6 Karting Tips That Guarantee To Make You Faster
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- Do you suck at karting? Do you want to improve? Then you’ve come to the right place to find out all the tips and tricks from F1 test driver, Jack Aitken, at the Teamsport karting track in Reading.
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"don't be scared of karting" the only thing scaring me is the damn price to go karting
In my local track in the uk, for an hour it’s £7
@@itzyaboyowen7389 with capitalism, karting in America is so expensive
@Preston geez. That's crazy expensive.
Quinn Jameson lol capitalism? Do you expect socialism to pay for you karting?
Itzyaboy Owen where’s that
Matt: Holy shit I'm racing an f2 driver full concentration this is my time
Jack: Time to explain the entire art of racing while embarrassing a novice
thats what professionals do
😅😂😂
I LOVE IT
That was so fire
in turkey it is 30 gbp for 1 hour (730TL)
"So Matt's going to be my victim, I mean err helper"
Jack with the S-tier bants straight out of the gate. We are loving this pairing more and more!
@@Niko-he4ji 9 Months ago 😂
U never know it’s too late to comment after those ridiculous dive bombs that happens in squad sprint
Veloce Esports agreed
I am now a kart champion
"This is GREAT banter! It really is".
*_#1 Don’t eat anything, for the best weight reduction_*
Skin yourself alive for better weight reduction upgrades
Best weight reduction technique is a big poo, or as Kimi would say, "I was having a shit".
Just throw the engine out of you kart... best thing to work.
Throw away the chassis and the sterring wheel
@@imaner76 how did you learn this?
Someone has to be sacrificed
Racing lines: Follow the guys that work at the track when you can, and otherwise take standard lines, the difference between a regular and late apex in karting is less than you think so don't try to get fancy. Smoothness: Easy on the accelerator and brake, if you're sliding you're losing. Controlling brakes in karts with your left foot is the hardest thing to learn coming from a road car, and they are biased to the rear usually so you'll make a mess of the corner. Better to brake early than to lock up, so brake lightly. Balls: Go flat out during practice, full throttle from the get-go. Scare yourself. You need to know where you can get away with full throttle during a lap, otherwise you'll be lifting where you shouldn't when it counts. You want everyone else on track to be more nervous than you in high speed sections during qualifying and race. Finally, the most important skill is concentration. Every lap you need to know where you lost the most time, and be ready to improve it next time around. Your timing sheet should always show a consistent slope down and this takes discipline.
this is actually good input, compared to all other garbage comments.
buhterz?
Couldn't have said it better myself
I think I got more out of this comment than the video. I just finished and it was a very humbling experience coming from a racing background. I didn’t think I’d be super fast but I also didn’t think I’d do as bad as I did.
If your sliding your loosing. (SO TRUE😆) I did a lot of that. How do you prevent it?
@@lifeisgr82me I mentioned easy throttle and brake inputs but steering inputs also need to be smooth. Sliding can occur for a number of reasons. On corner entry braking can cause it. The way to resolve this is brake in a straight line and get off the brakes before you start steering. Then sliding can occur mid corner if you are carrying too much speed for the curve you're trying to take. So you have to slow down enough during this braking phase. Smoothly rotate the wheel to whatever position you can hold constant through the apex, and straighten up the steering gradually too. Then when you're getting back on the throttle don't smash it, ease into it as you exit the corner. Ultimately you can trail brake and get on the power early, using all the available track, but there isn't much point trying these techniques until you get the smoothness down. When you're smooth and the line is right you can then work on keeping the tires at the limit of grip with later braking and earlier accelerating. Then you'll be fast.
Matt's head weighs as much as Jack's whole body
marble89 😂🤣🤣🤣
lool harsh but fair
Nah matt's head weight is like 0.1kg because he has so small brain
@@tyyppi3039 yea we knew that but its still the same
So, either my competition has always been sub par or my brilliant strategy of push the accelerator all the way down and never let go is a 200IQ strategy.
BREAKING
Nicholas Brooker to join Mercedes, replacing Lewis
Alistair White haha lolol
Not gonna lie but accelerator all the way down is what my friend does, and it actually causes him to lose ground on me because you don’t get the right angle if you come in like that, and you lose grip while doing that, giving the driver behind an opportunity to pass.
@@PernicekMotorsport_ On some tracks it is good, others not so much.
@@freddieparrydrums Yep, on some tracks. Some tracks are very technical though
Last time I was this early Albon was still in his Toro Rosso
Aaaahhhhhaaaa, smooth one there guy. 😉
Do you mean when Gasly was still in a Red Bull?
@@JLee-xl4dt Well yes, but actually no.
Like the name
This vid was made 10 months ago but your comment 11?????
Bonus tip: take off your helmet for weight reduction
Bonus tip2: take off your clothes for weight reduction
Bonus tip 3 take your stomach off for weight reduction
Bonus tip 4: remove the engine for *weight reduction*
Bonus Tip 5 Run
Bonus tip 6: push the kart
Love to see Matt is pushing like a madman, and Jack is driving with 2 fingers in his nose.
Tbh, the clips of these 2 guys racing was more entertaining than France 2019
@@myster1ous23 you didn't watch Bahrain and Austria to Hungary ?
Watching paint dry would be more interesting than France 2019
@@vasishtvasudevan4059 There's a reason he said 'most', not all of 2019.
Tip #7: When a tight corner is coming up, lift the kart up into the air for a short hop as you start steering, and you’ll drift through the corner faster
profile pic checks out
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@@SenorFlamingo yes the real mama luigi
very good tip i will fly over my victim friend
bunny hop
I went karting (for real) for my first time in my life a few days ago. I do a lot of sim racing, but racing for real was just absolutely awesome! I can't think about anything else since then. I learned a lot, and even though my lap times weren't the best, I was really happy with my consistency and my racecraft. I constantly felt that my braking was awful, but I couldn't quite learn them fast enough, and the very short races weren't helping. Still, incredible fun!
I did the same yesterday. Been SIM racing for ten years and I love it, but after racing karts yesterday, all I can think about is going and buying some racing gloves and my own helmet and getting back out on the track.
Nothing like a good s curve or two
Exactly how I felt about it
Braking is hard in a kart. You have to not hit it too hard too fast. I sound out because I tried to hit my brakes too late into the entry. Back up the entry and get in throttle faster.
Bonus tip: If all else fails, send them to the shadow realm
FAULT LINE super gt?
@@ThePurpleGoose023 Hello viewers
Luis Argueta ? What
@@zzuro. what?
@@creekboi7 super GT here
Wanna get the fastest go kart? Just get a 2019 Williams FW42
Slowest*
Or a 2020 Ferrari f1 car
@@EM-ou2dn Even slower*
Thanks Matt for uploading this 5 hours after I was on exactly the same track!! 😂😂😭😭 Could’ve done with some tips!
Hope u watch the last vid with the F1 driver... use his lines..
Joe Garside which track is this and where?
Hamoozeh 2005 TeamSport Reading- 900m track
Tedious Gamer Ummm... get lost and don’t comment then? 😂👋
Same I’ve been there before but it was a couple months ago
Aitken is a fantastic teacher, not over-complicating his tips, calm, transparent and a bloody excellent driver. Fair play
Matt, Jack is faster than you, can you confirm you understood the message.
It’s so good to see real world top drivers (yes Jack, that’s you) doing these things like this, and like Max & Lando do in simracing and post video’s etc.... It really makes you feel so close to actual professional racing drivers, something I couldnt imagine in the Prost/Senna/Schumacher days, they were like gods back then, now they are like one of us (amateur karters and fellow sim racers) and personalities you really can relate to. This is a fine example where the internet really has brought people together! Thx for all the brilliant content WTF1, I enjoy it very much!
watched this video last year around when it came out and after I found my closest rookie racing league and joined. My first time in a racing kart was today and was a blast and watching the video for a second time, it makes so much more sense. You guys should make another one!
Wtf1 are you planning anything with Esteban yet?
Loving the videos and podcasts, Jack Aitken's a lad!
they plan to kidnap ocon
I found the race craft portion the most insightful! Good stuff!
For the most import trick, mentioned at the end, I believe the racing line is too obvious. The part where Jack talks about the engine, however, is interesting. Most people fail to realize that the acceleration of these karts is not linear. When rpms are too low, these karts make so little power that they barely accelerate. Some tracks with tricky hairpins make people lose so much time because they try to carry way too much speed into it. In some corners, you are better to sacrifice some entry speed for a better exit line where you can hammer the throttle earlier. I've found 2-3 tenths on a single corner at my local track by changing my approach and considering the engine in the kart.
I love the guy in the back, I dont even know about the sport but even I can see how effortlessly he's keeping pace, literally the human equivalent of the anime cameraman joke
Jack im at Belgium and congrats on qualifying 3rd. im expecting big things tomorrow
Edit: well that was very heartbreaking with Hubert passing away
Noah Africa Actually, they cancelled Sunday’s Sprint Race, in respect for Hubert
#RIPANTHOINE
R.I.P Anthoine Hubert
5:55 "The rev range; I'm just talking sort of that *[hit marker sound]* sweet spot in the engine..."
most of this I sort of just knew when I got in the cart. the Racecraft section was interesting. There's some stuff in there I already knew to try to do, but jack explaining the technical details of what to look for to time it right really puts the edge on.
Great tips. Race craft is so important for track position. I am looking forward to seeing the next video!
Protip: lean away from each corner, outside wheel sticks to the ground from your weight on it and you can gain grip and corner faster. Most karts are pretty hard to tip so not to worry usually
UPDATE: I still reckon it works! but I’d like to add that the following may be considerations:
1- if you lean too far and don’t have the mobility or strength you may injure your spine due to g forces involved.
2- if instructors notice they might not condone the activity
3- the hard plastic seats might bruise your back or sides a bit, consider asking for foam on the seat. Haven’t tried that though as I’d be too tall probably.
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Basically don’t lean too far, test out varying leaning levels for your own limits, and maybe only do it a bit on your best laps for that extra second.
Your tip is good your reason isn't really the right one. You lean outside so you unload the inside tyre
Not even that is really right by leaning outside you generate more lift for the inside tyre
ive tried it doesnt really work
@@ClarkesMadRcs you won't gain much especially in the dry in the rain it it more effective. Also you probably won't gain anything if you aren't already making the most of the kart
@@yuemaeve I came back to here, because yes, the reasons you both gave are correct, you need to be on the limit, to actually feel the need of that extra outside grip.
The only thing that scared me on a kart track was when I legit got a high speed set of corners RIGHT...
...because I was suddenly heading into the next set of turns a hell of a lot faster than I had ever entered them before. Scared me to death.
Also, Jack is so very right....you learn to hate that tyre squeal sound with a passion.
That was fabulous. Informative, easy to follow and funny - thanks!
Fantastic video. Aitken knows his stuff! Looking forward to watching him in F1 in the near future.
My biggest tip is to ask people that are way better for advice while you’re there. I am a regular at teamsport Nottingham and one of the ways I improved was through asking other people what advice they had. Don’t be shy cause most people are happy to help.
11:30 'ooh a little bit of contact the stewards will be looking at that one" holy shit that had me rolling lmao
Went karting for the first time the other day and I was actually surprised how well I did. In comparison to those I went with whom had all been before I came in second and was in first a good chunk of the second race. I really loved it and had so much fun so here I am trying to learn more so I can beat my hyper competitive BIL lol.
Such a great watch. Good angles/camera work as well. Well done lads!
1:20 Racing line
3:08 Braking
5:10 Engine
7:00 Steering
8:16 Fears
10:40 Racecraft
The fear one is absolutely true. I first went karting about 6 months ago and I was the worst in our group of 5 friends due to the fear of crashing, a week later we tried again and I wasnt afraid anymore and I also refused to be the worst one. I went 2 and I almost beat my friend who had been karting for years
I love people like you
@@ozzy1325 jesus loves you
All about the braking. Early on brakes to get off turns faster. And you want to really get off the throttle to brake and then back on it as early as possible. You don’t need to really use the throttle to turn unless you can brake and gas up at the same time effectively.
I cant believe it im about to go karting tomorrow and im looking for some videos and this just came out 10 minutes ago amazing timing!
Awesome video btw thanks for the help
These videos won't change your performance, mate. It's all about normal racing skills, when to brake, when to accelerate, when to turn and where. These come from training and experience, not youtube videos.
@@bithundr I kart aswell and youre 100 percent right, however these are still good tips and there is information that can be useful to beginners.
TheLegend1 Only thing that will actually improve your performance is seat time. Only thing. Everything else is more or less unimportant. That is what I experienced. And yes, you need a camera to film your driving and *then* use these tips (not actually these, but some for outdoor karting as indoor is very different) to correct the mistakes you made next time you go out on track... If you are a real beginner and know 0% about racing, then basic tips will help, but appart from the very beginning, these tips will not directly affect your performance.
Just drive faster 4head
@@bithundr I watched a similar video just before I went karting to kill some time and it didn't help. I drove purely with instinct and was way too focused on keeping the damn thing on the track to think about any of those techniques. It might have helped that I have some sim racing experience, since I found karting very similar to that
The last 5 minutes explanation is the gem of this video. Never thought an overtaking this way.. just brillant!
he could be a good teacher
This is a great series. Really enjoyed the video guys!
Ahaha Matt is such a good presenter! And considering this isn’t jacks job, he’s brilliant!
At 6:51 Matt has a seizure. Does that help with driving??
This really is the very first dencent video about carting techniques! Thanks you so much!!!
That was fun and informative, keeps these stuff coming :)
Thanks to this video,I'm already replacing Lewis at Mercedes in 2020!Thanks Wtf1!
I get what you mean but umm, contract bud
@@myuncleleft3682 lmao
Jack, ‘just imagine that Matt is faster than me’ xD
Radio for Jack:
'Matt is fasterr than u... can u show u undertand tath mensage?'
jack is back! love the guy fr
i just went karting a few weeks back for the first time, and i went kinda slow- but i enjoyed it... maybe if i go again; ill improve lmao
The racecraft section was my fav. All the technique can't help of you can't deal with these mind games.
Very good video!
For the rental cars that I've driven, any sliding has always been the worst for lap times. I find I often can get a bit better lap times if push the seat a bit more forwards to avoid some understeering (more weight on the front wheels) which really destroys acceleration for low powered rentals. However, that makes the driving position a bit uncomfortable and if you push the weight too much forward your rear will be sliding too much. Also, if you need to brake, kick the brakes and release the pressure after that to avoid locking. The last thing you want is too careful initial breaking while you're still going straight because that's where you want the fastest deceleration.
Now one last thing, don’t eat for a couple days for best weight reduction and go kart balance. Good luck!
ALPHA 6 calm down man!
not really but ok
Preeti Saxena you can use the extra weight for downforce accumulation
Loving this karting series great work guys
Awesome!
Thanks for this cool tips🙌🤙
Tip no.0: lean your back on the seat on the opposite side in respect of the turn.
Sort of explanation: karts don't have differencial, so you help by increasing the grip of the outer wheels with your weight.
You can see in this video, they did it.
What you said about the engine is really true. I've raced gx160s, 200s, 240s, and 270s and there are real subtle differences between the engines. For example the 200s are pretty pokey at low revs but the 270s you want to conserve as much momentum as possible because when they bog down it takes ages to get up to speed again
love this video. karting is so fun, especially when you have a few friends that behaves properly on the track.
This is excellent. My eyes were glued to the screen.
Had my first kart race yesterday. My arms hurt, my back hurts, and my knees hurt. Was a lot of fun though
Relatable
My local karting place has a 4 point harness and something that you wear to protect your rib cage
Found this very helpful. Great video!
It looks like you may have shot all the episodes already but you could do a lot longer segment on steering, especially on how Jack combines between steering and braking or just lifting. I would even watch 20 minutes of footage from his headcam with no commentary at all. just to see his lines and what he does with the kart. Great stuff, thanks.
Weight definitely matter. Friend of mine weighs over 50 lbs more than me. I can out accelerate him out of every corner.
Also, it's a myth that more weight gives you more "mid corner grip". Yes, you get more friction from the more weight, but you also need more force to maintain the same amount of acceleration. Mass gets canceled out in the equation.
well done and nicely explained!..
just want to add..
For beginners it is hard to "silde" into the corner without losing to much speed or slip totaly..instead slow down the kart enough that you can get of the breaks before steering and let the Kart Roll while steering...and try to accelerate smoothly form the Apex(middle of the corner) ....gas is not Digital so you can push the pedal slowly down! (it ís easyier to accelerate than to break !) Don´t push the gas and the breaks at the same time since you can´t control the gas smoothly (and you may dmg the clutch)
in any case try to lean your self to the outside of the corner not the inside. A Kart is not a Motorbike!!
greetings from
Tommy @ Formel-Eins-Indoorkart
Germany
(sorrry for my bad english)
your english is great friend, thanks for the tips, schon tag noch (pls forgive my lack of umlauts)
I’ve been waiting for this 🤩🤩🤩
I went karting an autobahn for the first time and who wee it was exactly what i wanted. I am definitely going back there to get better and also learn more about how to get to higher levels of karting.
If it's your first time going karting I would recommend going to an indoor track because if you get in the rain its bad but it's even worse if the track is dry but had wet spots. I learnt the hard way, not on my first time but I bit a wet patch locked up and went on to the grass which was wet went into the wall and was chucked out of the kart. Thankfully i only got a sprained ankle
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they drive. Good clean fun
It’s still beyond me how jack steers through hairpins without steering😂
I heard tell of steering with your ass but I ain't figured that out yet
Cracking video Matt!
That was fun to watch Thanks Guys!
Hands up who keeps the revs up while braking, even though the safety briefing says not to.
The things that really made me faster in karting are leaning your weight on the corners, tucking, and drifting slippery corners (cause understeer)
What do you mean by tucking, and slippery corners?
@@daniellec2172 tucking is lowering your head down the straights
Slippery corners could be due to poor asphalt or humidity. So steering will get you nowhere without using the throttle
Best karting tutorial video IMO.
I was looking for that a week ago ! Thanks !
Handy considering this is my local track 😂
I go to this kart track and I always come last after this I came second cheers jack
Also looking ahead. Keeping the vision up helps heaps to avoid target fixation
honestly man when it comes to racing/motoring or car reviews, the brits & the canadians create the best content
Everyone's a legend. I'm a legend, you're a legend. We're all LEGENDS!
When I kart im pretty competitive but I have the same main issue. All my fast turns are very dramatic and slidy. I cant seem to figure out how to get that smooth line Jack has. Generally Ill approach corners as fast as I can and brake hard, should I be lifting and braking less? Or just not coming at corners as fast and possible? For one of my local small tracks I average in the high 22-second range and the track leader gets a mid 20-second lap. I cant seem to break 21-seconds and i know its because of this
Thanks for making this
Going for my 3rd time karting today, very late to the game, first was in a warehouse at west wales karting in december a couple years ago and told it was greasey, it was like ice lol, second was a outside track at carew karting in pembs, had rain half way thru, i came last each time but i loved it, practice improves the ability but i'm trying to find anything that may help me, my only fear BREAKING THE KART lol thanks boys
the Racecraft part was the most interesting. He can read his opponent so easily
Jack is my teamate on F1 2020 my team career mode😂
During the video I was like come on Jack quit blowing up
I went karting first time today, placed 12 for the day :) Thx for the tips
Thumbs up for the video editing of the final race! 👍👌✌
Matt: WHAT IS OCCURING, AHH I NEED TO GO FAST, WHY IS HE SO GOOD
Jack: so here's a thing about racing
Nobody:
Matt: Oh my goodness me! Jack Aitken is all over me!
Thanks started karting back after six years this really helped
That was a really interesting video. I loved the part about racecraft, showing some fundamental possibilties to defend or attack on track. Thank you!! (y) (y) (y)
Jack: you want to use the inside. The inside is everything in racing
Matt: OH HES HIT THE WALL AND WERE CATCHING HIM AND WE GIVE HIM A LITTLE BUMP OH THE STEWARDS WILL WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AT THAT
I went to a party and the place had go karts I thought TH-cam finally came in handy I wrecked everyone
add: Through corners your instinct let´s your body lean in the same direction. WRONG! Put as much wheight as possible on the outside wheel of the corner by leaning your body on the outside!! Got this and many other tips from a semi-pro who was driving Porsche-Cup and started with karting when he was young. I really thought before i met him there could be nothing done with my personal lap record which was about 52.30 Secs at our local indoor kart hall... After giving me advices and driving in front of me for 2 laps my record dropped to 50.40 Secs!! I was really amazed, really, it felt much slower to be honest, but it was very round and controlled. Even got the best lap of the month there one time. I´m really thankful for his pro tips. Yeah, sry... Who´s interested in this anyway so:
Thank you very much, great Video ;-) ♥♥♥
KR from Carinthia, Austria
Brilliant filming guys !
RIP Anthione Hubert
Scariest thing when go karting is trying to overtake novice drivers because they drive an odd line, brake inconsistently and are not aware of their surroundings
I raced at teamsport reading once, it was my first time so glad to have some tips for next time
The footage 13:00 onwards was awesome
The owner of this place could save a fortune in his electricity bill, should he changes the ceiling lights for led strips. RGB lighting for different parts of the track is possible.
JohnJaggerJack it’s a TeamSport track, and they are the biggest karting chain in Britain, so I don’t think that money will be much of an issue.
@@joegarside2470 Should said enterprise change all its track's ceiling lights to led strips, the savings on the long run would pay for the investment and the rest is profits. Also they'd be using less energy, thus contributing less in pollution, something very appreciated nowadays.
Team sport are full on Tight arses when it comes to spending money for sure, so things like that wont happen, ever.
we changed all of our track lights to LED´s last year(german kart track)...30%lesser elektricity bill!
greetings from germany
@@joegarside2470 doesn't matter how big you are in business, complacency and poor business decisions are a sure path to bankruptcy
that's basic stuff man
Extremely helpful- I’m going go karting in Preston tomorrow
Come to TeamSport Bristol!
We’ll give you a very warm welcome.
My tip: You can't lose if your enemy can't reach the finish