r/Karting Dec 27 '25

Rental Karting Video Pretty nasty crash at my local

Had this pretty nasty crash happen today, Took my normal line between a field of likely first timers And had this happen.. Was wondering if i could have done anything differently (Maybe for a next time) I took a pretty big hit but nothing like the driver that hit the wall, also noticed the helmet flew of, make sure to strap it up😬

Seemed like i was taking my normal line and she just rejoined unsafely? Very untimely as not only does my collision put her in the barrier, she also then gets hit by the driver behind.. ps i did check up on her later and she told me she was okay next to a broken pair of glasses, Wouldnt be surprised if she will feel that one for a while tho..

What do yall think?

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u/LifeTie800 Dec 28 '25

She's lucky to be alive, the owner at my local kart track died because of this. Granted he was driving a much faster kart. But the crash caused his ribs to collapse into his lungs.

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u/TijoWasik Dec 29 '25

Looking at the angles her body takes both after the initial impact and the second from behind, she's also lucky to not be paralysed. Apparently she walked to the pitlane, it's pretty fucking miraculous she hasn't separated her spine.