The World's Best Kart Drivers Analysed so You Can Copy them...On Video!
Jon Lancaster

3. Listen carefully and you will hear Jon hit the brakes hard enough to make the tyres scrub....However, his kart doesn't kick at all, he stays perfectly straight with the kart beautifully balanced

4.This is the first important bit. Jon turns in very gently planning for a late apex. Most drivers looking for a late apex turn very late and very hard. But Jon turns earlier, but very gently.

5. Watch very carefully and you will notice that Jon carefully and intentionally drives a specific line. He steadily increases the angle of steer after the initial gentle turn in...he makes the kart desrcibe a perfect late apex line...not by drifting round but by steering exactly where he wants the kart.

6. Once he hits his late apex, the wheel is straightened for that fast exit.

7. Look closely and you will see John also makes small fast adjustments to his wheel on exit. He wants to keep the wheel straight as much as possible, so if he needs to turn he twitches the wheel ever so slightly and gets it straight again.

Summary. On the way into the corner Jon holds the wheel steady after a gentle turn in. This means the kart is stable and predictable and therefore fast! It also means that the rear left tyre can handle early power application for a fast exit...Try it yourself- turn into corners with a constant angle of steer, gently increase the angleas you approach the apex. You should notice the kart feels more stable.

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