How to get kicked out of a go-kart race! 

I got the black flag for throwing banana peels behind me.

How to get kicked out of a go-kart race; 1. Get passed under yellow 2. Get back your rightful position 3. Serve your penalty 4. Explain the situation 5. Be allowed back into the race 6. Serve yet another penalty 7. Get told to get out of the kart I don't understand either

i'd ask for my money back.

Damn, I had no idea all the pro go-kart racers in the world hung out in the comment section to this video

What PISSES me off is when they say "no bumping" and shit... Like it's going to happen.. I have to fucking slow down when I'm going in sharp and someone wants to barely come over... Like if they want no bumping, then it's almost impossible to pass people.. Unless they are stupid and stay out the outside the whole time

Any way you could show the marshals your video footage afterwards to prove you didn't break any rules? Seems to me like a free race is in order......

Braking is very important to go fast, if you drift you lose speed

"how to get kicked out a go kart race" me: oh this looks interesting *7 minutes of raw uncut footage for an anticlimactic ending -_-*

+Hamlet telmaH The black flag was for the "pass" at 2:19. Basically I think the race director was caught napping, looked up saw two karts side by side passing the yellow zone, saw me end up ahead a few corners later and incorrectly assumed I was behind before we got to the yellow. All the marshalls do not show the yellow because they are usually "local" meaning you only have to exercise caution and not pass in the section the yellow is displayed, for the rest of the lap you can continue racing. I never figured out what exactly the yellow was for, the spun out kart was on the back section of the track, and there was no incident near the yellow we passed. My best guess is they had to cross the track to assist the spun out kart, although they usually don't need a yellow in another part of the track for that. The track usually ran in the other direction and I don't think they repositioned the flagging stations that well to make them easy to see relative to where you usually look while driving the track, and the flaggers are generally not very experienced in racing.

You substituted the audio with a sound track of a GoPro falling down a rocky hill, why?

should change the title to "how to get kicked out of a go kart race for racing", if i was you i would find a new track with people who know what they are doing running it, they black flagged a guy who was overtaken in a yellow flag, this place is a joke

why you didnt showed them the video from your gopro? so you could get an apoligy and maybe a free run next time

didnt expect an asian

I thought the pit guy was saying like "oh sorry, okay go.... go...GO!" with his hand movements. After I watched it a second time I figured out it was all just a big communication error on top of their mistake!

this flag system sucks.. they should just invest in headsets.

What is it about those Gopro camera's that make me want to scratch out my eardrums with a rusty nail?!?

All this and not a single banana peel thrown? *Yawn*

officials noticed he was asian before the race, thought it was a good idea to pull him out early. case closed.

So where was the unsportsmanlike behaviour? These karts are slower than an old lady driving the worst that could happen is a spin... Black flag at a commercial karting place... Lol what a joke

I am impressed that the flagmen (who hours prior were looking to pick up work on a hub corner) took the race more seriously than you did. Loved that you ran off, leaving the poor chap feeling like he was going to lose his pension! Thanks for cracking me up.

You can't drift something with like 12 horsepower so back off into corners and carry your momentum

He got kicked out because he used a blue shell!

I hope you showed them the video after, you did nothing wrong...

I hope you showed them the film and they gave you a 2nd free race. That was some bullshit.

And on this day, not a single apex was made. kappa XD

The guys are stupid you pay for driving and then you have to go

Don't know why you would post this. Everything about this video should embarrass you from your terrible driving skills to your poor grasp of the rules. Even if the other driver passed you under yellow you don't get to pass them back. Take it up with the marshall after the race. When you were being held in the pit I don't know how you thought you could go back out on track. The official literally chased after you. I would have banned you for several races.

Damn I would have been pissed

I got kicked out once for spinning out a guy and he did a 1080 into the wall

Awesome tokyo drifting, made gzilla proud

For those who keep saying "it's just go karts get over it omgwtfbbq!!!111oneoneeleven", you should know that the higher-level karts can go 150+mph, race on the same tracks as the F1 cars, have been where nearly every F1 driver got their start, and where pro drivers return on a regular basis to hone their skills and reaction times. Regardless of the level of competition, it's still highly competitive. Try it before you knock it!

You didn't miss the flags cos u put ur hand up. You should have gone in straight away and wait for them to tell u to go back out. Not ask them and go before they answer.

Thanks for making this video, I had no idea how to get kicked out of go kart racing, Ive been asking everywhere and looking for videos for years. Ive always been baffled at the art of getting kicked out from kart racing. But thanks to you all my questioned have been answered and I no longer have to go through life not knowing. Thankyou so much, I feel my life is complete now.

Do they have any go-karts for men there, or are they all automatics?

People don't understand that it's common track courtesy to move over when someone behind you is clearly faster. Instead they box them in the corners because they don't know what they're doing.

Wow, thanks for being recommended to me in 2021! My last race wasn't exactly me getting black flagged, but, the last race in a series I did years ago before I quit, a driver should have been black flagged and booted for dangerous driving. First lap of the lightweights finals, lights just went out, first/second corner (fast left into long sweeping right...track is Whilton Mill in the UK if anyone here sees it). I was starting second and some kid who clearly didn't like me was 4th (another story I'll cover after this). Just got around the first corner and was inside for the second, going to take first pos, guy behind me purposely drove into the side of me by cutting part of the track and took me out with him. I got it worse too, as i got sent across the track to the outside and lodged into a wall, whereas the guy who shunted me barely spun and continued. No race restart despite it also taking out 6 other people. He didn't even get a warning, and to top it off, my dad who used to take me at the time (this is going years back) was recording the entire thing as he always did for all the races he came to. He got the shunt in full view and perfect angle, it was clear that it was intentional and that he was trying to take me out entirely. After talking to the event organisers and such (sadly the track owners don't have a say in the marshalling when it comes to this event, so even if they wanted to black flag it, they have to comply to the shots being called by the race director), they brushed it off and said "oh well, get over it." Turns out the kids dad is best friends with the guy who runs the series. There had already been numerous complaints about his driving being absolutely reckless and dangerous, and nothing ever done. A few races back at Red Lodge, I got a clean pass on him on a long sweeping left that transitions immediately into a sharp right hairpin. I found that with my kart, it could grip the outside line of the long left and keep up, and I did so to overtake him one time as it set me up for the inside of the right. Never made contact with him and passed cleanly without issue. End of the race he runs up to me and shoves me shouting "don't fucking bump me again" despite the fact I never did, and everyone even saw that I never made contact with him. Anyway, that's a fun story time, I miss kart racing so bad and would love to get back into it. Jodi, its been a few years so I imagine you've grown up now, but still, fuck you. Cunt.

I got thrown out bc I break cheacked a guy. No fucks were given that day.

Never in my lifetime seen so poorly placed flags on a race track!

So, a couple of questions and comments: 1) It's not your job to police other people passing on yellow. If you had just let the moron pass you, *he* would have gotten flagged and you'd still be racing. 2) It's a (common) sin to get so focused on your current duel that you miss flaggers that much. You should know where all of the flaggers are, and you should be glancing at every one as you pass. Your order of priorities, when racing, should be: A) Don't put anybody in any unnecessary danger, B) Be aware of (and heed) what the flaggers are signaling (see priority A), C) Pass other racers and don't get passed. 3) You can acknowledge a black flag not just by a hand-signal, but by actually *discontinuing "racing"*. Slow down, drive the outsides of the turns... basically, make like you're under yellow or have engine trouble. This signals to the track marshals that compliance with them is a bigger priority to you than your race position (see comment #2). Basically, the same as you'd do if you had a cop trying to pull you over on the street. 4) Make *sure* that you're cleared to leave the penalty area. Don't be flooring the gas while asking "So, I'm free to go, then?". Again, like you'd behave if a cop had pulled you over. 5) With how aggressively you kept racing after realizing you'd been black'd and how anxious you were to get out of the penalty area, you seemed *really* concerned with your race position. *How* much was the victory purse in this race, again?

Just FYI... That little white rubber thing, that looks like its meant to block your nose for swimming, clips into the base of the gopro to stop that annoying clicking sound, you're welcome.

*insert obnoxious comment about him being Asian here*

I would not have stopped the second time..

Unfortunate, just bloody unfortunate. I'm so sorry you got called out for the damn mistake made by the marshalls. Great video though. I hope they stop sleeping and you can get back to karting!

8:59 ricegum!

total bullshit. Same happened to me where a guy passed me then immediately slammed his brakes and I got penalized. I wanna go to a private track so bad to get away from the bull shit. Great run bro

A clear case for Peoples Court

There was a race track in Mexico City owned by Adrian Fernandez and the track was designed in such a way that you had to powerslide in all the bends. There was one in wich you didn't need to steer at all, you just stepped on the brake and the kart would veer into the bend on it's own, you just had to time it right so that you could brake really late and still get the kart angled at the apex so you could step on the gas. The guy who taught there could make that bend with the hands off the wheel...the race track is closed now but I learned a lot there. When I went to regular tracks the outside of the bends was my bitch. Now I race on my road bike but what I learned about grip and cornering in karting I use on the road bike, it makes all the difference.

This video got everything a youtuber can wish; speed, screeching tires, go carts, bad judges, Brandon C and skyler cox. If Brandon C and skyler cox where on that track instead of ra64t, the entire race would end up in a big mushroom cloud, with obscenities and body parts pouring out from its center. I like this video tho, and will for sure watch some more! :)

Love this video. Highlights a lot of inconsistent marshalling which we all have to put up with. You should try less aggression with steering input to reduce slide/loss of traction. Your times will only improve that way. Keep up with the content

I got black-flagged for summoning my inner Ayrton Senna (AKA going too fast)

Damn, you're an aggressive driver! All that tire screeching and power sliding, sheesh!

I've learned one thing on this day. Everyone in the comments who karts, apparently thinks they're a pro driver. It's karting guys, have some fun.

So did you show them this video then ask for a refund for blaming you?

I remember racing at SPK a couple of years ago during a 2 hour endurance race and I got spun from the rear (pit maneuver) and ended up getting a flag. I had the fastest lap time of the event, but my team came in like 5th due to the "infraction."

Seeing these ''very close to the wall drifts'' it jus satisfies me so much almost hypnotizing.

@1:50 when the black cart spun out Mario's voice popped in my mind lhh

No point in goign back in after a black flag buddy

It's best to show the black flag on the start/finish straight and indicated the driver's number if possible. Flags here waved poorly, especially the "wave yellow flag". I also missed it on the first view. Nice comments in the video.

Hi! Completely off-topic but how did you get that sound? I'm using a GoPro Hero5 and all I get is wind noise..... thanks for the help

I was expecting to see banana peels and red shells flying at people at any second.

Just tell them you have the footage... goddammit

866 people didn't read the description

That clicking sound took me a while to place. It sounds like how the aliens talked in District 9.

I like how I watched just one karting video and now RU-vid is barraging me the dos and don'ts of karting.

Still better that F1 2015 marshals

I know how very well. I was at a go cart place for basically 10 year olds and I was 13 and bored of the power. So I looked at the gas petal and knowing how mechanically inclined I was looked for an adjuster. I found one on the side of the cart and backed it all the way out with a mini tool I liked to carry around and basically passed everyone on the first lap (I was in the back) and was doing sick drifts.

Nice mate, you are passionate about the racing. Keep it up!

So here's the thing, imagine you are the guy at the pit, you pull over a guy who was supposed to pull over two laps ago, and you tell him what he did, he then says it wasn't me, and drives off. I would think that that is a pretty decent reason to be taken off, even if you didn't break any rules

nice driving. shame about the blind jugdes :/

did you show the footage to the Marshals later so they saw what happen ?

To be fair it was really easy to miss the marshals with the black flag as they all literally ran out last second to catch you lol.

Literally notices the black flag directed at him specifically like 3 times, obvious from the hand expression, and then just keeps going.

I think what happened was he saw the guy that tried to pass you get passed by you

I once flipped off one of the track officials.

I can't believe I just sat here in my own free time and watched someone drive a kart for 7 minutes.

What you did wrong was think "oh I'm not in the wrong, so I'm invincible!" and didn't listen to the guy when you pulled over, and kept going.

it all made sense when you took your helmet off

you seem to drive like me crazyly aggresive but also respectfull of the other drivers!

Yeah, I saw the miscommunication, and more than once, a kart off the circuit. The layout of that circuit I like, that's about all I like, lol

There isn't supposed to come a yellow flag from simply bumping into someone, maybe a warning. The only time a yellow flag is supposed to appear is when there is an immediate obstacle on/near the track

1:04 Deja vu

He Shouldn't have went when they told him not to go.

Flag guy: (Pulls out black flag on driver) Pull over! Driver: (Sees black flag) Oh, Look! It's Black Friday!

Are using a GoPro? My GoPro has that annoying clicking noise in every video. I cannot seem to figure it out.

How much does it cost to go buy a kart and get set up with a league pass and all the gear?

Are these powered by steam engine?

Lmao "When I see the black flag I pit..........once three or four guys physically run out on the track and chase me down" 👏👏

Summit Point Kart was undoubtedly the shittiest karting experience I ever had. I didn't even finish my 3rd race, I got black flagged for something absolutely bullshit, I don't even remember what it was. They were black flag happy, but didn't even have a blue flag. 90% of the time I was stuck behind slow people that I couldn't get by cleanly because there was water all over the track that had built up in their tires and you could either go slow or spin, which, a clean spin in the middle of nowhere resulted in a black flag. It was horrid and I think they went out of business, and I'm happy for that. I had a groupon to do it, and I actually got a refund from them. Worst experience ever, it was two years ago and I still get angry just thinking about it. I was there with 3 friends and all three of us are veterans of actual goddamn HPDEs, but we couldn't manage to get around their shitty go kart track without being black flagged, meanwhile all the "marshals" were busy chatting it up in the pits the whole race. One of my friends got so fed up he just stopped right in the middle of the track and left. Seriously, if they ever open again, I'll be the first to tell everyone to not go there.

Terrible track marshals!

Sees yellow flag a mile away.. Misses 5 black flags when the dudes are right next to you, pointing at you, and making it blatantly obvious. Hahaha!! Selective sight perhaps?

The place where I go Karting I have NEVER seen a black flag, even if someone is driving agressivley with a yellow flag

This is probably really random looking to get in to karting I have done it a couple of times to try it out what would I need to start doing it pro

Oversteer to the max

Why didn't you just show him the video that you had recorded man? It would have proved what you said because you didn't pass anyone

I love drifting in go karts especially when they're supped up

This sounds like a bunch of chipmunks playing with legos

The less tire squeal you hear from these donkeys the faster you can hope to go.

i hope that you got your money back!!!!! good video bro

Well...as a former track marshall..I can honestly say they goofed. That being said, you did leave the pits as the grid guy was trying to talk to ya. But, they never should have black flagged you in the first place.