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A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of small sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance racing karts. Karting is a type of racing in which a compact four-wheel unit called a go-kart is used.
Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits , although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motorsport circuits.
The first Cyclekart, as they are known today, was built in 1995 in Del Mar, California. An "At a Glance" specification sheet for the Stephenson "Type 59 Cyclekart" was formally published in the April 2002 (April Fools) edition of Road & Track magazine, representing the first published of any kind figures for the class, laying out the specifications for wheelbase, track, engine type, and ...
The speeds go-karts reach at Road Racing events is perhaps the most intriguing part of the WKA Road Racing Series. 250cc karts, which look like small Indy cars, and dual-engine enduro karts reach in excess of 130 mph (210 km/h). Most other 2-cycle classes can reach anywhere from 90 to 130 mph (130 to 210 km/h).
Rotax World Final kart racing. FIA Karting World Championship (1964–present) FIA Superkart World Championship (1983–1995) FIA Karting Academy Trophy (2010–present) Rotax Max Challenge (2000–present) IAME International Final (2007–present), previously the Bruno Grana International Trophy and the IAME International Challenge
Rupp made many contributions to the design of go-karts, including the step frame and a new braking system that augmented driver control and kart stopping power. [2] Rupp karts featured single- or dual-engine models with behind-seat-mounted fuel tanks. Rupp would eventually introduce a kart with four-wheel independent suspension. [3]
K1 Speed is an American go-kart racetrack franchise based in Irvine, California. [1] The company was co-founded in 2003 by David Danglard and Susan Danglard, who had previously worked in the fashion industry. [2] [3] That same year, K1 Speed opened their first go-kart track outside San Diego, California. [1]
CRG was founded by three Italian racers (Carlo Vanaria, Roberto Vanaria and Giancarlo Tinini), and was originally known as Kali Karts. [1] In the beginning, the company was viewed as unfavorable, with Zanardi being told by his original team, DAP , that if he didn't stop complaining they would "send him to Kali".