When it starts to rain, there’s a different driving style required to drive in the wet weather. Think about the countless lap’s drivers drive in the dry conditions to better their lap times, but when it rains, they might stay at home where its warmer, engine rebuilds aren’t required as frequently and cleaning the karts isn’t as necessary.
In this entry, we will now analyze the IAME (Italian American Motor Engineering) X30 engine. From its advantages and disadvantages, to find out if this is the engine for you.
When it comes to go-kart engines, there are many to choose from. But with so many options to choose from, you will often hear drivers mention these three manufacturers.
Karting is becoming increasingly popular, both as entertainment and as a sport. In many cities, there are karting tracks where you can get a dose of adrenaline by improving your driving skills, relieving stress, and just having fun.
What’s the point of learning race craft if your brain isn’t able to apply these skills during the race? When we are very stressed or nervous, the rational part of our brain gets switched off and it’s very difficult to execute the plans we had for how we would race.
Driving a go-kart is one thing, but setup and tuning is another. The ability to maximize the potential of your kart and one’s driving by adjusting the go-kart in a way that suits you best, is not something to be scoffed at.
A go-kart license allows you to compete in go-kart championships both national and international, but it is a must if you want to get on track to just practice.
The world of go-kart racing can get pretty complicated at times. Despite the goal being simple, which is to go faster than your opponents, drivers have many ways to go about this.
So, you finally decided that today is the day you begin your racing journey. You know what you’re driving, where you’re driving, and whom you’re driving with. But wait, you’re forgetting something. That’s right, what are you going to wear?
Colin McRae once said, “Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers”. Motorsports, with the exception of drag racing, is not a simple sprint to the finish.
In racing, going fast is everything. However, stepping on the accelerator is not the only way to go fast. Ironically, learning how to slow yourself down is also a skill needed in order to go faster. This concept is known as braking and is what separates good drivers from great ones.