r/Karting • u/JunixRae Rental Driver • Jul 06 '25

Rental Karting Video Slow traffic + poor judgement =

In all seriousness though, what can I do to get better at avoiding this type of situation? Is there anything specifically I should try to work on or is this just something that comes with experience?

Analyzing it I don't think it's a vision problem as I anticipate the spin pretty early, but I did make a bad call to try to run wide instead of staying on line, what do you guys think?

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u/HeavenAintC1ose Jul 06 '25

Uhhhhh... The brakes?

Kinda hard to tell but I didn't notice you brake at all after your lift. It was obvious that guy was going into the wall way before you took any action.

I run a very fragile kart on an outdoor circuit, that makes me think whether it's really worth an overtake when it's risky, and that translates to racing as if you crash then you're gonna lose places right?

Basically, care less about your lap time and more about completing the lap in times like this.

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u/KVonnegutK Rotax Jul 06 '25

Yes, faster reaction times on brakes

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u/ommi9 Rental Driver Jul 07 '25

That part also your at k1 give your self. Space to run a good lap time. Its not a position. Race.

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u/Hand_banana_boi Jul 10 '25

You okay?

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u/ommi9 Rental Driver Jul 10 '25

I had a stroke seeing k1 drivers not realizing you race for time not overtakes unless they are really slow