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Re: if you dont mind me asking neil???
Posted by 'RoadRat' on 04 Nov 2008 @ 22:14

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Just to add to others points, from somebody with no karting background, but a Cadet age driver who has come from nothing to a national and regional champion in only 18 months.

Nothing beats seat time, but it must be quality seat time. I see plenty of kids going round and round but if their fathers/Trainers aren't watching every corner this can just reinforce bad habits.

Simon has done aproximately 20,000 laps since he first got into a kart last year and I can say in all honesty that I have observed and debriefed probably 90% of them.

Next, among all the other stuff you have to think outside the box as well. The more established the class the harder it gets, but look for the angles, whether it be in the set-up or engine, even the tiny things. There's always something that might just give an extra 100th here or there, but they all add up.

Good feedback is of course the 'holy grail' of young drivers. Once you can start to see bunches of laps in the same 10th, start making one big change, send the driver out 'blind' and get them to tell you what the difference is, at this stage you're not nessasarily looking for more speed, but consistency, and just to understand the difference in the feel and why it's happening. You'll soon find you can make fairly small changes and a driver will be able to work out what it is. It's a relatively small step then for them to start telling you what to do to improve a kart.

Message Thread:

cadet driver abillity VS engine performance?????? by 'cosgrove78' (03 Nov 2008 @ 21:00)

Re: cadet driver abillity VS engine performance??? by 'richydehav' (04 Nov 2008 @ 8:02)

Re: cadet driver abillity VS engine performance??? by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 9:56)

Re: cadet driver abillity VS engine performance??? by 'Tmoon' (04 Nov 2008 @ 10:14)

Re: cadet driver abillity VS engine performance??? by 'Moonshine' (04 Nov 2008 @ 10:41)

Re: cadet driver abillity VS engine performance??? by 'itpro' (04 Nov 2008 @ 10:48)

dont get me wrong..... by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 11:09)

Re: dont get me wrong..... by 'itpro' (04 Nov 2008 @ 11:16)

Re: dont get me wrong..... by 'richydehav' (04 Nov 2008 @ 11:37)

Re: Looks like Cadet Easy Kart the... by 'skidlid' (04 Nov 2008 @ 12:54)

Re: Looks like Cadet Easy Kart the... by 'RoadRat' (04 Nov 2008 @ 13:33)

Re: Looks like Cadet Easy Kart the... by 'KJM' (04 Nov 2008 @ 14:05)

Re: Looks like Cadet Easy Kart the... by 'SimonS' (04 Nov 2008 @ 17:55)

Re How fast you go depends how much you spend by 'neilaustin' (04 Nov 2008 @ 18:46)

neil?????? by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 19:58)

Re: neil?????? by 'neilaustin' (04 Nov 2008 @ 20:20)

if you dont mind me asking neil??? by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 21:02)

Re: if you dont mind me asking neil??? by 'neilaustin' (04 Nov 2008 @ 21:16)

great stuff!! by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 21:23)

Re: if you dont mind me asking neil??? by 'RoadRat' << You are here!

Re: you can clean the exhaust by 'richydehav' (04 Nov 2008 @ 21:02)

richy, i cant wait!!! by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 21:09)

Theoretical question by 'DevonHawker' (04 Nov 2008 @ 22:18)

Re: Theoretical question by 'Cadet49Dad' (04 Nov 2008 @ 22:28)

Re: Theoretical question, how do you know? by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 22:40)

Re: Theoretical question, how do you know? by 'richydehav' (04 Nov 2008 @ 23:20)

Re: Theoretical question, how do you know? by 'cosgrove78' (04 Nov 2008 @ 23:36)

Re: Cosgrove78 - you should try another track by 'richydehav' (05 Nov 2008 @ 10:03)

cheers richy! by 'cosgrove78' (05 Nov 2008 @ 11:41)

Re: cheers richy! by 'richydehav' (05 Nov 2008 @ 12:52)

Re: Theoretical question, how do you know? by 'DevonHawker' (04 Nov 2008 @ 23:22)

Re: Theoretical question, how do you know? by 'neilaustin' (04 Nov 2008 @ 23:24)

Re: Theoretical question, how do you know? by 'DevonHawker' (04 Nov 2008 @ 23:32)

Devon Hawker: WTP B5 cylinder ID. by 'DCharity' (06 Nov 2008 @ 14:47)

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