Last Place to Top Three Battle at Laguna Seca

NCK Road Racing's Stock Honda Shifter Kart event at Laguna Seca (race 2 of 2). Fighting issues with my tires all day long i start in the back on the pack for the last and longest race of the day. This time my tires hold up, however i loose pressure in my rear left with three laps to go making things more interesting. . . Awesome event and very smart race craft by everyone in the front pack. . . cant wait to race this event again next year, possibly with another brand of tires.

[@MichaelKorody]

Thank you all for the comments. This was a hard fought race for me, i was out of the back of my van for the weekend and very low cost. I didn't have the HP of the front runners, or the tires, but I had grit. I'm proud of the result and what it took to pull off where i finished... Road racing in karts is dangerous, and I am happy to have maximized my moves with out endangering others or my self. Nothing quite like the feeling of 100 + mph on a kart. Thanks again

[@ghraydon]

Terrific race. Probably the first onboard race I've watched start to finish. Nice work, Michael. You defiantly had your foot in it. Thanks for sharing.

[@MichaelKorody]

Thank you!

[@CAMELOT331]

It's wild watching people take the absolute worst possible line through the corkscrew every single lap except you. Good work.

[@todayIfoundthis]

Yeah, the amount of time made up through Andretti and the corkscrew is wild

[@joaquinpinon2872]

Awesome, can't get any better than that. You guys have round ones made of steel. God bless you 🙏

[@chrisfoster9080]

10 places in one lap, man you had your foot down. Great job.

[@oConshien]

it's great. minimal brake, carry the speed in

[@zounds13]

This was just riveting to watch. It was great to see such hard, clean racing and I particularly liked the little thank you wave at 22.29. Well done.

[@olliegueret2963]

Every time I watch these Kart races, I get a contorted back!!! Amazing focus!!!👏👏👏

[@TwoFingeredMamma]

I've got this compelling urge to stand at the side of the track and throw bananas at you lot 😄

[@MrBlurry2011]

Never seen a race like this, that was fun to watch! Loved how you stuffed it into those corners.

[@jimjohnston4657]

This might be a little long, but here goes. I was going to school in Sacramento in the mid-1960s, and my roommates and I got hooked on watching Group 7 racing at Laguna Seca (they held races in the spring and fall). Remember driver/engineer/car designer Jim Hall and his innovative Chaparral with the tall adjustable spoiler?). Anyway, in the spring of 1966 me and my roommates get in my 1965 Old Cutlass and make the drive to Laguna Seca to watch the races. After a great long day of racing under the California sun and many beers, I had an alcohol inspired idea. Like many others, we had parked for the day on the grounds on the interior of the track. After the last race of the event had ended and people were leaving in their cars, I said to my roommates, “Let’s go for a drive, boys.” So we got into my Cutlass and instead of heading for the exit, found an opening that led to the track. Nobody even looked at us as I pulled onto the track at the Start/Finish line. Maybe they thought I was an official checking the track for debris, I don’t know. At the first left turn we start up a hill and I pick up the speed. None of us can even talk, we are so shocked to be doing this. Then came the first surprise as we crested the hill in a long gentle left turn and then immediately entered the infamous “S’s”, a series of very sharp left-right-left-right turns that are also going downhill now, AND are completely flat (no NASCAR banking here, these are road racing turns). I was going way too fast for my Cutlass, and in the first turn it felt like we went up on two wheels. I slowed quickly enough to stay on the track, and we made it back to Start/Finish, and miraculously, still no one seems the least bothered by us being on the track! So without hesitation, off we went on lap number 2! This time we made it through the S’s cautiously, and at the Start/Finish line this time they were finally onto us. Some rather burly and angry race officials stopped us and escorted us off the grounds. What a memory. I have no way of knowing, but I’m guessing it’s a stunt that has not been duplicated at Laguna Seca. I’m 75 now, but I can remember that day like it was yesterday. This video brought it all back as I was able to go around the Laguna Seca track yet again.

[@brianwalker1933]

In my younger days l raced Karts for nearly seven years but had to retire eventually from racing, due to severe back problems. Watching you race and achieve your result was absolutely amazing, you have a great future ahead of you. That was a fantastic race indeed!! Watching from Australia. 😊👍👍

[@p1nkfl0yd1an]

I was wondering how tough it is on the body with as shaky as the cam seems.

[@toniuso.148]

Wow wow wow, great drive, thanks for sharing.

[@Jake4211-]

Dude, Senna would've been proud of you. Great driving🤙

[@flazone4486]

What an awesome performance and pace, so brave and committed through the braking and corner speed, very impressive, shame the backmarkers in the end don’t move out of the way they make you lose that win that you deserved the most after that amazing comeback.

[@sergiocesardossantos1419]

Ejemplar! Uno siempre prefiere ganar, sin embargo haber largado en última posición y haber estado en primer lugar, es simplemente de aplausos 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Excelente carrera

[@SimartyPantz]

Amazing race, driving, circuit, weather, car and competitors. And gimbal of course!!✊😀

[@lcantin7090]

Great race. nteresting to see where you gain and loose time

[@MichaelKorody]

Thank you, i was running a legal setup in a series with out real tech, and had a loose front left tie rod that got worse as the race went on

[@1970vlad]

Fantastic to watch ! Looks like some backmarkers were battling with the top 3 at the end....

[@jorgealbertovelasquez5885]

Excellent driving, congratulations

[@keithfilkins2043]

Wow,awesome racing,you are the man!!!

[@hj-redravenheng3822]

Great race - brilliant racecraft shown here. Driver is very respectful of other driver's space, and really strong under braking. Great stuff!

[@ajkirkcaldie]

Great drive! That was fun to watch

[@sakomeow]

Never seen Laguna Seca from such a low prespective. Very cool, especially at the drop-in. I've driven this so many times in videogames!

[@kellyjung283]

That was some amazing footage ! The high speed bump at the end 👍

[@MrApmech]

Wow! Your skills from 6 to 11 are perfect.

[@louisphilippe2076]

Gran Turismo and Mario Kart in the same video !!! You did great. Very nice driving skills.

[@adamchalloner2058]

What a come back and drive , some great skills

[@scottlampkin180]

Excellent driving. That was exciting

[@mikeferguson4816]

EPIC BATTLE!!!!! Clean, respectful racing! Well played! Hamilton would be proud!!! 😁

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Wow! That was some Hella Good driving! What an exciting race! Awesome!

[@scottyskydog]

Great job of driving!

[@harryjohnson2]

Nice run! I ran with SKUSA at Mid Ohio a few times. Those big tracks are a huge adrenaline rush

[@hansabass]

Absolutely fabulous!

[@murraymadness4674]

Great driving. Can't believe how fast these go, seems very dangerous!

[@dimitrystr]

Excelente carrera muy buen manejo esos 3 primeros pilotos son muy buenos el.merito de haber iniciado en 18va posición y llegar a pelear los 3 primeros puestos es simplemente excelente 👌

[@anuthujuan7522]

dis looks dope az hell bro...i wana go kart witchu

[@minecraftfansonly]

Great Mate! Hope you enjoyed the race cos I did ! Well done from Oz

[@mrblujet]

Nice driving man ! You've got a good handle on that thing !

[@gregmurphy3047]

Great race old mate

[@driver46]

Great race , those shift karts are riot 👏

[@WadeParish]

Awesome racing! What a hoot!

[@randalljames1]

very good racing... sounded like motor was getting a bit warm.. and down a couple hp.... that was a great ride..

[@kenwileman6373]

White knuckles bro, 18th started and took 1st quite a few times, whew 😅🥴🤪🤙 what a ride

[@brentlanyon4654]

you were consistently fast into the corkscrew!

[@wesleybynum5461]

Awesome race man, well done.

[@malaven11]

at the rate you caught the leaders, i am surprised you didn't leave them in the dust!

[@francoiscoquelle9030]

Great driving, l like laguna, congratulations !

[@raynic1173]

That turn 2 slip and grip and repeat ...what a blast!

[@fredzimmermann65]

Good driving, great ace liked to watch it

[@seanadamson280]

Great through corkscrew and turn after 👍

[@StevenonCouch]

What a dream. My hats off to you.

[@KevinEdgar]

Wow great driving

[@andrelazarev2350]

Brilliant job

[@luckstream404]

ラグナセカでカートできるんだ 主さんはコークスクリューから最終コーナーが得意なんだね 観ててワクワクしました！

[@ErnieAlgorriernietheattorney]

Great driving here. Thanks for sharing!

[@ventura_el_john]

Good race, you are very fast, congratulations

[@michaelallison2085]

Great race! I was flagging T7 at this event 😀

[@johnkerick3147]

This gave me a much better understanding of how much abuse tires take during a race

[@mickluke9228]

Brilliant driving. I would say fitness would be very important

[@garvysgarage]

There’s nothing like coming into turn 2 hot!

[@williams9071]

This is real life super Mario cart ×10.... awesome fun

[@KD8RAP]

I'm glad you started last, it made it amazing to watch. You are a great driver!

[@mixerguru]

great race and skills kart has some grunt fo sho what motor is in those ?

[@Corteum]

Fantastic race. What kind of engine is it running? 250cc 2-stroke ?

[@SwanappliancesAu]

Excellent! Was this a kz2 125cc shifter Kart and may I ask what Speeds you are doing here?

[@MichaelKorody]

This was a tony kart racer ev (kz) chassis with a 1999 honda cr125, top speed around 100, have seen 110 with a 3 kart bump draft

[@j.osborne4914]

this looks like fun man

[@williammoyer9063]

Sooo many passes under braking, a real show of excellence.

[@stevenmoore4078]

Great race

[@cjcastillo30]

Hi Michael, what is the cc on that Honda Shifter? Did you had to make any changes to get into that track?

[@MichaelKorody]

its a 125cc "stock honda" shifter, the only changes i made from sprint racing was gearing tall and jetting fat to save my engine from being run full throttle for extended lengths of time. all i have to do is change the pipe and i can race it with the premier racing series in the USA SKUSA...

[@victorvaught]

Awesome race

[@bighaasfly]

What motor are you running? A 250cc motocross engine? And what speed do you hit going down that front straight? Nicely done!

[@Deutschland773]

Bravo 👏👏👏

[@TrevorDennis100]

Wow, cool line @7:00 Either you got it very right or the other guy very wrong because you flew past him/her.

[@mostrosticator]

The motor was tuned perfectly. Handling at the end was a bit wonky but that motor!

[@robertwolfe8680]

Great race it’s the first time I have seen cart racing. What are the speeds and how old are the drivers?

[@robertheinkel6225]

How many miles are the tires good for on a race like this?

[@YuSuck]

Epic race. You deserved better than 3rd. That back marker had no business fighting for position within the leaders. In my opinion. You could have taken that race if it weren’t for that back marker.

[@parkitplo3575]

What is that a 35 rear gear. I never heard such distance/ time between shifts, great job you had to be buzzing for awhile after that.

[@felipeprado5399]

i never drove a stock honda, do you think the speed equal the Kz shifter or a bit slower?

[@MichaelKorody]

stock Hondas have more torque and kz has the hp... the two drive differently threw the corners, a kz is slightly faster on a sprint track and has more of an advantage on a big track. I race Honda bc of skusa and how big and competitive the class is, also the costs are tiny compared to kz.

[@Conordylan97]

Was your kart juiced? You seemed to have a massive speed advantage on the uphill section before the corkscrew? Maybe you’re just shifting late? Either way, very impressive race man.

[@0Synergy]

Hes braking far less conserving speed. atleast thats what it looks like

[@michaelpistolese5881]

Nice driving

[@centuryfreud]

What size engine are you running and what’s the top speed you hit? What about the max Gs in the corners? That looks like a lot of fun!

[@hunterlogan2913]

Fun Race~

[@user-dy4dr9yv5f]

From start the tires - BAD, if you put the new - may be first in race. Sorry for my English guys.

[@miller7759]

You know that Cork Screw better than the other racers for sure. Thats were you gained most your positions at as well as the last half of the circuit.

[@sonicgauge1]

Badass

[@SimRacingVeteran]

How much does a rig like this sell for?? Got a little LO206 on my rig. Definitely nothing like this thing. Great drive man.

[@Onyasix]

Good example of the best driver not winning. Obviously, the faster car(s) won. Good race Michael, if you could had gotten a little more speed out of your kart in the straights you would have easily won.

[@MrNoobmania]

Absolutely blistering pace through the technical sections. If you just had a little more control through the last turn you could’ve had more speed on the front straight dusted everyone no doubt

[@tvdinner325]

I still can't believe the World Superbike races aren't at Laguna Seca anymore.

[@kasemjakupi587]

nearly got the underdog forza achievement!!

[@tamarahegyi9895]

The best lap time?

[@stabon.marino]

Fantastic driver 🥰

[@Lil96millie]

This makes me want to get into kart racint

[@sandorfule6946]

👍👍👍👍😀😁😁😁Hé.... Man!!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@TheBlownGSR]

Once he got by 5th place he started f*cking PARTYING

[@jimhewitt1273]

Great race, lots of dueling. Looks to me that you need to work on momentum and hitting apexes.

[@johncarlson8029]

Can you use bead lock rims? Perhaps rtv on the beads? Messy but effective, i would look at rims 1st

[@JohnSmith-yb2lm]

What is your best lap time at LS?

[@14aesir]

Brutal

[@jarodbleijerveld]

Wild, who woulda thunk, carts on laguna seca