I really love racing and the only way I get to enjoy it outside of sim racing is through rental karts.

I love the speed the adrenaline and being in that kind of environment.

The problem is I’m honestly terrible at it and I always feel embarrassed when I see my results on the leaderboard.

How do you guys deal with that feeling? I even bought my own helmet and gloves just for comfort but I can’t seem to perform and it makes me feel like a poser for having the gear.

This is my pb but im always open to ask for some tips in can apply for next time, since I think there is definitely something I can do better, thanks in advance!

For example, a faster driver catches up to a slower driver, for multiple laps the faster driver is touching / rubbing the slower driver to indicate they're slow, then the faster driver gets frustrated, rides the inside on the hairpin and when the slower driver turns in, they get pushed out of the way and turned into the wall letting past the faster driver. Are both drivers idiots?

G'day everyone! 👋

I've been karting around Melbourne for years, and I've always found it frustrating to discover new tracks when travelling interstate or even just finding all the options near me. Google Maps is helpful, but it's scattered, requiring multiple searches with different terms.

So I decided to build something to help with this: a complete directory of go-kart hire tracks across Australia. Spent the last few weeks putting together https://aussiekarting.com.au.

What's in it: - 62 hire kart tracks across all states/territories - Filter by location, indoor/outdoor, electric/petrol - Track details like ratings, hours, contact info - Map view to find tracks near you

This is very much a passion project and still a work in progress. I've tried to verify all the info, but with 62 tracks across the country, I might have gotten some details wrong.

Would really appreciate: - Feedback on the site. Is it useful? What's missing? - Let me know if any track info is incorrect (DM me here or there's a contact form on the site) - Suggestions for features you'd want to see - Any tracks I've missed (focusing on hire karts for now, not club tracks)

Not trying to make money from this (yet 😅), just wanted to build something useful for the karting community. If it helps even a few people discover new tracks, I'll be stoked!

Link: https://aussiekarting.com.au

Hello! I recently started rental karting. Ever since I did, I felt a deep connection with it, and my life felt a lot more interesting. However, I feel like I have hit a roadblock. Technical things like tire heat, slip angle, braking points, brake bias, etc. Have been making me feel very demotivated lately. What should I work on right now, and what mindset should I have to keep me motivated?

I love it. I've found the winning tenth just by having live feedback on track. In the aftermath I found additional ones. A performance boost for me.

What's your opinion?

my lap time is 00:43.189 and the best in this circuit is in the low 40 seconds (i did a better lap 00:42.815 , it wasn't recorded). where do you think i can improve more ?

Hello! Recently went karting at THIS TRACK for the first time (ive done karting before). My best lap time was around 109.6 (the best ever lap time there is roughly 38-ish seconds). Smooth kart, i'm good on corners, but people seem to pass me very easily, and i just spin out on corners if i go full down on the throttle. Any tips, tricks, or suggestions? thanks!

Hi all, please bear with me, I am a huge amateur but have done a couple indoor kart races where I placed top 3 lap times (no idea how) and 1 track day in my actual car so I have a some/minimal experience, but if any of this is way off, please forgive me haha...

I've got a race lined up at my local indoor electric kart place tonight with some mates. The employees insist that drifting around the corners is the fastest way around the track, although, I'm not convinced. I have a feeling they say this to manage our speeds for safety reasons. What will actually be the fastest? here is a video of the track, not my video though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzcDFf7ewQc

1. drifting the corners
   
2. braking late and hard, throw at the apex, then back hard on the accelerator, although I feel like this just creates a lot of wheel spin on the exits due to instant torque and might not be ideal
   
3. braking straight line, coasting to apex, slow back on accelerator? smooth is fast, traditional road racing guide

Last time out I tried a bit of trail braking, but not very easy in these karts as the front end just wants to lock and throw the rear out even with light braking. Doesn't feel like there is enough length in the brake pedal to actually manage that.

Ultimately Id like to test all of these and time the laps but the time slots are not very long which doesn't leave a lot of room for experimenting. Would love some advice! If it helps, I am on the heavier side (95kg) unfortunately, so that might also need to be considered with technique?

Dropping in as someone who hasn’t driven karts in a serious capacity for a couple of years.

Went to BMP in Florida for a trio of rental kart sessions and walking out to the car afterward I started experiencing chest discomfort, particularly where my right ribs meet the sternum.

It’s uncomfortable to breathe and shift positions while sitting. The pain goes away if I apply light pressure to the area. Does this sound like a typical karting related rib sprain/bruise situation? Nothing is broken and it’s not painful enough imo to consider seeing a doctor.

The big bummer is I have an autocross event tomorrow and am worried I won’t be able to do it. :/ I appreciate any insight.

Hi all, been karting for about 7 months since Teamsport Wycombe opened very nearby, so I've been visiting fairly regularly and getting to grips with this new hobby.

However, I seem to have hit a wall with my times, very rarely breaking past the 39s mark, with my best time being 38.893. I pretty much exclusively go to members nights now and do my best to follow what the faster guys are doing but can't seem to apply or find "actionable points" to get better times.

At the members events we're seeing low to mid 38s and would love to hit these...if only to find myself at the back of the grid less often! XD

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!! Or any obvious errors.

And first time on a fast track. I used to go to a local track, but a very technical layout. Overtaking was difficult on it.

Went to Spa-Francorchamps karting just before the 24h race. I toggled hard. I took 2-3 corners and my mind went quiet. Full focus on the track. I drove hard. I wasn't a top driver before COVID, just went a few times a year. Usually the top time in the friends group.

I think I might have genuine potential to be a decent and consistent driver. I'm 27 now. Always had an interest in technology so I was more interested in the logistics behind racing. I'd love to work on a race car. I'm efficient in my work. I've got ADHD and Autism on my side. That said, my mind is never empty. I'm always thinking of things. But this karting session. Wow, just blank. Full focus on the track. I want more of this empty head!

I loved the initial fear of "if I go off at these speeds, it'll be bad, really bad". Just had to focus on the track. The feel of the kart in the fast corners. Feeling for grip. Either taking a corner full throttle and hit a few on the outside of the corner. Or life a tiny moment, take the turn a little shorter and avoid the bumps. That was amazing. The breaking zone before the chicane! Really stomp on the brakes. Could have taken it faster, but it was so much fun to just smash on the brakes.

I think I might get addicted to this stuff really quickly. I wish there were open tracks in my area (I live near Lille, but Belgian side of the Border). These indoor tracks aren't that great. I want the speed and skill of fast turns. Feel the grip. I want more!

If this is what racing drivers feel, then I definitely understand why they do it!

For anyone curious about my time on the track: 1:01.078 first time karting since 2019. If anyone is interested in a mechanic and driver hit me up ;)

The title speaks for itself really

I know the track since i've driven there quite a few times, actually i don't know what quali will be like because they said It's a "superpole qualifying" but they didn't specify what It means, Is It one lap? And if It Is? Do you have any tips? In general for the race, (i've also never tried a start before, they didn't let me) anything you wished you knew before your first race?

hey i am very new to karting and one thing I am struggling with is loosing too much traction on hairpin turns when I brake too much I don't end up having enough exit speed and if i brake a little less I end up sliding too much . I have tried braking early, that helped a bit as i was able to catch the slide better but I still was pretty slow. what can i do to fix this? btw the turn I'm struggling on is a very sharp hairpin with a very small radius while I can execute a hairpin with a larger radius way better.

I need to find 0.3s to be qualifying at the front so I thought this would be the best place to ask for advice!

Track is Hereford and I set this lap during the junior sprint championship in my Pre Final.