| If you have ever seen the Indy 500, you have seen | | | | mile to one mile. A standard sprint kart race consists |
| open wheel racing, an exciting motor sport where | | | | of preliminary races, also referred to as heats, that |
| racers achieve speeds faster than 230 miles per hour. | | | | are only a handful of laps. The top several finishers |
| Go kart racing is similar to open wheel racing | | | | of each heat will then advance to the championship |
| competition, employing a speedy kart. Kart racing is | | | | race where the final winner will emerge. |
| often used like a stepping stone to the faster and | | | | Speedway races are just like certain Indy Car races, |
| more expensive ranks of auto racing where a large | | | | and take place on an oval track having all left turns. |
| number of professional race drivers began. | | | | The basic variation is the size of the track, with go |
| When a large number of individuals imagine go carts, | | | | cart tracks being much shorter, normally between 1/6 |
| the image that comes to mind is customarily the | | | | of a mile and one-fourth of a mile. The go cart tracks |
| sluggish karts found at amusement centers. The top | | | | are ordinarily asphalt or clay with a couple of straights |
| speeds achieved at nearly all fun center go kart | | | | and 4 left-handed turns. |
| tracks are roughly 15 miles per hour, but various | | | | However, some tracks may be non-ovals, such as |
| other types of karts will be able to attain speeds | | | | triangular-shaped. Infrequently, the track can be dirt, |
| greater than 160 miles per hour. | | | | which provides some fantastically thrilling racing. A |
| Kart racing is regulated and permits children 8 years | | | | special kart frame was manufactured for use on |
| of age or more to race. As immature kids enhance | | | | all-left-turn tracks that improve the handling of the go |
| their expertise in a regulated atmosphere, they have | | | | cart. In spite of this, using these "dirt track" kart |
| the option to move up to faster racing as they get | | | | frames won't be best when employed in other |
| more skilled. | | | | varieties of racing such as sprint. |
| Along with the assorted go kart racing leagues, Kid | | | | As with sprint racing, speedway racing will typically |
| Karts go cart racing programs are provided for | | | | have heat races to decide which racers drive in the |
| children 8 years of age or sometimes less. These | | | | final event. The qualification heats will typically be only |
| courses can be continued through the age of 16 | | | | a few laps in length while the final might be as many |
| where teenagers may reach senior status. This can | | | | as 20 full laps. Endurance races last for a precise |
| be a great place for young kids to get involved in | | | | period of time, ordinarily from a half hour to 24 |
| racing in a safe and fun atmosphere. | | | | hours, and sometimes longer. For shorter-duration |
| There are actually quite a few different kinds of go | | | | races a single driver for a racing kart might be all that |
| kart racing such as speedway, sprint, and endurance, | | | | is required. Nevertheless, for longer endurance races |
| often called Enduro racing. Sprint racing takes place | | | | there are ordinarily more than one driver for each |
| on short tracks that require both right and left turns. | | | | kart, who will switch off driving, permitting rest |
| The race tracks normally differ in size from a quarter | | | | opportunities. |