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"In your newly created drive method, increment the new lapsDriven variable by 1."

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""Great! Now let's write a simple drive method. It should be public and not return anything. We'll start out basic, calling the drive method will make the GoKart drive a single lap.
In your newly created drive method, increment the new lapsDriven variable by 1. Use the incrementing shorthand to increase lapsDriven.""
```GoKart.java
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;
  private int lapsDriven;
  public drive; {
  lapsDriven =+ 1;
  }
  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }
  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }
  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }
  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }
  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }
}
```

Samuel Ferree · Accepted Answer

You want to use "lapsDriven += 1;" or "lapsDriven++;"
Either of those will add one to the variable lapsDriven

Petros Ballas · Answer

Hey Jimmy, this is the answer for task 2:
public void drive(){
  lapsDriven++;
  }

Felix Timothy · Answer

class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;
  private int lapsDriven;
  public void drive(){ lapsDriven++; }
  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }
  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }
  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }
  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }
  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }

Samuel Ferree · Answer

Your method definition isn't valid.
See how the other methods have a return type specified (i.e. String, void, boolean) and a parameter list [i.e. "(String color)" or empty "()"]
Since your method returns no data, and accepts no parameters, try defining it with a void return type, and empty parameter list "()". 
Also, you don't need a semicolon at the end of your method definition, just go straight into a open curly bracket ({)

Dmitry Krutov · Answer

class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;
  private int lapsDriven;
  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
    lapsDriven = 0;
  }
  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }
  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }
  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }
  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }
  public void drive() {
    lapsDriven++;
  }
}

James Birch · Answer

This worked for me:
 }
 public void drive(){
    lapsDriven++;
}

Petros Ballas · Answer

I done this:    public void drive(){
                      lapsDriven =+;
                      }
and it said this: Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.  Get Help

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HELP "In your newly created drive method, increment the new lapsDriven variable by 1."

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Samuel Ferree

Samuel Ferree

Petros Ballas

Petros Ballas

Petros Ballas

Petros Ballas

Adnan Kashem

Adnan Kashem

Bryan Castillo

Bryan Castillo

Felix Timothy

Felix Timothy

Samuel Ferree

Samuel Ferree

Petros Ballas

Petros Ballas

Petros Ballas

Petros Ballas

Jimmy Hoang

Jimmy Hoang

James Birch

James Birch

Dmitry Krutov

Dmitry Krutov