. This is part of the trophy generation mentality and people just don’t want to work for anything at all anymore.
You may want to rethink this as adult classes are not the only classes, IF your kid or grand kid was the local hot shoe and was the leader getting caught up in other kids being taught to race like this, and he or she ended up trashing the brand new chassis you just bought them, or worse yet got hurt because of it.They should hold their line and keep racing. As the leader if you can’t find your way around another kart (especially a much slower kart), better switch over to time trials instead of racing or try a drag car as the guy next to you won’t be in your line. Oh no, you have to pass someone! Did you get around the fast guys? Did you set up the pass? Maybe give that a try instead of
you did that out of your own front bumper driving and that lacking important skill of setting up a pass. Oh wait that kart magically appeared right in front of me, I didn’t see it until it was right there. It’s not my fault! Nothing I could, do it was like a deer jumping onto the road out of a corn field! Never mind the previous few laps I could have been watching them and preparing a pass down the straightaway, into or out of the corner. Just because you can catch someone doesn’t mean anything I can watch that in any form of racing, can you pass them to put them a lap down or do you need help besides your own skills to pass them? Trophies for everyone, just go out one kart at a time so you don’t have to pass anyone, you won’t ever have to try to regain control in the marbles, no karts will magically appear in front of you all the sudden and the best part.....none of that hard thinking involved! See how easy that was! I’m sure this sounds appealing and the best part is....it’s easy! I suppose it is the flagmans fault if a kart don’t move over and you lose the race because you couldn’t pass a lapped kart that the guy behind you setup and passed you both because you have “extraordinary” skill and should have won. Wouldn’t want to hurt our ego and say man I suck at passing maybe I should work on that! Just because something was always done a certain way doesn’t mean it is better or right, such as medical, automobile, technology etc.Like I said post is silly.Not sure what racing you are talking about Ken? I’m not trying to be an a** either so don’t take it that way. Passing skills seem to be very lacking in karting from 2003 when I started to present. People have to beat, bang, try to spin and push their way to the front because every lap led wins. The setting up a pass part or asking them if they got around the people they started behind? That makes a bad racer and teacher? Why are we asking people to move up in the most dangerous part of the track instead of going low or high out of the corner and letting off just a touch to ensure the leader gets by? As krtrcr implies once the leader goes by move back to your line as it is the leaders line not 2nd, 3rd etc.? That’s the rule or so I hear? “Leader” not anyone else. So in other words teach them to make it to a lapped kart and wait for the flag man to make them move out of the way because otherwise you are stuck, no way around around that kart? What about the others that only drive off their front bumper and don’t see the flag like the leader couldn’t see a kart they would catch in a lap or two? What about a kart that is far enough ahead into 1 and 2 but gets caught on the backstretch without a flag or radio? Throw the caution, flag them half a lap ahead of the leader and have them run one slow lap because they may get caught on the backstretch, have it ingrained to always hold their line or? Back in 2005 to 2007 the 5 year old I let run my equipment was the hot shoe. He was done for the day if he ran through a kart, spun them, intentionally beating on them, or caught someone and couldn’t pass them being that much faster if they held their line which was the same line as him. He had to look ahead and setup his passes. Lapped karts should continue to run their line and the leader can find a way around them. If you are so smart to try high and into the marbles through a corner I don’t think racing is for you! Into or out of the corner is where most passing is done. So when the kart the leader wants to get the move over flag does so, moves up, spins and comes down and takes out the leader instead of setting up his pass and not taking that chance or even a yellow due to a spin that puts second place right on your tail with a restart is better than holding a line and working thru traffic? Then the leaders tires don’t refire and they go backwards and now it is the lapped kart, my tire guy, my engine guy etc fault, definitely not my skills. If my kid or myself couldn’t pass a lapped kart holding their line and had to have an open track to be fast we would just pack it up, go home and find something better to do because that isn’t racing, skill or fun and he/she/I aren’t very good no matter how much people have told us/we/me/I/them so or think we are and it hurts our ego. I don’t need coddled or others praise etc that is weakness and a lack of confidence. If kids/adults can’t setup a pass into or out of the corner are they even that good? It isn’t like that kart just suddenly appears in front of you, you have had a couple laps to watch their line. Could it be other forms of racing have better drivers and more exciting races because they know how to pass and don’t need someone to clear the hard obstacles for them? Is this part of why when many move up in the racing world they struggle because they missed out on one of the most important skills of a driver? WKA who? As krtrcr proved it is always someone’s else’s fault “make me move into the marbles” nobody made you move there
I was getting ready to post the same thing, the blue flag with the yellow stripe means move over, not stay in the racing groove and continue racing your slow pace, there's room to move high without getting in the marbles to do so.
As I said about a kart moving up in a corner let alone it magically appearing in front of you! Dependency is such a decadent part of society anymore! See above about trophy generation
. Hopefully you don’t drive your everyday vehicle off the front bumper too! So in other words you are lapping karts every two laps? Racing against putt-putts? Yeah it is an art obviously you haven’t mastered it yet and wait for the flagman to help you since the only thing you could come up with was push them out of the way rather than using just a touch more brain power and realizing you have seen that guy for the last 15 or so seconds so you have time to decide where you will catch him and how to go around him without screwing yourself. Here is your trophy 
you won the time trials for today! Great job, you didn’t have to pass anyone! So second place doesn’t matter the kart can come down as soon as the leader passes? Ken not sure what you race on but most times the groove in the corner is at most a kart and a half wide and then marbles so it is much more than just move up. With all the safety you try to promote you should know the corners are the worst. The best is the flag part happen to watch the January super heavy race at GKK? Let me know how the flag from not only the flag stand but a track worker for several laps worked out and then tell me all about the flags that you want, it doesn’t mean someone will see it or abide by it. Well then throw the caution! Now second is right on your tail.
Not the tracks here, especially the ones I do track prep for.As I said about a kart moving up in a corner let alone it magically appearing in front of you! Dependency is such a decadent part of society anymore! See above about trophy generation
As I said about a kart moving up in a corner let alone it magically appearing in front of you! Dependency is such a decadent part of society anymore! See above about trophy generation
just pay your money and grab your trophy don’t even unload.