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TRACK -> Go-Kart Start Page |
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The concrete track is about 1500ft (500 metres) long with at width of 20ft (5 meters). The surface is smooth. Maximum 14 go-karts are allowed on the track. A 20kVA-floodlit system enables night racing.
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Let's envision the track. The short starting straight takes you to a hairpin bend. The best approach is from the middle of the 5 meters wide track. Then another straight followed by a fast 200 degree bend which lets you feel the high cornering acceleration. After the next corner the track is a bid wider, there is your chance to overtake others before you reach the most interesting sequence of the Mombasa Go-Kart track. Two sharp corners are followed almost immediately by a deceptively tight right hander and then right back to the "Start--Finish' line. Put in your practice and you'll have the highest speed down the long straight. This is an important factor of how races are won. On the approach to the first hairpin bend it's time to reduce speed by braking hard before turning. The Golden Rule for best results on any bend is brake late, brake hard and brake only once. After your confidence increases and you know the track, it's time to start mastering race craft. That's the art of overtaking. |
