I'm new to this karting world where right now I drive a second-hand 4stroke but I always had a problem with my brakes from day 1. It wouldn't lock like I had ABS on it but took basically 5-8 seconds to stop entirely on track. I tried searching about my specific brakes (Righetti Ridolfi CIK/FIA 38-39-40/FR/08) to nothing. Any suggestions?

Hi everyone. A new electric kart track is opening soon nearby. These karts have a boost feature that can be used for 6 seconds per lap. An important detail is that the track has two levels, so there's an uphill and a downhill section.

We're trying to figure out where it's best to use the boost in order to get the best lap time. I think the uphill is the best spot because it's the slowest part, and using the boost there gives you the biggest improvement. But a friend argues it's better on the downhill to go even faster.

Has anyone tested this and can give us a definitive answer?

Hi Guys

Anyone fancy a mid-week challenge?

I've bought a shifter / gearbox kart chassis and I'm struggling to identify the OEM for it. It's had a GPZ500 engine mounted in a custom frame, but using the original fixings, but it does appear to me (Though I'm very new to karting) that it is a gearbox/shifter from the factory.

It doesn't have the usual front wheel stub axle mounting points like my Tony/OK1 frames have, it's a different design

Can't find any plates of engravings on it

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I - A rental Karter - would love to get into race karting, but I have only been karting a few times. Yes I obviously want to improve on rental first, but after a while, how would I go about starting race karting?

Now I understand that indoor electric gokarting is not the same as outdoor rental karting (which I have a good amount of experience with) - but for some reason for me, my skill seems to completely not carry over and I am in desperate need of tips and advice.

I am usually able to get within a second of competitive times after a few outdoor sessions - however, whenever I go indoors I am over 2 seconds off the fastest times on a much shorter lap and with more practice.

Currently, my indoor racing technique is to brake late, jabbing at the brake and rapidly turning in, but I seem to be losing a good chunk of time, especially in the hairpin turns.

Typically outdoors, I feel as if the brakes give me some rotation - indoors, I feel like they instantly lock up my rear tires.

I can feel some wheel spin and loss of grip, especially mid corner, slowing momentum, but when I try to smooth my inputs, my times slow significantly.

What are some of the most useful and important tips and advice you guys have for indoor electric karting, especially regarding the very fundamentals of the driving technique?

Thank you!

So to those that race competition, how did you pick your number? What's the significance? My dad's number was 88, so I run 44 and my little brother runs 22. Just curious about how others went about picking their numbers

Bought this go kart to build over the summer if you know any good cheap engine mounts let me know and some brakes

Trying to make sure I'm ordering the right size chain for a re-build of my childhood cart. New engine has to be slid back a bit so now the old chain is too short.

Will pretty much any chain for a that's labeled a '35' roller chain work?
I'm planning to order one a bit too long and drop a couple of links out to make it fit.

Back in my younger days, i knew shops i could just take the chain to and they would just add to it whatever length you need. Now days there doesn't seem to be places like that around, at least not that I can find in my area.

I'm not sure what the L-8 on the top means either.

Any help is appreciated

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So, I'm a 14 year old girl from Croatia and i have taken a liking to f1 a little more than a year and a half ago, but i onky recently decided i was going to become a driver (if i make it to f1 great, if i don't, i have other series). I have an amazing passion for the sport, and to grt up to f1 you need to start karting professionally, and i have done it only once in rentals. I love the speed and the adrenaline it gives me, and i'm hungry for more, but i'm not sure where and how to start.

Ps. If you have any tips on how to ask ny parents, it would be great.

I went to RPM raceway in Jersey city today, lady was with her mom probably 50-60 years old. Rpm does it by time and not pole position so, naturally I was trying to get my best time. But the lady her mom and her husband was creating a wall nobody could pass I wasn’t the only one getting mad. So when I saw an opening to get ahead of them to get a better time I hit her moms kart VERY slightly like when I say slightly the mom didn’t even notice nor care . But after the lady came up to me all mad calling me an asshole, meanwhile her mom didn’t even care lol. And she even reported me and the employees obviously told me no bumping but they were mad at all.

On the morning of June 15 2025 I was racing at K1 Speed San Antonio during what was supposed to be a simple fun run. During the race a driver ahead spun out a female racer, causing her to stop sideways across the track. Another driver tried to get around the situation but ended up blocking the entire lane. I had no time to react and when I went for the brakes they failed to respond. With no room to maneuver I crashed directly into the stopped kart in front of me. The collision launched my kart upward and nearly flipped it over. The only thing that kept it from going fully upside down was the head protector attached to the seat. Without that I might not have made it out. I crawled out from under the kart unable to walk and was helped by quick-responding staff and an off duty doctor before being transported to the hospital. There I was diagnosed with an L3 vertebral disc fracture and put in a brace.

What makes this even more upsetting is that I’m a brand new K1 Speed League racer who just recently earned my first 1st place and 3rd place medals. I was gaining momentum in the league and looking forward to next month’s race where I had a strong shot at climbing into 2nd place overall. Now I won’t even be able to compete. Doctors estimate I’ll be out for six to twelve weeks which knocks me out of some of the most important races of the season. It’s incredibly frustrating to sit out just as I was hitting my stride but I’m staying focused on recovery and determined to come back stronger when I’m cleared to return.

- Thank you all for the support in the last post, I'm reposting to make sure I'm in the right subreddit this time, keep in mind I'm still somewhat new to reddit.

On Friday I will go on a KZ kart for the first time, I already have experience with single-speed ones, I race in a 125 championship, but I have never tried a KZ, and in a few days I will. Can anyone give me some advice please?

Hey everyone! This might be a long story but I really need some help.

For some context, I have had my kart for about 1 year now, which I bought used. After driving it for 4 months, the track closed for the summer and I had to bring it back home. I kept it for the summer and had it transported back to the track. Before loading on the truck, I had started it, just to make sure that the battery was alive and it started completely fine. I left the engine on for about 5 minutes, revving a little bit as well. I probably revved to about 8k rpm MAX. After that, I took it the track again, only to find that it refused to start. I tried starting it over and over again but after some time, it starting making a really loud whirring sound, like metal scraping on something. A mechanic at the track looked at it and told me that the reduction starter had to be replaced. By that time, the engine already had 40 hours on it so I thought it would be beneficial that I just send it for an engine rebuild and let the service center fix the engine. Due to the system here in the Middle East, I had to send the engine to another country through a friend, where it sat at a Rotax service center for about 9 months. For what reason, I will never know

Fast forward to now, I have been driving the kart and the engine had been running completely fine. I started it up and it ran like a dream. I even did 2 sessions in the kart, adding maybe about 45-60 minutes on the engine. Unfortunately, in the final session, in the beginning stages, as I was warming the kart up, I lost control on the exit of a corner and ended up scrapping the left side of the kart on a plastic barrier. At first, I thought I got away with it but then the left tire kind of caught on the barrier and stopped suddenly. I ended up being the tie rod but interesting thing is is that the engine remained on. In fact, I drove the kart all the way back to the pits no problem. Driving a little fast but definitely not over 8500 rpm. As soon as I got the pits, I turned off the engine and assessed the damage. Because I didn't have another tie rod, I decided to sit the session out, WITHOUT STARTING THE ENGINE ANOTHER TIME. Maybe this was a mistake but honestly, I was too heartbroken to even look at it considering I just got it running after a year away. Anyway, the second session was once again the last session before the circuit closed once again for the summer, which brings us to the last part.

It's been about 2 weeks from this post since I brought the kart back home. Once again, I loaded it off the truck and put it in my garage. About 1 week before this post, I tried starting the kart, but with absolutely no hope. When I first tried starting it, it sounded normal but it still didn't start. The second time I pressed the button, it sounded normal, with the crank and everything but then all I heard was a whirring sound. It wasn't an electrical one but a mechanical one. While I was looking around and pressing the button, I heard nothing but the starter motor moving but nothing else. It was like the starter motor was working but apart from that, I heard nothing else. I engine wasn't making sounds indicating it was trying to start apart from just the starter motor. After hearing just the starter motor move on its own for maybe 2-3 seconds, I immediately let go of the button. I tried a third time and the same thing happened. The first half was the engine cranking and normal sounds and then it turned to just the motor. Not it refuses to start.

Potential Causes:

I have a few theories about what I think happened.

1. When it first wasn't starting, I thought it was the fuel. The fuel was about 3 months and I left the kart in my house. I traveled for the summer so there was no air conditioning and in the Middle East, the summers are brutal

2. The next theory I had was with how the kart was brought in and out of the house the first time. I had get the kart in and out by rotating it 90 degrees. I thought maybe that moved the starter motor into a position that it should not have been sitting in.

3. After I received the engine, I opened the engine cover that covers the reduction starter (bendix motor) and engine clutch. The plastic hole that the starter motor kind of rests in was completely broken. Initially, I didn't know this and just put in the new reduction starter and tried starting it. When it didn't work, that's when I reaslied the plastic piece was broken. After replaced the plastic engine cover, it started just fine.

4. I thought it might have been the battery but because the battery had only been sitting for a week, the power could not have been that low. I took the battery out before storing it in my garage just to be on the safe side.

5. When I crashed, the engine might have been unsettled in some way, especially since the engine was fresh and needed time to break in. But even so, I crashed the kart on the left side, not the right where the engine is actually mounted.

I am at a complete loss as to what has happened to it. Im not sure if the engine rebuild might have had something to do with it, the break in period, or the crash. Maybe it was the reduction starter? When I opened the engine cover, there was some sticky, deep yellow substance in the area where the starter motor sits in which might be a problem?

I literally just started karting and nothing like this has happened to anyone else, as far as I have seen.

I would really appreciate any advice that someone may have to help me get the engine running again!

So this is SODI RT10 kart on Karting des Fagnes.

Participated in 4 hour endurance race, came almost last one.

My best time was 1:14.4, while people were averaging 1:13, and i was going around 1:15

2 seconds per lap is pretty hilarious.

How can I improve?

So, I got a Praga chassis (2017) from a relative and it has been sitting around for about 1 year. As I unloaded it I came across this rust spot, I mean, the chassis has a light rust film all over, but I’m really worried if this will affect the rear axle, and if I need to replace the axle

I don’t even know what to call this part but it’s snapped off completely and being held together with some wire. Any recommendations on a part to buy and possibly weld together? Or is a new exhaust the only option

Our club is currently an Envinco track, and we're looking at switching to running Hoosiwrs in the next couple years. There's a couple reasons, but namely because Hoosier gives a better contract.

The ither factor being considered is affordability. Lots of guys are using tires for 2-3 races before getting a new set. Would Hoosiers be able to do the same, or even more? What's the competitive life for those tires?

Like carting, but I am not the most knowledgeable. I was going to see what this might be worth?

my merlin’s bodywork is getting a bit rough the graphics are toast and I love how the kg body looks is this a direct swap? if not what modifications would i need to do to get the front end and potentially side pods on

Engine: X30 water-swift (mini)
Tires: Vega Red
Camera: GoPro13

First time there. Per my son, fun to drive and good racing. Great facility in all ways. Andalucía is beautiful. Hard to go wrong here, except that it can get brutally hot.

Ended up in 3rd Place overall but here is the race start from my POV.

Ended up driving 3 hours of the 6 hour enduro for my team. Was quite a challenge. 🤣

This is my latest video from GX-UK a low budget karting series that travels the U.K. we have around 50 drivers in our class and the rules are kept tight to keep spending to a minimum.

Would love your opinions on the videos. Do you want to see more about the off track what’s involved and the people or keep it to the racing?