How to start Karting as a beginner (tutorial)

[@alastairman1223]

Some places in the world have amazing support for rental karting that there’s almost no point going into owner karting unless you want to become a real race car driver

[@cassiomachado]

Of course, here in Brazil even the rental kart is expensive, a race costs on average the value of 10% of a minimum wage, however there are dozens of championships at various levels.

[@987555555]

Where?

[@roller1235]

I went to Daytona Milton Keynes for the first time yesterday, really reminded me of how fun karting is since I haven't done it in so long. Hopefully will be able to make it a more regular thing, shame it's so expensive though.

[@haze-q6z]

I started at PGP Motorsports Park in Tacoma, Washington (U.S.A) If you are 13 or below you can take a crash course for around $170 USD, they are a renal outdoor karting track and a "Arrive and Drive" session is around 60 each. If you live in the northwestern Washington area I highly recommend PGP.

[@jamesvarneyracing]

Indoor karting locally and with KTips community help the BIKC. About £40ish a month is a good starter budget for hobby karting

[@antoniosamaranchi3223]

One more Four-stroke engine championship It’s cheaper than rm, but frame the same. Chinese engine about 20 hp (tuning) costs about 300-400$

[@Jerryshaulservice]

They just opened K1 circut in Southern California. Winchester ca. Same company that does indoor. This is their first outdoor track. They have Electric go karts that can reach 80 mph. There are several licenses you must buy in order to work your way up to their pro license. I think its fair, they charge you $105 us dollars for 3 races that are on average 8 min each. You must do 30 races to be able to purchase a pro license to unlock the full potenial of the karts. The also offer practice days if you have your own kart. To get all the licenses and to purchase 30 races you are close to 2k. I think its worth it for seat time and great fun. I dont have to charge or change tires. just hop in and go

[@goobergoofygaming]

Just start by doing practice sessions, as many as you can, when you have enough experience, start joining sprint races. You could also join race academies, which provides you with lots of track time. Once you’ve done loads of races, practice sessions, and progress higher into your race academy, you can become an advanced driver and then you should be ready to join championships.

[@frass-vd6gl]

I am just getting into karting a bit old but i would love to be able to even compete, it started out as my son wanting to try karting and race with me just to realize i loveddddd it. I subscribe and will join your community as want to learn more. This will be a hobby for me from now on, plan to go to different tracks as my local track is a bit short. Or if you have a video talking about types of tracks for beginners that would be awesome.

[@Carsandplanes123]

I started karting when i was 7 jears old in the Netherlands. My father then bought a childen's kart with a 160cc honda engine with 9 hp. With this kart iparticipated in 6 club competitons with this kart. Now i am 12 jears old and my father bought a tillotson t4 Junior kart for me with 18 hp last winter. I might switch to iame x30 or rotax in a few years.

[@Flozyx1]

Is een tillotson t4 junior kart fijn en betaalbaar?

[@Carsandplanes123]

Ja hoor, tillotson t4 is goede kart heel blij mee en ook heel competitief. En in vergelijking met andere kart klasse redelijk goedkoop. (Nog steeds niet heel goedkoop, maar dat is de realiteit van karten)

[@Flozyx1]

@@Carsandplanes123 dankjewel!

[@Carsandplanes123]

Geen probleem😊

[@FroggDX]

I got into dirt karting with my mate's, which we run slicks on clay which there's ample traction with the right soft tyres, just completed my 1st full season, my 1st kart was a Arrow AX8 running a KT100 which I then upgraded to a Rotaxmax and now I've got pretty serious about it I've now upgraded my frame to an Arrow X1 for next season

[@O_hAn]

That's exactly how to do it! that's how I did it, arrive and dive once a month. ended up getting better, met people who are now my teammates for endurance races. my budget for the year is about 5000$. that's about 50 hours of practice or 20 hours of practice and 3, 24 hour endurance races.

[@iron_max_yt]

I only just started karting half a year ago and went karting every few months, now a month or so ago I made my debut in a local championship the AOM (Austrian Outdoor Masters). Now I’ve tried to go karting more often, as you said, twice a month or so. The problem is, my parents don’t let me. I already have to pay the start fees myself, which is 600/700 minimum per weekend. I tried searching for a job, but it’s very limited because I’m only 16. You got any ideas how I can finance all this?

[@OskartWild]

It’s a hard situation to be honest. You must try to find sponsors through karting schools, local or national tracks, karting brands, or any other brand which wants to support a karting driver; etc. Honestly, I don’t see any other way of keeping with it if it isn’t without sponsors. I hope you can keep doing what you love, mate!

[@Vyltax]

How is it going now?

[@iron_max_yt]

@@Vyltax I'll be having one more Race this Year. I also managed to do a track record on a local track. So going pretty good!

[@Vyltax]

@@iron_max_yt Dang! Thats nice! How did you fix the money issue tho?

[@OskartWild]

365$ for a month of rental karting, I wish I could! 😂 That’s the quantity I spend in half a year. In Spain prices are usually cheaper. There are tracks which offer 3 heats for 30-36€, others are more expensive and can get up to 50€. And the rental championships are a great way to start. Usually, the cost is around 550-700€ per season, which goes from September to June. In Madrid there are some tracks which have their own races/championships, and the level is incredible. Usually there’s an amateur category and a pro one, which is where you must aim after doing 20-30 races. I hope these helps to some of my compatriots!

[@marcellans8713]

Budget wise, on Eefde Karting, the cost is 33 EURO for 2 heats (p.p.) So on average we pay 143 EURO per month per person, I think that's quite OK :)

[@onewisegentleman7637]

Love the vid. I just started of thinking of a new hobby and thought i always wanted to race. So karting is my choice :D. I will take your advise and do the one day a week (i start with one session :D) rental kart rythm and see how it goes. At my nearest karting track a session is 15€ and on the other track its 17€. I really appreciate that you make it clear up front that racing is not a cheap sport/hobby to get into. Thx for the honesty. I will subscribe and get back to your channel :D But one question: You said you raced in f4 but then you ran out of budget to progress further. What was the budget in f4? If a driver gets to an f series does the driver has to pay for everything by himself or can you join a team as you described in the vid in karting?

[@matthewbim10]

My local track is $60 PER 10 MINUTES rental. I am getting a kart and building it myself! $360 an hour for OPEN PRACTICE is fucking WILD

[@adamnakar2107]

At 1:40, that's Guy Sheffield isn't it? He was at Sandown too long ago!

[@kartingtips]

Yup, it is 😄

[@kartoitska8944]

Most tracks in my country charge between 12 and 20 euros per 10-15 minute sessions. I usually go three times a month for 2 or 3 sessions. Endurance races are more expensive here though. There's only one track sorta nearby which hosts them, and they charge 250 to 400 depending on the time of the race. There's one place in my country that offers a 24 hour endurance race, but that's 2.5k. Little outside my budget😅. But I'm not super serious about it and not planning to compete. I just like improving my laptimes and enjoy the experience. Most of the time I'm with a friend or multiple, so that also makes it more fun.

[@WorldHello-ne8mn]

I get into it through formula student FSAE, i started to kart and gp to different tracks whenever i arrived a new city during travel. I began to develop a universal skillset/concept to be competitive right away when I arrive a new track and new car. I noticed i take much less time to be competitive at a new track than people who only do regular at 1 single track. Like i only need 2 sessions to get up to speed that can run for podiums at races while others will take more cuz they are too used to their home course

[@fugibus-9921]

i started karting this year my local track has a rok championship that is very competitive

[@LMRacing88]

I started in rental. I drove 2 times in a rental. Then my dad bought me a old Tony kart with 9 hp. Then I changed to OK Junior. We didn’t liked that so we changed to a Kart Republic Chassis with a Rotax Junior engine. Still racing.

[@stanislasvoos153]

Step 1 : be rich

[@Absismad]

It’s the sad reality of the sport I’ve seen many people in just 8 months have to drop the sport due to cost

[@Kono01671]

I lost at the very first stepp, but I won't let my son to!!

[@stanislasvoos153]

@@Kono01671 Will try to do the same, good objective

[@420PeterGriffin]

Real shit

[@Kono01671]

@@stanislasvoos153 we are together broo!

[@Ton-301]

I've recently got into karting and so far I've only done a few races at Lakeside and Sandown Park. Where on the leaderboard would you recomend aiming for within the next few months?

[@StiggMcGee]

Hi, I live in Qatar and Im wondering how I can join a karting team. Could you tell me more about that?

[@antoniosamaranchi3223]

In Russia it’s Go karting 20$ practice 10 minutes in club kart 50$ race Sport 300$ rm track day + coach (8 sessions x 15 min) 3000$ one race week class rm Russian championship (team and track)

[@jialinang6174]

Any advice on how to join teams for rental karts?

[@SgtCheemsy]

im canadian but in the area i go karting at the cheapest price for the karts are $70 cad for 30 minutes, and thats not even talking about getting there since its almost an hour away from where i live, its incredibly difficult to think about how much i want to do it with how unlikely it is to really be able to. especially since im only 16 and finding a job in canada is just impossible right now, so currently im just doing sim racing and practicing there so hopefully ill be able to find sponsorships or be able to gain recognition etc, etc. this is really the only hope i have to be able to get into motorsports

[@MrDarrenw16]

In Ireland, I feel like there is very little for karting options, Yes i can go to a track and do some practice, But rental karting comps don't seem to exist.

[@O_hAn]

It honestly makes sense the cost of 1 year of rental karting and racing is about 5500$ or the entry cost into owner karting. I compete in Sodi SWS! you forgot to mention you can also learn to do all your own technical work.

[@JTread2003]

I wish karting was more popular here in America, I love doing indoor karting. I feel like people don't really take it seriously though for the most part compared to other sports. I've been wanting to get into it since I was little but inly recently I've been able to do indoor, but its so expensive I'm not sure how far I'll go. I'm also 21 and most people start earlier lol

[@VeggieLard]

Watching from Florida, USA prices seem similar here for indoor rental karting. Really only kart a couple times a year, but I’m considering taking it more seriously. Looking to practice for and participate in K1 Speed GP to see how far a I get. Would be interested in any input or personal experience on the topic from anyone who can offer it

[@justgjt]

From what you have said and from what Ex-F1 drivers have also mentioned is that the drivers that get all the way to the F1 paddock are the ones who never grew tall, weighed more than 65kg's and never ran out of money thanks to the cash flow of their wealthy parents / business tax writes off's ecetera. Somewhere in the world there is someone walking around with more raw talent than a Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher or who ever your favorite F1 Champion is and never ever got to realise there ability. I doubt Jack Doohan would not be were he is if his father was not who he is.

[@chrisone8283]

What you describe with Rotax seems insane to me. Those guys are going to go out of business with electrification in the next few years. Electrification is such a no brainer here, even more so than with cars. Batteries are so small you can probably swap them out probably faster than you can fill up. No need to do complex engine maintenance etc

[@FireWolf_08]

Atm i drive rental karting. Started like a few months ago and already setting fastest lap of the months and getting quicker then people that drive there daily (people who work there) and i drive indoor and outdoor and i try to go to a different track everytime so one week this one other week that one so i got like 3 main tracks i go to. Mostly do 3 sessions and that costs around 50 euros per 3 sessions. And thats just normal session if i wanna drive with competetive people its around 80 euros for 3 sessions. And races are around 100 euros to enter. I would love to get into owner karting but in the netherlands its way too expensive to get into that and i also have to save up for my future so yea that

[@cartermcdaniel5262]

Hi KTips, I have a couple budget questions. I race in a small league at my local track in the spring, with a $300 entry fee. In my budget I can fit the entry fee and a couple training sessions a month, but at that point there is hardly any room for gear. Do you know ways or places to find reasonably priced helmets, gloves, etc?

[@nobodycares9579]

Step 1: post a comment saying "step 1" and also a variation of "have money."

[@Itsnick0000]

I tried karting once in my life I went like 3 times out of track should I try again after 2 years

[@sirwi11iam]

What circuit is this? Looks class

[@kartingtips]

Which minute in the video?

[@clapymickeysmous]

My Parents wont even let me drive 2 sesions per month

[@kartingtips]

Try and convince them that you need more track time to improve your driving

[@clapymickeysmous]

​@@kartingtips yeah ik I've tried they just say it's not a sport or something I can do even though I'm at the top of the leaderboard for fastest time at my local track

[@antoniosamaranchi3223]

You can work in karting club and driving for free every day Who really wants, find possibilities

[@Deluluferrarifan]

I made an agreement with my parents that if I do 20 mins of chores per day then I could go karting every week

[@clapymickeysmous]

​@@antoniosamaranchi3223 not old enough yet I can only get a summer/vacation job next year

[@LMRacing88]

It’s actually sick that you made it to f4

[@Ligmaaaaaaaaa-y8y]

i am 12 years old and i got into karting because i liked motor sport all my life and i have allways dreamd of becoming a racer i am driveing in the berlin kart indor track and i am driveing for 2 moths and i have driven 5 races and i have won 4 of them

[@rohan__talwar123]

is there any Championship which are paid for driving like f1 drivers are paid

[@ActuallyAudacity]

Spending around £1000-1200 per month on Karting as a beginner is absolutely crazy money. Pretty much half to quarter your salary would go towards Karting 😂 Unless you're planning to become a professional driver that probably wouldn't be wise. This isn't an opportunity I had as a kid but it's definitely something I'll try to encourage my kid towards.

[@Editor-z9g]

Thanks The gut in the first corner Said fu## the Track limits

[@kartingtips]

Haha! The outside kerb is lethal so he decided to drive around it rather than go over it!

[@madgamer7931]

So I have cerebral palsy which is a physical disability which affects movement (I don't care if people ask about it. If you have a question about it please asl). I do some sim racing but not a lot because I get board quick and Karting is funner but I don't know how to get on a team especially when there's not a lot of Karting places near me and my mom has to take care of a little kid with behavior problems. So how/will sim racing more help with karting. Also when I sim race I don't do races I do practice laps in a F1 car around spa.

[@wartstick]

I wish i could go to my local track but its too expensive

[@aleksandarpantic8450]

sadly its so expensive you have to be rich to get there but maybee well see more of the gran tourismo 7 stuff (putting simracers in race cars) in the future

[@powderskier5547]

I want to race karrts but I am blind can I still race or will I be discriminated against?

[@mithilanavishka4531]

In srilanka 10 minutes rental car price is 17$

[@user-39q49-0]

I’m rather old, I’m 15. Do I have ANY chance???

[@tjdupreez7143]

I don't have a local track, now what the closest on is 4h away..

[@R_Dreren]

yeah I have multiple problems I would run into if i tried this

[@gwiracing]

just seen that some of my footage that i took at the 24hr featured here ITS SO shaky sorry about that lmfao

[@kartingtips]

The footage was excellent! Don't worry about the stabilization

[@gwiracing]

@@kartingtips good to hear my friend

[@blx_pyro1629]

To the real karters I’m 13 year old and I can only do practice sessions indoor once a month and don’t know how to progress futher anyone got tips?

[@jorgesandoval7401]

Try to convince your parents to take you to an outdoor track,get a gasoline kart(rental) and try your best.

[@ELnacho406]

0:08 why he is out of the track The person on the right

[@rbouderbala3804]

hey i'm looking for more help i need more track time with a standard rental kart but i already have my own kart it's a prd fireball 125cc engine it runs and all that im just confused on if i get right into racing with it or no i know competition if really tough and aggressive but i just want too compete in my local karting endurance and sprint races i just don't know how too do that

[@UAF16]

hello, Im looking to get into owner karts but I find it too expensive and I believe I have decents performance on rental karts, is there a cheaper possibility to do owner karts without having to spend 50k a season? and yes even owner kart testing is (kinda) expensive to pay all in once. (my dad earns about 40k a year (he still said it was affordable but looking deep into it its really not for us) and I might work with him to maybe be able to afford some base stuff). im 17 years old born in 2007 and found intrest in the sport about 4-5 years ago and since all I think is to race on proffesional racing series but our budget just doesnt work for us. anything wil be useful as long as I can prove I have the talent to race. thanks!

[@Majoudi-cn9ou]

brother where r u from

[@cassiomachado]

Hello from Brasil, very good content. Very nice track! Where is it?

[@kartingtips]

Thank you! my local track is Lusail Karting Track

[@MatheusBoraoprime]

I raced only 2 times in diferent months, the first i was bad, spinning and crashing a lot, on the second, i didnt spin because of my errors but crashed twice, all the spins were caused by an dirty driver ahead that spun me 3 times till he got penalized

[@MatheusBoraoprime]

Any tips on dealing with those?

[@tickle3748]

I’m 11 years old and I’m starting karting.I think i can do it because money is not really a problem for me because i make 10RM which is 2 dollars every time i message my mom

[@Nite-1117]

How did you get your chance in f4?

[@kartingtips]

The owner of the championship was scouting drivers and we first met in 2018 when he came to Qatar. The following year he offered me a drive in the Formula 4 South East Asia championship.

[@slekko4521]

my local track rent 125cc race karts 40/30 euros x 10 minutes

[@GeorgeMarkwick]

Step 1 be a rizzer

[@Amartya_the_goat]

In India there isnt many Karting opportunities and people supporting you

[@GRZ-DRZ]

What if i just wanna have fun i dont care about teams and championships i just wanna race...

[@GRZ-DRZ]

also i ride electric bikes and i cant see why electric go karts arent more common if tyres last 120mins range cant be an issue and the reliability would be so much better

[@Obscurity202]

Where are you based mate

[@kartingtips]

I live in Qatar 🇶🇦

[@aleksandarpantic8450]

it hurts not achiving a dream cause of smth that you cant influence

[@JoJay-YT]

Can you PLEASE tell my friend not to get a 6 speed semi-auto as his first kart (reply here)

[@acebuckle7983]

bro im 13 and my parents just let me to go to teamsport race academy not more

[@privatedata665]

me not understand this vidio but me eat freches frys as watching

[@HexlGaming]

8:02 wait is that Lando?!

[@antoniosamaranchi3223]

Tires 250$???? Vega? Buy it in Russia )))

[@qalexani7960]

Conclusión: mejor cómprate un carro de grande y corre en carreras ilegales

[@KhanhVo2409]

I am nine and I have hundred dollars to friend

[@Dimensional_doge]

I'm rich but my dad lol

[@JosephTaverna-u4f]

What's a shame