Fantastic driving! Just watching got my heart pumping...listening to those 2-strokes... I road raced Honda rs125 GP bikes twenty years ago... that sound brought me back!
I absolutely adore this circuit. It's got a very old-school traditional look/feel to it and flows beautifully. No stupid chicanes everywhere, so the drivers can actually drive flat-out the way it's supposed to be.
Alba Gu Bràth I love this circuit too but high top speeds are not a guarantee of good racing, much less a definition of it. Of the high speed circuits you refer to, Spa is a lot more mixed speed than it was say 50 years ago and Monza is not that well-liked by drivers. For daring to disagree I get called a troll. For having an opinion I get told I don’t know what I’m talking about. Why don’t you ask the damned drivers?
M Stein, They put the chicane in for bike racing, they don`t want a gaggle of riders approaching the mountain section at 150mph together. They`ve worked at making these old type race circuits a bit safer over the years. Superbikes have over 220bhp nowadays.This year`s Ducati Panigale V4, to be ridden by Josh Brookes and Scott Redding and hopefully Shane Bryne,(here`s the 226bhp road version on an IOM TT demo lap... th-cam.com/video/LUYgE3m4PfE/w-d-xo.html), may have nearer 240bhp. It`s worth taking in a BSB round just for the sound, the cacophony of the mix of Yamaha cross-plane motors, Ducatis V-twins(V4s this year), Hondas, Suzukis and Kawasakis on the rev limiters launching off from the start-finish line together. This is British Superbikes last year, 40-50,000 spectators, love the place. I know a quiet short-cut by road to the circuit and can ride in without queueing! Know the best vantage points too.....th-cam.com/video/j7gSv_h360Y/w-d-xo.html
Truly amazing. Awesome track with everything, long straight, fast sweeping corners and elevation changes. Very technical. Impressed with your driving. Fast, consistent and patient. Well done.
So happy I just watched this! Having driven Caldwell in a Lotus Elise I know the track and you made it look super easy! The camera angle doesn’t do the corners and hills justice. 100% respect👊
Just seen the 250 class at Cadwell today and im totally hooked. These things are insane. Got a chance to speak to most of the teams and racers in the paddock area and everyone couldn't have been nicer.
72mph in a Rotax kart felt crazy fast i just can't fathom what 120mph must feel like! Crazy dude and great driving btw. Your body must feel great the next morning right?
Mate...at 112mph = 183km per hour these a serious machines. Never watched a superkart race before so first time viewer here. Wow. Great driving by all involved and much more entertaining than F1.
WELL DONE ... WELL DONE ... WELL DONE I used to drive SCCA (1500cc class) back in the day and my dream was always F1. I stopped watching motorsports of all kinds until now. You made it interesting once again for me. You gave me the feeling that I was driving, once again, without the risk and expense :) Thank you.
@@martingeldart386 Very Good ! I was merely trying to point out that he didn't Win... I knew there was at least ONE kart in front.. You've better eyes than me .. hehe
What an amazing track and can only imagine how fun it is..Now after reading through some comments,it seems I'm not alone in my thoughts of this beautifully designed and built race track.
Well done, sir. Kart was certainly dialed in and your skills were obvious. What a joy to watch you pick those drivers courageously, methodically. Like another poster remarked, if only all (or even most) race series were this interesting, ...!
only one and that was nigel mansell to race gearbox karts all the rest drove class 1on short cicuits, now if they had picked some of the gearbox racers
Great race dood, was really with you throughout. Very enjoyable to watch, and I wish you the best in racing. Clearly have a bright future in the sport ;)
I raced there in 1976 in the British long circuit championships, National 210 class. Had a horrible first day with the gearbox failing, but then worked my way through all the heats to the A final, finishing 26 out of a total entry of 160. Fantastic weekends racing on an amazing circuit. Still feel a bit guilty about the pheasant I hit on the right handler after the mountain.
One of the reasons Karting is still the best kept secret in Motorsports. What a great drive by all in this awesome race. I ran Enduros in the States for 15 years & never get tired of seeing how great these drivers are. Looks like 105 folks just got the you know what scared out of them to the point they had to hit the ole dislike button. Ya gotta love the sport to be a part of it.
Fabulous driving and thanks for giving us such a ride. I'm always staggered that these things don't have any kind of roll safety structure. I'm very grateful that I didn't flip when I did a bit of kart racing years ago. Take care and keep up the good work! Cheers from Sydney, Aust - Dave
I noticed how important it is to be flawless 2 times you made a mistake a fraction of a second ,one paaed you the other pulled you for many lengths. Superior skills changed that as you passed both and really let it go.great ride.mad skills
AWESOME! SO much easier to go fast to chase after someone, than to be out in the open alone...I GOT to do this! I've only been to ONE F1 race, [the LAST at Long Beach, CA (USA) 1983], and the opening race were "Supercarts"...and they were FASTER than the F1 cars (on the narrow street-race circuit).
Great driving, great skill! Emotions much higher than F1, where it is 90% the car that guarantees a success. Still, everyone wants to be there... What would happen if bigger money was involved in the karts? It would gradually be more and more technical and finally become F1. Would you like it to?
Wow very impressive, I know Cadwell like the back of my hand but it looks totally different from such a low down perspective to what it looks like from a motorcycle point of view.
That is hands down the greatest gokart track I have ever seen, blows everything else away! Most tracks are so boring but the elevation changes and variety and sweeping bends here are superb, I would love to have a go one day. Great driving too! Thanks for the video :) What country is this track located in?
Thanks Wyatt Foster I can see why they would, even if it seems a bit narrow for this but I guess it depends on the type of car. Was this track originally built for full size cars or was it built for the Gokarts?
Spam Armor technically this is superkart.. shifter kart is 125cc from DD2 to KZ2 and KZ1. There is a lot of official championship for KZ.. you can try search it.. you may see a lot of F1 driver previously done KZ.. very fun to watch too..
That is, why speed gives the, adrenaline rush it does, being a split second mistake, away from death. It pushes you to levels of personal performance you never thought you could reach. There is NOTHING like it, the best high there is.
I have driven go-karts at nearly 70 mph,but that looks unreal!..How intense,,I would be very nervous,but would love to drive one! And such amazing videography.. beautiful track also.
This is the stuff that winners are made of! Shear determination and skill! I can stop gritting my teeth now, I was on the edge of the sofa! Awsome viewing! 👍
This dude goes hard into the corners. Brakes later than everyone else and reels them all in. Excellent driver! Talk about confidence, experience and balls the size of grapefruits. Bravo!
@Thomas Dyson Lewis never gearbox carts.. Hmm never knew that thnx for the info. Sprintrace between Alonso, Vettel Verstappen and Hamilton Ohw yeah. They should do a Paris Bercy like the old days every year.
Richard Mertens I’d say let’s not stop there.... take open wheel talent from indycar and F1 and maybe even super formula and hold a big race each year. If you put that on tv people would eat it up. They would all need equal karts tho. Not their own prepared ones bc I want a = playing field and they could have a minimum weight so no one has an advantage. People would love it.
Also see he dropped from 1 28.985 best lap in the draft to 1 28.902 on Lap 11 after he got in front out of the draft with it running lower temp in the mid 40 C
@Mechanical Pants Cadwell Park is a Motor Racing Circuit in a district of England called Lincolnshire. It houses Three circuits, The Full Circuit 2.17+miles 18 Turns The Club Circuit 1.48+miles 7 Turns Woodland Circuit 0.712miles 5 Turns Considered to narrow for Top flight motorsports, it runs club car events. Primarily a motorcycle track. Google search for contact details, they do Track Days there!
Other than Sam showing his skillset which in the least is brilliant, I was so impressed with how he found the extra speed and time on lap 7 and 10 on a clear track with tyres that were already starting to go off...smooth and gutsy at the same time! Great video! 💥💪🤙
I would rather watch this weekly than current F1 races!!! Very engaging and entertaining! 😳🔥
Looks more fun and close racing at silly speeds for sure, im same.
if this was broadcast as much as F1 I'd watch motor sports again great seat of yer pants stuff!!!
A.J.
How true that sound is amazing unlike the blender noises of F1
F1 sounds sick vacuum cleaners
Great footage! Much more exciting than F1 even with just the one camera and no commentary or fancy graphics!
Me too and I have no interest in motor sports. What a well kept race course or track or circuit.
Speedvision(RIP) used to broadcast kart racing on Saturday nights. It was hilarious with the victory couch.
What a beautiful track, it really takes skills to master it.
I bet this track would be amazing in an FF1600 or an F3 car. The uphill twists though the wooded section reminds me a bit of Bathhurst.
Believe it or not they race British superbikes on it 230 BHP !
Fantastic driving!
Just watching got my heart pumping...listening to those 2-strokes...
I road raced Honda rs125 GP bikes twenty years ago... that sound brought me back!
Me too...never revved my 250cc to 14,000 though...Visions of crankshaft going on strike!!
Wow. Loved this. Only meant to glance at it and watched the lot.
Hahaha yeah, me too
Same here lol
Snap
Same
Same. Only skimmed the last couple laps when it became clear he wasn't going to catch that front pair.
Best racing I’ve watched in a long time
I absolutely adore this circuit. It's got a very old-school traditional look/feel to it and flows beautifully. No stupid chicanes everywhere, so the drivers can actually drive flat-out the way it's supposed to be.
Bollocks.
Alba Gu Bràth I love this circuit too but high top speeds are not a guarantee of good racing, much less a definition of it. Of the high speed circuits you refer to, Spa is a lot more mixed speed than it was say 50 years ago and Monza is not that well-liked by drivers. For daring to disagree I get called a troll. For having an opinion I get told I don’t know what I’m talking about. Why don’t you ask the damned drivers?
M Stein, They put the chicane in for bike racing, they don`t want a gaggle of riders approaching the mountain section at 150mph together. They`ve worked at making these old type race circuits a bit safer over the years. Superbikes have over 220bhp nowadays.This year`s Ducati Panigale V4, to be ridden by Josh Brookes and Scott Redding and hopefully Shane Bryne,(here`s the 226bhp road version on an IOM TT demo lap... th-cam.com/video/LUYgE3m4PfE/w-d-xo.html), may have nearer 240bhp. It`s worth taking in a BSB round just for the sound, the cacophony of the mix of Yamaha cross-plane motors, Ducatis V-twins(V4s this year), Hondas, Suzukis and Kawasakis on the rev limiters launching off from the start-finish line together.
This is British Superbikes last year, 40-50,000 spectators, love the place. I know a quiet short-cut by road to the circuit and can ride in without queueing! Know the best vantage points too.....th-cam.com/video/j7gSv_h360Y/w-d-xo.html
Brands Hatch > Silverstone
Yeeees!!!!
Truly amazing. Awesome track with everything, long straight, fast sweeping corners and elevation changes. Very technical. Impressed with your driving. Fast, consistent and patient. Well done.
So happy I just watched this! Having driven Caldwell in a Lotus Elise I know the track and you made it look super easy! The camera angle doesn’t do the corners and hills justice. 100% respect👊
This is incredible. Probably some of the best on board footage I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
The flow on this track is amazing.
That was sick! Great driving... Excellent set-up, apex speed, and drive out of the corners.
This is great footage
This is absolute GOLD. Real driving, real skill.........love it.
Amazing driving! Well took those left turns and also great diagonal pass!👏👏👏Senna will be very proud!
Halfway through this footage, you got a subscriber! Superb driving, superb track.
This was the most intense dump I've ever had. What a circuit! What a drive! What a satisfying shit.
Just seen the 250 class at Cadwell today and im totally hooked. These things are insane.
Got a chance to speak to most of the teams and racers in the paddock area and everyone couldn't have been nicer.
72mph in a Rotax kart felt crazy fast i just can't fathom what 120mph must feel like! Crazy dude and great driving btw. Your body must feel great the next morning right?
Dahora está pista
hahaha word!
should see the 250s and 500s 150mph
250kph
He looks like a can of spray paint gettin shaki at times. Cracked me up. Think its bit sped up. Still funny tho
Hands must be sore after a full race. You have a gift and I wish this is televised in the near future.
Back even more sore, spinal discs must get smashed by all the high intensity bumping
Mate...at 112mph = 183km per hour these a serious machines. Never watched a superkart race before so first time viewer here. Wow. Great driving by all involved and much more entertaining than F1.
Great driving, both aggressive and constant.
Its awesome to see the tire wear and add him getting loose at the end.
Finest example of a super kart racer and kart. Terrific track, excellent overtaking skills. Am horribly jealous...
You have to have total respect at those speeds, no Halo to save you there! Fantastic video
WELL DONE ... WELL DONE ... WELL DONE
I used to drive SCCA (1500cc class) back in the day and my dream was always F1.
I stopped watching motorsports of all kinds until now. You made it interesting once again for me.
You gave me the feeling that I was driving, once again, without the risk and expense :) Thank you.
This is pretty much like every racing game ever, you have to start in last place and finish #1.
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ except this isn't a game Sonny Boy...🙄🙄🙄
@@archetypex65 and he didnt finish 1st
2nd place would be my best guess !
@@martinmulheir4310 3rd. There were two karts in front crossing the line.
@@martingeldart386 Very Good ! I was merely trying to point out that he didn't Win... I knew there was at least ONE kart in front.. You've better eyes than me .. hehe
I haven't watched motorsport for years but this bought back the reason I originally liked it. Pure racing at it's best.
hats off my friend , superb driving !
What an amazing track and can only imagine how fun it is..Now after reading through some comments,it seems I'm not alone in my thoughts of this beautifully designed and built race track.
This track looks like a mini German Nürburgring Nordschleife with all those blind corners !
I was thinking mini Spa 1967 with its long periods of 100% throttle
It's nickname is 'Mini Nurburgring'.
I think it looks like Caldwell park 🤔
Joe Samlofski Beat me to it!
Haha...true!!
It's amazing the range of speed that the car runs at over the course of one lap ~35 mph - ~115mph.
Great driving, great course.
great video...mountain looks great in a kart
Dude! You crush this track, which is new to me and so impressive, as well as the competition. Love the elevation changes.
This is freaking awesome!!!! Soo much POWEEEEEEEEEEERR ohhh yeaaahhh
It only needs to be ELECTRIC !! SOO MUCH POWERRRR XDddd
Well done, sir. Kart was certainly dialed in and your skills were obvious. What a joy to watch you pick those drivers courageously, methodically. Like another poster remarked, if only all (or even most) race series were this interesting, ...!
That was impressive! Great driving on a great track!
Enjoyed every second. Great track and great 👍 driving 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤟🏻⭐️
That was pretty intense - I could feel the adrenaline. Good job
Really outstanding. Great drive on a great track.
NIce drive! Really well done!
That circuit it's completely insane, of the best I've ever seen
Not surprising when you see this why so many F1 racers have come up through karts.
Roger Sowerbutts that’s how 99.9% of them start out...
@@macdiddles7000 Maldonado started on horses
@@jackmasterdick demolition derby.
Very true but how many even raced gearbox karts before moving up......only mad max I believe, most only did direct drive
only one and that was nigel mansell to race gearbox karts all the rest drove class 1on short cicuits, now if they had picked some of the gearbox racers
Great race dood, was really with you throughout. Very enjoyable to watch, and I wish you the best in racing. Clearly have a bright future in the sport ;)
That looks terrifying, 115mph in those tiny things! Great drive though, hard to imagine where you could have gone quicker
Its great to see your still out there racing Sam. Well done on a great race.
I raced there in 1976 in the British long circuit championships, National 210 class. Had a horrible first day with the gearbox failing, but then worked my way through all the heats to the A final, finishing 26 out of a total entry of 160. Fantastic weekends racing on an amazing circuit. Still feel a bit guilty about the pheasant I hit on the right handler after the mountain.
What happened to your career?
One of the reasons Karting is still the best kept secret in Motorsports. What a great drive by all in this awesome race. I ran Enduros in the States for 15 years & never get tired of seeing how great these drivers are. Looks like 105 folks just got the you know what scared out of them to the point they had to hit the ole dislike button. Ya gotta love the sport to be a part of it.
Amazing track...one of the best i've seen so far.....and damn good driving skills ;-)
Fabulous driving and thanks for giving us such a ride. I'm always staggered that these things don't have any kind of roll safety structure. I'm very grateful that I didn't flip when I did a bit of kart racing years ago. Take care and keep up the good work! Cheers from Sydney, Aust - Dave
Nice drivin Sam. Caught myself encouraging ya a few times. Loved the video
no u
@@martinr3167 ,what?
Awesome run, great patience and recovery on the one bobble behind the last pass. Amazing driver
Sweet drive! Track looks amazing!
Very clean driving, minimalistic steering inputs and good lines.
Truly amazing
And the circuit is ... mindblowingly set, one of the best I have ever seen
It is known as the mini nurburgring after all
True
I love racing on it in Formula C in Project Cars 2 ;)
You should watch the superbikes go round here they get airborne!
Check out oulton too
Me and my kids cheered when you got passed the second runners. Awesome racing.
Thank You! ..You made an old Formula Driver get a woody!!👍
I noticed how important it is to be flawless 2 times you made a mistake a fraction of a second ,one paaed you the other pulled you for many lengths. Superior skills changed that as you passed both and really let it go.great ride.mad skills
AWESOME! SO much easier to go fast to chase after someone, than to be out in the open alone...I GOT to do this! I've only been to ONE F1 race, [the LAST at Long Beach, CA (USA) 1983], and the opening race were "Supercarts"...and they were FASTER than the F1 cars (on the narrow street-race circuit).
Had a go of a gearbox kart once when I used to Race 100C and 125 MAx. Pretty awesome stuff and great driving Sam.
I raced many times at cadwell < late 80s and 90s... 125 open... Great circuit...
this track has an amazing layout! then it is surrounded by greenery and with this light haze It’s like racing in the Middle Ages
No, kart racing in the middle ages was much better
Solid recovery drive
What a circuit! If i had a half-decent track near me that held kart races I would be all in, this looks amazing.
Notice the relatively low coolant temperatures? That's because 2 strokes love lower temps 50-60 degrees Celsius for most power.
And raining
FANTASTIC RACING!! THE BEST IF SEEN FOR A LONG TIME!!
Great driving, great skill!
Emotions much higher than F1, where it is 90% the car that guarantees a success. Still, everyone wants to be there...
What would happen if bigger money was involved in the karts? It would gradually be more and more technical and finally become F1. Would you like it to?
I’d say F1 is still 90% skill. The camera angles in F1 suck though, it’s all for sponsor tv exposure
I find this track so narrow for cars, but for karting is just perfect. Amazing driving btw. Throwing yourself in the corners nicely. Great recovery
Wow very impressive, I know Cadwell like the back of my hand but it looks totally different from such a low down perspective to what it looks like from a motorcycle point of view.
That is hands down the greatest gokart track I have ever seen, blows everything else away! Most tracks are so boring but the elevation changes and variety and sweeping bends here are superb, I would love to have a go one day. Great driving too! Thanks for the video :) What country is this track located in?
It's in the UK..
David Hutton, thanks :)
They actually run full size cars here too!
Thanks Wyatt Foster I can see why they would, even if it seems a bit narrow for this but I guess it depends on the type of car. Was this track originally built for full size cars or was it built for the Gokarts?
@@mechanicalpants Cars I believe. It's been around for over a half century I think.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the footage. I'm just going to ditto everyone else. Nice driving and what a sweet race track.
nice driving......... Enjoyed that alot
First shifter kart vid I’ve ever watched, this is amazing. Respect man, excellent driving.
Spam Armor technically this is superkart.. shifter kart is 125cc from DD2 to KZ2 and KZ1. There is a lot of official championship for KZ.. you can try search it.. you may see a lot of F1 driver previously done KZ.. very fun to watch too..
An accident in a kart at such speeds would be deadly.
no, it just hurts a lot and costs $$
Crash in you car at that speed also...
@ArmageddonRacing a lot have been killed in f1 aswell, almost every motorsport in fact
That is, why speed gives the, adrenaline rush it does, being a split second mistake, away from death. It pushes you to levels of personal performance you never thought you could reach. There is NOTHING like it, the best high there is.
You can think like that. If your a racer
Holy Moly... Was gripped to the screen for 16 minuets and 52 Seconds. Heart pounding, need a cup of tea. Love racing
Go kart, dirtbike, motorbike, moped or even a chainsaw... Nothing beats the sound of good old two stroke🥰😍🥰😍🤩
That thing handles like a Gokart
That's because it _is_ a go kart lol
My word ! How impressive is that? Speechless with admiration.
Sam nice driving, especially on the esses you were on fire! Also excellent racecraft outbraking other drivers
Whew!
I had to pull over and catch my breath about half way thru.
Thanks for the ride.
I have driven go-karts at nearly 70 mph,but that looks unreal!..How intense,,I would be very nervous,but would love to drive one! And such amazing videography.. beautiful track also.
Great driving. Of course you can't go wrong with a name like S Moss....
Great driving. Great tenacity and not giving up...A real champion doesn't stop until the checkered flag.
6th!? Where were the front runners?? I thought you got up to 2nd or 3rd lol
I thought that to. The fuck going on?
This is the stuff that winners are made of! Shear determination and skill! I can stop gritting my teeth now, I was on the edge of the sofa! Awsome viewing! 👍
that looks so fun
wow. this is soo good in all ways!
keep on mister Vaillant!!!
very cool footage!!!!
Future F1 driver great run on an absolutely awesome track...Id love to burn that track up🤗
Beautiful fight with 25 and very good drafts to overtake him, fabulous driving
great driving!!!
This dude goes hard into the corners. Brakes later than everyone else and reels them all in. Excellent driver! Talk about confidence, experience and balls the size of grapefruits. Bravo!
Hamilton Vs Max Verstappen in those carts on that circuit.
@Thomas Dyson Lewis never gearbox carts.. Hmm never knew that thnx for the info.
Sprintrace between Alonso, Vettel Verstappen and Hamilton Ohw yeah.
They should do a Paris Bercy like the old days every year.
Yes! It would be far more exciting than F1 Snoozefest
Richard Mertens I’d say let’s not stop there.... take open wheel talent from indycar and F1 and maybe even super formula and hold a big race each year. If you put that on tv people would eat it up. They would all need equal karts tho. Not their own prepared ones bc I want a = playing field and they could have a minimum weight so no one has an advantage. People would love it.
How often do you change tires and how many gears
Thanks for the ride. You are a awesome driver and you put that camera in the best spot. You hit your marks perfect most of the time. Happy holidays
What did you in minute @11:10 ?
It brought the intake or water temperature down magnificently.
He might have ripped some tape off the radiator
Also see he dropped from 1 28.985 best lap in the draft to 1 28.902 on Lap 11 after he got in front out of the draft with it running lower temp in the mid 40 C
Yes I took some tape off the radiator inlet. 50*C is ideal for performance and safety.
Из трусов вываливал.
@Mechanical Pants
Cadwell Park is a Motor Racing Circuit in a district of England called Lincolnshire.
It houses Three circuits,
The Full Circuit 2.17+miles
18 Turns
The Club Circuit 1.48+miles
7 Turns
Woodland Circuit 0.712miles
5 Turns
Considered to narrow for Top flight motorsports, it runs club car events.
Primarily a motorcycle track.
Google search for contact details, they do Track Days there!
Awesome! Don't know how anyone disliked this video 😑
TheSimple46 they were 4 stroke fans.
Other than Sam showing his skillset which in the least is brilliant, I was so impressed with how he found the extra speed and time on lap 7 and 10 on a clear track with tyres that were already starting to go off...smooth and gutsy at the same time! Great video! 💥💪🤙
still faster than Mclaren and Williams
I have watched many cart race's and have to say this was the best great track great speeds just great 😊😊😊
ストレートの速さ、他より大分おかしい。。
別ジャンルレベルw
Uhh... 115mph shifter karts look absolute bananas. I mean it’s awesome but it’s pretty gnar. You guys are nuts.