TYPICAL K5 TRAINING DAY 

Approximate
Timings

K5 Ultimate Kart Driving Techniques

9:00 Introductions and signing on

9:15 Instructors Briefing

Explanation of: 

• Correct driving style

• Racing Lines

• Advanced braking techniques

• Correct cornering methods

Walk of the track showing

• Racing Lines

• Hard and Dab Braking Points

• Turn in points

• Acceleration points

• Corner exit points

Inspection of driver's kart and discussion on its set up

• Tyre Pressures

• Carb settings

• Tracking

• Torsional stiffness

• Chain tension

• Other mechanical elements

• Fitting of pi system to driver's kart

10:00 Session 1

• The driver has an initial 10 lap driving session.  Continual one to one instructor analysis of racing lines and kart control.  The instructor assesses the elements of the driver's technique that require development to perfect the driver's style and performance.

10:15 Debrief 

• Instructor debrief on performance. 

• Download of pi information and analysis.

• Recommendations for the rest of the training day based upon the initial observations.  

• For the majority of drivers this will mean at least half of the day working on the driver's technique to improve lap times and consistency.  

• Once the instructor is satisfied with the driver's lap times and consistency they will move onto enhancing the performance of the kart.  During this tuition each change will be explained plus the expected change in performance so that the driver and their team will learn how to enhance their own kart for practice and race meetings.  

• It is normal for most drivers to find at least 1/2 to 1 second per lap for club drivers and usually more .  

• National Championship drivers will improve by a smaller margin but improved testing techniques and greater understanding of the kart will increase their performance further. 

Thus the following 11 sessions will evolve with the driver.  Each and every K5 Training day is unique to each particular driver and their requirements.  The K5 day could be spent totally on driving, a fifty/fifty spilt or (with an expert driver) 100% on kart and engine set up.  Whichever area of the package is being improved upon, the improvements can be accurately assessed using the pi data logging system.

16:00 Presentation of timing sheets and Protrain Training Pack and summary of the areas worked upon during the day.  Setting of areas to be developed over coming practice and race days and items to be considered for the future.