How Fatigue Hurts Decision Making in Karting
Fatigue Makes You Slow — And Not Just on Lap Time Let me tell you straight.When you’re tired, your driving gets worse. Yep. You start missing braking points. You turn in too late. You react slower when someone dives inside. Even your overall racecraft suffers. It’s not just about being a bit slower on the […]
How We Used to Find Lap Time (and How It’s Changed)
Back Then: Chasing Teammates Let me take you back to when I started racing in 2004–2005 in Mini.I was a kid, hungry to win, and whenever a teammate was faster than me, I’d lose it. I hated it. You know how it is…same kart, same equipment, no excuses. If they were quicker, that meant it […]
How Telemetry Changed Karting Forever
Back in the Day, We Were Guessing When I started racing back in 2004, I was six years old.And let me tell you: telemetry wasn’t really a thing yet. We had a simple lap timer. Maybe a Micron, maybe an Alfano, or an Unipro… I don’t even remember exactly. It just gave us lap times, […]
Data Doesn’t Lie: Using Telemetry to Find Lap Time
Let me ask you something.Have you ever noticed how Formula 1 drivers seem to improve lap after lap, even within the same session? It’s not luck. It’s not guessing.It’s data. Telemetry. F1 teams have entire armies of engineers (at the track and back at the factory) watching every single braking point, every throttle trace, every […]
Born to Compete: Why Competitiveness Wins Races
Competitiveness Is Everything Let me be real with you.In karting, talent matters. Equipment matters. Track time matters. But the single biggest factor that separates the greats from the rest? Competitiveness. If you don’t have that fire inside, the hunger to win and the pain of losing… you won’t last. Because karting isn’t just about being […]
From Art to Science: The New Era of Karting
Karting: Art or Science? If you had asked me years ago whether karting was more of an art or a science, I would have said “art.” Back then, it felt like everything depended on instincts, feel, and experience. But today? The sport has changed. Just like Formula 1 turned into a mini space project with […]
Struggle Now To Win Later — The Truth About Karting Growth
Let’s Be Honest — Easy Isn’t Always Good When you’re young in karting, piling up trophies definitely feels great. You win races, stand on the podium, post pictures on Instagram, brag with your friends, and everyone calls you the next big thing. But here’s the truth: if it feels too easy, if you win almost […]
No, Your Engine Isn’t Slow: It’s the Concertina Effect
Let’s Clear This Up Once and For All I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this at the track: “Alessio, I was closing up on entry, but then on the exit they just pulled away. My engine is not good. Something must be wrong.” Truth?Most of the time, nothing is wrong. No broken […]
Driving With One Sprocket Down: What You Need to Know
Let me paint the picture. The track is getting faster. Grip is going up. Lap times are dropping. Your mechanic looks at you and says, “Let’s go one sprocket down.” Sounds simple, right? One tooth difference. But the truth is, that little change can completely shift how your engine pulls, how your kart reacts, and […]
Why I’d Love to See Reverse Track Races
Imagine This… You just finished qualifying, and instead of lining up the normal way, the race director says — we’re flipping the track. You’ll run it backwards. Anti-clockwise instead of clockwise. Crazy? Yes.Fun? Absolutely.And honestly, I think it would be one of the coolest challenges ever in karting. Sign me up! Not in CIK-FIA world […]