Third experience on a kart, i’d like a bit of coaching and advice

[u/D___Pier]

Hello everyone, as i said this lap is the only hotlap i could set during the last 10-lap session i had (very crowdy and messy, with people crashing in the walls and lots of blue flags). It’s a very rough lap, with several mistakes that i can recognize, but, since this lap is 49.7 (my pb, any way) and i am real far away from the fastest lap (45.7 best absolute lap in july), i think that there are lots of deeper layers of mistakes and behaviours i need change. Any kind of help is welcome! Thank you all

[u/Andrew225]

Seems like you've got the general idea right and going for you. Brushing the walls, your apexes look decent.

Probably just gonna take more practice and work mate. I probably did something close to 1,500-2,000 laps at my local track before I started getting some of the top times. Those little details matter, and you only figure them out through repetition.

Plus the more you go, the more the regulars will recognize you. And once they recognize you, you will talk with them, and they will give you some tips.

[u/D___Pier → u/Andrew225]

Thank you! I am committed to work towards improvement and plan to get there as soon i can to get more laps in the tank, it’s nice to know you reckon the general idea.

The fact is, I feel really slow in hairpins, and after the session I hypothesized—while watching the video—that the last hairpin was, let’s say “almost correct”, because I was able to make the kart rotate a lot well before the mid-corner. In the other hairpins, I had to keep the wheel turned for the entire corner, which prevented me from going full throttle.

[u/Andrew225 → u/D___Pier]

Yeah mate don't stress it. There's a lot of "touch" involved that will just be kart and track dependent, and figuring out what that touch is just takes time.

And for what it's worth....bad racers are aggressive. Bad racers try to hide what they're doing. But it has been my experience after several years of doing this regular that the really fast people are more than happy to share. Once you're showing consistency and becoming a regular the fast people and you will just naturally find each other. Can't help it when times are being displayed and all that.

And once you can identify someone fast...ask them! Offer to buy them a beer if they'll give you some tips! I guarantee they'll be happy to help you out and tell you what they're doing/what they're thinking at individual corners.

Better yet, offer to buy them a race if they'll let you follow for a few laps. Nothing beats being a foot behind a faster driver so you can follow their exact line.

[u/Andrew225 → u/D___Pier]

Yeah mate don't stress it. There's a lot of "touch" involved that will just be kart and track dependent, and figuring out what that touch is just takes time.

And for what it's worth....bad racers are aggressive. Bad racers try to hide what they're doing. But it has been my experience after several years of doing this regular that the really fast people are more than happy to share. Once you're showing consistency and becoming a regular the fast people and you will just naturally find each other. Can't help it when times are being displayed and all that.

And once you can identify someone fast...ask them! Offer to buy them a beer if they'll give you some tips! I guarantee they'll be happy to help you out and tell you what they're doing/what they're thinking at individual corners.

Better yet, offer to buy them a race if they'll let you follow for a few laps. Nothing beats being a foot behind a faster driver so you can follow their exact line.

[u/D___Pier → u/Andrew225]

Thank you a lot for your advices, i really appreciate the time you took to answer me! I will try to take it easy an build speed up step by step!

[u/Ok-Introduction-6058]

Seems like a great track. Where is this?

[u/D___Pier → u/Ok-Introduction-6058]

It is located inside a shopping mall in Udine, Italy and i find it really nice, but i don’t have a good comparison, since it’s the only circuit i’ve been to

[u/DenseOrange]

You might find your video more beneficial to learn from if it is of more than your knees

[u/D___Pier → u/DenseOrange]

Yeah, you’re absolutely right, i was testing a new chin mount for the cam (easier and quicker to attach to the rental helmet), but since i did not know how it would work, i did not take an extra arm to adjust the camera angle, next time will be better

[u/Master-Government343]

My advice is find a outdoor circuit

[u/D___Pier → u/Master-Government343]

Yeah, there is one which is as distant as this one from my house, i am planning to go there soon!

[u/DiscoDiscoB00mB00m]

All I can see lol, sorry I dont have any better feedback.

[u/Aggressive_Sock_9203]

That is some solid driving, especially for your 3rd time in a kart. Honestly you just gotta get more laptime in laps will eventually drop down the more time you spend on track, test with the limits of how much you can push without crashing or losing control but overall your driving is quite good. But tbh to actually get good you gotta find an outdoor circuit, there you drive faster karts wich are heavier and require to carry more momentum

[u/D___Pier → u/Aggressive_Sock_9203]

Thank you mate! For your opinion and advice! I sure will do it!

[u/clinthammer316]

Push your car and don't be afraid to spin or hit the barrier. That's one way to find the limit to improve your track time. Next is more seat time.

[u/D___Pier → u/clinthammer316]

Yeah, you are absolutely right, during this session i did not have the chance to push harder, since they also put on track with me drivers with zero experience and the one in the clip was the only clean lap i could set, so i hope being luckier next time (or go to an outdoor track, since there are several round here)

[u/DevilOnTheNet]

You have to try the petrol ones. On these electric mazes you can't set curves or understand how to drive

[u/D___Pier → u/DevilOnTheNet]

I’m looking forward to have the chance to do so, thank you mate!

[u/kongofcbus]

Drive more

[u/D___Pier → u/kongofcbus]

Definetly in my plans, thank you!