Go-Karting Top Tips - BRAKING! 

Meaning you ruin the fun for the next person to use it and it puts the next user in danger. I know this because I used to frequent a track to practice 3 days a week after school and the brakes felt weird but it didn’t hinder my speed till the cable gave way after 4 laps and sent me through and under a barrier at 25mph. Use the pedals correctly but using one at a time please.

@@ewanwhite4644 boo hoo i guess🤷🏻‍♂️

@@ewanwhite4644 thats the fault of whoever the kart belonged to. where was your backup brake cable?

@@ewanwhite4644 too long didn’t read, don’t care

​@@ewanwhite4644Not familiar with this issue, but if it's said in the preraceinfo... then I agree with you.

so useful skills,thanks for sharing

Full send

Both you and this guy saying not to brake while turning, but that's typically how I get the kart rotated everytime? I've only used rental karts, so they're never fast enough to actually need to brake in a straight line, I just tap/jab the brakes occasionally to help turn into a corner.

@@EdDeezNuts944 ive only drivien outdoor karts so this might not work with rentals. when ever you brake into a corner (trail breaking as i call it) you dont allow the kart to rotate. this happens becuase gokarts dont have a dif on the rear axle causing that wheels to not roll at different speeds. to fix this the chassis on a gokart is made to flex so that you can lift the inside rear tire up off the ground and allow it to roll at a different speed. by breaking into the corner you stiffen the rear end and there for not allowing chassis flex or any type of rotation. this is further pronounced by most karts only having rear breaks. for rental karts my guess would be that you are experiencing a rear end lock up, where the rear tires lock from pressing the brakes to hard causing the rear end to swing around for rotation. this method is not quick as you loose momentum and with slow karts this is very hard to get back. edit: it’s probably that the indoor kart is so bad that it wont work properly. if youve got some time and money id recommend trying a real kart as they are so much fun to drive and can be really really fast.

@@ispeedyy9995 I think you have a point that the rental karts are very different, but I'm not doing a full rear lockup. I'm just lightly squeezing the brakes and that kinda gets the pitch of the kart to the front to help me turn in. You're right tho that the karts are slow and hard to regain speed and if I brake in a straight line, I almost always scrub too much speed off and struggle to get it back. Also what kind of real kart do you suggest or what kart are you talking about?

@@ispeedyy9995 No you know what is the thing indoor? The surface is a lot less grippy than on the termac, as most of the time indoor tracks are on smooth concrete like in a parking lots. With a lot less traction it is worth it to nearly lock the wheels or to smoothly trailbrake as this is the way to make the kart rotate into the corner.

@@EdDeezNuts944 i recommend just renting something cheap to try it out and if you like it than go from there.

Cool but you worded it in a difficult way

Also called trail breakinf

@@deakksyy I'm glad chatgpt exists.

Thanks 👍👍

definitely learn proper breaking you’ll be 200% faster

I swear. I went karting with some semi pros one day and they looked the slowest, but were the fastest. They were so chill and always keeping the kart on edge, but never sliding or doing aggressive moves. Amazing.

You dont need to lock them to trailbrake, the best way is to be as near locking the wheels as possible without locking them.

Bro you’re fucking slow then if you don’t have an issue turning while braking

Find superior friends. 😂

@@DrR1pper It is hard at some stages, imagine being me, going karting once a few months and usually being the best of all 10 people on the track, setting the top 10 time of the day where around 200 people are each day.

Thats so bad, this means that the track is boring, I once was on the track that was flat out all the time expect 2 U turns, it was pretty boring.

@@jerzygadzinowski1731 Different preferences I suppose. I enjoy the idea that when people behind me start battling they gotta start using the brake and end up doing slower lap times. Even better is when I catch up to somebody and battle them and we both end up losing the guy ahead of us, because we are taking slower lines through the track battling. Then it's super fun to have to settle in a fast pace after passing to close the gap again.

It is not faster to slide through the corner compared to going slightly slower on the entry to maintain grip for the whole corner.

Track in the beginning is rouge racing (my local track) I’m not sure about the others

Fun but not fast ;)

Just imagine how much quicker you’d be if you actually braked

@@viggoaiking7582 i dont need to bud i race irl and i brake later than everyone else and im quicker so i dont need your advice

Start with indoor rentals then go to outdoor rentals then you can think about buying a race kart there are many options Birel ART

Thanks for the tip

Ive never touched the brakes on rental karts a single time during a race lmao

@@OfLastingThunder Yeah you kinda need to hit the brakes lol. Some tracks just have 1 turn that only needs brakes but you always need to hit the brakes if you want to go fast lol. Unless your doing those 15mph kiddy karts lol

Teamsport Dunstable :)

@@Paynos oh it looked like teamsport cardiff

Depends but usually this is true.

Speed

@@Paynos One time I was indoor carting just for fun and I was gaining on a 9 year old and as I was about to pass him, I matched his speed and we did rock paper scissors. He won so I backed off and let him win 😂 good times.

@@AustinTheGreatVR lmao. 😂 Not sure i can believe the story but funny non the less.