Hi, speaking of KZ karts, in a 90° bend, it is faster to enter wide, tighten on the inside curb, then widen again. Or, enter straighter, sharply turn, gleaning and exit straight?
Typically it is fastest to have a late apex, where you are closest to the kerb at corner exit. TJ’s video does a good job of explaining it further.
Thanks, the video explains the classic cornering technique… But maybe it doesn’t take into account that the kart doesn’t have a differential. Delaying the apex and then starting to accelerate, leads to giving traction still with the inside wheel raised and therefore will give traction only on the outside wheel breaking up the kart…
I can assure you the video takes the kart design into account. The amount and degree of inside lift is a tuneable trait but the kart will accelerate just fine.
So to recap, you enter wide, you squeeze onto the kerb late so that the kart is already straight on the exit… Right?
In most situations, this sounds correct. This allows you to brake later into the corner as well.
My video is more for single speed karts, as KZ requires a little different style.
But it is very hard to say how to take a corner without seeing it. The way you approach any corner will depend on what is before and after the corner as well. You attack sections of the track rather than individual corners.
To standardize the question, I’m talking about a 90° bend preceded by a 100m straight and followed by a 100m straight