Just been karting at Red Lodge in Suffolk. I watched this video the night before to get some tips for karting in the wet. Wow, I am so glad I did! Having never karted in the wet, I finished first racing with my co-workers who stuck to the traditional racing line, which was like ice in the wet! Really great video, it's so counter - intuitive going the long way round a corner but it sure works!
Really good video, really enjoyed it even as someone who drives these karts alot and has raced at sandown a few times! In my experience at Sandown is the Rotax Karts have no bottom end acceleration and are prone to 'bogging' and by the time the engine catches and you are in the power band you are almost at the end of the straight because it only has the main straight and potentially the back straight to get the engine up to revs. (to clarify the engine catches earlier on the wet line but on the corners with a short straight between them you dont benefit from the better exit enough to mitigate the time lost on corner entry & mid corner) Personally I use the wet line on the final corner as the better exit more than makes up for the loss on entry, after turn 1 I use a dry line then wet line onto the back straight then dry line. Where as if you drive these karts at Tamworth (Birmingham) you have the same change in tarmac but you use the wet lines alot more because your higher up the RPM and carry more momentum at Tamworth.
I think staying on the kerbs really helps when driving on the wet. When I race in the rain (very few times because I’m from Spain), I try to oversteer on corner entry to have more rotation and have a straighter exit from the turn. I’m not sure if that’s the best way to do it, but for sure it makes you learn kart control by hard
In the wet you want to keep the accelerator down though out the corner or you are gonna have understeer, but too mutch accelerator sends you spinning and DO NOT lock up the brakes since it would make you flying into the barriers and you can do nothing about it. People have different opinions on what racing line to take in the wet. I usually take the dry line (the driving line you would take on a dry track) and with a technique of constently accelerating and releasing, to make the back loose grip and rotate the go-kart (kind of like drifting), but the (original) wet driving line is a bit different. As you might/might not know when rubber touches rubber when its wet, it is more slippery than rubber toching asphalt (or what ever is used for the surface of the track) so you would try to not contact the rubber on the track (left by other karts), instead you would take a mutch wider line around the rubber and come back in (kida like what you did on turn two, around the start of the vid), but realy the best way is to just make one up your self.
haha I had the same experience at Sandown Park a fair few years ago. I had so so much trouble with turn 1 but as soon as I nailed I beat my friends by a second. Turn 5 was difficult also.
age doesnt matter in racing, just experience, study sportsmanship behavior, racing principles and basics like racing lines etc., give yourself realistic challenges like go faster in some turns or brake later
Go to your local karting track (better outdoor but they can be far) and go to some club races until you get promoted into more competitive karting. One thing I would suggest don’t be frustrated if you get a bad result it’s a opportunity to learn from last time. And most importantly, have fun
10:05 I wanted to spook him lol, WTF if someone did that to me in a race I would not be spooked i would be extremely mad and at the end of the race it would be a full-on street fight like Rocky V
The karts are all different, and all seem to function differently, I've had karts here on this track several times, that are practically knackered so it does spoil the competitive side of this..
Lucky ass kid. I sure hope you tell your parents how much you appreciate and love them for giving you this opportunity to race like this. This was always my dream growing up. But unfortunately my dad just never had an interest in doing anything with me after my brother died. I tell you what though, if either my son or daughter wants to race I'll do whatever I can to make it happen. Just last year I had 15k and was going to get a race car but I wanted my dad as my Machinist because he is awesome with any with a motor but just as important as he would be free lol but still turned me down said no, just to sit in his Bedroom Every weekend and do nothing! I just don't understand why?!!!!
sometimes we need to say no to our parents and fight alone, that's what my father did at 18, he left my grandparents' house and started working on his goals. he encourages me to follow my dreams, I want to race in karts and then Formula (F4, F3, F2 and F1) but we don't have enough money so I race in simulators now, and if I ever get a chance I'll try everything so that my dreams come true
Just been karting at Red Lodge in Suffolk. I watched this video the night before to get some tips for karting in the wet. Wow, I am so glad I did! Having never karted in the wet, I finished first racing with my co-workers who stuck to the traditional racing line, which was like ice in the wet! Really great video, it's so counter - intuitive going the long way round a corner but it sure works!
Really good video, really enjoyed it even as someone who drives these karts alot and has raced at sandown a few times!
In my experience at Sandown is the Rotax Karts have no bottom end acceleration and are prone to 'bogging' and by the time the engine catches and you are in the power band you are almost at the end of the straight because it only has the main straight and potentially the back straight to get the engine up to revs. (to clarify the engine catches earlier on the wet line but on the corners with a short straight between them you dont benefit from the better exit enough to mitigate the time lost on corner entry & mid corner)
Personally I use the wet line on the final corner as the better exit more than makes up for the loss on entry, after turn 1 I use a dry line then wet line onto the back straight then dry line.
Where as if you drive these karts at Tamworth (Birmingham) you have the same change in tarmac but you use the wet lines alot more because your higher up the RPM and carry more momentum at Tamworth.
Great video and commentary. Thanks and well done
Cameron:we are going to find out why British drivers are so good in the wet
Max Verstappen: Am I a joke to you?
he said British not Dutch? he meant British drivers? hes not good in the wet anyway only like 1 good race thats about it he got lucky tbh
thing is you can't name more than 3 op rain drivers from the netherlands.
@@noobpyxl because not many dutch got to f1 unlike british drivers we are a much smaller country
@@Chunkyyyyoioi78oh so almost an overtake a lap while your teammate got stuck in a train is luck
@@Chunkyyyyoioi78ok mr #blessed
I think staying on the kerbs really helps when driving on the wet.
When I race in the rain (very few times because I’m from Spain), I try to oversteer on corner entry to have more rotation and have a straighter exit from the turn. I’m not sure if that’s the best way to do it, but for sure it makes you learn kart control by hard
i love your videos man greetings from germany
In the wet you want to keep the accelerator down though out the corner or you are gonna have understeer, but too mutch accelerator sends you spinning and DO NOT lock up the brakes since it would make you flying into the barriers and you can do nothing about it. People have different opinions on what racing line to take in the wet.
I usually take the dry line (the driving line you would take on a dry track) and with a technique of constently accelerating and releasing, to make the back loose grip and rotate the go-kart (kind of like drifting), but the (original) wet driving line is a bit different. As you might/might not know when rubber touches rubber when its wet, it is more slippery than rubber toching asphalt (or what ever is used for the surface of the track) so you would try to not contact the rubber on the track (left by other karts), instead you would take a mutch wider line around the rubber and come back in (kida like what you did on turn two, around the start of the vid), but realy the best way is to just make one up your self.
I have a race tomorrow. This helps a lot
Exciting racing!
Nice vid! Thx for listening to my suggestion!!!
haha I had the same experience at Sandown Park a fair few years ago. I had so so much trouble with turn 1 but as soon as I nailed I beat my friends by a second. Turn 5 was difficult also.
Ahhhhhhhhh this is where I go for go karting it’s cool to know someone who is a professional racer goes here
Where is it
@@Michaganfishing daytona sandown park in the uk
Hey I'm 10 yr yes that's young but I love go Karting any tips for people my age??
You go competitive karting or casual?
Same I’m also ten but I race competively
Casual
age doesnt matter in racing, just experience, study sportsmanship behavior, racing principles and basics like racing lines etc., give yourself realistic challenges like go faster in some turns or brake later
Go to your local karting track (better outdoor but they can be far) and go to some club races until you get promoted into more competitive karting. One thing I would suggest don’t be frustrated if you get a bad result it’s a opportunity to learn from last time. And most importantly, have fun
Hey, that's fast trax only about 10 mins away from me. My friends and I have a blast trying to fast lap eachother there.
I’m 11 and in the junior karts but it still is quite hard to control the kart but I managed to get a p3 in i kart!
I basically live next to that race track in Sandown it is made by datona
This is really good help because I’m 12yrs old.
Just like the netherlands, it rains alot
amazing
I’m just happy that he didn’t mention Lando Norris’s mishap in Russia 2021… 😳
I think u also had a quicker kart then the driver who started in p3
For me in proper racing like championships racing in the wet requires skill but not fitness where in the dry you need fitness and skill
I drive Profesionel karting and if you hit the kerb you Will have a lot of grip:)
Depends if the track is new then Kurbs are worse due to the water surface but on some tracks yea
He's asking why britains are so good in wet. I think the question is answered by the question.
was this in Scotland or england
Damn P1 got 0.8s a lap on you!
i had recently a wet race, but compared to this it could propably be considered flood race
10:05 I wanted to spook him lol, WTF if someone did that to me in a race I would not be spooked i would be extremely mad and at the end of the race it would be a full-on street fight like Rocky V
He didnt do anything wrong tho
Camera and camera settings?
The karts are all different, and all seem to function differently, I've had karts here on this track several times, that are practically knackered so it does spoil the competitive side of this..
What track is this?
Had anyone seen P1 in this race?
Mate, the simple answer is: it rains all the time 💀
you overtaked during a yellow flag And yellow means no overtaking
I'm sorry but the way you said Surrey pain just pain
Ayrton Senna >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Lucky ass kid. I sure hope you tell your parents how much you appreciate and love them for giving you this opportunity to race like this. This was always my dream growing up. But unfortunately my dad just never had an interest in doing anything with me after my brother died. I tell you what though, if either my son or daughter wants to race I'll do whatever I can to make it happen. Just last year I had 15k and was going to get a race car but I wanted my dad as my Machinist because he is awesome with any with a motor but just as important as he would be free lol but still turned me down said no, just to sit in his Bedroom Every weekend and do nothing! I just don't understand why?!!!!
sometimes we need to say no to our parents and fight alone, that's what my father did at 18, he left my grandparents' house and started working on his goals. he encourages me to follow my dreams, I want to race in karts and then Formula (F4, F3, F2 and F1) but we don't have enough money so I race in simulators now, and if I ever get a chance I'll try everything so that my dreams come true
You dad sound depressed, the problem with depression when having kids its that you start neglecting them. He may not realise it. Im sorryyy❤❤