I’m perfectly fine I was just a bit sore for a week after. The crash happened at round 3 of the Florida winter tour on the Saturday morning practice. I finished the weekend but ended up having engine troubles in the finals.

Who tf put a solid barrier at the end of a straight????

My brain cannot fathom how you didn’t break anything, or seriously damage anything. You are a blessed man!

Orlando kart center is probably the most high risk kart place I've ever been to. The rental karts are fast, the workers are slow, and they let anyone wheel them without ensuring they're safe drivers. It's great fun, but I've had multiple events with crazy aggressive people on track who don't have any regard for the safety of others. Glad to see you're alright though!

Having a solid barrier at the end of a straight is nothing short of ridiculous, I hope you were ok 👍

For people asking why there are no seatbelts. If karts had seatbelts I would be dead or seriously injured and that probably goes the same for many kart racers around the world. It’s like having seatbelts on a bike. You don’t really want to be attached to a flipping, out of control, potentially on fire machine where your head is literally the roof. You’re much better off being thrown from the machine. Thing’s like neck braces, rib protectors and good quality racewear and helmets will do a lot more good than a seatbelt would in karting. Also better run off, I don’t know the context or layout of the track but not having a sandpit/gravel and instead just a rigid barrier seems weird.

If these would have been the crash physics in a computer game, I would have charged my money back. It looks so unreal.

Love the fact that you just labeled the description ‘I’m ok’ Raikkonen approves😂 Good to see you’re fine though looked massive

I've had a few fairly minor incidents myself and they were somewhat painful, but nowhere near as bad as yours. Therefore I can imagine just how painful and shocking that must have been. Hope you're doing well.

That was huge... I Hope You are ok

Oh! I (lightly) crashed here a year or so ago. Even in their decent non shifter kart, we were hitting around 60 mph there. Instructor was saying to brake just after the hanging lights, which really didn't work. Bent a tierod, went back to braking a hair more conservatively. Definitely the most dangerous corner there, waaaaay worse in the rain, especially on slicks. Glad you made it out alright.

Gosh I'm glad you're okay. As the saying goes, speed doesnt kill. Suddenly becoming stationary is what gets you. Stay strong and stay safe 💪

Holy shit. I had a nasty crash into a tire barrier but it looks like you hit a solid wall. Glad you're ok.

Watching that in slow-mo and seeing how your leg got yanked is honestly mind blowing you didn’t pull anything let alone completely snap it, glad your all good man damn lucky

Holy crap man. I hope your ok. Thank god I’ve never experienced that in my time in racing(so far)

0:23 daaamn🥶🥶🥶 At the first I thought that that red block was a bloody fountain from his head

If you put it in 0.25 speed, you can see that when he crashed, his legs wrapped around the steering wheel. That’s prob the one thing that stoped him from flying out. Your lucky man

Who the hell places hard barriers at the end of a straight

The definition of “coming in hot” Glad your ok man.

damnit ive just been getting into karting the past couple of summers but now I have a whole new anxiety. Glad you're ok that looked rough!

"that looked like a big one! hold tight the marsherls are on their way" - Jeff

I’m glad you are ok! I’ve been in a big accident myself as a rental kart racer but nothing as big as that. Keep racing!

That was a very tough crash. I'm glad you're ok.

I felt that "broken ribs and I'm about to puke" stumble! Glad you're doing well now!

Glad to see you are fine after that huge shunt!! It could had been much worse. Keep it safe 🙏🏽

God i hate tracks like this with hard barriers ,i'm always scared of going off

Track designers really missed the mark with safety… oof. Glad you’re OK!

Glad your ok. I had a break failure many, many years ago. Nothing but air when you press the pedal.

Damm, that looked like a HARD hit... glad to hear you're okay after something like that.

Absolutely terrifying man glad you are okay!

you can see the moment he pressed the brakes and the kart didnt break, it must be a horrible feeling. Thanks for sharing

Had a similar accident at a similar speed a few years back. However, I hit tyres and not a solid barrier like this one, poor track safety if this is something to judge it by. Had identical damage to my kart that you had, but I managed to walk away with just a small bruise to my leg. Hope you’re ok. 👍

damn that was a hell of a hit hope your ok!

'Flair'... You aren't kidding mate, you have a lot of it!!! Jeez... I did almost exactly the same in 81 at Shennington. The only thing that stopped me being thrown like a ginger- frisbee into the wall was my right ankle which somehow got key-holed in the accelerator pedal! 🙏 Respect... Glad you walked away. 💪🏆🇬🇧

man i just had the exact same crash, my brake pedal went up and i couldn't reach it, obviously not at that speed but I'm pretty sore rn hahaha hope you're ok and still ripping out there🤘🏼

Oh my god… That was huge. What I don’t understand is how that run off passed track inspection. With that high entry speed and such a large kerb you’d need at east a gravel trap…

Crazily I actually did the exact same thing at this exact racetrack. Glad you’re feeling better man.

I did that in Doswell Virginia 1994 went into the chain link fence. My brake pad hit the back of my helmet when I hit the brakes. Bent my steering shaft. I kept it for a souvenir for a reminder for a long time

I feel so bad for the way U crashed :'( So Happy Ur OK nw :) Thank you so much for sharing this !!

This a perfect exemple on how to take a crash, you shouldnt « brace for impact » you should relax as much as possible because the tenser you are the more your bones and muscles are unelastic and static which results in a higher probability of injury. This applies for anything, from falling, parachute, motorcycle/car crash, etc… absolutely anything

Damn I didn't know bones bent like that 😳 glad you're okay my dude.

Dang that was violent and so fast! Glad you were ok!

Ouch that’s painful Hope ur ok fam

thanks for making me more enthusiastic about starting karts

Good reaction that you steared to the side. It would have been so bad if you had the barrier straight

Wow! That looked like an extreme chiropractic adjustment! Glad you were OK after that!

Hahaha lol, that was brutal lol that whip lash though. Glad you are ok

I don't do any karting, but watch alot of motorsports and so I'm astonished that there's a solid barrier at the end of a long ass straight... Surely that's the highest risk for a potential top speed incident

This actually happened to me also in Rotax Max, its the worst failure you could possibly have. I was unconcious for maybe a minute, the entire karts frame was twisted 180° and totally mangled (it was a CRG and they are renown for being TUFF as nails) but somehow I was fine, altough I did have a mild concussion...

Winced watching this. Glad you're ok

Drive fast, take chances…and you my friend did both. 🤙🏽 glad you survived that.

Glad you’re ok. Did you find the cause of the failure?

Ouch. Have had similar happen in my rotax, luckily not hit anything that hard. not that it helps you now but if you ever get brake failure again pump the pedal, it's usually master cylinder that goes and pumping the pedal will build pressure, once finished an entire race pumping the brake down the straights so I could brake for corners 😂

That was a big one hope your ok

Damn bro, I can't imagine the pain of that impact 😬😧

Are you alright? That was a nasty one. Shut the engine off and wait for the marshalls

Shit mate. That really hurts. I’m scared, cause I’m a KA driver as well. But God really bless you. Not only the steering wheel prevents you from flying out, there’s a plastic barrier right on your hitting point. That prevents you from a direct contact to the hard barrier! Hope u r getting better

Bro I've had plenty of crashes but never In my life I saw your body went nearly of the cart all I was hoping was not a broken leg by the way you went at that barrier danm it went like a ragdoll glad your okay and man I felt your pain as you were walking away

That was huge and really painful hopefully your ok

That was so much more violent than I expected. Glad you’re all good

Shit man...feeling your brakes failing must be shocking...

Bloody hell bro that was a big one you took it like a champ. Those karts are fast.

The shit got flung out of you!!!!random popup video, but man it did not fail to impress 😳😳😳😂rough and tough bro keep it up

How purple where the bruises? I was just racing there on 3/24, super fun track. You race in their finals that night?

I remember getting T Boned hard AF at Kings Dominion on their go karts. It was a parent+ child type thing so I was just the passenger, while my dad thought he was in the Daytona 500. He's racing hard as he can and this other dad is doing the same well my dad tried to overtake this guy coming up on a turn and we took a hard right and this guy just smashed right into us. Must have only been like 15 mph but that hurt. Can't imagine what this felt like though.

I audibly gasped when you crescent-wrenched around the steering column into the solid barrier. That's a crazy impact. I can't believe they put a hard wall at the end of a straight like that.

dude that g-force looked so intense

0:24 you sure you ok? you smashed right into it.

To all the people that said the brakes didn’t fail, you can see that the master cylinder is disconnected. It had nothing to do with his driving skill or the kerb.

What a slam! Glad you are ok!

Daaannng! You were like twice as tall for a split second!! Glad you’re ok!

With how hard he was hitting the track I'm not surprised it hit back

Eric, I'm glad you're ok. I've watched this video many times since it came out and it still amazes me. It's frustrating and almost funny how many people think you are at fault. They should do 3 laps in a real Kart and then re-comment. Anyway, I've got a race in X30 this weekend at OKC, I think everyone is now more cognizant of the barrier. Frustrating Andre didn't put tires or tecpro in.

Uhhhh That must have been very painful. I hope you are fine in the next race mate🙂

Glad you are fine, it was brutal !

Glad you're ok. Also glad the impact barriers did their job, coulda been a lot worse. I wonder if they'll consider putting in gravel or sand and moving the wall back

I’m impressed you were able to walk, the human body shouldn’t move that way.

For a second I thought that said 100 mph, holy shiz that would have been crazy. Glad you are alright.

Glad to see you are okay!!!!!!

Ouch. I had to watch that at 0.25 speed to see what actually happens to you. You were lucky to walk away without broken legs the way you were whipped out of the kart whilst your feet stayed trapped in position. Hope you're okay now.

When you play it in 0.25x speed u can see he got very lucky and only his head hit the plastic thing not the barrier, and his back got a little scratched. But the big shock was in the legs i guess That barrier was very lucky he could’ve broke it tho !

Got damn!! Glad you OK

Dude, that was a hard one. Hope you're good.

not the best place you want to park nah, hope you are ok and soon back on the track!

He lucky that his legs work after that, hope he's ok

Hi Eric, What a big hit! Luckily you're okay. I would like to ask if it's possible to use this video for a "Motorsport crash compilation 2023". Obviously I will add you channel name on the video and with link in description. Let me know if it's okay for you ;)

Damn bro hope you're ok that was a big one

As a pace expert at karting, and a guy who raced 3 times in that race track, I can confirm that it’s indeed dangerous and annoying when brakes don’t respond

Why would that blue wall be so low, that's just a back cracker

Glad you’re ok that was a hard hit

I don’t know why but that track is hard on brakes. I rented one of their Vortex Tags and the brakes were gone within a few laps but I kept going because we paid a lot. When I finished the session I told the guy “no brakes!!” He looked at me funny, pinched the rotor and burned his fingers.

This is so horrible No tyre barrier at the end of a straight Better to check the back, hope you are fine

dayum bro, hope you're ok

I am glad you are okay bro but the way you just launched and then proceeded to sit properly on the kart like nothing happend had me dying

I had a similar accident but thank god I went through two plastic barriers before coming to a stop. OKC’s barriers there make no sense to me. Needs more run off

0:25 is unbelievable. I hope you are okay.

Ouch! Hope ur okay my friend

Your gear mate? Whatever rib and back protector you were wearing, this is the best ad for them! Glad to have seen this here and learned you’re OK, after seeing the same clip randomly on insta without any details!

Hey man, you can't park your cart there. In all seriousness that looked brutal and seriously painful.

Karting drivers are the real warriors, way more dangerous than actual formula racing