Kart Class
Kart Class Podcast | Karting Tips for Parents & Young Drivers
The Kart Class Podcast is designed for parents of young kart racers who want to help their child improve—without the confusion, wasted money, or constant trial and error that comes with learning karting on your own.
Hosted by 18× Australian Champion David Sera, this podcast gives parents clear, practical insight into go-kart racing, kart setup, driving technique, race craft, and driver mindset—all explained in a way families can actually understand and apply.
With over 25 years of experience in professional kart racing and driver coaching, Sera breaks down:
• How young drivers really get faster
• Common mistakes parents unknowingly make at the track
• Kart setup basics that matter (and what doesn’t)
• How to communicate better with your child about performance
• Building confidence, consistency, and good habits early
This podcast helps parents make smarter decisions about kart racing coaching, go-kart training, and driver development, so their child can progress faster—without burnout or unnecessary expense.
Whether your child is just starting karting or racing at a competitive level, the Kart Class Podcast provides trusted guidance from Australia’s most successful kart racer.
Learn more about our online karting courses, go-kart coaching programs, and kart setup training at kartclass.com
Episodes
72 episodes
The Most Common Driving Mistakes Kids Make
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera breaks down two of the most common driving mistakes young karting drivers make — and exactly how parents can help fix them.Many junior drivers struggle wit...
Confidence in Young Drivers
Confidence in Young Drivers: The Missing Piece in Karting PerformanceIn this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera breaks down one of the biggest performance factors in junior kart...
Why am I Faster in Practice than Race Day
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera breaks down one of the most frustrating problems in karting:Being quick in practice… but not delivering when it counts.If you...
Biggest Setup Mistakes at the Track
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera breaks down the biggest kart setup mistakes drivers and parents make at the track—and how to fix them fast.Too often, drivers chase speed in the wrong area...
Seat Time vs Setup Changes
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera tackles one of the biggest debates in kart racing — should you focus on more laps or better kart setup to improve performance? If your driver isn’t getting faster...
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Race Weekend Structure: What the Best Teams do Different
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera reveals how top karting teams approach a race weekend — and why their structured preparation consistently produces front-running results. If your driver shows spe...
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Mental Toughness in Young Drivers: A Parent’s Guide to Building Racing Confidence
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera explains how parents can build mental toughness and racing confidence in junior karting drivers. Talent and speed matter, but a young driver’s...
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Wet vs Dry: Helping Your Child Adapt Their Driving Style
Wet and dry conditions require completely different driving techniques, yet many kart drivers — and parents — approach them the same way.In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera expl...
The No.1 Setup Mistake Parents Make at Race Meetings
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera breaks down the number one setup mistake kart drivers make, why it happens, and how it quietly limits progress at every level of karting.This...
Developing Smooth Drivers: Throttle, Brake & Steering Fundamentals
Steering is one of the most misunderstood skills in karting — and one of the biggest reasons drivers struggle with grip, consistency, and confidence.In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera...
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How Parents Can Read Karting Like Pros
In this episode, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera gives practical tips on how parents can read their kids driving like a pro.Minimise arguments at the track with minimal coaching critique, so your child can understand how they can...
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Kart Setup Basics Every Parent Should Understand
In this episode of the Kart Class Podcast, 18-time Australian Champion David Sera breaks down the kart setup fundamentals every parent needs to understand — without the technical jargon.Kart setup can feel overwh...
Is my Chassis Bent?
You’ve had an accident, but now you need to work out whether your kart is bent. Kart manufacturers design their chassis’ a lot softer these days. That's to try and counter the softer tires racers use. A softer chassis absorbs a lot of that flex...
How to Avoid Accidents
With more than 30 drivers on a race track that is less than one kilometer long, no matter how much we prepare there will always be a tussle or two in the opening corners. Sadly it may be the end of your race if you are directly caught up in thi...
Checking you Chain Tension
Today I'm looking at how to check your chain tension. Now, when it comes to chains, I find they're wearing out a lot faster than what they previously were. That could be down to the quality of the chains, or it could be that we're now driving f...
Meet APEX
Over the last 12-18 months Kart Class has been working on a new feature to answer peoples questions (immediately!).Now if you're unsure of what setup adjustment to make at the race track, don't know what tyre pressure to use, or a certa...
How to be Consistent
Winning races comes down to being fast, but also being consistent.That might mean stringing 10 laps in a row within 1 tenth of a second. What this does is, by making less mistakes, chasing drivers will find it harder to overtake and bea...
How to Overtake
Motor Racing is all about driving fast and trying to beat your competition.But sometimes that means we need to overtake our competitors to get in-front and win the race.Nerves, confidence and choosing the right corners are all i...
Go Kart Rear Axle Setup
Today we're discussing go-kart rear axles. When it comes to motor racing, cars have suspension. So karting is different because the rear axle acts like a suspension. It might flex a little bit here and there depending on the stiffness of the ax...
How to Kart in the Rain
Today we're going to be discussing how to go-kart in the rain. Now, for most of us, we tend to want to drive as it’s easier. When you drive in the rain, things are going to wear out quicker; engines, tires, cleaning the kart, that takes more ti...
How to find the final second of Lap Time
Today we're going to be discussing how to find the last one second in kart racing. Now, it can be quite frustrating as you're starting out in karting and you're picking off one to two seconds at a time because you're just starting out and it al...
Learning new Race Tracks
Let’s look at why it’s so important to not just drive at the one circuit. For some people, they don't have the luxury of having a circuit close to them. So, they might have to travel one or two hours away and be forced to just drive at the one ...
Negative vs Positive Camber
Let’s look at when to use positive or negative camber in kart racing. Now the first thing is what is camber? That's changing the angle of the tire. As you are looki...
How to get a good race start
Let's be honest. It's all good qualifying up the front, but if you aren't good at the race starts, then it's all a waste of time.There's different techniques drivers can use to get a better launch, this then gives the driver an opportun...
Practice makes Permanent
Let’s discuss how some drivers can dominate on a practice day, but then can't translate that onto a race day. We see in practice sometimes, kids setting the fastest laps they've ever set. Two days later, or a couple of weeks later, get to race ...