We used to race/ride at an indoor track, the back straight was 'raised' and finished with a downhill right-hander. The key was to tailgate (2-3 inches away) all the way down the straight, and when the kart in front braked for the corner you'd kinda just push him an extra yard. And then peel off as he had no option but to brake hard to get back on line.
Easy place made.
pook- you need to try the track opposite center parcs mate, supposed to be one of the best outdoors in the area. been twice and won twice 
good value for money too!
Paging Mr Liddle....ex pro carter!..old fella was world champ I believe?..he's lurking round here somewhere!
take a pillow - SERIOUSLY
i went to a place last autumn (a fairly pikey one to be fair) and the seats had zero padding, and i don't have much padding of my own either. after a couple of hours bumping around i came away with broken ribs on my left side, and so did one of my mates. took about 3 months to go away, and was **** painful!
as for race tactics, corner fast and overtake on the inside by nudging them out of the way - works a treat, except for when they see you coming 
Pick the fastest kart from the previous session if you can see the lap times, I took three seconds a lap off by changing karts.
Don't crash or spin off. You'll lose far more time recovering from an off than you'll make up pushing it to the limit. I was 11th fastest lap time but came third overall.
I recently did a karting event through work.... I was rubbish but one of the guys who was with us is a pro race driver. Talking to him after he gave me the following advice
1. It is all about maintaining momentum and being smooth.
2. A good way to overtake is to follow the guy in front very closely. When they brake on the approach to the corner, delay your braking a little. You will then nudge the guy in front, typically this will cause them to go off the racing line (due directly to the nudge, or the distraction/realisation the guy behind just drove into them). As they are off the line, this gives you the opportunity to use the correct racing line and get past without compromising your line.
I've got no idea if he was talking b*llox about point 2, but it makes sense and I'll be trying it out next time I go karting! 
Corner speed is everything, try to power through the corners this is what give you the speed down the following straight.
A good tip is to put your weight as far fwd as possible when exiting slow bends or starting, this gives the very underpowered karts every possible chance of picking up revs as soon as possible.
You can also use the fact that the kart has rear brakes only as a good way of sliding it in sideways (although not too much) as you can scrub too much speed off.
It is worth noting that as the race goes on the tyres will start to get up to temperature and you should feel the kart getting more grip (yes even on indoor circuits) if you do feel this start to push a little harder.
Try to get as many places as possible at the start, it's never easier than then to overtake.
Lastly relax and enjoy.
best fun you will have with your clothes on
I want to go now.
Sod pooks peak pootles lets have a stw karting day while the weathers shite!....
wet weather and slicks, perfect
First Tip:
Check out the competition and avoid the starting grid carnage!
-In a typical group, 1/2 of the people will be clueless bimblers who will weave all over the track and stop for corners. 1/3 will be aggressive competitive types who will take a tight line and over-shoot corners.
The remaining 1/6 will have some idea about what they're doing.
So, beware of the bimblers and try to avoid the aggressive types.
Second Tip:
Be smooth and don't crash.
Third Tip:
Only show-boat when you are way in front 
At an our door carting event I went to I used these tactic's:
1) Not crashing
2) Not being sin binned
All the faster drivers experienced both of the above, and much to everyone surprise (including me) i won.. Nearly half of my competitors were faster than me in every sense
My advise, dont go....
I went about a year ago, feel in love with it. Next thing I know Ive spent £5k on a Kosmic Rotax kart and between that and riding life doesnt get any better...!!! ENJOY
How's the formula Rotax going bigface?
where do you race?
Disregard some of the advice on leaning. If you are heavy (pros dont weigh that much remember) 
.. lean to the outside to gain extra grip. This way you dont have to use your brakes. Brakes are a heavier persons biggest enemy and scrub off speed. Basically, if your like me keep your foot down and brake with the accelerator flat (unless they have telemetry equipment) and lean out/brake less on sharp corners.
Do take it seriously....the worse that can happen is you will be sin-binned repeatdly and blagflagged (or like a friend of mine once... turn a kart over)
If you are a heavier rider (than others on the track basically you have no choice but to go for it).
Geared karts are different.
Geared karts are different
geared karts are great
250cc twin fully bodied twin 165MPH down the hanger straight at Silverstone.
No seatbelts and your anus 1" off the deck.
120MPH in mine at Pembrey is fast enough thankyou, especially with another 25 idiots trying to knock you off. pass you
Slightly OT - My brother is part of Velocity Motorsport
His driver was Super 1 Minimax champion last year so he knows a bit about setting 'em up.
Super 1 champion, well done, certainly a feather in anybodys cap that one.
Is the driver moving up a class next year?
It's a stag do. Don't get ultra competitive or all the others will hate you for the rest of the weekend. And given paintballing comes next, followed by drinkspiking, that's not the mantle I'd like to be holding at that point.....
Sometimes you do get a good kart in the bogo-places. Dawson is this true? Friends think I'm mad/how can I tell. I think its the ones that just been fully serviced?
Hora, you seem to know your stuff. Are you a seasoned professional?
Hora, you seem to know your stuff. Are you a seasoned professional?
I'm asking a question dude
@Hora - I'd say they are all much of a much-ness - they will have all been abused to some level at those places - unless you get lucky and get one that's just been fettled.
@Chucky - Yes, the driver is moving up this year - testing has been going well and the season starts again on 14th March
pook- you need to try the track opposite center parcs mate, supposed to be one of the best outdoors in the area. been twice and won twice
Amen Corner?
Already had a pole, fastest lap and win there Adey old chap
@dawson - maybe I was feeling perkier on those particular days?
but this is different sessions on the same day. Throttle response immediate, feels like its running cleaner, holds speed etc etc.
@Hora - had it been refuelled during the day? Could be a slightly different fuel mixture?
some karts are dogs. watch the treatment they get and its suprising some can even go in straight line let alone round corners fast.
dawson possibly. I did ask once and a chap said they have a rotation where each kart is pulled and stripped./serviced so that could be it.
Any invites to go karting most gratefully received. I am far from being good unless I lose circa 4 stone....or we do geared?
Love it though.
Always fancied building a cart with a RD350-LC YPVS, just imagine the startline..............
The lights go out, lots of noise, a second while the little twin revd up, then bang,powervalves slaming open, kindenys turn into mash, and your doing 60 before you can shit yourself. Would need the CVT belt replacing every time the fuel was fulled, but still..........
Always fancied building a cart with a RD350-LC YPVS
A Yamaha 350LC Banshee Supermoto might be the next best thing:
far too sensible, its got suspension and everything!
now that looks like fun
Think of it like riding single track. Smooth is fast, ragging the back end out round every corner is fun but not quick. Try and keep the kart going forward rather than sideways.
In an endurance event its more about consitency than outright speed and remember not to hold on to the wheel too tight, your arms will be dead after 10 laps if you hold on with white knuckles
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I found wearing my skins top and using a block of foam stuffed up the back of my coat helped me loads in the endurance events. 2nd Fastest... Ever!
One of my mates is an ex Group N British Rally champion, and its absolutely rubbish in a cart.
My problem is that I always try and enjoy myself too much and get the cart sliding all over the place.
IMO carting is at its best outdoors in the wet on slick tyres. Its extreme sideways rally driving without the speed.
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Haha, didn't even notice it was an old thread, funnily enough I was karting on Tuesday night
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