@@naumantechno lol it is nowhere close to the full sends in Aruani and Kartopia

It’ll come naturally to you with regular practice. Most karts (especially rental) won’t be aligned perfectly. It’ll tend to steer better in one direction than the other. Regardless, you can use the brake to induce rotation in the direction of the corner by sharply pressing the brake once quickly on corner entry and slightly steering into the corner. The braking causes dive thereby increasing the front end grip required for steering and also reduces the grip of the rear tyres which can be thrown into a small oversteer / slide. This way you can be on the throttle and carry the slide thereby making your exits quicker. This is just one of the styles of driving to get quicker. Different drivers use different approaches to go quicker. For me personally, I feel this works efficiently on this particular track for the way I drive.

@sushantpanwar805 This is not efficient in every corner. Drifting slows you down. I’m pretty sure OP can do better than 55s if he stops drifting on every curve.

The layout of the track is changed regularly. And now they have times updated often. They give you the list of fastest times on that particular day or that particular week. So you can check those and then compare yourself. Besides, even a small change in the placement of the barricade can make you faster or slower by 0.5 second. So it really doesn't matter. You just drive to the best of your ability and aim to get quicker.

I’ve stopped uploading. And also I’m not recording my runs every time I kart. I go karting quite often

​@@vybhavshinde Oh... understood. Which track would you recommend someone that only has experience with 7bhp karts and wants to try the 16bhp karts?

@@ajaykiran6 only meco kartopia has something which they call the “Level2” which they claim is 16bhp engines. Those are decent but the handling on those is not great. The only 2 tracks which give these fast gokarts to public are Aruani Grid and Meco kartopia. Not sure if any other track in Bangalore has equivalent karts. But my suggestion is drive the rotax which is supposedly 20+ bhp. You’ll surely enjoy those if you enjoy driving gokarts. Kartopia sometimes don’t give the rotax to people above 70kgs.

Yes

Great fun

Hey man! Go-karting competition events haven't been taking place at Aruani. We can just go there for recreational karting for sure. Still remains one of the most challenging and fun tracks in Bangalore.

Zen was not a car used often in Indian rally. However, it was homologated and was eligible to be used as a Rally car in National events. Zen can be used for Autocross formats and such similar events and the build cost for that entirely depends on your personal budget. Currently, the Zen cannot be used in any of the categories of Indian Rallying. The INRC 4 category allows only the Honda City VTec, Maruti Esteem and Maruti Baleno homologated prior to 31st December 2007.

Thanks a lot man! I don't go there as often as I used to. They've stopped giving lap times. So not as exciting as it used to be. And now there's another place in Bangalore where we can drive Rotax karts (Aruani Grid) which is an extremely challenging track.

Haha not at all. Far from it I would say

@@vybhavshinde oh then what did u set so next time i go i can try to beat u

@@kachikaboi I really don't remember my times in these Level 1 karts. And this is just the half track layout at Kartopia. It would be more challenging to try and match the full track lap times on those karts. The karts are never consistent. Some days they'll be faster and some days they'll be slower. Some days tyres will be better. There are too many variables to actually be trying to match times in these rental karts. Just ask the guys at the counter what a good lap time would be and try and match. And ALSO, they don't provide laptimes at Kartopia anymore. You will just have to make some person standing outside to time you roughly

@@vybhavshinde ok i get it now .. ya i will ask them, and thanks again for the information

@@kachikaboi You're welcome man

Haha yes Aruani is quite a challenging and fun track. You need to be used to the rotax pace to push hard. And it takes a while to gain confidence on the kart and the tyres

This track is called Meco Kartopia. It is in Bangalore.

@@vybhavshinde thanks for the info brother

I don't remember what my lap times were during this event. And I don't remember the fastest lap either. It was a decent time. Lighter drivers will be able to clock much better times. Brake application is minimum because the track is quite tight and the karts are not that fast that you need to be slowing down so significantly. And most of the retardation is happening just by so much steering input. More steering input = more rolling resistance. And in order to cut down on lap times you need to try to drive the kart with minimal steering inputs so that you don't scrub too much speed. Just the right amount for any particular corner

@@vybhavshinde Thanks so much for the reply! Looking at the video, your times seem to be in the 32-33s ballpark, which is amazing! I've reached 34.9s on this track till now (yes I'm new to karting :3). For some reason, I never thought of hitting the outer track limits on the exit of the first hairpin. I'll try that next weekend :D Also, can we connect somewhere outside the youtube comments section? IG or email? I wanna pick your brain a little on how you're so quick on these :3

Also, thanks for the tip on minimizing steering input. Definitely makes sense and something I'll try next

@@vinamarora7049 lap times will get better as you drive regularly on any particular track. Just keep practicing regularly if you wish to improve your times. And maybe hit different tracks in the city. When you drive karts which are not very well maintained, you tend to learn how to adapt to any given kart. My instagram is @vybhavshinde

@@vinamarora7049 this was my first ever track in go carting... my best was ~36.8 ... i tried my best but i think my weight also was a factor... I'm 96 kgs... will try to improve

In this particular kart it was hovering between late 56s and early 59s. Very inconsistent because of all the sliding around

@@vybhavshinde Good job man.But you need to correct your racing lines and counter steer here and there.Overall you did good.Congrats

@@iceclub9362 Thanks mate! I was actually counter steering plenty in this particular case. Mostly because of the setup of this kart and the status of the tyres

A 10 minute full track rotax session in this track costs around 1500 bucks now.

@@vybhavshinde 👍🏻

Thanks man 🙏🏼 glad you liked it

Thanks man! Are you an avid gokarter yourself ?

@@vybhavshinde not a very frequent karter, but want to!

@@mNikhilPrasad how often do you go Karting?

Once a year maybe

Hey man! There are several academies that operate in South India. You can choose one based on your preference. Meco Motorsports, Prudent Motorsports, KartKrew, and several others. If you just visit any track and ask the personnel there, they can surely suggest many more. You'll find pretty much all the information you need on Instagram and Facebook. Just give any of them a call and they'll guide you further based on your interests and budget.

I've managed a late 55. But let's just call it a 56 flat

@@vybhavshinde that's a great time!

@@sankarnath Thanks man. It can be improved with a newer set of tyres.

The latest Duke 200 (2021) costs 1.83 lakh ex showroom in India

@@vybhavshinde OMG, price in india too good, price for duke 200 2021 in my country (vietnam) almost 6500 us dollar with same quality.

@@TienNguyen-vr6qt Yeah it is cheaper in India because it is manufactured here. The bikes in Vietnam are probably exported from India. Hence the higher price tag I'm assuming

Lol this kart is wayyyyyy lesser than the other one

Overhead cam angles are quite common and don't capture much of the track ahead. Some karts tend to have more upright seats. And some more leant back. So it's hard to set the camera up on the helmet before hopping into the kart. This is the more convenient Mount point for setting a standard camera view.

In this particular kart not much. somewhere between 60-80 kmph

@@vybhavshinde thanks

Haha yeah that 2:02 was a close call. Almost went into the tyre wall there.

Only some curves might need some mild brake application. Most of the curves are taken with the throttle pinned. Some situations might need some mild off throttle coasting on corner entry.

Thank you. Appreciate the support 🙏🏻

The race was already over in the previous lap. That was just an outlap. The guy in front was already easing off

@@vybhavshinde ohh, got it

Yes I plan on uploading those. I still haven't looked at them all. It'll take some time for me to edit out/ trim the unnecessary stuff. Will try to do it hopefully by this weekend

@@vybhavshinde How do you guys get entry in these races ?

@@SaurabhYadav-jn4yx you just pay the entry fees, fill in the required documentation, maybe get a competition license if the event demands it, get the necessary gear required for such an event and drive.

@@vybhavshinde thanks for the reply.. but where do you get info about the ongoing competitions?

@@saurabh0113 You can stay updated about the events primarily by following the Social media pages of different tracks around India. Instagram accounts of most of these tracks / training academies usually post about any upcoming events. Once you attend a couple of events you'll meet a lot of regular competitors. Just talk to them and they might even add you to some WhatsApp groups that post about similar events. Off the top of my head you could follow these pages on Instagram if you wanna be updated about 4 stroke karting events: @kartkrewmotorsportsindia @garronplayarena @mecokartopia @aruanigrid @erdasspeedway @indikarting etc

What exactly are you talking about?

@@vybhavshinde this may be late, but according to this video, there are a LOT of places you can improve . . c1 you are slowing down too much c2 get on the power earlier c4 brake later c6 carry a bit more speed, you can use the kerb at the apex c7 carry more speed c8 is flat out dont lift off, also do not use the kerb at c8, it is very steep, you will slide or spin c10 you dont need to use the full width at the entry, between c9-c10, just keep the kart in the middle of the track do all that and you can gain 1.5-2 seconds easily also stop sliding so much, be gradual on the power and steering

@@agnishwarvarma4070 Hey man! Really appreciate that you took the time to give all this feedback. I can agree that most of the tips you mentioned would improve laptimes. This video was recorded quite a while ago and I have definitely made several improvements in my driving over the years. Thanks anyway brother!

@@vybhavshinde No worries man!

Thanks a lot mate!

It was waved on the right side of the track. At 1:08 in this video

Sorry it is seen at 4:10

I'm sorry I don't seem to follow what you are saying

I don't remember exactly. But somewhere between 1:05 to 1:10

Who exactly are you referring to as "he"?

Lmao....

This isn't GTA V kid...

I'm sure with regular practice and a few tips from more experienced riders, you can improve your riding and confidence. Accidents always bring people's confidence down. But if you ride regularly you can definitely rebuild your confidence and be safer and faster too. Be safe on public roads mate. And thank you for your kind words.

Care to elaborate?

these sort of races will happen occasionally. You just have to be in touch with the right circles to get info about these. However, if you intend to get into a championship, you could approach a racing team with a certain budget for an entire season and they will guide you based on your interests. You could look at the MSport X30 championship by meco motorsports.

@@vybhavshinde oh thank you very much for your input, I will look into it. Can you give a rough estimate of the kind of budget one might need to get started?

@@Hrithik_Jayanth the budget will entirely depend on what you choose. But don't worry about budget initially. Just take up a form of Motorsport you're interested in. There will always be people to help you along the way

They might do close to 90kmph on the staights

@@vybhavshinde Awesome

Ramavtar Agarwal Thanks mate. Yeah you should get go-kart training if you're passionate about racing and driving in general. Improves your technique significantly. And if you enjoy Karting, I guarantee that your first experience in such a kart will be something you'll cherish.. You should give it a shot.

Vybhav Shinde i am 17 can I start still because I've heard people starting go-kart at the age of 5

Vybhav Shinde have you taken any training session? You drive very professional

Of course you can. It is quite late at this age to think about going very high up as a professional racer. But if you believe you can, then it's all on you. You can start with some basic training which will improve your racing lines, Braking techniques and kart control in general. In my opinion, the skills you acquire in go-kart training will surely help you in other form of racing. Even your general road car control will improve.

Ramavtar Agarwal and yes I have taken training sessions. This video was shot much earlier during my earlier days of karting. I would imagine I've come a very long way ahead since then. Through the course of regular practice of course

Haha yeah that dive bomb by the guy behind me actually made it a lot easier for me to make that cut-back

yeah bro. This was when Kartopia had opened newly. The karts were more savage back then.