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Does being heavier make you slower at karting? Is this a genuine excuse or just a myth? All is revealed as F1 test driver Jack Aitken puts the kart through its paces at Reading Teamsport. Make sure you check out Jack’s social channels using the links below. https://www.team-sport.co.uk/ SUBSCRIBE to WTF1 http://bit.ly/WTF1Subscribe Visit Our Shop: http://bit.ly/2tepK1e —– Follow WTF1 —– Subscribe to WTF1: http://bit.ly/WTF1Subscribe On our website: http://www.wtf1.com On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wtf1official On Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wtf1official On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wtf1official —- Follow Jack Aitken —– Subscribe to Jack Aitken Racing: http://www.youtube.com/user/JackAitkenRacing On his website: http://www.jackaitken.com On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jaitkenracer On Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jaitkenracer On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jaitkenracer —– Music provided by —– Epidemic Sound http://www.epidemicsound.com
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How to make your classmates that have watched one race and now think they know allot about f1 but don’t now anything shut up
Should do an outdoor one next time. This series was great! 👏🏻
HOW ABOUT TRYING 5 DIFFERNT KARTS AS THE TYRES AND ENGINES CAN VARY AND CHECK CONSISTENCY
great vid! can you test this with pro karts?
Because is an indoor, in the karting of my city that is outdoor the time are 2 seconds slower than without the 20kg, only brake in two corners.
So this is why I lost to those kids. I literally weigh 60kg more.
In owner karts, it is a huge difference.
I know this is 2 years in the past but just went to reading teamsport karting and first time on the track 3rd time karting ever and i excited to say my best lap was 3 tenths quicker than jacks also jack I use you in f1 my team😅
theres definately a sweet spot when it comes to weight, idk if youve ever went karting as a 12 year old but youre sliding all over the place
I think the placement of the weight definitely had a big role to play. Behind your back isn’t exactly comfortable and if you’re not comfortable in a drive then youll most likely lose a few tenths as well
I ran Briggs Masters for 3 years. Had to carry around close to 60 lbs to make minimum weight. For my last race made sure I qualified last and pulled all the weight off my kart . WOW what a difference!!!!! On section of track was downhill and kept putting left tires on paint. Eventually lead to a bumpy off track excursion! . Never had I enjoyed a screw up like that 😁🏁.
As Jack says you still have more weight higher up being a bigger guy. I have more appreciation for the taller guys in single seater racing and F1 such as George Russell
Lighter is faster period. If it weren’t race cars would be made out of cast iron and not carbon fiber. Get real
Even at 280lbs karting is so fun with my bro.
You can get used to the extra weight, I’m in or around 120kg and I’m 1.6 off local record, I find I lose out on straight lines but I can corner faster than all my mates, it’s all about adaptation. That said, I’d absolutely love to drop 20-30kg and see what the difference is.
My guess is that there are a couple of different factors at play some an an advantage some disadvantage. For example at turn in the extra weight will give more grip against the extra inertia. Which is more affected probably depending on the steering angle. Then there is the polar moment of inertia which affects how quickly the kart pivots around its centre and how responsive it is, how stable or twitchy it is. Then there is the centrifugal force once into the bend versus extra grip afforded by the weight. I believe centrifugal is exponential with regard to speed whereas weight is linear. Each factor will vary in significance at different parts of the track.
How many seconds a lap does drifting corners add??
Do you still have the complete lap times of both sessions?