5 Worst Driving Habits for Karting (#5 IS SUPER IMPORTANT)

[@davidcunningham3]

One bad habit that I had to break myself from is looking ahead. I would keep my sight line so close to the front of the kart. Looking ahead to the next braking point, apex, and corner exit has helped me a ton. Thanks for the video, will be taking a few of these to the track next time. Always something new to learn everytime you get in a kart.

[@NorbergNation]

Yeah that’s a good one to break!

[@paulp1450]

An added benefit is it helps 'slow things down' a bit.

[@KeelanRacing]

Starting my rookie season this year and definitely enjoyed these tips, thank you!

[@NorbergNation]

Glad I could help!

[@KeelanRacing]

@@Jordan-xe3bk thank you! I’m stoked!

[@hexa8700]

Me 2

[@brickdr2002]

I wish you well

[@elaina8194]

Same this was my first season luckily I had people who have been doing it a long time to help me out and I came in second before my family member did that has been racing longer than me

[@yobhead2328]

I found the one about steering with your outside hand very interesting. I'm not really sure if I naturally do that or not, so I look forward to trying it out on track soon.

[@NorbergNation]

You’ll know if you do a few laps on handed. If it’s super difficult to use the outside hand, you probably weren’t doing it.

[@NorbergNation]

@Neo Gothic Racing yeah shifter is a different ball game because you have to do quite a bit of one handed driving

[@wil61]

Another thing that happens, when you use your outside hand to push, is that your weight distribution also moves to the outside, lifting the inside rear wheel. This will turn the kart better as there is no differential but straight axle.

[@paulp1450]

I don't think it's natural at all, you need to be conscious of it and eventually, it becomes second nature. All professional drivers do this (I'm not referring to karting).

[@Steven-hu2ml]

Thanks for this video Ryan. Saw it when new and finally went out today. Worked on hand positioning and pushing the wheel and it made a huge difference. 1st day beating my 2 friends (I started a few months ago, they had more prior experience).

[@NorbergNation]

Dude that's great! Keep it up!

[@corbinleiby7461]

Something that I always need to remind myself is to not death grip the wheel. It causes more fatigue.

[@NorbergNation]

Yes that’s true!

[@br88dy]

Super specific and super helpful! Thanks Ryan Edit: Your final tip about people not listening to their kart- I find this to be true about other things that require practice. I golfed competitively and had lots of opportunities to teach others. It always bewildered me that people couldn't stop themselves to make a new plan after they kept struggling with the same plan. Practicing with a purpose is the only way to practice.

[@NorbergNation]

Really appreciate the insight!

[@parkitplo3575]

Thanks Ryan as a rookie just starting out and having passed my Lo206 course and moved up to a Rotax. These are great tips and number (4) I found using my knees on the gas tank like the dirt bike helped me keep from moving around. I can't wait to try the push on outside of steering wheel. Cheers,

[@NorbergNation]

Wow never heard of doing that before I have to try it. Thanks for watching!

[@thanasisprofilis5169]

Super interesting vid man! Being somewhat tall (185cm/6ft), I fall into categories 2 and 3, 3 I am working on but still lean towards the inside on some corners. Really useful info, keep this up:)

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching! Glad I can help!

[@burakcalskan]

Thanks man especially for driving position habit . I improved for half a second on the track

[@NorbergNation]

That’s amazing!

[@jeffreymorris11]

Watching from the British Isles. A most useful presentation delivered with aplomb and verve.

[@johnbolongo9978]

Just started Karting and I have all five bad habits.......this definitely helps. Thank you.

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@Arvid.p.Albinsson]

At number four: body position, instead of saying keep still! Maybe you should say shift your weight slowly and before the corner. This is how you do it to not upset the kart. Summary: teach how to be that “1%” instead of saying you can't handle it don't do it. In reality, it is very simple as long as you are familiar with basic physics.

[@elessard]

Having a look behind too often, or for the wrong reasons is another bad habit. I had issues with it at a young age and would completely lose focus on hitting my marks, thinking too much about what the others would do instead of just doing my stuff. Newcomers: look in front of you and focus! Great video again Ryan!

[@NorbergNation]

Yes! That’s great! To this day I have to remind myself to stop doing that.

[@elessard]

@@NorbergNation Same here, have to remind myself from time to time. Keep up the great job on and off track man! Peace

[@mihajlovucinic011]

Yeah but also don’t go 100% in the other direction and never look back if someone is catching you😃

[@inkco420]

I signed into amateur karting league--- and I drove kart maybe 10 times in my life, this is one of videos I find useful! thanks!!!

[@shadeburst]

#2 when pushing with "outside" hand it necessarily moves to the top arc of the wheel which is the position where you have most control.

[@NorbergNation]

My hand moves slightly higher but I apply pressure still in the middle of the wheel

[@jeemsi]

A smaller steering wheel needs less input than a bigger one, but it is harder to turn. Holding a wide grip makes it easier to turn than holding a narrow grip.

[@SKYNETDrywall]

I’m doing my first rental kart enduro this week. I’ll work hard on hand position and steering input. Thank you for making this video.

[@NorbergNation]

Goodluck! Keep me posted on the results!

[@grahamlink6726]

I reckon point 6 could be always looking ahead to the apex as you approach a corner and point 7 could be steering the least amount possible for a full lap. What do you think?

[@brettklunyk]

I've seen Max hold his wheel low. It is truly about driving style and Kart setup.

[@petroliu]

This dude looks like Max Verstappen

[@dimitrik2484]

Thanks Max Verstappen.

[@honeybadger3741]

On the leaning part. If u r turning left your body should be leaning to an opposite of that which is right. This makes your inner back wheel lift from the ground making your go kart exit faster into the corner but on the straight well it’s obvious keep your body still but pretty much on every corner I recommend your go kart racers get in a habit of what I said some of you might already knew that but this is useful for newer racers

[@lustforrust2432]

Such practical tips! Subscribed 😍

[@NorbergNation]

Thank you!

[@chickells3192]

Hey dude, I have a question about your tip about not shifting your weight in the seat. I've always thought that by pre-loading your weight to the outside edge of the seat before a turn (shifting right for a left hander, etc), this makes the weight transfer more seamless. As in, once the weight loads onto the tire and you get that peak lateral force, if you didn't pre-load the outside of your seat, your body will slide a bit and result in a secondary surge of lateral force on the tire, which could potentially upset the kart if you're already at the limit. As a side note, I've always been renting a kart for my races instead of owning, so my seat isn't as snug as I'm sure it should be lol. But yeah, just wondering how you think about pre-loading the seat in this scenario. I've been coaching for a bit now and pre-loading is something I've taught regularly (although it's in the crappy rental karts at my local track with giant fat man seats lol), just want to make sure I'm not teaching the wrong thing. Cheers

[@NorbergNation]

Most seats when they fit correctly there isn’t any space to shift your weight in the seat. Preloading the kart is the only way to transfer the weight but even then sitting up straight is the best way to drive.

[@kraagnjilwulf1413]

It sounds like your seat isn't sized properly.

[@Momo_RT]

For the first point, I have short arms, and unfortunately for rental karts, the seats can only go forward so much. Even at the closest point, if I hold the wheel at the widest point (10 & 3) my arms would be almost fully extended. So I have to hold the wheel where it would be closer to me without fully extending my arms, which is the bottom part of the wheel.

[@frenchfriedshow]

Thanks for the great video! Sincere question? I’m a big guy that races heavy and legends classes and being my first yr, I’m trying to ingrain the fundamentals. Question is, what is the proper way to turn the kart into corners? The push/pull method the most effective? I come off a 12 lap race now, just GASSED!! My shoulders and elbows are killing me! I feel like everyone else is out for a Sunday stroll and I’m fightin the piss out of my kart! Recently was told to perform more of a “flick” into the corners? Any guidance is appreciated! Great vid man!

[@clemkartracing2073]

Think that your video will be helpful for a French driver like me who is listening you from France 😂 , thx for the tips Ryan, I like to learn from you, I hope you’ll understand me ! 😂

[@NorbergNation]

That’s so cool! Merci for watching!

[@dynamicdopamine]

I'm coming out of retirement after 15 years of not racing. I'm definitely trying to watch as many videos as I possibly can. I wish somebody could go to the track with me and work with me like this to get me back like I used to be.

[@shansolo]

I appreciate you uploading these videos! great tips!

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@WilliamAlcorn-v8j]

I'm not a racer but I do ĺove the fun I get from my kart. I added a kx100 dìrt bike engine and disc brakes to the front. I dont run on public streets.private drive ways and parking lots not to anger anyone. At 65 yaers old , the fun IGet out of this is incredible.

[@Isabellagoncharova]

My bad habit is coming in too fast at a corner and braking late and not coming in wide instead coming in tight also I still make it through the corners but it’s just my dumb little habit that I need to break and my last bad habit is my hand position which falls into 10 to 2 on the steering wheel which is I know not ideal I believe 9 to 3 is the ideal but it’s not very comfortable and the 10 to 2 feels more natural to me tho makes it harder to turn in corners so I’m looking forward to fixing those mistakes and start doing things the right way tho i am a newer karter so I’ve probably have done almost every single mistake you mentioned tho the one I never made is leaning I looked through the footage and I was upright tho the rest was pure disappointment and just me looking what could I’ve done differently

[@brettklunyk]

One big thing to kart setup is, if you can't unload the inside rear tyre off the ground mid corner, you're not rotating through the apex perfectly. This just slows you down.

[@itmstgofast]

Great video! My son and I love watching and learning together.

[@NorbergNation]

That’s awesome! Thank you!

[@franckberthelon8611]

Nice Video, and I learned something, never too late to get better... Thanks

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@vaibhavmugulavalli3366]

Pulling pushing of the wheel was a huge thing for me. When ever I see my footage I see I'm pulling rather than pushing. Going karting in a few days and hopefully I'll get faster

[@NorbergNation]

Goodluck!

[@Racerflea]

Making a change because so-n-so said to. Need to understand what changes your making and how they will affect your kart

[@ronaldfaber1789]

Thnx your advise makes a lot of sense

[@Sebsterski]

ok im very proud of myself because I don't have any bad habits

[@NorbergNation]

Good for you!

[@SenorPenor1337]

Same I was hoping for some tips but I'm clean on all of them lol maybe I'm just slow

[@DrR1pper]

Push is better than pull because when you push, you have your seat to react against your push whereas when you pull, you will be pulling your body towards the steering wheel which makes it harder to be accurate and precise with your steering inputs then.

[@chantelled2546]

Braking to early/exelerating early

[@LEECE]

Thanks for this. As a former biker and speedway rider I almost automatically use my weight on the kart especially when i get into a slide to help controle sometimes it works especially on a slippy track but maybe I am doing this too much 🤙🤙

[@johnj8069]

Yea bikers often lean the wrong way, because with a bike you obviously lean into the corner while with a kart you lean outwards to put more weight on the outer tires.

[@cadence.presley]

Always good advice, Ryan! 🙏

[@Anksh0usRacing]

Tip 5 is my current issue (admittedly I only race electric in door karts but they’re starting a league and host monthly endurance races) I drive the same no matter the kart and my last endurance race really showed me how damaging that really is. I dropped from 3 to 7th because of it

[@ngt450]

Hey Ryan if you have time, it would be really cool if you could do a video about basic karting gear, like what brand of helmet, ect..., is good and budget friendly? Nice video too!

[@NorbergNation]

I’ve done one like this already called “what I bring to races” it’s on my channel

[@ngt450]

@@NorbergNationI’ve watched it and you have really Nice gear btw. I kinda didnt write what I intentionally wanted to say. What I tried to say was if could do a video for the beginners at karting. Something like what you would recommend buying as a first helmet, gloves or boots, that are relatively budget friendly.

[@NorbergNation]

@@ngt450 in my video on how to start karting I recommend a bunch of stuff

[@rehaanmohammed4209]

Even though I kart only once every few months (due to the fact I CAN'T do it every week even if I wanted to) it's still a rlly nice useful vid

[@NorbergNation]

Glad I can help in some way

[@matschalla2553]

Nice Video! But I got to say me as a very light driver really Profits of positioning myself to the outside of the kart in fast turns to not lose grip while staying on the throttle

[@BGR_33]

Great vid! I’m only a sim racer but #2 helped me the most at my league race at Mid Ohio last night. I was so much more consistent pushing instead of pulling. 👍🏾

[@NorbergNation]

Nice! That’s great!

[@rene63]

Thanks for sharing👌Also, love your Seinfeld-ish ending tune😅

[@mymodel6]

You're right about where to hold the steering wheel, but completely wrong as to why....

[@kolyankir6956]

positioning hands in non serious karting can be on 5 and 7 o’clock because you are working with the wheel also with your body, so it is physically easier and movements are more accurate

[@commandmax3931]

I loved all the real life examples and clips

[@jacks9108]

Great video as always Ryan!

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks man!

[@danagibbons99]

Awesome man. Thanks again for the lessons !!

[@racinghadfield5976]

Point 3 is something I have to work on being 5 foot 1 tall. I slide around no matter how much I move the seat or put padding around me.

[@CJ-ty8sv]

Great video but you are a bit backwards in what you said with the 1st bad habit (widest grip which is good but the way and reasons why were explained wrong). A smaller wheel for one gives faster inputs, not slower than a bigger wheel for the same given angular change (i.e., you have to turn less, not more with a smaller wheel in a circumferential travel distance)... Think circumference!!! Using two extremes here, an 8" diameter wheel and a 15" diameter wheel, an 8" wheel has a circumference of 25.13" where as a 15" wheel has a circumference of 47.12", so lets say that you need to turn the steering wheel 90° to get the correct front wheels angle for a particular corner, your hands have to travel just 6.28" of circumferential distance where as the same 90° steering wheel angle on the 15" wheel is 11.78" (i.e., nearly double that of the 8" wheel) so while slower (or have to physically move faster to get the same 90° in the same time), the advantage is more precise control for small corrections in steering angle because it take more circumferential travel to equal the same angular change. Its easier for a person to accurately judge say 1" of movement than it is 1/4" of movement, especially when these movements often have to be very rapid (more rapid the fast your are going). So if you needed to correct say 5°, with the 8" wheel, that is only 0.35" of circumferential movement. That same 5° correction on the 15" wheel is 0.65" of circumferential movement. A lot of it has to do with your natural reduced ability to perform fine motor skills when there is adrenaline and cortisol in your blood stream. Another reason kind of goes with the #2 bad habit (pushing rather than pulling) and your pushing hand/arm having to cross your body more in large angular inputs. By gripping high and / or low, you are used different and often weaker deltoid muscles during larger angular inputs and your arms at just more extended so different muscle groups there too are being used which all goes back to harder to be precise in your inputs. The last reason is simply more mechanical advantage if the wheel is no perfectly round. This is why back in the day before power steering was common place in regular cars, not only did they have much lower ratio steering gearboxes but cars also had much larger diameter steering wheels than they do today with modern P/S systems to give the driver more mechanical advantage (i.e., less force to generate a given torque on the steer column shaft).

[@imshaneandnothingelse1887]

With going to the outside of the kart. It’s sooooo annoying when you go around a high g force corner and you haven’t gone out for a while so your body gets pushed out and you can feel the kart getting less grippy

[@leon7954]

Great video as always Ryan! i have improved a lot by just watching your onboards, in my last race i even had the pace to win but i got taken out, ive been involved in incidents in the past 3 races, any tips for that?

[@NorbergNation]

Most of the time you just have to anticipate contact. If you know you are about to get hit, brake a bit early and carry the break into the corner.

[@SteeGene]

Leaning in and out is essential, not staying in middle.

[@brettklunyk]

Just remember not every kart you drive will suit your driving style,wait, height or size. That's purely down to chassis.

[@kogagreg]

Intelligent content. Thanks for this.

[@discovered6935]

heres how u fix that pulling thing put ur g905 sim racing wheel on a slippery desk and keep going till u dont pull off the steering wheel

[@Phantom12227]

I watched this before karting with my friends. Hopefully I beat them because of these great tips 👍

[@brettklunyk]

Good video mate. Thanks.

[@janbo8331]

Thanks for the tips! I find myself slightly disagreeing on the pushing/pulling part. I think the advice is generally correct, but there are and have been drivers who "pull" at the very top of motorsport, in Formula 1 and rallying included, although always been a minority. I think that if one is used to driving a manual gearbox, the pulling is much more natural, especially with the hand that is not using the stick. When switching to a kart that requires no gear changes, it's not very easy or necessarily faster to teach your hands to drive differently if you go to the track once a month or something like that.

[@NorbergNation]

Yeah there are always different disciplines to use in different forms of motorsports. The push pull method is for karting only, even then mainly single speed classes. Ive driven race cars and it doesn't work so well in those.

[@bernardplanko6780]

you must distinguish servo and direct wheel, In karting every slight unnecessery movement of the steering wheel is lost speed( ackerman steering, fix axle behind) so you must apply the steering angle correct and mantain it, if you pull down you cant apply as much force as with the push, where you have a stiff contact to the shoulder and this is the key in karting, it is much easier to have a good posture with arm almost stretched, pushing the wheel up as with a pull, in a rally car you are almost on the steering wheel, the force on the wheels is not as direct as in karting, there you can make faster and longer movements of the steering wheels which are not common in karting where you move maybe only small amount of degrees to left or right. Mantaining a correct angle not allowing the whells to change your steering whells a bit while you go over bumps or grip, is much easier when you lock the steering with your inner palm and push , and extend it to your shoulder.

[@micahtron5000]

Okay, so this seems strange.. but I gained over 1 second per lap in the sim by forcing myself to PUSH the steering wheel. Great advise

[@kaurkoreinik6817]

You missed looking behind and also tge throttle thing idk about okj, ok and x30 but with rotax you need to be on the gas after breaking not step on it but just few mm so when coming out the rpms havent fallen so much

[@NorbergNation]

Yes and no. The rotax still needs time to breath. You might get on it earlier but you still have to wait on the kart before getting back to power.

[@Lightriks]

Thx mate, I'll try to improve

[@jacksullivanracing4564]

Wish I could’ve seen this sooner. Had an X30 race yesterday and I could’ve fixed my pulling habit. I was on my super old motor but I still probably could’ve been way faster since it’s a super bumpy track that you need a lot of control at. Got 2nd but with my good motor and maybe more than 15 overall laps at the track and the habit fix, I could’ve won.

[@NorbergNation]

It’ll take some time to break that habit but we’ll worth it in the end

[@uwontrememberthis]

listen to your kard... when it's calling for you

[@alvintarrer6914]

Good information, thank you

[@BonoImFaded]

This is such good advice thank you so much. I do have a question related to 4, is it okay to hit the gas at the apex of the corner. I generally brake heavy and lift my brake until the apex then apply gas steadily and only stomp down once I feel the kart feels it could handle it

[@masetric8878]

I just did my first go cart drive i can see me getting addicted to karting so thanks for the tips

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@charliemorrison-jones3918]

Can u make a video on how to overtake without loosing time and when to give up the position

[@NorbergNation]

I like that idea! Thanks for watching!

[@jimbright8194]

We race dirt and our driver would constantly not sit all the way back in the seat and pull himself up closer to the steering wheel and his arms would get so tired to where he could barely keep control of the kart . He’s 9 years old and this past weekend we only focused on sitting back in the seat and he picked up a whole second in lap times.

[@NorbergNation]

That’s so cool to hear!

[@ezzuan1593]

im struggling with the rokgp engine acceleration out of corners especially tight ones any tips ? i’m a x30 driver and it was my first time with rokgp

[@ezzuan1593]

i tried to be really careful and apply small inputs before applying full throttle but the acceleration was still not there

[@NorbergNation]

@@ezzuan1593 You probably need to change your carburetion. The only thing on the driving side that I can suggest is being as smooth as possible with the throttle application. The ROK's are really sensitive to aggressive acceleration so the smoother the better.

[@ivansidoruk7542]

Wow great advice!! Thanks man

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@racingforbeginners154]

I love these tips and it's great to hear them from an advanced driver who sees similar things. For arrive and drive karts, my son and I are pretty short. Even with seat padding, we can't reach the steering wheel in the same way. So we have to drive with our hands a little on the low side. Since most of the kids I coach are more "normal" in size, I also tell them to put their hands on the outermost part of the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. It's way easier to make micro-adjustments with less effort versus any other hand position. I find it just as important to keep your hands in those positions and not move them around the steering wheel as they are driving around the track. Question: As you push the steering wheel, do you also use your arm as a brace to help the chassis? I'm sure it depends on the corner but I've heard of some karters doing that and I would imagine that it's a lot like the leaning to the outside of the kart. I know you mentioned that leaning puts additional stress on the chassis and tires but what about arm bracing?

[@NorbergNation]

I'm not totally sure I understand what bracing mean, but I prepare my outside arm for a corner before I enter. It does work as a brace to hold the steering wheel from kicking back.

[@racingforbeginners154]

@@NorbergNation Thank you for your response and I'll try to be better at my explanation, as I'm not 100% sure what they mean either but they explain "bracing" as to make your outside arm as part of the stiffness of the chassis by pushing back against the seat with the outside arm somewhat tightening the chassis's flexibility. I don't really care for this type of driving technique because it puts in an added variable to the feedback of the kart. Also, as the driver fatigues, then the driver's input will be different, which is no different than leaning too much, shifting in your seat, or doing different types of body adjusting inputs. I like your explanation way better and what the outside arm pushing up on the steering wheel should be doing and keeping your body as neutral as possible so the kart is predictable and consistent. PS: We got to meet RPG at Pat's Acres last week and they were so nice. Luke Selliken was there is also a friend of mine and I raced with him indoors many years ago when he was just a little kid. Super nice guy.

[@NorbergNation]

@@racingforbeginners154 Okay I understand. Using your arm in that way should not affect the chassis at all. There is no way your arm is strong enough to stiffen the flexibility of the kart. I also wouldn't suggest using your arm in that way. Your arms should always have a bend in them making it impossible to push that hard. Glad you go to meet everyone! They are great people!

[@andrewdawson3648]

Local guys have been advising me to get on the gas before turning in to make the kart turn better, your third point seems to refute this. (I race 4 stroke on road courses), that advice apply mainly to 2 strokes on kart specific tracks?

[@NorbergNation]

It applies to 4 strokes as well at karting tracks. I’m not sure about road course racing.

[@jeffxgaming8367]

Also think like you're kart is an extension of you're body only then can you have a proper relationship with the cart ...

[@NorbergNation]

I like that!

[@jeffxgaming8367]

@@NorbergNation Thanks !! Those tips helped me a lot ..

[@brettklunyk]

Wait transfer isn't an issue if you have a tight, well fitted seat.

[@02cadget]

If a steering wheel is a circle…how does it have a widest part?

[@martinfreire2510]

Can you make a video about identify the different types of kerbs, and how to use them in your favor

[@brent7760]

Just try them.

[@NorbergNation]

You just have to try them. Rule of thumb with curbs is you want to hit them with the kart straight. That way you drive over it instead of bouncing off of it

[@alexandervanchev2415]

Super helpful, but what about holding both feet on the gas and brake? Took me so long to get out of this habit.

[@NorbergNation]

Yes! That is a terrible habit. Might revisit this topic.

[@3rdlegracing250]

hey dude, I'm coming down to the charlotte area to visit some family for thanksgiving and my LO206 is coming with me for open practice. Can I ask what sprocket combo you guys run at GoPro? I live in Pgh and race at Pitt Race BTW..

[@NorbergNation]

Im not sure what the gear would be in LO206

[@andrewbusnello]

...a smaller wheel requires LESS input, not more

[@floridamangonwild]

I have no choice but to hold my steering wheel at the widest part as I have a f1 style wheel

[@phantrom]

Does this video apply to all classes?

[@NorbergNation]

Yes it does. #4 is a little different for low horsepower classes because you need to apply the throttle earlier, but you still have to be pointed around the direction you want to go.

[@phantrom]

@@NorbergNation Thanks :)

[@stevenballard7580]

@@NorbergNation I was wondering about point number 4, in my rental league I find I have to be on the power super early mid hairpin otherwise I'm left behind. Otherwise great video, I'll be taking these tips to the track!

[@NorbergNation]

@@stevenballard7580 yes that’s normal. I would challenge you to maybe try driving in deeper and getting on the throttle later. But depending on the layout of some tracks, early throttle is needed.

[@ljc2051]

Nice video, dude. One question about listening to the kart, how can you tell when there’s more corner speed left in the kart?

[@NorbergNation]

Normally you feel slow through the corner or you don’t use as much track on exit. Go until the kart starts to slide a bit then back it off from there.

[@excalibur_k]

Is it bad to ride super close to someone’s bumper? I accidentally hit someone in the back pretty hard on a hairpin and sent them into the side wall. I wasn’t expecting they would just roll off the gas completely without breaking miles away from when you should actually just break. I feel awful and I feel like it’s my fault and that it could have been avoided if I wasn’t so close to them. I said sorry on the way by but I doubt they heard me(this was indoor electric)

[@SenorPenor1337]

They effectively brake tested you by braking like a noob, I've had someone do this to me braking like halfway down the straight but I still felt bad

[@kardipoisid2844]

I think that the biggest mistake in karting is LO206

[@byalejo4203]

nice video! thanks for these tips, saludos desde Chile !!!

[@NorbergNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

Well… i did the right things, had good instruction… nothing really explains why I was so bad.

[@sportsmaster8650]

first race today these tips helped a lot got p1, but thats bc everyone got stuck in a pile, ill take though

[@NorbergNation]

Hey a win is a win

[@keitaauto]

You open to do driving reviews?. Would like you to review my race from over the weekend.

[@NorbergNation]

I do them through a group called Racers360 but I’m thinking about doing one for my channel soon

[@keitaauto]

@@NorbergNation OK. I will attempt thru 360. Unless you would like to use my vid for the channel. Would like a critique from you.

[@loopie007]

I am sorry Ryan, but tip #4 makes no sense. Imagine drivers doing a giant oval. It appears you are saying they shouldn't accelerate until the karts are going straight? What does the driver do in giant horseshoe or carousel turns? Coast through them? If I don't start accelerating when doing a sharp U-turn, my kart will come to a dead stop. Time to breathe? I help it to breathe by opening the throttle fully. No one has ever won any race by not stepping on the throttle to let the engine breathe. Watching any of your GoPro footage, anyone can see you are accelerating before the car is going straight? If the exhaust temp is going up, that means you are making power! If the temp shows a too lean condition, you need to add more fuel, not less throttle! Time to fix your jetting.

[@NorbergNation]

In the racing community when you say “straight” you don’t actually mean straight. It means when the kart is pointed the direction you want to go. Straight means You don’t have to ad input to the steering wheel on exit. There are always exceptions to rules. There are some corners where you don’t but for the most part waiting until the kart is pointed the correct direction is always correct. Big ovals are different. And regarding the engine breathing I am correct. When you accelerate too early you are taking fuel away from the engine unnecessarily. And when the kart is “straight” and want to actually accelerate you will not have enough fuel and it will starve the engine. You can actually see this on engine data. If the exhaust temp goes up that does not mean you are making power. The exhaust temp is reading temperature. If the exhaust temp is too high in the middle of a corner you are running it too lean and starving the engine. That’s why a good engine builder will look at the min and max egt.

[@badgumby9544]

After racing karts for 30+ years. And I started kart racing in the 1960's. Racing both sprints and enduros. The main thing I learned is this. In kart racing it's 80% kart setup/motor and 20% driver. Of course you need to be good at driving. But I don't care how good of a driver you are. If your kart isn't setup to get 100% of what it is capable of. And you don't have a trick motor. Your driving talent means nothing. And another important thing I learned. If you are not good at finding ways to cheat. You will never win or run up front on a National level. And that's a fact. And I have worked for Emmick, Top Kart, Comet Kart Sales and a Indy car team in the past.

[@NorbergNation]

Sorry you have had such a bad experience in karting. I assure you that national karting highly discouraged cheating for as long as I’ve been involved. Engine builders who have gotten caught most recently have received life time bans from the series. It’s discouraged so much so that the driver has become much more involved in the past years. Don’t get me wrong a good setup/engine combo is hard to beat, but its not unbeatable.

[@badgumby9544]

@@NorbergNation I didn't have a bad experience all those years I raced. I loved it. Best times ever. I just got frustrated when running National events. Because I couldn't run up front. I ran in the top 10, sometimes top 5, but could never win. And I was as good, or better of a driver than many of them. All engine builders and kart shops keep their best stuff for themselves. They can cherry pick the best engines and parts. Have access to things the average karter doesn't. I know that for a fact. They also don't share speed secrets with just anybody. And I guarantee you they find ways to cheat without getting caught. All the winners and champions in all motorsport cheat. Some of them will even admit it. But not many. Like they say, it ain't cheating if you don't get caught

[@NorbergNation]

@@badgumby9544 were gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. I won against big teams with my own stuff. I wasn’t cheating. There is also a engine claim rule in our series where you can just take the engine from whichever driver you want. Cheating takes place very rarely and get taken care of pretty swiftly in the current state of Karting in the world.

[@aliboy9538]

What to do when youre really nervous with youre stearing wheel. Im always losing tents of seconds because of that probblem

[@NorbergNation]

If you work on bar habit #2 you should be able to smooth your hands out.

[@aliboy9538]

@@NorbergNation could you also make a video on how to have a good start bc i always lose places in the start

[@NorbergNation]

@@aliboy9538 Sounds good! I'll keep that in mind.

[@Trickshot_26]

Can these tips be used in sim racing as well

[@spriingblossoms5608]

Thank you I am in the 5 des

[@cruiselabrie1305]

One bad habit that I feel many drivers struggle with, including myself, is not be relaxed in the go kart. If you’re all tense in the kart you tend to make more mistakes.

[@NorbergNation]

Yes that’s a good one as well!

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Watch closely. Usually the fastest drivers are relaxed and look effortless. Smooth is fast