[Absolut Speed]

Our scca region is having a weekend race at one of those nice indoor go-kart tracks. Last year, the club racers beat up on the autocrossers pretty badly.

So what's the secret to being fast in a kart? Short line vs. smoother, wider line; Hit the apex or late apex; hard brake & gas vs smooth transitions etc. I'd rather not have to resort to stock car tactics to keep people behind me. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Mericet]

If your're going to be driving an actual racing kart with some power, I'd suggest going to the gym and working out. There's a group of us that run occasionally at the local track. If you run every week or so your body gets used to the beating. I'm usually reduced to an invalid after running about 30 straight laps, with bruises on my hips and aching arms. The last time I ran my son t- boned me in the side so hard it just about knocked me out of the kart. It took me about 2 weeks to recover from that one. I've since come to the conclusion that out of shape 50 year olds should stay out of these things.

I agree, if there is good power and grip, these things will wear you out. I remember following someone closely on a indoor track around a long lefthand sweep. He spun right in fornt of me. Instead of t-boning him I managed to get my kart sideways before hitting him. The next morning my wife asked me about the strange mark on my hip. It was the bruise left by the seam of my jeans! You could even see the individual stitching!