So I saw on the Kk discord a post by a karter named Aaron Smith who posted some photos from 1970ish. Apparently there was banking back in the day. Aaron says he is making it for KRP initially and then for KK if modding gets completed.
Here’s a link: G&J Kartway - Photogrammetry Edition | RaceDepartment
It’s like a wave and surf is up! I feel bad for the dude stuck inside. That’s a solid 10 footer. What’s funny is that waves can peel sort of like this:
Yeah. This bank seems awfully aggressive for a kart track. I believe it was 35deg. Looks like crazy fun. 35 degree ski slopes would be double black back bowl territory. That’s pretty steep. 45 degrees you are getting air each turn, basically dropping down each turn.
Cool that he’s recreating it, you’ll have to report back how it is to drive.
It’s funny because in the photos it always looks like the turn is huge (meaning the length of the turn), but now the amount of time spent in that turn is pretty minimal. I’m not sure how much they changed the dimensions when they re-did the layout.
Tanguy tells me the banks are sorta dangerous and really hard on tires. He says they have a nasty habit of getting to the point where the grip goes bye-bye mid race and folks go flying off or falling down the bank as grip changes. Paraphrased poorly. Thus, dangerous.
I’ve found the compression can be hard on chassis and cause them to crack. Back when the Monza turn was a thing though, karts were probably running weights 150-200lbs lighter than now.
You are working that kart, lovey! Nice job on passing that guy and I was pretty sure you were gonna get topkart as well.
I wonder if banking is a US thing due to nascar. I can’t think of any banked euro tracks. I tease Tanguy all the time about his ideal euro venues for big races. All are flat as pancakes.
True, T2 is banked as well, but not as fast a corner. It would change everything if they banked T7. In fact it is slightly off camber and my current nemesis.
