when a car goes fast enough you actually want anti-ackermann. the slip angles and not the actual angles are what matter, and the inner wheel has a different load which means it needs to turn less rather than more in order to still grip.
On a track or flat parking lot you could throw the wheel hard left or right even at max speed with no controllability problem other than the aforementioned slight "washing out" if the surface was slick. It would go into a very nice predictable controlled slide.
I miss it! It was great training for later driving a car. I never had the urge to do anything foolish in an automobile b/c the kart was always far, far more exciting. Driving a car was dull in comparison.
take a look at the steering on a pro kart - the wheels are deeply angled around the kingpin and dig into the ground.
But the steering geometry was the beautiful part. We knew about Ackerman's work and also about camber, caster and toe-in/out but had never done any design. So I had to read up on steering design/geometry. I already had a strong interest in auto sports. My geometry class turned out to be quite useful. FWIW on a kart with no suspension the geometry problems are simpler.
That kart is still in the family, still running and never had a structural failure. It's worn out a number of engines and been a blast for all involved.
http://yospeed.com/wheel-alignment-explained-camber-caster-t...