r/Karting

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Hey guys I recently joined a karting team at my local track. After two sessions the team feels comfortable letting me join some races. I’m currently getting a custom sticker kit, suit, and helmet design. However, they told me that the number I use will likely always be changing. So even though I may like the number 5 I might not always have it. So my question, is it worth painting the number 5 on my helmet if I won’t always be using it. Thanks in advance!

yesterday i could race a professional battery and finished ahead of 2 players. i know some of yours are trophy winners and class drivers, but for me (that only raced rental using garden gloves and have six batteries in my whole lifespan) my mind is saying "good job guy" and i wanna share this with other kart lovers. not a question, not a blame, only a amateur with no money vibing

Ciao, voglio entrare nel mondo delle corse, ho 15 anni,alto 1,63 circa e peso circa 60kg, ho iniziato da un mese e

Mi alleno ogni giorno facendo:

10 push un

40secondi Plank

40 secondi Plank laterale (senza staccare)

10 Russian twist

(Il tutto 4/5 volte)

30/45 minuti bici

45/60 minuti su ac o acc con un loghitec.

Sapreste dirmi magari cosa aggiungere, ho qualcosa da fare di più... Grazie mille

P.s. a volte faccio anche 30 minuti con i roller Blade a settimana.

I’m trying to create a realistic track for kart racer pro and I’m struggling on a turn and getting it into the game can anybody help me?

Hey everyone, I’m Kj. I know the biggest hurdle for almost everyone in here is finding the budget to keep racing.

I recently built a software platform called Sponsorfi.io to automate the entire sponsorship hunt. Basically, it has a massive database of local business emails. You connect your own email address to it, and it automatically reaches out to these businesses to pitch them for you.

The coolest part is that I’ve also built out a bunch of digital automations and marketing guides that you can use as leverage. Instead of just asking a local business for money, Sponsorfi gives you the tools to offer them actual marketing value in exchange for funding your race weekends.

Just wanted to share it with the community here. Let me know if you have any questions or want to check it out! I'm going to be using it myself to try to get sponsors and I will be keeping you guys posted!

In British rental karting and especially in other parts of Europe people put their hands at the top of the wheel because it’s quicker and I’m trying to learn that since I want to be quicker but anytime I do it I just get horrible understeer and the kart just dosent turn how do I get around this issue so I can start holding my wheel this way

I'm looking for some help understanding what would be the best model to consider for my first kart.

For clarity - I'm in my mid-30s and understand I don't stand a chance at being remotely competitive since I didn't start doing this as a zygote. I had the chance to spend some time in a friends kart that he raced as a kid and It was intoxicating. My plan is to just do whatever the karting equivalent of track days is. Rental karts are inconsistent and boring to me, and I like to wrench. I have the tools and space to fix whatever I buy, and the transportation to get it to my local tracks. I come from the motorcycle TD world and want to dip my toe in here.

It seems like a lot of the karts that are available on the used market are pretty reasonable, but I have no idea what I should be looking for as far as platform is concerned. There seem to be quite a few, and I'm sure there are considerations like parts availability and compatibility with new stuff.

TLDR: if you had $2500-3000 to spend on a kart what would you buy (assuming you could do any repair/maintenance work yourself)? I'm located in the northeast US, if that matters.

My 10 yo son driving. Track is Laval Beausoleil. After the arrival it's going downhill and the then double right corners are technical (2nd corner angle is smaller). Any comment or questions, let me know. Driving skills are not perfect I know, racing line and apex are also to be improved.

Race this weekend there!

What are considered good rental kart lap times at Ampfing?

A few friends and I from the Salzburg area go to Kartbahn Ampfing fairly regularly and we’re usually running somewhere around 1:02 with the rental karts.

I’m curious what lap times other people are getting there.
Is sub-1:02 already considered fast for rentals, or do regulars go even lower?

Would be interesting to compare with other drivers who have raced there.

I was think right angle gear drive but that’s to expensive.