GO KARTING: A Complete Beginners Guide to Start Racing!

[@kartaroundtheworld]

My biggest mistake when I started karting (3 years ago) was to say to myself: "I will buy a kart just for hobby and training", so I bought an kart and engine with homologation expired. After 1 year, I started to be faster and wanted to race. So I had to buy another kart and engine. So my tip is, if you want to start karting, buy one that it is at least legal for racing at your club.

[@Shimty_]

Man same i didnt know about this and now i need another kart

[@jacckkaboii3528]

Thanks for the breakdown! I've been very lucky as my dad was kind enough to buy me a kart. We're building the engine now and we're looking forward to get into it! I'd thought I'd let you know that I really appreciate this video, as although I've already learnt a lot of what you've said, I know it will really help a lot of people that are unsure about whether or not they should get into karting. So just know that this video is very helpful and your time spent making it is appreciated and might help others get into karting.

[@downvisor]

@@jacckkaboii3528 thanks buddy! There’s more coming!

[@nicholasdodkin]

I started racing karts 1982 in oz moved to Asia in hen Uk and got as far as senior Britain series (125cc no gears) by 1994 stopped racing But want to race again and thought it would be so mole enough !!!!! NOOOO it was as over my head and if videos like that his did not exist I would have been scared off . So d of the my keep it simple keep it compact (race equipment ect) and keep you’re cash as you can’t buy talent or experiance Thanks mate awesome best advice I have seen yet !

[@AJ56]

Excellent points mate. All I’ll say is first get a few days/hours in rental karts to understand if you really want to pursue karting more seriously, instead of buying a kart first and later on realising you don’t like it as much.

[@micahthegeek]

Very insightful since ill be getting into it next year. Cheers maaate

[@ofafotu7639]

Before this vid… I didn’t know a gahd damn thing about karting. I prob still don’t 😂… but I know that this vid was great and I’ll probs watch more.

[@rosannakenworthy986]

Great video, good starting point for my son’s future career as a F1 driver 🏎️

[@kimsmith7301]

Great Vid Wado!! Very informative!! Look forward to seeing more of your content.

[@shanevaughan7809]

Great video - can your next one please be about ongoing costs and what it costs to rebuild the motors at such regular intervals. Cheers Shane

[@downvisor]

@@shanevaughan7809 good idea. 👍

[@brdllc]

Great video, wish karting was more popular here in my region of the US🍔

[@CrisPearson]

So well researched and put together. Good pacing too and didn’t become dry with all the info. You mentioned CIK chassis. Around 3:40. What’s that stand for? Is that nomenclature carried to other categories? Is there a haunted kart category? 😂

[@downvisor]

There's definitely a haunted category. A mate had a kart that was totally cursed! CIK stands for Commission Internationale de Karting. It's basically the FIA for karting... the main sanctioning body.

[@CBikeLondon]

amazing how different it is in the UK at the younger end with bambino and cadet. Be careful if watching this from the UK and your kid is 6-10 year old.

[@downvisor]

@@CBikeLondon I tried to cover this briefly in my cadet video. Check it out!

[@AFFMotorsport]

A good vid. I'm at the other end of my karting career, looking at KZ2 next, need a challange most classes are getting boring now.

[@Jasperfrith]

unless your clean sweeping, you dont really "need a challenge"

[@AFFMotorsport]

@@Jasperfrith Last six events results (not in order), Three wins, two seconds and a DNF (mechanical issue whilst leading), fastest lap every one, between dry, wet and mixed weather conditions. All on different tracks. I was just going through the motions, not driving at 100% as was not required, more a preserve tyre/engine wear style of driving.

[@Jasperfrith]

@@AFFMotorsport club or national level? How many people

[@knoxville1782]

Great video!!

[@eugene4643]

Always let faster drivers through . Better to learn from watching than annoying someone 🤣 Went from indoors to Arrive and drive . Also did a few years of double duty as a track Marshall . When came to buying 1st kart bought mine off a club member who bought a new kart . Got kart and tins of spare parts for 1600. . Bought a newer one 2 years later . Was about to buy a new one and it all fell apart due to medical BS . So it's back to A+D but don't race as much as I use to .

[@knoxville1782]

The Rotax also currently has no top end power

[@Zuludarkthirty]

Well done Wade.. I haven’t see you for a while. I hope you are Doing well? bb k

[@mitchellgould7405]

Kal represent

[@robertthokchom4208]

I want to be a kart driver so can u plis suggest some idea to join

[@CrisPearson]

What are the advantages of the ignition advance on the EVO? And umm, what even is it?

[@downvisor]

The ignition advance is a timing "breakthrough" that kicks in at around 9000rpm to basically act as a timing boost down the straights. Without it the Rotax kind of runs out of puff, where the X30 engines keep revving and pulling.

[@Fetaldareaper1414]

Making a video for beginners and not even mentioning LO206 is crazy, honestly if you're a complete beginner at karting, you shouldn't even be thinking about 2 stroke. 4 stroke is by far the cheapest and way more people race 4 stroke so it will be much easier to find a racing series for it.

[@downvisor]

@@Fetaldareaper1414 what country are you from? This video is aimed at people who are ready to make the step up from rental karts. I did also mention 4-stroke btw👍 90% of people here start out with 2 stroke. Maybe we are crazy?!

[@jpnod4078]

I only see a couple of videos of lo206 in the US, in europe 4 stroke is dead (except for some endurance series obviously). It isn't really worth it to get a 4 stroke if you want to get seriously into karting. Just get a X30 or Rotax or whatever class is more popular in your area.

[@Fetaldareaper1414]

@jpnod4078 you see professional karting videos of 2 stroke, but there is a lot of amateur 4 stroke racing in the US that isn't being broadcast or recorded. If you're watching this video for information on how to start karting, you are an amateur. There is a lot of kart handling and race strategy to be learned when switching from rental karts, and I think that's best done in a 4 stroke class.

[@downvisor]

@@Fetaldareaper1414 yes, this video is aimed at amateurs. As the vast majority of racing around the world is 2 stroke, that is the focus on the video. 4 stroke setups differ from 2 stroke setups and I will be delving into setup tips soon. To say that 4 stroke is the best class to learn about setup is your opinion but I think you’ll find that most serious karters will disagree. Besides,LO206 is not a homoligated class in many countries including Australia, so the US is one of the only places where you can race it. 99% of people that start out in 4SS here only do it as a stepping stone into 2 stroke.

[@AFFMotorsport]

LO206 isn't really a big engine in Australia, it is the engine for one Endurance series in NSW Australia, but in 4SS (4 stroke sprint) it's not really fast enough, it's too slow and gets a decent weight advantage against other engines. In my local area recently we had a cracker of a final with 27 4SS Medium karts, not a single Briggs in the field. Yes 4SS is one of my regions biggest classes.

[@Nomate368]

Is the x30 faster than the rotax? Most people at my track use the rotax

[@downvisor]

No not faster. They just have slightly different power delivery and are different to use. 👍

[@knoxville1782]

At current the X30 in Restricted is faster there is no doubt about that even with the new Rotax Barrel. The Rotax has no top end

[@LMRacing88]

kart republic is the best

[@downvisor]

@@LMRacing88 they’re good 👍 They’re also expanding their brands.

[@AXDrives]

KR is good, I will consider this option for my next TAG or KZ kart

[@downvisor]

@@AXDrives I haven't tried one yet but there's lots of positive reports. I prefer the IPK brands personally.

[@johnclowes3502]

So, what ya sayen is you need about 15k...😮

[@downvisor]

@@johnclowes3502 if you bought everything brand new, yes. But beginners virtually never do that. A used kart package including chassis, engine and some parts is about $4000. If you have a big enough vehicle you won’t need a trailer. I just used rental trailers for the first year i raced! So you can easily get set up for racing for less than $10k 🙂

[@johnclowes3502]

@@downvisor I'm 65 and would love to get into club karting, being in Melbourne Oakleigh is the prime club.. they have a club day on tomorrow. Will go down and be the stupid guy asking the hows and whys

[@downvisor]

@@johnclowes3502 That’s the spirit! I started in my early 30’s.

[@MrHarvey1301]

9:24 haha

[@downvisor]

@@MrHarvey1301 😉

[@tonykartracer8032]

How to get into karting ; Step 1 - Hit the lottery

[@downvisor]

@@tonykartracer8032 😅truth