Thanks so much for the info !! When I moved up to rotax I learned on the hard mojo's when everyone else practiced on the soft Vega's. I really think it help me alot ! Once u can run on a hard tire changing to the soft is a blast. Thanks man !!
Excited for this one. This’ll be helpful since I want to do more events at different tracks next year, and I can learn to drive the different compounds
thanks for those tips with the hard compound tyres! I'm glad I was able to come across this video before the next time I head to the track and fix up the errors I committed
great explanation, could you show show some clips to demonstrate the extend of the late brake and turn; cause I don't have the image in my mind how much I need to change the line; don't want to overreact to it . anyway, it is super helpful
I really need to look if I have some at the same track. I normally don't run two different tire compounds back to back so Im not sure I have any video.
The new Mojo D5 is impressive. Seems almost as soft as a MG yellow but more consistent. Highly recommended, but is really mostly Rotax focused it seems.
Hi Ryan thanks again for a great video. Can you make a video on carburation and gearing. What do you do to get the proper carb setting, what do you look / listen or feel for during driving. I also read that you don't always have to go for the max rpm on the straights gearing wise, since you could be faster on the clock with shorter gearing. All depends on the track. What can you tell us about this? Thanks
I always prefert a harder compund, because i have a more aggressiv driving style. In germany there was season when we had to drive with yellow vegas. Those things were like tractor tyes haha i got second in the championship. but also this year we drove races with the white vega (now xm3) and i never qualified for the main races. I didnt understand that tyre at all and it took me some years and hours if training to do so 😅👍🏽
Ryan ..I race in Thailand Bira circuit and a very abrasive old surface with Rotax with mojo D3 and ROK maxxis orange and the feeling on track is completely different drive on track between the tyres ...both tyres reasonably softish but I am finding I need a front end geometry change which is mandatory between the two tyres ....ie .maxxis needs more camber castor than the mojo ...and if I do not change between the two tyres the mojo tyre feels very strange with the maxxis set up and when I change back to to less camber etc for mojo it feels much better and constant on track and my lap times improve ...it just my thoughts only .. Great informative vids mate and keep them coming ...
Hi Ryan, thanks for this video. But could you also do one for differences between driving on a green (unrubbered track, like after heavy rain) vs driving on a high grip, very fast track? I feel like im losing a few tenths off ultimate pace when driving on a very green track. Thanks! Love the channel.
d2 and d5 are the way to go in uk if u can afford racing having 3/4 sets off the same tyres is normal rotate in and out and and keep the least used set for races
Yes it is similar but not as big of a difference. The soft tires drive similarly new too old and same with the hard tires. So even though you might change a little you want change a lot from new too old.
Great video Ryan. My question is not related to the video. Me and especially my parents feel like we are not ready for kart racing because it can be dangerous. My parents are a bit afraid of karting and also sometimes i feel like I'm afraid about that too. Maybe because I'm not brave 😜. But how do you deal with that?
If you feel afraid it might not be the sport for you. That fear will be very hard to get ride of. It’s a fun safe sport. Safer than most sports like basketball and football. If you drive more you’ll feel more comfortable in I’m the kart
Hi Ryan, another excellent video. Loving your work. V interesting. One question though: I race 2-stroke rental karts in the UK & therefore have no idea, or control over, what tyres they run on. Are there any ways to determine if the tyre’s hard or soft once it’s in front of you but before you race on it? (apart from asking someone, that is)
I would say that normally the tires on rental karts are very hard because they are the most cost efficient. You can look at the tire and see what logo it has on it then google that tire and it will normally tell you. I would say to drive those karts with the harder tire driving style anyway.
does the driving style depends on the grip or the tire cause i have been to tracks where there is alot of rubber but i use harder compound and when am alone at the track and use softer compound ? i personally drive komet and vega komet as the harder tire.
I'm several months late to this video, but I race a Rotax on Hoosier R70s. Since it's not a lower HP engine, is there anything I should be doing differently? Or just brake late and accelerate early as you said in the video.
...I feel like most of this video is just "you can make more mistakes on a softer tire". There's not much actual difference between the two as far as I can tell, what changes is the limits of the vehicle. Softer tires grip better, so you can utilize that grip, hard tires don't, so you have to take that into account. But if you're smooth with both of them, they're going to have good results. It's like racing in the rain, you have to watch how much grip you're using at any moment simply because you don't necessarily have that much to begin with. You should still be trying to not mistakes either way, you drive harder on the soft tires because they have more grip, no other reason.
Thanks so much for the info !! When I moved up to rotax I learned on the hard mojo's when everyone else practiced on the soft Vega's. I really think it help me alot ! Once u can run on a hard tire changing to the soft is a blast. Thanks man !!
It makes you a much smoother driver. Thanks for watching!
I would love to see a video some day about what training you do off the kart to stay in shape stay strong.
Sounds like a plan
Excited for this one. This’ll be helpful since I want to do more events at different tracks next year, and I can learn to drive the different compounds
Glad I could help!
Great info and your explanations are very easy to understand. Thanks Ryan.
Thank you! Glad you watched!
thanks for those tips with the hard compound tyres! I'm glad I was able to come across this video before the next time I head to the track and fix up the errors I committed
Glad I could help!
great explanation, could you show show some clips to demonstrate the extend of the late brake and turn; cause I don't have the image in my mind how much I need to change the line; don't want to overreact to it . anyway, it is super helpful
I really need to look if I have some at the same track. I normally don't run two different tire compounds back to back so Im not sure I have any video.
The new Mojo D5 is impressive. Seems almost as soft as a MG yellow but more consistent. Highly recommended, but is really mostly Rotax focused it seems.
I gotta try it I've heard a lot of good stuff about it
In China the Mojo D5 is a faster than Maxxis F1 and slower than Vega Green.
@@Kim1.C wow I’ve never hear of the maxxis tire
@@NorbergNation I thought there are maxxis tyres outside of china lol
@@Kim1.C literally never heard of them 😂
Another super informative video, really appreciate it. The softer tire cornering line looks similar to a shifter kart line. Cheers to Norbert nation!
Thanks and yes it is. Just not as dramatic
Hi Ryan thanks again for a great video. Can you make a video on carburation and gearing. What do you do to get the proper carb setting, what do you look / listen or feel for during driving. I also read that you don't always have to go for the max rpm on the straights gearing wise, since you could be faster on the clock with shorter gearing. All depends on the track. What can you tell us about this? Thanks
Let me see if I can think of how to do a video on that
Normally it should have front protection on the new side guard with the new FIA homologation
I always prefert a harder compund, because i have a more aggressiv driving style. In germany there was season when we had to drive with yellow vegas. Those things were like tractor tyes haha i got second in the championship. but also this year we drove races with the white vega (now xm3) and i never qualified for the main races. I didnt understand that tyre at all and it took me some years and hours if training to do so 😅👍🏽
Ryan ..I race in Thailand Bira circuit and a very abrasive old surface with Rotax with mojo D3 and ROK maxxis orange and the feeling on track is completely different drive on track between the tyres ...both tyres reasonably softish but I am finding I need a front end geometry change which is mandatory between the two tyres ....ie .maxxis needs more camber castor than the mojo ...and if I do not change between the two tyres the mojo tyre feels very strange with the maxxis set up and when I change back to to less camber etc for mojo it feels much better and constant on track and my lap times improve ...it just my thoughts only ..
Great informative vids mate and keep them coming ...
Interesting! Thanks for watching!
Hi Ryan, thanks for this video.
But could you also do one for differences between driving on a green (unrubbered track, like after heavy rain) vs driving on a high grip, very fast track?
I feel like im losing a few tenths off ultimate pace when driving on a very green track.
Thanks! Love the channel.
d2 and d5 are the way to go in uk if u can afford racing having 3/4 sets off the same tyres is normal rotate in and out and and keep the least used set for races
Thank you for the video.👍
Thanks for watching!
Switching from Hoosiers to Vega reds for the new castle race is gonna be a big difference, hope this helps a bit.
Glad I could help
@@NorbergNation thanks for the heart man!
This is so so helpful, thanks for sharing:)
Nice! Thank you!
omg you should try the MG green. that's a rib breaker.
I’ve heard
awesome info as usual, thank you
Thanks Boba
Thanks for another great video.
Thanks for watching!
amazingly good for this one ! is it the same difference in driving between old and new tires?
Yes it is similar but not as big of a difference. The soft tires drive similarly new too old and same with the hard tires. So even though you might change a little you want change a lot from new too old.
Do you know anything about oval dirt go-kart racing with treaded tires
Great video, what about leCont, white Vega and Red Vega(sl4)
I haven’t driven any of those unfortunately
Great video Ryan. My question is not related to the video. Me and especially my parents feel like we are not ready for kart racing because it can be dangerous. My parents are a bit afraid of karting and also sometimes i feel like I'm afraid about that too. Maybe because I'm not brave 😜. But how do you deal with that?
If you feel afraid it might not be the sport for you. That fear will be very hard to get ride of. It’s a fun safe sport. Safer than most sports like basketball and football. If you drive more you’ll feel more comfortable in I’m the kart
What do you think about White Vega?
Sorry I haven’t driven that tire
super soft
Hi Ryan, another excellent video. Loving your work. V interesting.
One question though: I race 2-stroke rental karts in the UK & therefore have no idea, or control over, what tyres they run on. Are there any ways to determine if the tyre’s hard or soft once it’s in front of you but before you race on it? (apart from asking someone, that is)
I would say that normally the tires on rental karts are very hard because they are the most cost efficient. You can look at the tire and see what logo it has on it then google that tire and it will normally tell you. I would say to drive those karts with the harder tire driving style anyway.
That makes sense. Thanks Ryan
Good explanation 💪
Thank you
Where do your put the Lecont Red?
I haven’t driven that tire
@@NorbergNation my guess it is leaning towards to the softer side of things.
Any thoughts on the Evinco Blue & Reds that run the SKUSA events?
The evinco red is an mg yellow and the blue is an mg red. It’s the same company
ryan what about medium compound whats the style for driving??
More like the soft compound
Nice one and very true! 👍
Thank you!
In German we drive in senior Rotax D5 and they r soft af 😂
I’ve heard they’re fun to drive
Is mojo D5 a soft compound?
Following
does the driving style depends on the grip or the tire cause i have been to tracks where there is alot of rubber but i use harder compound and when am alone at the track and use softer compound ? i personally drive komet and vega komet as the harder tire.
It depends on the grip level. The racing line can change and the weekend goes on but this is a good starting point
Opinion on Vega Red/Green?
Never driven them unfortunately
green is softer then red, i have driven green a few times its a fun tire.
I'm several months late to this video, but I race a Rotax on Hoosier R70s. Since it's not a lower HP engine, is there anything I should be doing differently? Or just brake late and accelerate early as you said in the video.
Hi ryan,
Is the tillett p1 under the latest cik fia homologation? Thanks in advance .
yes it is
Love it mate
Thank you!
...I feel like most of this video is just "you can make more mistakes on a softer tire". There's not much actual difference between the two as far as I can tell, what changes is the limits of the vehicle. Softer tires grip better, so you can utilize that grip, hard tires don't, so you have to take that into account. But if you're smooth with both of them, they're going to have good results. It's like racing in the rain, you have to watch how much grip you're using at any moment simply because you don't necessarily have that much to begin with. You should still be trying to not mistakes either way, you drive harder on the soft tires because they have more grip, no other reason.
Where’s the link to get the rib protector?
They only sell via their dealers. You cannot buy it from them directly. Here is a link to their dealer page
www.tillett.co.uk/dealers.asp
Thank you! Great info!
would the hard tire driving style apply for a 100cc?
Yes it would. Especially for the 100cc
Ryan, do these principles also apply to a soft v hard axle?
Yes. slight differences though. Might make a video on that
@@NorbergNation Please do
MG yellow ❤️
Its a fun tire!
@@NorbergNation until it starts to drop off 🤬
What bridgestone model?
??
What bridgestone model were you referring to?
The rok Bridgestone
YLR
We had a poor experience with Tillotson at the US Grand Prix. I can not imagine using there products.
Im sorry to hear that.