Track 2 Quali - W2 H2 2024-2 Thursday League - Supercharged Edison NJ - FAST Indoor Go Kart Racing

My kart felt so unbalanced, not sure what it was. I left a bunch of guys go by around 3:40, and then spend the next lap or two trying to force the tires to heat up. I also pull my seat all the way forward, which I almost never do, but have been playing with recently when having kart issues and it seems to help on some occasions.
After that, I start to catch back up really nice, but I still don't have a really solid lap for the rest of the race (although good enough for P3 I guess).
Race Info:
Final Position: 3
Best Lap: 50.597 (starts 7:01)
Track: 2
Date: April 4, 2024
League Info:
Division: 1
Series: Thursday Night
Session: 2024-2
Location: Supercharged Entertainment in Edison, NJ ‪@superchargedentertainmentn1938‬
Camera Settings:
GoPro Hero11
4K 60fps HyperView
Shutter: auto
HyperSmooth: On
Bit Rate: High
ISO: 200
ISO Max: auto
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Chapters:
0:00 - Warmup
0:57 - Lap 1: 52.398
1:49 - Lap 2: 51.963
2:41 - Lap 3: 51.616
3:32 - Lap 4: 54.561
4:27 - Lap 5: 52.955
5:20 - Lap 6: 50.706
6:11 - Lap 7: 50.762
7:01 - Lap 8: 50.597 (🏆)
7:52 - Lap 9: 50.759
8:43 - Lap 10: 51.361
9:34 - Lap 11: 50.832
10:25 - Lap 12: 50.873
11:16 - Bonus Laps
12:49 - Power Off

[@dominiquecallan148]

Nice! Your back off and warm tire strat paid dividends

[@Ehthraz]

i just started karting and my best lap for this track was around 58. are there any tips you would suggest? i also have a sim at home that i drive on everyday. i’m amazed at how short your times are.

[@nikspeeds]

Most of my races are League races, and the karts are configured significantly faster for Leagues.
If you're doing a Speed 3 race (aka "Pro" which almost all public races are) good times are like 54s.
If you're doing Speed 2 (aka "semi pro") that they do for younger kids, 58s is a good time as normally Speed 2 is much slower.
So depends on that first 🙂. Aside from that, I first bought a GoPro to help improve my times. Sometimes what feels right in the moment doesn't work out. I think reviewing my footage after each race is what helped me learn most, and talking to other drivers / watching their footage as well.
Specific to Track 2, the downhill and the final hairpin are the biggest challenges for most people, so focus on those 👍

[@Nahshi-]

Yo, somehow my gamertag is the same as your youtube name, anyway your content is great

[@nikspeeds]

Haha nice, and thanks!!