Excellent advice there, I have a 9 year old son he progressed from indoor to outdoor rental karting and then 6 months later we got him his own iame waterswift Kart Republic kart. His racing lines are spot on but when it comes to the corners he's still a little slow, he's doing the classic rolling into upto a corner and then hitting the throttle. I'm no expert as I'm just his dad and full time mechanic but I wish there was something I could do to give him help with the corners as that's the only thing letting him down. I'm trying to get him as much track time as possible as he's wanting to compete next year. I keep trying to tell him not to lift off to early before the corners and try using the brakes later and then excelerate out. But I keep hoping he will soon work this out that I'm trying to help him with. I don't know if anyone who possibly sees this as any helpful advice but I would appreciate it.
Thanks a lot man! It’s tough teaching your own child, almost feels like they do everything apart from listen to their dad, mine doesn’t listen to me either (he’s 11 soon)
Your video really helps improve my karting career, but I have a lot of questions about power braking since i don’t see other video about power braking technique. Can it help keeping the rpm high while cornering or bring other advantages? I wonder if you can make a video about it. Thanks
Hi! Thank you for the kind words! I was considering making a video going into more detail on when and why you would use power braking and trail braking! You have cemented in that I need to do it. Also yes, power braking is to keep the revs up
Hi Sam - great video, had a question about something you mentioned about power braking. Sometimes in some of the Club100 track guides I see you and some other testers fully locking up the brakes and then dabbing the throttle (assume this is to keep the clutch engaged?) before trailing to the apex. Is this quite a common practice? Especially in some videos I watched like Shenny Hairpin 1 or the Dogleg at Rissington. Many thanks :)
Hi, that isnt technically Power Braking, it’s bringing the engine back to life and re engaging the clutch. When you lock the brakes the engine will die, the engine will always restart when you put your foot on the throttle to exit the corner, but it isn’t an efficient way of braking. You want the clutch to be engaged which will 1. Mean less delay when getting on the power 2. Engine braking happens (no matter how small it will help) This is why we do it on tight hairpins, for example, like you said. Hairpin 1 at Shennington. I’m glad you like the video 👍🏻
@@Wolemid Thanks for the reply :) Is it also common in Senior Rotax/X30? It’s not something I came across watching footage of those karts so just interested to know how it comes about. I.e is it something specific to the engine package Club100 uses?
You will find in Modern Owner Karting, drivers don’t lock up as much as they used to, mainly to do with the sticky tyres. Back in the olden days, with the harder tyres it was extremely more common
@@Wolemid Makes sense :) With that in mind would you say that more aggressive style of fully locking the brakes is a common practice in Club100/rentals in general? I’ve tried testing with both for a while but it’s hard to tell how effective it is without laptimes in hand
@@ranvirmenon3399 honestly, if you watch myself and Niki drive, we have very contrasting styles, I’m smoother whereas Niki is more aggressive. We both get around the same lap times, they both work, but it’s down to finding what works best for you
To add to a question rana asked about breaking, of I stamp on the brakes and the engine dies, I will give it gas to restart it. Does this mean I'm braking too hard? Or is this an example where I should be power braking? I had a situation in the 24hr where I hit the brakes hard and broke a chain in the braking zone, so wonder if I'm getting a bit too aggressive on the brakes
In a way, yes locking the wheels does mean you are braking to hard, but there are times and situations you want to lock up the wheels. For example, when you want to rotate the kart on entry using the rear wheels. Regards the chain, I’ve never snapped a chain from braking too hard, snapped many times from kerbs but not under braking. If you were in rentals at the 24hr it would most likely be bad kart prep
Dirty Air doesn’t exist in Short Circuit Karting. We don’t have anywhere near enough downforce or speed. Also, FWIW dirty air is in corners Slipstream is in Straights
yea, i just started karting, and luckily it came very very naturally, on my 3rd race i got pole in qualifying and just can’t keep it, i always end up getting 3rd, its happened 2 times in a row in the last 2 races
Doesnt feel very advanced/ specified to karts. I would rather have heard about tips like jumping for acceleration or leaning for grip. Your tips however are applicable to any motorracing I guess powerbraking is the outliar, I dont think its possible in rentals unfortunately
Excellent advice there, I have a 9 year old son he progressed from indoor to outdoor rental karting and then 6 months later we got him his own iame waterswift Kart Republic kart.
His racing lines are spot on but when it comes to the corners he's still a little slow, he's doing the classic rolling into upto a corner and then hitting the throttle.
I'm no expert as I'm just his dad and full time mechanic but I wish there was something I could do to give him help with the corners as that's the only thing letting him down.
I'm trying to get him as much track time as possible as he's wanting to compete next year.
I keep trying to tell him not to lift off to early before the corners and try using the brakes later and then excelerate out.
But I keep hoping he will soon work this out that I'm trying to help him with.
I don't know if anyone who possibly sees this as any helpful advice but I would appreciate it.
Thanks a lot man! It’s tough teaching your own child, almost feels like they do everything apart from listen to their dad, mine doesn’t listen to me either (he’s 11 soon)
"If your going sideways, your not going forwards" -some karting chad
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Im already trying / using most tipps u said in the vid but i always forget that tires also have less grip when they are too hot
If you are karting on tracks with tire outlines and closed wheel karta how do you know what’s hitting the apex?
Your video really helps improve my karting career, but I have a lot of questions about power braking since i don’t see other video about power braking technique. Can it help keeping the rpm high while cornering or bring other advantages? I wonder if you can make a video about it. Thanks
Hi! Thank you for the kind words! I was considering making a video going into more detail on when and why you would use power braking and trail braking!
You have cemented in that I need to do it.
Also yes, power braking is to keep the revs up
Hi Sam - great video, had a question about something you mentioned about power braking. Sometimes in some of the Club100 track guides I see you and some other testers fully locking up the brakes and then dabbing the throttle (assume this is to keep the clutch engaged?) before trailing to the apex. Is this quite a common practice? Especially in some videos I watched like Shenny Hairpin 1 or the Dogleg at Rissington.
Many thanks :)
Hi, that isnt technically Power Braking, it’s bringing the engine back to life and re engaging the clutch. When you lock the brakes the engine will die, the engine will always restart when you put your foot on the throttle to exit the corner, but it isn’t an efficient way of braking. You want the clutch to be engaged which will 1. Mean less delay when getting on the power 2. Engine braking happens (no matter how small it will help)
This is why we do it on tight hairpins, for example, like you said. Hairpin 1 at Shennington.
I’m glad you like the video 👍🏻
@@Wolemid Thanks for the reply :)
Is it also common in Senior Rotax/X30? It’s not something I came across watching footage of those karts so just interested to know how it comes about. I.e is it something specific to the engine package Club100 uses?
You will find in Modern Owner Karting, drivers don’t lock up as much as they used to, mainly to do with the sticky tyres.
Back in the olden days, with the harder tyres it was extremely more common
@@Wolemid Makes sense :) With that in mind would you say that more aggressive style of fully locking the brakes is a common practice in Club100/rentals in general?
I’ve tried testing with both for a while but it’s hard to tell how effective it is without laptimes in hand
@@ranvirmenon3399 honestly, if you watch myself and Niki drive, we have very contrasting styles, I’m smoother whereas Niki is more aggressive. We both get around the same lap times, they both work, but it’s down to finding what works best for you
To add to a question rana asked about breaking, of I stamp on the brakes and the engine dies, I will give it gas to restart it. Does this mean I'm braking too hard? Or is this an example where I should be power braking? I had a situation in the 24hr where I hit the brakes hard and broke a chain in the braking zone, so wonder if I'm getting a bit too aggressive on the brakes
In a way, yes locking the wheels does mean you are braking to hard, but there are times and situations you want to lock up the wheels. For example, when you want to rotate the kart on entry using the rear wheels.
Regards the chain, I’ve never snapped a chain from braking too hard, snapped many times from kerbs but not under braking. If you were in rentals at the 24hr it would most likely be bad kart prep
Also how do you know when you’re getting dirty air vs a slip stream
Dirty Air doesn’t exist in Short Circuit Karting. We don’t have anywhere near enough downforce or speed. Also, FWIW dirty air is in corners Slipstream is in Straights
@@Wolemid cool good to know thank you
What's the best way to build consistency in a kart? I can stick it on pole but struggle to convert it into a win 😂
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yea, i just started karting, and luckily it came very very naturally, on my 3rd race i got pole in qualifying and just can’t keep it, i always end up getting 3rd, its happened 2 times in a row in the last 2 races
Got your win at the weekend 👀
@@Wolemid I always seem to do well at the fast and flowy circuits like Lydd. A strong motor definitely helped too 😁👌
Never thought about consistency the way you do?
No one thinks the way I do 🤯
@@Wolemid that's sure
Doesnt feel very advanced/ specified to karts. I would rather have heard about tips like jumping for acceleration or leaning for grip. Your tips however are applicable to any motorracing
I guess powerbraking is the outliar, I dont think its possible in rentals unfortunately
Thank you for your input. I’ll do another one with far more karting specific stuff.
Thank you for watching 👍🏻