Division 1 Superkart @ Cadwell Park (Race 1)

[@thomaskrutulis2289]

This is what a driver that’s completely confident in their kart’s superior performance looks like. Can tell wasn’t stressed even a little. Nice drive

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, I loved how the kart was handling and had so much confidence in it 😁

[@semperfidelis8386]

ya and he got smoked at the start

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

@@jacktritton Curious question, why do shifter karts always have the stick mounted to the steering axle assembly? Is that compulsary? Paddles would be so much less stressful for the left wrist that has to handle the wheel torque alone, for a good deal of the time, especially on short bendy circuits.

[@ratatat9790]

@@semperfidelis8386 Maybe he just wanted something to overtake ?

[@eimantasmerescenkovas7792]

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 I was wondering too. I've seen some shifter karts with paddles on both sides. I wonder why they aren't more popular....

[@michaelwooding291]

Clearly you have a quick and well set up kart but its your smooth driving that impresses, good drive.

[@jacktritton]

The engine is very fast and it’s the best the kart has ever handled for me. My driving style has always been smooth but I’m having to be slightly more aggressive in this which is hard for me. Thank you for the comment 😁

[@jasonclark3057]

You're right about the set up of the kart. But you have to remember that the kart doesn't set itself up. It's down to the driver's feedback that dictates whether to add or remove grip by moving the wheels/tyres inwards or outwards or to adjust the chassis stiffness instead. Also, the engine will only be at it's quickest if it has been jetted correctly. I've seen many a seized Rotax twin because it has been run just that bit too lean in the search for the ultimate power output. People are often surprised at just how complicated setting up a kart to be at it's optimum can actually be. But yep, very smooth driving style. Smoothest is always quickest. The fastest drivers are always the ones that seem to be doing the least amount of work behind the wheel.

[@fredstemwinder6333]

The BEST way to watch a race!!!!!!!

[@jacktritton]

Even better if you are driving 😉

[@richb.4374]

@@jacktritton Great driving skills Jack! That cart hauls the mail!

[@paullevine1813]

I raced Karts with Woodbridge Kart club & WKA for 15 years, trust me there is no better way to enjoy this sport than being in the driver's seat. Now if you don't race than yes, these onboard cameras are great.

[@antoncarmoducchi6057]

Probably one of the best driving videos on KZbin and I think I've seen all of them.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you very much, many more videos on my channel and more being uploaded during the season 😁

[@paullevine1813]

We have some fine race vids from Woodbridge Kart Club at West Virgina's famous Summit Point Raceway with both the Super karts & the laydowns or Enduro Karts. Races with them & the guys from WKA for 15 years & Summit is much like Cadwell. They don't run Laydowns in Europe nor the B Stocks which are Laydowns with two 100cc engines. Very fast & as good as any club that runs Karts. Summit Point is 2.1 miles & 10 turns with some elevation changes, very fast & as challenging as Cadwell & boy if i were Europe i would love to run there. As of 2024 the Kart lap record is 1:10 & on a2.1 mile road course that's fast. That record was with a 250cc laydown Superkart. Seen them all than you know what i mean. if not check the race vids from Summit out.

[@cmiimages]

Soooo bloody quick.... great kart, and great drive, just love it. I wish F1 was as good to watch!!

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@tedecker3792]

Monaco would be faster in these karts!

[@Deed938]

Tall gearing kicks in when it’s rolling that seems to be his strategy. Can you change first and second gearbox ratios to get a quicker start and avoid early traffic. Can you use a quick shifter

[@crazymtbrider]

They overtook to start then you were blasting past them! You got past loads on that left hand at the end of the start straight very impressive driving and a bloody good watch 👍

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 😁

[@6AL-4V]

Your entire package is just singing, well done!

[@jacktritton]

Harvey Motorsport do an amazing job with the engines

[@M3rVsT4H]

Well that was awesome watching you run back through the field. Thanks heaps for sharing.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you for your comment. It was a very fun race

[@damag3plan]

Great race! Definitely made the right sprocket choice 🤙

[@jacktritton]

More top speed and the Harvey VM Motor is very fast 🤣

[@chrisparti]

I was thinking the same, a nice tall gear certainly helped down the longer straights. I was also wondering if it was the tall gearing that also made the start a bit sluggish. definitely better that way, it's more fun catching and overtaking people 😁

[@TheRange7]

Holy crap, you fly in that little beast. Awesome driving.Sub'd thanks for sharing and drive safe brother

[@jacktritton]

Thank you very much 😁

[@josephcook2314]

I had the chance to drive one that was geared to 110 mph once. It was fun watching the cops trying to keep up with me in our little town of Brooklet, Ga.! 😂

[@jacktritton]

Haha, love it 🤣

[@shoop4040]

133 mph a few inches from the ground and open cockpit hummm...."Delicious"

[@jacktritton]

Best view ever 😁

[@peterpetofi9588]

😳 Non credevo arrivassero a tali velocità

[@richarddavey7884]

Nice drive, no joke, 130+ mph with your arse 6" above the tarmac, serious respect for that

[@jacktritton]

Thank you very much 🫡

[@jasonclark3057]

It's actually a fair chunk less than 6" that your arse is off the ground. More like 2 or 3. 😂😂

[@mikeford5106]

great driving, ... a masterclass in how to race at Cadwell park !

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@keescuperus4810]

Great driving! Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Holland.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, I’ll be racing at Assen this year as well

[@biggschannel7255]

Fantastic video, Exciting, to watch, beautiful race track, excellent driving and a set up that had me disappointed to begin with, and well impressed, with a mouthful of crow pie as soon as there was overtaking room! Thanks. PS. The ‘Thanks wave’ around 17:40 point made it for me. I tip my hat to you Sir.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you for your comment and I’m glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@dirtworshiper2800]

Damn. I thought it was over at the start. Then you showed us, that’s how it’s done. Nice drivin Tex.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, a very bad start but I'm still learning but I really enjoyed the recovery drive.

[@phillipzx3754]

Very cool race. Thank you. I thought for sure it was all over with that start. Awesome driving!

[@drummingriffin]

Thanks, I enjoyed that. About 15 years since I did a bit of work on karts. Helping out 2 lads who both went on to car racing. Cheers.

[@AndrewNeilBaird]

I liked the overtake of #8 , clean decisive and then the hammer down for some "Verstappen" corners , ie full committment, then cleverly down the left of a slower kart offering the very slow out line from the next bend for any potential repass. Very impressive 🎉

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, I was very happy with the overtakes in this race 👍

[@jeffpaxton9172]

Awesome video. The coolest part is the fact that he was the only one that picked the correct gearing.

[@tonywright8294]

Must have been the reason for the slow start ?

[@jeffpaxton9172]

@@tonywright8294 Yep

[@MrSpanks]

No, not due to gearing - He'd oiled up the plugs on the warmup lap.

[@saysflushable]

​@@MrSpanks is that what it was? I figured he was geared higher. Thats why the slow start and the higher top end speed. Anyway thanks for the clarification. Sure was a fun video!

[@nicklockwood3792]

Slow start and then full DRS kicked in.

[@jacktritton]

Frustration from the engine not going at the start, made me work very hard for this one 🤣

[@happysnapper6132]

Great video bit quicker than the ones on holiday lol...

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 🤣

[@markprince4163]

Whooooooosh!!! what a drive. I could watch that all day.. Verstappen level

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 🤣

[@jayman2]

This is my first time hearing of superkarts and its crazy to see 130+ mph on a go kart. I now understand why F1 drivers start "karting"

[@jacktritton]

They are amazing to drive, so fast with a lot of grip.

[@paullevine1813]

They have been clocked in Europe at 175 MPH but most here in the States are about 150 . I raced for 15 years with Woodbridge Kart Club & WKA all on Road Racing tracks . I raced what are called Laydown Karts or Enduro Karts which they don't race in Europe but we have many classes & the 125s & 250s along with what we call B Stocks which have two 100cc engines which in the 70s were 135s & twin clutches are the fastest . Lots of great vids should you want to see the Karting worlds fastest Karts here & in Europe. Here is a link that will show you you may be missing. I had to find one vid that was not long as the races are 45 minutes but you can look at them if you lie what you see here & this class will do about 120 MPH down the strait . Best kept secret in Motorsports if you ask me . Summit Point is 2,1 Miles & 10 turns , Kart record is 1:11 Track record is 1'03 by a Formula Atlantic car from SCCA.

[@cliffbrown4217]

I would love to try that it looks like a lot of fun.

[@jacktritton]

It’s so much fun

[@Tyb53rotax]

Its crazy that these things have the lap record around cadwell

[@jacktritton]

I was about 0.9 tenths off on my last lap. I believe with another race and setting the lap earlier I could have been close.

[@daveblevins3322]

I really enjoyed this 👍👍🙏🇺🇸 Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@jacktritton]

Thank you for the comment 😁

[@cabovermike]

Swamped at the start, but never expected storming through the field like that, that things a missile .

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, it was a recovery drive with a bit of anger from a poor start

[@JifeLacket]

Better than F1, keep it up and please keep sharing!

[@jacktritton]

I will, I love the karts and speed of these things. Going to France soon, so more videos to come

[@Mike-xi1iu]

Great job being patient and picking everyone off.

[@scotthunt3860]

Holy shit that karts top end is WICK !! It surprised how so many karts overtook you at the start but man did your kart flap them on the straights 🚗 💨 💨 😂

[@jacktritton]

I’m definitely have a very good engine 🤣 couldn’t clear the engine at the start but once it was going it was very fast 🤣

[@scotthunt3860]

@@jacktritton Sick engine that ! Super quick!

[@robertmarshall7938]

Bad start but after that you where brilliant you definitely have great speed 👍

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, starts are my weak point but this was an engine issue that made it worse 🥺

[@Italia-h1g]

Adrenalina pura, bravo, sotto hai un motore da paura!

[@jacktritton]

😁

[@smarquardt10]

Wow!!!! That kart is fast!!!! U just blowing them out of the water!!!!!

[@jacktritton]

The kart is very fast 🤣

[@ernieclark9211]

These things ain't no toy, love it.

[@jacktritton]

They are awesome 😁

[@kindnuguz]

Insane top end and great recovery , well done

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 🙏

[@SamOperchuck]

i cant fathom going 120mph in a go cart props to you haha

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, it doesn’t feel that fast until it goes wrong 🤣

[@6AL-4V]

133 mph to be exact. Balls

[@jackmigge1624]

Looks like you have to really be on your game here !! That's some display of driving !! 134 mph, whoa !

[@jacktritton]

Thank you, you can’t make many mistakes so the concentration levels have to be very good

[@daleolson3506]

What a wicked push in warm ups. Wow

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 😁

[@davidguerrero3059]

NOW!, THAT WAS FANTASTIC FLY BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS, I Don't know if it was tire churp or the road course your KIDNEYS took pounding👍

[@jacktritton]

The track is known to be one of the bumpiest around but it just adds to the experience. But you definitely feel it the day after 🤣

[@Ontharock]

Never saw this before not ain’t no joke. Fast track. A lot of long straightaways. Wish I go there on my bike.

[@jacktritton]

It’s an amazing track

[@tommerwhite]

The size of your sprockets is everything

[@jacktritton]

It definitely helped me make up for the bad start

[@nicholaspratt7934]

Flowing better on every lap 👍 Rear hopping about on braking for the hairpin 😆

[@denniswilliams2385]

Dude got smoked on the start however once the tires came up to temperature he worked his way through the field at a wickedly fast pace. Ballsy driving!

[@jacktritton]

Rookie start but I did enjoy the drive back through

[@MrBruceBCN]

damn that thing is fast on straight line man :D cheers

[@jacktritton]

It certainly is, we have a very good engine builder 😁

[@Walleytherobot]

It's like I am watching a irl isad video. Nice racing.

[@jacktritton]

😁

[@brianlong6305]

Damn good racing, that was badass 👏👏

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@graymattermedia5046]

Wow, this guy must have spent a fortune on his graphics card! These games are getting so realistic. I know, I'm just kidding.

[@jacktritton]

I’m still waiting for the day we get a good racing game with Superkart’s 🤣

[@graymattermedia5046]

@jacktritton I know GT7 has a little bit, but it's not as fun unless you can toss a banana on the track. It's only recently that we got a better IOM game. A lot of PS2s are finally getting retired since the last decent one was about two decades ago.

[@pas8760]

We need this one in Forza Motorsport and Donington too

[@jacktritton]

That would be awesome 🤣

[@bradcogan8588]

Going 130mph in a kart is crazy! Must be pretty nerve-wracking the first time you drive one of those.

[@jacktritton]

The very first time is an eye opener for sure 🤣 it doesn’t feel too bad until you get a slide and then you realise the speed you are doing

[@DRU1421]

That was awesome!! Great lines!! It seemed to me you carried better momentum through your turns! My cousin is Kelvin Burt!! Hes an old guy now but had a pretty good career though! Great job!!!

[@jacktritton]

Thank you very much, carry speed out of corners and keeping the revs up, help with straight line speed massively

[@BionicRusty]

Awesome driving. Fluid wins the race. 👏👏👏👏

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 🙏

[@SimjimX0]

Pilotage précis caméra embarquée top comme si j y étais Gros ressenti Bravo

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 😁

[@honewaatamokepumipi8135]

well done, i see you been watching me

[@jacktritton]

Getting all the tips and advice 🤣

[@gunghoadventures871]

On Fire. Awesome drive.

[@rightsidelanechoice7702]

You need to flip your G force graph and and it’s upside down as well.

[@jacktritton]

This is on the go pro app and I can’t change it 🥺

[@eddroberts1681]

Awesome driving bro.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 🙏

[@andrewforbes146]

Anyone can tell with a car cart ..the wheel movement on that cart was very little when turning tells you the set up was spot on

[@jacktritton]

The MS chassis has been very good for me and it's handling so well. It's taken 2 years of development to get it to how I like it but it's now handling perfectly.

[@SASraceCAM]

i would love to have a go in 1 of those karts so fast

[@peezy-wheezy]

Fantastic driving.

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@daggerzz]

130mph on that lil thing is killer

[@jacktritton]

Definitely feels fast 🤣

[@brentritchie6199]

Ok lads don’t start like that ! The rest of it go ahead.

[@jacktritton]

Very rookie start from me 🤣

[@Jim230176]

Where’s all the bananas and mushrooms?

[@deejii]

haha nice valentino 9:28 :P wheelin n spinnin

[@jacktritton]

Almost took off 🤣

[@RichardDavison-k8v]

Live just up the road ,love Caswell

[@jacktritton]

It’s my favourite track 😁

[@brotherben7087]

Great drive Jack 💪

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@dwebb68]

Now that was a fast cart!

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 😁

[@LeonWiddicombe]

awesome watch. When you say "engine oiled up".. assume this is a two stroke thing, but what does it mean? Cadwell must be theee best track for something like that.. flows so nicely

[@GoUSA111]

Wow that is some seriously good driving... good show

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 😁

[@Notavailable375]

Nice Lando Norris start there.

[@jacktritton]

Learning from the best 🤣

[@michael12345678902]

That kart is quick 😮

[@jacktritton]

Shame I can’t drive it quick enough 🤣

[@michael12345678902]

@@jacktritton I wish I had chance to drive a shifter

[@MADRE-GUY]

Going into the downhill right kink when you’re downshift on your entrance it was the track that ruff or were you just chattering the rear end it jumped from normal 1-2g’s to 3 to 6 g’s was it because it’s hard it was hard to match downshift RPM with slowing the cart down ? 130 mph plus is cooking .. in my sprint chassis 125 Honda shifter on the longest track I run on my mycron I barely touch 103mph . The normal sprint tracks with 700’ to 900’ long straights we run 79-85 mph . Though my corner g load is 2.5 G’s on on track with a banked right hand after the straight it’ll touch 3 G’s

[@jacktritton]

It’s how bumpy the track is. In one of these karts, if I was chattering the back because of downshifts, I would definitely have some engines parts come and say hello 🤣

[@Kevlar187]

Lol that G -meter with no decimal flex

[@jacktritton]

😁

[@fd4639]

Great race! I wonder what happened at the start. Your kart and your skills are so above the rest that I even thought you started bad on purpose😅

[@jacktritton]

I had a clutch issue so I couldn’t clear the engine so when I went to start, the engine had too much oil and fuel in it and it wouldn’t go until it’s cleared. If I got a good start, I could have battled for the win 😁

[@jonnybeck6723]

You sure that isn't a V-12? (Great "edge of my seat" drive/video, thanx)

[@jacktritton]

Thank you for the comment, glad you enjoyed it

[@kezzaman]

The clouds look so real

[@munchkin2302]

That’s because they are real! 👍🏻

[@jacktritton]

Go Pro is very clear 🤣

[@markbennett9043]

Awesome.quicket than superbike

[@BinaryBlueBull]

Stupid question probably, so forgive my ignorance, but why no flappy pedal shifters on the steering wheel or steering column? Seems that would be much faster than the handle that's being used here? If they're steering wheel-mounted, it would also mean you wouldn't have to let go of the wheel to shift. Is it due to regulations? Or some other, technical reason? Or am I perhaps mistaken and it wouldn't be faster? In any case, that was some awesome racing, wow those are some high speeds with such a small vehicle. Awesome to watch, truly, you have some serious skill. Takes guts as well to go that fast in a vehicle that doesn't offer all that much protection, which means it's mostly skill that's keeping you safe

[@Tristan_M279]

There are also Karts with paddle shifters. But it seems like they are rarely seen and not that popular

[@BinaryBlueBull]

@@Tristan_M279 Interesting to know, thanks a lot for the feedback. That tells me that, as a layman, I'm missing something and there will be a reason they're not all that popular. Perhaps technical, perhaps financial, perhaps mechanical, perhaps performance-based.... but there will be a reason for it

[@jacktritton]

Thank you for your comment and kind words. There is one kart on the grid with a paddle shift that they made for themselves. I agree with you that it would be better to have paddle shifts but no one makes them to sell at the minute and the driver that has them has been trialling it to see how he gets on. Hopefully it will be something we can buy in the future or look at making ourselves.

[@ChurchieShed]

Your straight away speed is on. You run a different gear than the whole field?🤘🏼

[@jacktritton]

I believe we had a different sprocket on to most

[@scottybhoy8375]

I love cadwell park been there quite a few times too watch bsb epic track

[@jacktritton]

It’s my favourite track to drive and spectate at

[@tradward]

Nailed the start

[@jacktritton]

🤣

[@search4orlife]

This is big balls racing

[@jacktritton]

Thank you 😁

[@ayanami808]

Awesome. That was awesome.

[@jacktritton]

Thanks again!

[@maceyevo]

Great stuff you must have different gearing to the rest of the field ? , they all passed you on acceleration but then you picked them all off with your top end speed

[@jacktritton]

I do normally run a smaller gearing set up as I’ve always liked to have more top end speed to help with overtakes and I try and hope I’m quicker through the corners to help me stay with them

[@Reddoguk]

A go-kart that can do 140mph is no joke.

[@jacktritton]

They are fast 🤣

[@ade-1772]

wow fast cart there what cc are theses omg thats fast

[@jacktritton]

250 twin cylinder

[@ade-1772]

@@jacktritton nice mate that’s fast as I ride bike or use to a lot so can tell with the speed and nice work would love to see one day my mate yrs ago had a rotax 125in one just one drive and omg that was fast

[@craigjordan5539]

You can drive the arse of that, go on lad

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@MrRikko951]

very nice! what is that yellow plastic cable ring thing flapping around?

[@jacktritton]

That is my choke cable, which has some pipe around it

[@leeclements2335]

Why did you fall off so bad at the start?

[@DrR1pper]

How are you accelerating so much faster down the straights than everyone else? It's like everyone else has, in the words of Alonso, "GP2 engine!".

[@villesorjonen5779]

Tricky circuit need brave driver To do it well 👌

[@piazza1129]

Awesome

[@jacktritton]

Thank you

[@Nikola25111]

Ого!!! На картинге 240км/ч!!!!!😲😲😲💗😌

[@jacktritton]

:)

[@lucywucyyy]

go kart wheelie!

[@jacktritton]

First time for everything 🤣

[@stevelavigne9927]

Really something! @ 9:28. Seems like you didn’t enjoy it, as you lifted the throttle a tiny bit on subsequent laps so it didn’t happen again.

[@falkor420]

For the impatient: racing starts at 4:00

[@jacktritton]

My own personal time stamp :)

[@tommerwhite]

I now know why he got his ass kicked at the start as he is set up for max speed not acceleration,great choice given the wide open track

[@jacktritton]

I did mess the start up by not clearing the engine out enough on the slow start, but we also did gear it for more top end speed

[@AutisticMan78]

That’s what I call a cart. Bet it feels way fast doing 100mph in a cart.

[@uncletoy774]

wow just wow

[@jacktritton]

😁

[@ivanmsk]

Hi bro! Impressive driving! Some cars are very slow at the straights, why? Or they are lapped cars?

[@jacktritton]

Hi Mate, There are a couple of different classes on the grid so some have slower engines