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I think the fastest myKART time done on the 80cc at Shah Alam (CW) is 1’09”. For this to happen, you need to have everything working in your favour. I am not sure whether the person was a 75kg-er.
To stop oversteering whilst cornering – simply brake earlier. 😉
Best way round the track is slow in fast out. Getting on the gas early is crucial especially if you are entering a long stretch. Braking technique is also important as well… minimum time on brakes with maximum effect is what is required… and in many corners on the 80cc you can take without braking.
Just try to avoid skidding and spinning wheels… you lose a lot of time that way.
😛 In addition to what Fazz had said to prevent oversteering, a common error made by beginners is to enter a cornor at too high a speed and than instinctively slam the brakes to reduce speed at aound mid cornor. This will have the effect of reducing rear wheels traction massively resulting in the rear wheels trying to overtake the front. Tell yourself to brake before cornor entry and never in mid cornor and practice, practice, practice. Don’t worry about lap times just yet but instead practice to master the above technique which will translate to faster lap times anyway. Go for it !
damns.. like that ive been destroying the kart (need your advice fazz on how i should drive on saturday)
i was literrally destroying the karts clutch on round 10, never once lifted off the throttle, just used my brakess to slow down, and continue flooring the throttle to keep the revs up….part throttle still tak cukup to sustain the revs during braking….kart ffeels sharper anyway by using both pedals….
[quote=”siewweng”]damns.. like that ive been destroying the kart (need your advice fazz on how i should drive on saturday)
i was literrally destroying the karts clutch on round 10, never once lifted off the throttle, just used my brakess to slow down, and continue flooring the throttle to keep the revs up….part throttle still tak cukup to sustain the revs during braking….kart ffeels sharper anyway by using both pedals….[/quote]
Waaahhh… this one like Schumi lor…. whatever works for you matey. You were quick in round 10.
1 17 is normal if using slow kart.
1 14 is normal if using middle range kart.
1 10 is normal if using fast kart.1 09 is fast for fast kart. (kart 34, 14, 4, 1, 3, … anymore)
1 09 is clocked on 60kg less. If clocked by 60kg above. WOW!
not oversteer during corner. brake earlier.
Brake later + Drive shorter = Faster Lap times.
Fastest Lap times = drive over grass. 😛
I’m using kart #3 yesterday…..and definetly my fren can’t catch up with me ( he’s 65kg @ using kart #4)..something is wrong with kart #3…….way too fast
Best way to go fast in rental karts – lose weight, clean lines. 10kg = 1 sec! Kart no. 6 was terrible, even Fabian at 58kg only managed 1:16, and he has done 1:13 before in other karts.
i think a better , hotter and dryer weather would have reduced our times on saturday, but for Udi from heavies to do a 1:11.6 in those conditions, i got nothing to say but praises.
Wai Leong metioned that 12Kg is 0.7secs on a 100cc karts is i’m not mistaken. Slower karts like 80cc should do close to 1 full second logically.
Any say?
I did 1min09++ (65kg) before enduro, but Haslina (45kg) from Mix doubles clocked 200th/sec faster than me.
Laptimes is one thing, but winning races is a whole lot of things. Knowing how to pass, slip stream, drift, cuck angin, attack, pressure, defend, close door, slingshot, early out, etc. In many cases, the same rental karts differ in performance everyday. There’s no real benchmark for rental karts here.1.09 circa is very fast indeed. however, 2/10th a second is almost not noticible but still a fact. (still 1st and 2nd)
Increase of weight increases drag should decrease time. However, just like u said earlier, racing is one thing, going fast is another. 😆10kg = 1 sec is tested lah by Wai Leong (or was it Razman at Kartquest?). They put a 10kg ballast on the fun kart (same driver) and take the lap times.
Agree race craft is also important, but the raw speed must be there so that on a clear track, you can pull away from the competitors.
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