Endurance karting
Discussion
The first one I did there was cold, dark and very wet, and we were all pretty nervous about it. But we all left the place having had the best karting experience of our lives, and were all a lot more knowledgeable about driving the things too.
You'll be tired, wet and buzzing. Can't wait to do it again :-)
You'll be tired, wet and buzzing. Can't wait to do it again :-)
Done quite a few of these at 3-sisters in both the wet and dry! Awesome events, really a very enjoyable way to spend an evening.
The single-engined karts they have now arn't as nice to drive, nor quite as fast as the twin-engined ones they used to have. The new ones are harder to slide smoothly in the wet, but still a lot of fun.
In my experience, best race strategies for these are to 1) stay out of trouble and 2) try to do your pit stops when no-one else is pitting, to avoid traffic. Consistency wins the day.
If it is wet, do your braking off the traditional racing line as there will be a lot more grip. In the corners, the kart will just want to understeer so try getting used to initiating a turn by snatching the rear brake as you turn then use the power to get round the corner.
It it is dry, most of the track is flat out. If you're brave and you have a good kart in good conditions, you can try taking the corner at the end of the main straight flat! Have fun trying to see just how late you can brake for the hairpin. The trickiest corner I find is the left hander that is turn 2. The shape suggests a late turn in, but there's a lot more grip available if you turn in earlier than feels natural. Experiment and see what you can find out
The single-engined karts they have now arn't as nice to drive, nor quite as fast as the twin-engined ones they used to have. The new ones are harder to slide smoothly in the wet, but still a lot of fun.
In my experience, best race strategies for these are to 1) stay out of trouble and 2) try to do your pit stops when no-one else is pitting, to avoid traffic. Consistency wins the day.
If it is wet, do your braking off the traditional racing line as there will be a lot more grip. In the corners, the kart will just want to understeer so try getting used to initiating a turn by snatching the rear brake as you turn then use the power to get round the corner.
It it is dry, most of the track is flat out. If you're brave and you have a good kart in good conditions, you can try taking the corner at the end of the main straight flat! Have fun trying to see just how late you can brake for the hairpin. The trickiest corner I find is the left hander that is turn 2. The shape suggests a late turn in, but there's a lot more grip available if you turn in earlier than feels natural. Experiment and see what you can find out
It was good, we didn’t do too well though – finished 10th out of 14 teams. Too many driver changes, a couple of black flags and one member of the team being particularly pedestrian!
Weather was atrocious, it got stopped 10 minutes in as the rain was so heavy and we started to get standing water on the track. Once it restarted it was interesting with poor visibility and a drenched circuit.
Agree that turn 2 was particularly tricky and also the location of my black flag – undertaking under a yellow flag, on a bend. Not cool, but I’d found a rhythm and the person I undertook had been hampering it a little, so I got a bit carried away.
As for that hairpin, in my first session when it was really wet I seemed to handle it well, no spins and only one where I drifted around it. Second session I had though, when the track was arguably a bit drier, was awful. Reckon I did 10 laps and must have lost it 4 times.
My best time was in my first session, 1:08:207. I was fairly happy with that given the conditions, not knowing the track and being 6’3” and 13.5 stone.
Overall, great night, good banter and will be doing it again, ideally in the dry!
Weather was atrocious, it got stopped 10 minutes in as the rain was so heavy and we started to get standing water on the track. Once it restarted it was interesting with poor visibility and a drenched circuit.
Agree that turn 2 was particularly tricky and also the location of my black flag – undertaking under a yellow flag, on a bend. Not cool, but I’d found a rhythm and the person I undertook had been hampering it a little, so I got a bit carried away.
As for that hairpin, in my first session when it was really wet I seemed to handle it well, no spins and only one where I drifted around it. Second session I had though, when the track was arguably a bit drier, was awful. Reckon I did 10 laps and must have lost it 4 times.
My best time was in my first session, 1:08:207. I was fairly happy with that given the conditions, not knowing the track and being 6’3” and 13.5 stone.
Overall, great night, good banter and will be doing it again, ideally in the dry!
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