britaxcooper
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: N. yorkshire
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MIght be going soon......
never been before...... indoors i think... so any tips people? Not doing it unless i recon i can finish well against the other students 
tips? or just general car rules apply?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Be as tidy as you can, slow in fast out and get your helmet on before everyone else.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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go on a diet...
Nah seriously  Indoor karts are gutless and if your fat your kart will be slow at accelerating, and considering indoor tracks are narrow you can carry your speed better, but you'll never get past.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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brake in a straight line before the bend, turn hard then floor it
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Blue
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
Location: Sideways
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Remember - it doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile.
Winning's winning
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Graham
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Lincoln.
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wear a fucking scarf too, specially if the helmet and jump suit leaves an open neck, your gonna have bad bad neck pains the next morning 
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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they corner alot harder than you would think... but its difficult to re-gain your line if you loose the back end...!
as said, the fastest drivers are the smoothest
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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dont brake  just trhow it round the corners, kinda like how you drive a corsa
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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Braking is for poofs  I usually go flat out and ease off before corners.
Only brake if someone is in front and I can't get past
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Just stay smooth, brake before corners and accelerate out. So many idiots just hit the corner too hard and spin 
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Carl
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as already said, you have to stay smooth. and also there aren't usually many corners where you need to brake, so just take foot off the pedal and carry the corner speed.
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Skinz
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Registered: 15th May 03
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o dont usually brake at all my foot remains on the accelerator to the floor the whole way round
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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If you've used proper karts (including some decent indoor ones), then you HAVE to brake! 
Unless you like driving THROUGH tyre barriers at great speed, that is...
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan B
If you've used proper karts (including some decent indoor ones), then you HAVE to brake!
Unless you like driving THROUGH tyre barriers at great speed, that is...
I have driven proper karts and you don't have to brake trust me
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Michael B
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Registered: 21st Mar 05
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It the gokarts are automatic, or only have one gear, when you go into corners hit the break without taking yuor foot off the throttle - it keeps the revs up so they don't bog down when leaving corners.. Unhealthy for the karts, but okay if you don't own them =p
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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when cornering make sure you shift your weight to the outside wheel to assist grip!
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Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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what engine size should propper karts have? locally we can rent 9hp (petrol) karts
[Edited on 01-07-2005 by Rob126]
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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Depends on the place. Doesnt sound like much, but 9 HP is quite a bit really, when your not used to being so exposed and sitting 3 inches off the floor .
Where I used to work, they used 250cc single cylinder 4 strokes, and they were pretty nippy really. Could get plently of speed built up anyway .
Depends on the track really and the kart, but i always used to jab the brakes before the corner on sharp bends, or let off, and "scrub" the speed off round the corner by making the kart understeer  .
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britaxcooper
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: N. yorkshire
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well i went.......and i came 2nd so not too bad considering ive never been before. bit different to the corsa lol,they dont understeer
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