From Karting to World Dominating Super-Hero

How I see karting as the first step to the ultimate human specimen. Maybe I'm a nut case, but I believe it!

I’ve written about many aspects of racing—braking, overtaking, kart setup, working with your team, and even sponsorship. I’ve also touched on the philosophy of what it means to be a racing driver.

What I’ve never done is tie it all together.

So here, I want to lay out for you how actual driving awakens what you are, allowing you to develop and understand what you are all about.

Then you get to expand your racing driver nature outside, starting with how you work in the pits.

Finally you can expand that to everything you do, and take over the world!

Driving Itself - Discovering that You are not Normal

It all starts with the track, where you discover who you are. The first time you sit in a kart or see a race, you realise: This is me. You’re not built for normal. You crave risks, thrive on chaos, and want to be an adventurer, a hero. Racing teaches you to find and push past your limits—to live in that space where most people falter.

Braking: First Taste of Throwing Yourself into Danger

Braking is where it begins. You throw yourself into the unknown, hitting the brakes hard at speed and throwing the kart sideways into the corner. It’s a test of control on the edge of chaos, where everything feels like it might fall apart. The breakthrough comes when you learn to pull it all back—finding precision and control in the middle of the madness.

This is where drivers elevate, discovering the visceral thrill of inducing a precarious situation and mastering it.

Overtaking: The Combat Zone

Overtaking is a head-to-head confrontation, where you pit yourself directly against another driver. You’re forcing decisions on them while holding your line and controlling your pace.

This is where risk becomes unavoidable. You commit knowing you’ve done everything to prepare, but you’re also accepting what you can’t control. Their instincts, their self-preservation, their willingness to push—those are factors you can only influence, never dictate.

It’s not clean, and it’s not predictable. Overtaking demands that you throw yourself into a moment charged with risk and live with what comes next.

Starts: Planning for Chaos

The start of a race is chaos in its rawest form. Thirty-five karts packed together, engines screaming, the field compressed into a narrow space where every driver is fighting for an advantage. It’s a moment of total unpredictability, where decisions are made in fractions of a second, and the margin between a brilliant start and disaster is razor-thin.

Planning for this chaos sharpens your focus. It gives you a structure to act on as the madness unfolds. Drivers who approach starts with a plan gain a vital edge. They make the first move, spot the gaps before they open, and turn chaos into opportunity.

A start plan isn’t about locking yourself into one approach. It tunes your mind to act, not to hesitate. The more you attack the uncertainty, the clearer the patterns become. You stop fearing the madness and learn to thrive in it.

Starts are where racing strips away everything unnecessary. They teach you to prepare with purpose, act decisively, and impose your will in moments of absolute disorder.

The Obsession with Precision

Once the chaos becomes manageable, the obsession begins. Karting demands perfection: hitting every braking point, every apex, every exit to a fraction of a second. It’s not about discipline; it’s natural. The pursuit of the perfect lap takes over, where every corner feels like an opportunity to uncover something new.

This obsession pushes drivers to their limits. It’s not enough to match your best time; you constantly ask, Can I find more? You perfect the blueprint of your lap while exploring every possible improvement, even if it’s just a whisper of speed.

Take That Attitude Into the Pit