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ZTWsquared,Aug 26 2009, 08:29 PM Wrote:Because my car is a "momentum" car (ie: no hp) I have to be extremely careful about my line because if I scrub speed it takes forever to get it back. In a way I'm grateful for this because IMO its helped me learn how to drive as opposed to just pushing the pedals to the floor.
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I have never heard it described that way before, but it makes total sense now.

I experienced this a Mosport last weekend...


not on the big track or the DDT but on the go-kart track they have there. I was racing with a bunch of guys from work in identical karts. The young lighter punks initially had much better lap times. Becuase of my relatively heavier weight I was that "momentum" kart and initially I was driving by just mashing the pedals to the floor. I was losing ground not only in the straights but scrubbing too much speed off in the corners.

But by the end of the day by keeping my momentum up in the corners I was able to half my initial lap time differential to the fast lightweight guys.