Gravity and Go Karting
Gravity, next to friction and the law of momentum, is the most important aspect of go karting. Gravity determines the weight of an object. If we were to try and go-kart on Jupiter or the moon the gravity would either slow down the car or completely destroy it's purpose because the car would be in mid air. In addition, the gravity on earth is perfect for go karting because it's enough that the go-kart's heavy enough to make turns but light enough to go fast. As you can see, without gravity go-karting or anything else driving related for that matter will be pointless.
The Friction Behind Go Karting
Friction plays a large roll in go karting. Speeding around a tight corner, the sliding friction between the track and the wheels are enough to tear the rubber away from the tires at 25 mph. Futhermore, when a driver slams hard on his car's brakes, there is fluid friction between the brake oil and the brakes themselves.In addition to these two types of friction, when the car is motionless, the static friction keeps it from moving until the gas peddle is touched. Finally, rolling friction occurs when the kart gets on a straight away and does not have to turn. The friction, what little there is between the tires and the track is classified as rolling friction.
Momentum and Go Karting
Momentum is a big part when it comes to go karting. The law of conservation of momentum states that in absence of outside forces, the total of momentum of objects that interact does not change. That means when a new or reckless driver hits a barrier, the momentum of the car changes into the barrier and the barrier moves. In this case, the outside force is friction and it slows then stops the barrier as it moves across the floor. If momentum conservation did not exist, then there is an extremely high possibility that many injuries could have and would occur because instead of transferring its momentum, it would just keep plowing through the barrier.
The Friction Behind Go Karting
Friction plays a large roll in go karting. Speeding around a tight corner, the sliding friction between the track and the wheels are enough to tear the rubber away from the tires at 25 mph. Futhermore, when a driver slams hard on his car's brakes, there is fluid friction between the brake oil and the brakes themselves.In addition to these two types of friction, when the car is motionless, the static friction keeps it from moving until the gas peddle is touched. Finally, rolling friction occurs when the kart gets on a straight away and does not have to turn. The friction, what little there is between the tires and the track is classified as rolling friction.
Momentum and Go Karting
Momentum is a big part when it comes to go karting. The law of conservation of momentum states that in absence of outside forces, the total of momentum of objects that interact does not change. That means when a new or reckless driver hits a barrier, the momentum of the car changes into the barrier and the barrier moves. In this case, the outside force is friction and it slows then stops the barrier as it moves across the floor. If momentum conservation did not exist, then there is an extremely high possibility that many injuries could have and would occur because instead of transferring its momentum, it would just keep plowing through the barrier.