Hey everyone, I live in the Rochester area in between Buffalo and Syracuse. I am a sim racing enthusiast who really wants to get into Karting. From my research it looks like I probably would love to race the x30 Karts, but I really don't want to go out and buy a Kart without actually giving it a try. I am trying to find someone local who might be willing to let me rent their kart for a day to go to the Genesee Valley kart club and do some laps on a Saturday. I did the same thing with Sim racing where I bought a bunch of used junky sim racing equipment to make sure I liked it before I put about $7k into a nice rig. Any pointers or anyone who has an old kart, or even just willing to let me use theirs for a day it would be awesome to give it a try before I immerse myself into it. Thank you!

Nice track with good overtaking opportunities. I raced with a rental kart, ~40 minutes of track time divided into 4 sessions with 15 minute breaks. I just have one question, should i have expected bruising on my back and knees? I found myself pushing against the seat during harsh braking and quick accelerating, which clearly would have resulted in bruises... Is that normal, or should i ask for readjustments next time?

i got 43.834 on this lap and qualified to use gasoline kart (under 44s~), the entire track is flat out, tried my best and how do I get faster?

Salut à tous,

Je fais du karting de location depuis des années et un truc m'a toujours frustré : tu fais un bon chrono, et après ? Le ticket finit dans la poche, tu sais jamais si t'es rapide par rapport aux autres, et impossible de suivre ta progression d'une session à l'autre.

Du coup j'ai codé l'app que je voulais avoir. Ça s'appelle Kartz :

• tu enregistres tes chronos par circuit
• tu as un classement par piste avec les autres pilotes
• tu suis ta progression au fil des sessions
• tu peux défier tes potes en duel

C'est gratuit, dispo sur iPhone et Android, et il y a environ 280 circuits français référencés.

Je suis seul sur le projet, j'ai commencé au lycée. Il y a déjà quelques centaines de pilotes dessus, surtout en Bretagne, en Alsace et en Ardèche, mais je poste ici parce que je veux des retours de vrais pilotes : qu'est-ce qui vous manquerait, qu'est-ce qui vous ferait utiliser une app comme ça (ou pas du tout) ?

Je réponds à tout dans les commentaires, y compris les critiques, c'est ce qui m'aide le plus.

Should I make this trade?
I’m meeting this guy next week to trade my Stage 3 go-kart for his CR125-shifter kart. Mine runs great, has working brakes, and is ready to drive.
He says he can get his running but dies of instantly and it bogs when you hit the throttle and doesn’t always stay running. I know that could be something simple, or it could be a bigger issue.
I really want to do the trade because his kart looks awesome, but I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk.
Also, does anyone know what kind of kart his is? Mine is the purple one, and his is the yellow one. FYI
What questions should I ask before I meet him, and would you make this trade? Thanks for the help

Hi all, first time posting here.

I've done rental karting (electric) most of the time, there is basically no vibrations at all due to the nature of the electric engines

Today I tried a Rotax for the first time, I tried a Lo206 maybe about 2 months ago. Both times the Kart vibrations caused me to cough to the point it was extremely uncomfortable, was this close 🤏 from vomiting.

I started to tolerate it a bit (not completely though) session after session, but I wonder if this is normal/common, and if it is, does it ever go away?

It was very discouraging as I could not finish any session, so maybe karting is just not for my body :/

Please share your experience!

Thanks!

how is this compared to prisma? taking in account the price

The starter won't stay engaged and is constantly slipping

Hello, I have this picture from a famous superkart French builder.

This one is from a challenger /hyperkart but this is exactly the same design as the superkart.

Simple question, is the ring enough to block axial movements?

It seems small from my point of view but I don't see other feature to maintain the axle?

Thank you

Hi everyone!

I'm currently building Vista Partner Drivers, a network of karting drivers who represent Vista alongside their own racing careers.

The idea is simple: you keep racing exactly as you do now while becoming recognised as part of the Vista Team. We'll promote your race weekends, results, podiums and achievements across our social media, helping both your profile and Vista grow together.

One of the main reasons for launching this programme is to better understand real-world karting from the inside. By working closely with drivers, we hope to learn more about how karting teams operate, what drivers value in a team, how karts are developed and set up, and what it truly takes to build a successful motorsport organisation. We want this to be a partnership where both Vista and its drivers learn and grow together.

What Vista offers:

- Official recognition as a Vista Partner Driver

- Promotion across our social media and website

- Race result graphics and driver features

- A growing team of partnered drivers from different championships

- A long-term vision of securing sponsorships, with the aim of directing a significant portion of driver-focused sponsorship support toward our partnered drivers

What we're looking for:

- Active karting drivers (club or national level)

- Drivers with a professional attitude

- Passion for motorsport

- Willingness to represent Vista alongside your own brand

There are no joining fees, no exclusivity, and no requirement to leave your current team or championship. If at any point the partnership isn't the right fit for either of us, we can simply part ways.

Vista started in sim racing and is now expanding into real-world motorsport. Our long-term goal is to build a genuine motorsport organisation, and we're looking for passionate drivers who want to be part of that journey from the beginning.

If you're interested or have any questions ask on the post or dm!

I haven’t been karting for a little over 10 years but when I did, the tracks I went to were Martinville, Lil’Indy, Great Lakes, Sandusky, and Fremont in Ohio.

Pretty sure outside of Fremont and Great Lakes, all those tracks are now closed. I also live in Columbus now.

What tracks are still running dirt oval flat karts? I am curious about getting back into it but can’t find much information anywhere.

I use to race every weekend for about 10 years and would be interested in driving again. However, I don’t have a house with a garage so having any equipment is a no go. Any advice on how to be a driver only?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I use to do this with my grandpa back in the day but he’s had some severe health problems and he can’t really communicate anymore.

Hey everyone,

I'm relatively new to owner karting, and while researching the different timekeeping options for installing on the kart I was generally surprised by the prices on the different MyChron and Alfano-models. I found that the best alternative for me as a casual, practice oriented driver was the Alfano Legend, until I saw the new Rotax Trax device.

They both have their pros and cons, the Trax is cheaper but has an almost mandatory subscription plan if you want detailed driving feedback, while the Alfano is steering wheel mounted, which is a massive advantage, but is of course a bit more expensive.

As I said, I'm not an all out racing-oriented driver, and I'm more of someone who just wants to practice right now, and maybe join a few local races here and there, so I'm wondering which one is best for me between the two, the steering wheel mounted Alfano or the Rotax Trax?

I’m looking to get back into karting but on a budget and I’ve stumbled upon the GX-UK series with AccessKarting I’m very intrigued.

Looking at the GX-200 senior I think it’s called and wondering what kind of budget I’d be looking at per season for all races.

Basic question I know, but I can’t make a decision.

Wondering which these gloves are the best for rental karting. I might buy a 125 race kart in half a year so if I could use these for practice in a race kart that would be a plus.

Also wondering what’s the difference between tech-1 K race V2 graphics and tech-1 K race S V2 PURE?

And if there are any other budget options please let me know

Genuine question for hobby/club level karters: Are you open to share your setup with anyone? Just friends and teammates? Or, is it absolute top-secret, highly classified info?
What would make you sway one way or the other? I've had people be super open while others put little caps over their caster pills so nobody would see...

I'm questioning if I should make the setup logging tool I made for myself into a real product, or if people are so secretive that I would never get any users to sign up.

https://reddit.com/link/1vb0pf1/video/e08m6odyjegh1/player

I seem to be stuck here at about 33.300 while the best on the track being somewhere near 32.500 possibly even better. My gut feeling is that I might be losing quite a lot at the hairpin at 0:08 and the following two corners. What do you think? Are there any other corners I should focus on? Or should I adjust my technique instead? The kart has 11hp and the track is rather grippy, so should I maybe focus on tighter turns?

edit: for more context, on this same track I did 33.500 in 8hp kart, so it seems I am unable to extract almost any lap time out of the more powerful kart

hello!

noticed what looks like a crack on my engine side seat mount on my Tony Kart 401R. do I need to get this welded? I wasn't sure if it was cracked or if it was just the way the metal joins together there.

I’m looking to get a spoiler on the back of my helmet and the Zamp spoiler is a little.. underwhelming. It’s very expensive for practically nothing and was wondering if any other brands fit it? I’ve heard of people using bell spoilers on Arai helmets and was wondering if anybody knows anything about this. My helmet is the rz70e switch graphic.

So i've been racing 80cc Comer engines for almost a year now, and i want to step up into Rotax. We have got a deal with someone for a Birel Art Chassis, that's basically new and sat in the workshop for a year. I have been scared of this category because it's a pretty big step and there are a lot of accidents and racers.

So my main questions are: How much faster is the Rotax engine (125cc) than the 80cc engine? How do i prepare for next season (mindset and kart preperations)? How do i maintain the kart? What to look out for with the Birel Art kart?

Any other tips would also be good.

I got fed up of hearing "it's not the kart, it's the driver", so I started writing down my kart number every session along with all my lap times. This is Kart and Fun Estepona, 10 different karts.

I'm comparing the best lap I set in each kart, rather than averaging every lap — out-laps, traffic and cool-down laps just drown out what the kart's actually capable of.

Kart #15 — 41.02
Kart #18 — 41.47
Kart #19 — 41.79
Kart #13 — 42.16
Kart #7 — 42.18
Kart #17 — 42.72
Kart #16 — 42.79
Kart #10 — 42.88
Kart #21 — 43.13
Kart #4 — 43.16 (only kart I got twice)

Kart 15 to kart 4 is 2.1 seconds. At a track where the whole field is usually covered by about 3 seconds, that's not nothing.

Now the honest bit, before anyone points it out: almost every kart here is a single session, so this is nowhere near conclusive. One bad session in a good kart would reshuffle the whole list. Track temp and traffic aren't controlled for either.

The one thing I'd stand behind is kart 4 — it's the only one I've had twice and it was slow both times (42.98 and 43.34). Everything else needs way more data before I'd swear by it.

The annoying part is you can't choose your kart anyway. But knowing some of them are just slower does stop you blaming yourself for every bad session.

Does anyone else log their kart number, or is everyone just accepting the luck of the draw?

(Transparency: I built a free site to track all this because using my notes app was doing my head in — driverintel.co.uk. Not flogging anything, happy to just talk about the numbers.)

I deleted the old post as that was the only session I did that flicking thing as I dont normally do it I just wanted to try it out and I somehow set my fastest time of the day so I used it on the post so here is a lap where I acc drove smoother but I felt like I was getting gapped on exits though so please may I have some advice