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Ayrton Senna Racing Karts Paris Kart Masters 1993


 

Ayrton Senna Karting

Considered by most experts to be the best ever racing driver. Ayrton Senna always said karting was the purest driving experience, and he took it very seriously......And here he is showing off his karting techniques for us to analyse and use ourselves

Look out for:-Senna leans his body outwards on corners, more than all the other drivers

Ayrton Senna braking in a kart Just like anyone who wants to be quick in karts, Senna nails the brake pedal and the back end steps out.
Senna Sideways on Brakes

Here in the same corner, he is holding the brake deep into the corner....that's trail braking.

And damn it looks cool!

Senna Braking kart into hairpin Even into the tight left hairpin with all the bumps and slippery surface, you can see Senna hit the brakes hard and letting the back end step out.
Senna on brakes in kart Take a close look at the left rear tyre, you can see how it is stretched and really working hard to slow down the kart.
Senna Leans away from kart A fast left hander. Look at the angle of Senna's shoulders, he is leaning his body toward the outside....helping the kart to exit the corner faster
See, he is still leaning!
Senna chasing Prost's kart Nice chance to see the difference between Prost and Senna. Prost is bolt upright the whole time. BUT Senna is already leaning out to get that inside while to lift and release the kart from the corner.
Senna straight arm karting Senna's posture on display. He holds the wheel high and pushes his hand into the wheel hard and has a straight arm
Senna holding kart wheel Look where he holds the wheel, this is something you can copy
Senna getting rear wheel lift karting Here you can just tell that he is leaning his body away from the corner....and look closely, you can just see how the inside rear tyre is up in the air. That's intentional.
senna crashes kart Oooops....just goes to show that you really have to push the limits and not be afraid of crashing...even if you are the best ever driver!
Senna kart crash Ouch