We Learned How Rough Go Kart Racing Can Be in Our First Money Race 

Yeah, It's pretty sad. It didn't use to be that way. I had many, many good years racing back in the 90's and 2000's. It's just not like that anymore. There's really no sense in it. Definitely all about keeping the momentum and RPM's up.

Stay off the brake as much as possible in the corners. Let off the gas and burp it so the front end will sit down and step back on it. Also, on starts push the kart in front of you. Dont knock the hell outta him because itll slow you down. Looking good buddy.

Yeah that’s all it is is seat time and tires got to learn that tire game too and don’t be scared to use that bumper

@@bigmrclean exactly. Real drivers will shine these days. No more Richard's and Dales..

@@donaldbixby3692 Yep 7 time champion with the least amount of wins but the best percentage of top 10s of the three 7 time champs. The ONLY cup driver to ever win rookie of the year then the next year win a championship. Dale Earnhardt was a shit driver

This is great advice

That's not good advice... whatever way you race is the way you should scale the kart... if you have to move yourself around in the kart during a race to adjust you are doing something wrong

racingpink20 think about the g force that you will face and the the load will be on the right front and rear tyres because of left hand turn then slightly to the left for the straights because it’s flat on tray circuit

Jack Field I used to race at this track and pretty much won every time I ran out there in the heavy class... I have never moved myself around in the seat to adjust the setup... if you set the kart up the way you race then why should you move yourself around? Then you just messed up the whole setup... that’s my opinion...

@@racingpink2029 Of course you scale the kart to the way you race. Duh. The only reason to lean while it's on the scale is so he can see how much that actually changes the setup. I guess you've never run any long races where the track tightens up due to the track gettin rubbered up, or the car changes because of heat in the tires, etc. But if you start noticing your kart is getting loose or tight during the race, why wouldn't you do something to help it out there? It would be stupid not to. I ran 2 different classes. In Limited, where you have much more power, you can miss the setup a little and win. In stock Heavy, power is at a premium, and a tight kart will scrub off speed in a hurry. It's impossible to get the setup perfect every time, if for no other reason that the track can change between heat and feature races.

I agree

For him not really knowing how to drive Mr Dave did a great job setting up that kart, gearing and engine for him running with the pack as good as he did

Most track now have rules on compounds just like dirt cars. Keeps cost lower.

All about the prep

Scooter Lee1775 and you still need 5-10 sets prepped for different scenarios. Tire rules have only made the cost go up with prep getting involved. We’ve made that bed and there’s no going back.

@@thistoursucks yes and no. Yes you need diffrent sets. But it is cheaper in the long run. Once our track was locked on tire set up I saved over 600 a year on tires. You most not be good at managing your racing budget.

It's quite sad how the tire chemical game has progressed into what it now is. I wish they'd have a spec tire like late model racing and not allow chemicals, Just a few different compound tires and you get what you get. No 40 different chemicals and sets of tires.

He was getting smoked

I want one

Mr Dave 2020.! Lol

Me too!

ric127610 good feedback....

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With such a regid frame and suspension, unlike the other classes of race cars, taking a # from LF will soften RR add a # to LF will put more pressure on the RR,you can test this theory by just taking a square metal frame and put several same thickness of shims under all corners then remove 1 or 2 from a corner and see what happens to the opposite corner.

@@michaellukasiewicz9683 I would agree with your theory if your racing on a hard surface. On dirt , however, its a soft surface and always changing. Unlike pavement, dirt-track racing pushes the soft dirt to the top of the turn. By letting air out of the front left tire flatten the tire's surface where it meets the track. In doing so would cause that tire to stay in the racing groove. By adding air to the right front tire would allow that tire to slide better. Keeping in mind both tires are still turning.

@@michaellukasiewicz9683 of

Me too

Single file racing usually shows who has the track figured out and those who haven't! I think this guy doesn't have his tires figured out yet and he isn't comfortable running flat out or looking for his own line!

@@farrdawgjoker7087 At that point in time he only ran like 5 races.

Kody Merritt break? Or brake

Brake, but I agree. It looks like the kart handles well enough that he could throttle a little more through the corner. Great video!

I would have to disagree with moving up on the straight away. The shortest way around the track is the bottom of the track. Moving up the track would add time to his lap.

@@ric127610 Just no

@@ric127610 can tell you've watched to much racing on tv so I'll **waste my time to teach you a little something....in kart racing you **have to keep your speed/rpms up because they don't have a ton of power to make up on the straightaways so you want to make the widest turn possible to keep from losing so much momentum so going lower on the straightaways makes a sharper turn in the corners

He was getting pushed, that's why he spun

taylor .collier and drivers who use brake also tend to slightly rest their for on the pedal on the straights.... Hardly use the brake on my UAS kart! It’s all tires, tires, tires!! He’s is getting there tho!

U have to force the entry or u are going to slide up the track I run Callahan every week

Heron gaming #1 that’s not what I meant, it looks like few times he’s driving it in a little early, like he’ll work his way down the straight in to the corner then jerk it back up because how early he’s turning in. Just my opinion looks like a cool track !

@@dirtracer21d gotcha and it is a cool track just really bouncy

a little, don't wanna give up the line

Nope use it against them but stand your ground

Not really. This is cart racing , not Nascar. Bumping in cart racing is 2hat ot is. Clean racing doesn't exist in cart racing.

welll thats cause some people know how to take a hit and flat karts usually are like thiss

No you won’t. That will just give the guys in front a bigger lead.

He is running a clone i race personally and your only supposed to turn 6000-5900

Lol, best comment