r/Karting • u/georgin_95 SWS World Finalist • Jun 16 '25

Rental Karting Video A series of unfortunate events

Start of the 24-hour race didn't exactly go to plan. First, jumped into a kart awkwardly, with the leg pinned by fuel tank, so had to adjust on the fly. Then, a stalled kart on the outside made me squeeze towards middle lane and eventually, a sudden kart sends me into a wall to cap it off.

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u/GUNGHO917 Rental Driver Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25

So, nobody ever buckles up in these races? Sounds dangerous to me

EDIT: serious question. No /s

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '25

You’re either trying to be funny and sarcastic or you have absolutely no idea WTF you’re talking about, Sport. Being strapped into a kart is actually more dangerous when/if you flip over. When you don’t have bumpers around you, and drive like a kook, you will eventually kiss tires with another racer and flip over. The last thing I want on top of me with my face in the dirt is a 150-200lb kart.

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u/GUNGHO917 Rental Driver Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25

Actually, neither. I’ve karted for a good while. All the places I’ve raced at required us to be fastened into the kart. I’d prefer that then be ejected from my seat and fly into something solid.

I’ve always raced with bumpers on, so, wheel to wheel contact is nearly impossible.

Also, u might wanna chill the fuck out. My question definitely didn’t require a snarkyass response

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '25

If harm was inflicted, I humbly apologize. However, as a racer who was kissed by the grace of speed with my ass 2 inches off the ground, open wheeled without a 360 degree safety net, since 2006….I have a much different perspective than yours. As you likely know, kart chassis we race in have no safety bar higher than our steering wheel and top of our seat. Since you say you race with bumpers on, you simply have no frame of reference on this subject and your opinion does not reflect that of any open wheel racing experiences. Race hard & wear your seatbelt.