Before race day try to prepare yourself with the kart track you'll be racing. Then on race day walk the track and all that learning in preparation for the big kart race will pay off. All racing drivers will tell you to walk the track will have a major impact on your performance as this helps you to visualise the track. You'll hear from many karting drivers that the ability to visualise a lap of the kart track will help you enormously. Practice each turn in varying scenarios.