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The cars are approximately one-quarter (1 ⁄ 4) the size of a full-size midget car. The adult-size midget being raced during the start of quarter midget racing used an oval track of one-fifth of a mile in length. The child's quarter midget track is one quarter that length, or 1 ⁄ 20 mile (264 feet; 80 m).
Due to the karts being scaled down to match the common design feature of a 17" wheel, the scale is approximately 1:2 or half scale, with most common sizes being between 55% and 66% of original size. Cars of the pre war era varied a lot and as a result the wheelbase can vary from as small as 64 inches to over 70 inches, with a wheelbase of 66 ...
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. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher ranks of motorsports.
Merry-Go-Round A carousel is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gears to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music.
Rupp Industries was a Mansfield, Ohio-based manufacturer of go-karts, minibikes, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles founded by Mickey Rupp in 1959. Rupp Industries operated from 1959 until bankruptcy in 1978. [2] Rupp vehicles are known for their performance and bright red coloring, particularly the snowmobiles and off-road vehicles ...
The Bandolero car is a turnkey, spec-series racer designed for drivers as young as eight years old. [2] The term bandolero is Spanish for 'bandit', 'outlaw', or 'thief'. "We wanted something to go between a kart and a car and wanted to make it relatively simple for everybody to use," said US Legends Cars founder H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler. "For ...
Crosskart (also cross car, sprint car, kart cross or off-road kart) is a type of kart racing that takes place on autocross, rallycross, dirt oval or ice racing tracks instead of on paved tracks. Competitions take place in classes that are based on cylinder volume (85 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, or 650 cc).