TOTAL POCKET BIKES TUTORIALS

GUIDE TO RACING POCKET BIKES

Before starting to race you must consider what is feasible when it comes to long term racing.

If you start off with a slower bike you will have much more time to react. You will have more time to find the right lines through a corner and eventually you will be able to take these corners faster and will find the progression to a faster bike much easier.

The problem with starting off with a much faster bike is that you will go into corners too fast and you will have a higher chance of crashing. Take your time and learn what the bike can do, watch others riding and learn from them. You will get vital help which will benefit you long term.

Before starting to race you need to look into what category of racing you want to get into. You must also remember that each track will have different rules. The last thing you want to do is to spend all that money modifying your bike and realising that you wont be able to race. Once you have worked out which class you want to start out in, the next step is starting to pick which bike to buy.

FINDING A TRACK

There are tracks all around the world, to find a place to start racing its a good idea to ring up local Go kart tracks as these tracks are shared.

Choosing a class

Each club will have different classes but most of the time they fall in 4 places:

Cag stock

Cag modified

Watercooled Bikes

The easiest one to start off in is the cag class. These bikes are cheap to buy, cheap to run and great fun to ride. Being cheap to run they are quite forgiving to a new rider who may break things while they are learning to ride. Don't let it discourage you though because the more practice you get, the better you will be.

Safety requirements

Depending on where you are racing will have different rules applying to the required safety equipment. As a bare minimum you will need a decent full face helmet and some decent knee pads to protect yourself in the event of an accident.