This is spot on. I let myself go and got up to 250 lbs and found that threshold braking was the only way I could be even remotely competitive. Now that I got my act together and am back down to 185, I can drive normally again. I still get beaten by far younger and smaller drivers, but it’s a lot more fun now.

Haha, trust me the kart was undrivable 😂

@@kartingtips you know, last time I’ve tried rm and it begins jumping in 100+ speed. It was very “tired” frame )))

Womp wimp...more opportunity for me to win

Try out the Threshold braking technique and let me know how it goes 😎

I think you are right

That style of braking works a lot better in indoor karting than outdoor.

@@ElementsMMA is it because indoor tracks or more narrow? Im curious as to why so i learn the concept and science behind it.

@@HazardGarage A myriad of factors, the tyres being a crucial one - rental karts have more durable tyres, so you can hammer the breaks multiple times per session and not experience any degredation, whereas outdoor performance karts or pro karts have performance tyres which a driver needs to look after or they will lose all grip after a small number of lock-ups and general abuse. The surface being also very important, generally indoor karting has a slicker, grippier surface where you are less likely to slide uncontrollably when locking up. Indoor circuits are not likely to have marbles associated with tyre deg described above either, so locking up in any given aprt of the track comes with a lot less lost in lap time than outdoors, where if you lock up on the marbles you have basically ruined your lap. Purely being outdoors also means you would do well to keep control of your kart, with cross winds and all the atmosphere of an outdoor track as opposed to limited factors indoor.

@@ElementsMMA thanks for the explanation!

He said that, at the start.

It’s an awesome track!

@@kartingtips are all the tracks in the video in the caribbean?

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honestly the video explains it much clearer than you are here. in your mind this may be the "better" way of looking at it but in reality it is just a way of looking at the exact same thing.

​@@Average1212 I wasn't really trying to make it easier to understand, but developing the ideal drive is fundamentally not an easy problem to solve. The video is easier by not telling the whole story, and is not "basically the same thing." For instance, it isn't true for electric karts, which are very common in recreation, and for shifter karts, you're going for the geometric line on high speed corners.

@@DctrBread His video is literally for beginner drivers with no experience, given that his information is appropriate for the intended audience. If you are driving a shifter cart you aren't watching this for driving tips. Yes electric is a completely different animal they also aren't mentioned at all.

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i would say threshold because it is still a rental kart. plus in 2 stroke (specifically rotax) you need to be really smooth on the power, if not your kart bogs down. and in rental it is probably difficult to be smooth on the power as they are made for everyone to drive so the kart isn't as responsive as any professional kart. so for a kart like DMAX just treat it like a normal rental kart and do threshold braking to keep the revs high.

Nope, karts do not have traction control

Karting is supposed to be a raw driving experience. It's to do with your instincts and driving skills competing against the rest. Sitting just inches from the ground, there are no gadgets or technology to save you😮

@@ameen1358 Yep, it used to be even more raw back in the day, when you were more sat on the ground and "in" the kart, as opposed to on top of it, like it is nowadays.

Yes, it's called "the driver's right foot" 👍🏼

It’s a Kosmic Kart with Rotax Senior Max engine