Karting for driving training
#1
Karting for driving training
With my GT3 997 I enjoy lapping in track days with PCA DE or other local clubs events, but for driving skills improvements, I love driving my Formula 125 Kart. See the link below to have a feeling of what you can experience in this kind of fun !
http://web.me.com/belzile/ABTECHNO/K..._mai_2009.html
http://web.me.com/belzile/ABTECHNO/K..._mai_2009.html
Last edited by GT3Techno; 06-02-2009 at 05:12 AM.
#2
With my GT3 997 I enjoy lapping in track days with PCA DE or other local clubs events, but for driving skills improvements, I love driving my Formula 125 Kart. See the link below to have a feeling of what you can experience in this kind of fun !
http://web.me.com/belzile/ABTECHNO_P..._mai_2009.html
http://web.me.com/belzile/ABTECHNO_P..._mai_2009.html
#5
I still enjoy lapping in my GT3 at local PCA or other Clubs events, but real racing is quite something. No real sanctioned races and just for fun but with the flaggers and everything.
There is nothing like the adrenaline rush at the green flag when everyone wants to be in front for the first corner ! While in lapping you try to do the perfect lap like in a qualification, in a race you protect your line and tend to be a little more on the inside line since most passes are done at braking. I can't wait for the next race !
There is nothing like the adrenaline rush at the green flag when everyone wants to be in front for the first corner ! While in lapping you try to do the perfect lap like in a qualification, in a race you protect your line and tend to be a little more on the inside line since most passes are done at braking. I can't wait for the next race !
#6
I grew up racing shifter karts...the performance is unparalleled until you get up to F1000/D-sports racers, etc and FA. I don't think there is a better activity for maintaining your reflexes, hand/eye coordination and fitness.
#7
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#8
I've got a few questions. How fast where you going in the vid? Is it possible to turn these karts over or is the center of gravity so low that you just haul *** through corners? How many HP engines? How many gears? Four wheel disc brakes? What does one of these rigs cost to buy and maintain?
#9
The only way you'll turn one of them over is to get off the track, or get tangled up with another kart's wheels. The advances in safety and bodywork that most of the sanctioning bodies require now makes it pretty difficult to catch wheels with another kart, but it still happens.
My Rotax 125 was on a First Kart t.01 chassis, single speed centrifugal clutch. It had 28HP, and weighed 300lb with me in it. Disc brakes are in the rear, some classes will let you run front discs as well. Mine cost about $6k new, you can find them used and already setup for around $4k. Maintenance on the Rotax motors is minimal, as long as you take care of it properly. Mine was *very* reliable.
My Rotax 125 was on a First Kart t.01 chassis, single speed centrifugal clutch. It had 28HP, and weighed 300lb with me in it. Disc brakes are in the rear, some classes will let you run front discs as well. Mine cost about $6k new, you can find them used and already setup for around $4k. Maintenance on the Rotax motors is minimal, as long as you take care of it properly. Mine was *very* reliable.
#12
check out this site
http://www.ekartingnews.com/
http://www.ekartingnews.com/beginner...nfo.php?n=8514
It has some good info on getting started.
http://www.ekartingnews.com/
http://www.ekartingnews.com/beginner...nfo.php?n=8514
It has some good info on getting started.
#13
I raced karts long ago. A Bug sprint kart with a Mac91. Like I said, loooong ago. Quickest way to learn how to race, drift, everything except for the gearbox. Unbelievably exciting, and it was prior to the era of the protective bodywork so there were more hazards than today.
As in all things - cars, planes, sailboats - starting with the smallest ones is the best way to get the feel of things. Karts and cars are no different.
Absolutely the most fun you can have in two dimensions.
As in all things - cars, planes, sailboats - starting with the smallest ones is the best way to get the feel of things. Karts and cars are no different.
Absolutely the most fun you can have in two dimensions.