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Kart Class
Kart Class is hosted by 18 x Australian Champion David Sera. With over 25 years' experience in the sport, Sera provides an insight into the latest news from the world of karting, expert tips that will see you improve your lap-times & kart setup information to make better adjustments to your kart...
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Is my Chassis Bent?
You’ve had an accident, but now you need to work out whether your kart is bent. Kart manufacturers design their chassis’ a lot softer these days. That...
How to Avoid Accidents
With more than 30 drivers on a race track that is less than one kilometer long, no matter how much we prepare there will always be a tussle or two in...
Checking you Chain Tension
Today I'm looking at how to check your chain tension. Now, when it comes to chains, I find they're wearing out a lot faster than what they previously...
Meet APEX
Over the last 12-18 months Kart Class has been working on a new feature to answer peoples questions (immediately!).
Now if you're unsure...
How to Overtake
Motor Racing is all about driving fast and trying to beat your competition.
But sometimes that means we need to overtake our competitors...
How to be Consistent
Winning races comes down to being fast, but also being consistent.
That might mean stringing 10 laps in a row within 1 tenth of a second....
Go Kart Rear Axle Setup
Today we're discussing go-kart rear axles. When it comes to motor racing, cars have suspension. So karting is different because the rear axle acts lik...
How to Kart in the Rain
Today we're going to be discussing how to go-kart in the rain. Now, for most of us, we tend to want to drive as it’s easier. When you drive in the rai...
How to find the final second of Lap Time
Today we're going to be discussing how to find the last one second in kart racing. Now, it can be quite frustrating as you're starting out in karting...
Negative vs Positive Camber
Let’s look at when to use positive or negative camber in kart racing.
Now the first thing is what is camber? That's changing the angle o...
Learning new Race Tracks
Let’s look at why it’s so important to not just drive at the one circuit. For some people, they don't have the luxury of having a circuit close to the...
How to get a good race start
Let's be honest. It's all good qualifying up the front, but if you aren't good at the race starts, then it's all a waste of time.
There's...
Wet Weather Driving Tips
In motor racing, driving in the wet conditions can be more difficult than driving in the dry conditions.
Wheel spin, limited grip, under...
Practice makes Permanent
Let’s discuss how some drivers can dominate on a practice day, but then can't translate that onto a race day. We see in practice sometimes, kids setti...
Creating a Winning Mindset
We pay a lot of money for our race tires, and we pay a lot of money to get a good engine. We buy brand new go-karts, and we still find ourselves finis...
How to manage your Kart Tyres
Tire management is something drivers don’t always think about, but it plays a big role in the results. Now a lot is determined by how hard or how soft...
How to use Data Analysis
We discuss the pros and cons of data analysis in this podcast. Now, technologies improved a lot over the last five, 10 years, and when I was winning a...
Top 3 Mistakes Beginners Make in Karting
When we’re starting out in karting, it’s daunting!
We’ve got no idea what’s going on, what do we buy, what pressures do we use and how and where...
AKC Round 2 Wrap Up from Wanneroo, WA
The second round of the Australian Kart Championships took place at the Tiger Kart Club in Wanneroo, Western Australia this past weekend.
...
USA Track Review - Atlanta Motorsports Park
The next circuit we’re looking at in our USA Track review is Atlanta Motor Sports Park in Dawson, Georgia. So the track itself is a private club and i...
USA Track Review - New Castle Motorsports Park
We're going to try and do a miniseries & talk about some USA kart tracks that we recently toured on a road trip.
How to get involved in s...
USA Track Review - Go Pro Motorplex
The next track we are reviewing is the GoPro Motorplex Circuit in Charlotte, North Carolina. The facility is world-class with state-of-the-art lightin...
Which country produces the fastest racing drivers?
When it comes to Motor Racing, there is a lot of countries represented in all categories. But which countries produce the fastest drivers consistently...
How to deal with Pressure
Any sporting competition entails dealing with pressure & karting is no different. But how drivers can cope when others are on their bumper and concent...
What Brake Technique should I use?
In motor racing, engines play a big part to a drivers lap time. But the other area that's often overlooked, is the braking zone!
How fast...
Why do drivers look behind?!
As a parent or mechanic, seeing your driver constantly look over their shoulder is infuriating! You think to yourself, "just concentrate on what's in...
Carburettor Settings on a Kart
To get the most potential from your kart, you need your engine on song. That's why understanding your carburettor and the correct settings can extract...
Does Natural Ability Exist?
When it comes to driving, does talent get you further up the grid, or will hard work prevail?
Having coached over a 1000 different driver...
Should I start with a new or 2nd hand kart?
Motor Racing can be expensive, so working out where to best spend your money is important when starting out.
On this podcast episode, we...
General Karting Tips. How to improve your driving!
You go to the race track, listen to every Tom, Dick & Harry and get completely lost on what to do. You watch other parents changing axles, engines, ty...
First time driving a kart? What to do!
So you've watched Formula 1 or Supercars and wondered how those racing drivers got started in their career? Well 98% of those drivers first got involv...
Oscar Piastri - Australia's Next F1 Driver?
On this episode of our Kart Class Podcast, we chat to recently signed Alpine F1 Reserve Driver Oscar Piastri.
Oscar started his motor rac...
Indy Car Champion Will Power
The first guest on our Kart Class podcast is none other than 2014 IndyCar Series Champion & 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power.
The Penske r...
Benefits of a Coach
No matter what sport you are in, coaches are available to athletes to help guide them from their own experiences.
On this podcast episode...
Rental Karting Tips
Our host 18 x Australian Champion David Sera discusses rental karting, as we know that some drivers treat it more seriously than just a social event w...
Kart Setup Sheets
Our host 18 x Australian Champion David Sera discusses the importance of creating or having a setup sheet to fill in your notes at the kart track.
The different engines in Kart Racing
Our host 18 x Australian Champion David Sera looks at the different engine types available to drivers in kart racing.
As karting allows d...
What age can I start karting?
Our host 18 x Australian Champion David Sera looks at the starting age kids can get involved in kart racing.
Now we know this is where th...
Bad habits in karting
Our host 18 x Australian Champion David Sera looks at some of the bad habits drivers get into in kart racing.
By minimising these mistake...
Karting on a Budget
Our host 18 x Australian Champion David Sera looks into ways people getting into the sport of kart racing can find themselves a deal and cut some cost...