn't feel ill when I went at an outside track and I have felt sick at an inside track - although I was already feeling pretty dodgy due to a cold so that might have had something to do with it.
 
It's class craic. Wear warm gloves and don't slide the kart too much as whilst u will feel slower - you'll get away from quicker. Also last time I went the track got slipepry and I slid into the wall off the driving line and came right out of the kart and hurt my leg :(
 
semi-pro waster said:
It might be the going rate but it does seem pretty pricey to me.
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When you compare it to other driving experiences, it's damn cheap. You could pay £200 for 15 minutes in a Lambo being heavily restricted.... or you could pay £40 to have an hours Go Karting in a proper race with proper battles.

I'd recommend Go Karting every single time if you want a driving experience unless you are wanting to spend £800+ to properly experience a number of cars around a track.

The most fun i've had driving is in a Go Kart (In the pouring rain aswell :D) and it is a million times better than a driving experience 'day' :)
 
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