| Have you any idea what open wheel racing is? If you | | | | comprises preliminary kart races, also called heats, |
| have watched the Indy 500 car race, you have seen | | | | which are just a handful of laps in length. The top |
| open wheel racing, an exciting type of racing action | | | | few drivers in each qualification race will then |
| where race drivers achieve speeds exceeding 230 | | | | advance to the championship race where the ultimate |
| mph. Go cart racing is similar to the open wheel | | | | winner will emerge. |
| motor sport, utilizing a fast racing go kart. Go kart | | | | Speedway races are similar to some Indy Car races, |
| racing is often used like a stepping stone to the | | | | which happen on oval tracks with only left turns. The |
| speedier and more expensive ranks of car racing | | | | basic variation is the size of the race track, with go |
| where a large number of professional drivers began. | | | | cart race tracks being a good deal smaller, generally |
| When most individuals visualize karts, the idea that | | | | between 1/6 and 1/4 of a mile. The tracks are |
| comes to mind is usually the sluggish go karts seen | | | | typically asphalt or clay and have two straights and 4 |
| at family fun parks. The best speeds attained at | | | | left-handed turns. |
| nearly all fun center courses are in the order of 15 | | | | A few speedway race tracks will not be oval, but |
| miles per hour, but various other forms of karts can | | | | might be triangular-designed or some other contour. |
| achieve maximum speeds exceeding 160 mph. | | | | Occasionally, the race course can consist of dirt, |
| Kart racing is a regulated motor sport and enables | | | | which allows for some extremely fun racing. A unique |
| anyone 8 years of age or more to drive. As young | | | | go kart chassis has been produced for use on these |
| children increase their talent in a regulated | | | | all-left-turn race tracks that improve the handling of |
| environment, they are able to advance to faster go | | | | the kart. In spite of this, using these "dirt track" go |
| kart racing as they become more skilled. | | | | kart frames won't be best if employed in other kinds |
| Besides the various go kart racing leagues, Kid Karts | | | | of racing like sprint racing. |
| go karting courses are provided for children 8 years | | | | As with sprint races, speedway races will normally |
| old and at times younger. These programs are | | | | employ heats to find out which drivers race in the |
| nonstop through the age of 16 where youngsters will | | | | main event. The qualification heats will normally be 4 |
| achieve senior standing. This is an excellent approach | | | | or 5 laps in length with the final race as long as |
| for young children to get involved in racing go karts | | | | twenty full laps. Endurance, also known as Enduro |
| in a safe and fun setting. | | | | races, last for a particular duration of time, most |
| You can find a great number of different varieties of | | | | commonly from a half hour to 24 hours or more. For |
| kart racing including sprint, speedway, and endurance, | | | | shorter-duration go cart races a single driver for a |
| often called Enduro racing. Sprint racing takes place | | | | racing go cart should be all that's necessary. On the |
| on small race tracks that require both left and right | | | | other hand, for lengthier Enduro races there are |
| turns. The race courses usually vary in size from a | | | | generally more than one driver for each go kart, and |
| quarter mile to a mile. A normal sprint go cart race | | | | they will take turns driving, allowing periodic rest. |