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Archive for June, 2006

World Karting Champion Oliver Oakes Agrees to Karting1 Interview. What Would You Ask him?

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

We just got word from world karting Champion that he’s happy to do an interview with Karting1 when he gets back from Germany, so if you would like us to ask any specific kart racing related questions to him you can let us know here, just add comments We like to ask these guys questions [...]

OldSkoolKarter Caught in Indoor Karting Banditism!

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Here some exclusive pictures of me, OSK, doing some laps in an indoor kart with my cousin Stevie all the way from America (I will beat you next time Stevie!!!!!!lol). She was an absolute nutter, and definately a karter to look out for in the future if she starts karting in America! So you better [...]

Looking Ahead Karting Question

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

A Dutch Rotax kart driver writes to ask about my looking ahead karting tips
Hi there,
I’m a rotax driver from the Netherlands and have some questions about your driving technics.
Before I read your articles I thought I was racing quite well, but wanted to try everything you said.
Unfortunately there are some things that doesn’t go [...]

RedBull Karting Track Attack! ZZZzzz…..

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

I thought the RedBull Track Attack was the most disappointing, and boring TV karting event I have ever seen. Apart from all the lies (World Formula’s do not go 80mph), the event just wasn’t right. In fact it was quite boring.
The Redbull Track Attack reaked of compromise. The circuit was way too small, and the [...]

Cancel Mansell gets ‘BIG’ Backer Against Karting

Monday, June 19th, 2006

The eccentric and fact allergic Dunkeswell ‘freedom fighters’ have got themselves a real celebrity heavyweight (don’t excuse the pun) to back their anti-karting campaign. That Kirstie Allsopp off Location etc has bought a house near Dunkeswell and is doing her nut about the planned face-lift to the already existing kart circuit…… despite the fact that [...]

OldSkoolKarter is a Karting Bandito! Video Evidence!

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

I am a karting bandit. It is true. The one and only Alan Dove, aka OldSkoolKarter, is a bandit, and here is the proof. Check out my pink kart on video! Grade A Bandit!

Have you ever seen a kart looking so bad? Look at the appalling state of the kart matched with a pre-2000 Zapelli [...]

Karting Rumours: TKM Elite

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

I thought it was just an idea OSK came up with on the karting forum, but it seems to be something people are actually talking about. Super 1 TKM driver Danny Drew mentions it here
A TKM class where you can use CIK chassis, just like Rotax, ie Intrepid, Tony Kart and Birel.

TKM themselves have helped [...]

Kart Racing Questions: Mental Focus and Pressure

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

A question from a kart racer who found winning kart races easy, until the he was under pressure to get results

When i was younger i had the mental focus like you would not beleive, i drove “subconscious all the time, but as i started to win championships i started to drive “conscious”, and from [...]

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