I must be getting old, but this strikes me as the wrong way to go? Ideally we want less encouragement for drivers to self-restart on track after an incident, no?
Maybe the thought is that drivers (esp minors) cannot be trusted to not try and restart.
Yeah this seems dumb. Is there any way that if Turney had this he would not have gotten hit? I didnāt see the video, but obviously this would still require a driver out of the kart and pushing in order to get the thing going.
Also this just adds unnecessary complication, and additional points of failure.
Modern karts with plastic rear bumpers are a nightmare to self-restart. Itās so hard to lift the rear with these new plastic bumpers. Compression valve does not aid in my view, if anything makes it worse for solo starters. Oldskool looped bumpers, light karts and good technique is better, but weāre not getting that.
I suspect what is happening is that there might be push-back on no self-restart because of the risk of drivers losing points in heats etcā¦ a weekend could be ruined by one incident at the start of a race. And when you compare to all other classes with have starter motors itād be a source of issues.
I think these devices are dodgy, and unless youāre experienced you might end up with karts firing and going their merry way without a driver.
This is just āactionā before they go back to TaG I suspect. Itās all a mess.
Joeās issue was pushing his kart onto the racing line. This device may have helped but he put his kart in the position it was. He didnāt need to.
I wonder if it will be brought in for the OK-N classes in the US.
Stars does not allow on track restarts in OKN
Well that settles that then. Seems like a better approach from a safety standpoint. Harsh from a competition standpoint but given the potential consequences what can you do. Some of the nastiest accidents Iāve seen have been push start rejoining.
I guess you could argue that electric starting is the safest answerā¦ but then an electric start OK is essentially a TaG so the differentiation for the CIK āeliteā classes is diminished.
Also wonder if thereās potential for a rushed engine or carb change to cause a stuck throttle. Sounds like a system like this was self-implemented by some teams, so maybe that was considered in the design.
I donāt mind this - with todayās bodywork anything thatāll help a driver get going will help especially on solo trackdays.
I have tried to reintroduce the steel rear bumper to minimal interest even though it was faster.
Great for solo drivers and/or practice days. Horrible for competition.
Letās be honest, If you have to restart on track, your race is basically over.
I guess it depends. Iāve gained championship positions by self-restarting where others were not willing. Claiming points for a finish where others had a DNF.
But I was also 18/19 years old 
As James said, itās about picking up minor positions that can make a big difference come the end of a championship or just race weekend.
I hate points racing so thatās never a consideration for me. I get it though because I know a lot of people that do make a big deal about getting every point possible.
when their spending 250,000+ a year every point matters. Also thereās so few actual rounds. The World Champs is a one weekend affair, so it really is a case of every little point matters.
Yes but if you donāt try you have truly lost, imo. If Iām gonna be last Iām going down kicking and screaming like the big baby I am. Now push me, please.
Push me, tooā¦ But back to the pitsā¦ Where the beer fridge isā¦
