| Karting is the most affordable motorsport there is. | | | | are places that are more local oriented with a close |
| Although the speeds achieved by the common kart | | | | tight knit group of people that race generally on a |
| racer may not be incredibly high, the feeling is | | | | budget to have fun. There are also bigger |
| comparable because of the lowness to the ground | | | | organizations with much more dedicated racers, |
| and the openness of the kart. | | | | financially and time-wise. |
| The speeds karts in kart racing can reach ranges | | | | The types of tracks raced on are asphalt and dirt |
| from 30MPH to 160MPH. Being only a couple inches | | | | oval speedways and asphalt road course tracks. |
| off the ground, this feels incredibly fast and exciting. | | | | Road courses have left and right turns and |
| This and also because it's the cheapest form of | | | | speedways are all left ovals. Dirt karts are very |
| motorsports, is what leads to the popularity of | | | | popular in the United States, even though one would |
| karting. | | | | think racers would prefer asphalt. But that is not the |
| You may be thinking now, "is this guy talking about | | | | case. Locally dirt racing wins out. Each racer would |
| those fun karts my kids can race on at the | | | | have a different opinion on what they prefer. |
| amusement park?" Well, fundamentally they are the | | | | Depending on the type of track you race, you would |
| same thing, but most racing karts have much | | | | use different types of kart tires. All in all, it's a very |
| stronger engines and better quality parts. | | | | fun sport to get into, and is a gateway for many |
| Most people are in karting for fun, but it can also be | | | | racers to get into bigger cars. Tony Stewart is a |
| seriously competitive with people that spend lots of | | | | popular Nascar racer that started out in karting. |
| money to win. It depends on where you race. There | | | | There are many others as well. |