Entering the corner
at full throttle is thrill but you want to be able to pull the kart around at
its maximum speed. Here are some tips that will aid this. Entering the corner be
careful not to out break yourself, if you feel that the kart may be loosing the
grip it is possible to bring the kart back by using a combination of accelerator
and break pedals...be gentle. The idea is to correct this and get back on full
throttle as soon as possible it will make the difference of being the fastest.
Try to ease the kart into the bend even by just de-accelerating can help the
control of the kart but you will need enter the corner on deeper line. One key
point to remember is that the smoother you are the faster kart driver you'll be,
turning that steering wheel as little as possible, controlling the throttle is
essential, wasting valuable speed and physical energy hack sawing the steering
wheel only results in slower lap time and although this might not be down to
driver error it will result in the same. One advanced technique in karting that
you'll see in good kart drivers is the use of weight transfer. This is achieved
by pushing your weight over any one of the front wheels. The effect is that the
kart will flick or step out forcing the kart to cut the Apex giving you
straighter line through the bend. It must be said that this will be something
that will come with karting age.