| Open wheel Motor sports are those in which the tires | | | | used in racing Go karts. These are: Four-stroked and |
| of the vehicles lie outside the main frame of the | | | | two-stroked. |
| vehicle and Go kart racing is a variant of this genre of | | | | Some karts have the four-stroked engine installed in |
| motor racing. Art Ingels, the father of Racing go carts, | | | | them such as those made by Kohler and can achieve |
| was the first person to build a go cart in south | | | | a speed of 50mph. Two-Stroked engines are usually |
| California in 1956. The credits for manufacturing the | | | | made by dedicated manufacturers like Yamaha and |
| first ever go kart and engines go to McCulloch. | | | | Rotex. These engines can achieve a speed of 160 |
| The counterparts of Racing a Go kart like Formula | | | | mph! Now this is quite FAST! And not just speed, |
| One tend be very expensive and thus are out of the | | | | owing to their light weight structure, these go carts are |
| reach of average people. This is where Racing Go | | | | also nippy in terms of acceleration. Now various |
| karts has an edge over its counterparts as it is | | | | formats of Go cart racing are also there. Some of |
| considered to be one of the cheapest motor sport | | | | them are: Sprint, (the FIA championships take place |
| activity which can involve a large number of people | | | | under this format), Endurance and Speedway. |
| competing against each other. This is also a great | | | | Some of the important components of racing go karts |
| sport to hone your skills as a driver before entering | | | | include engines, chassis (the framework), tires, |
| into the world of Professional racing like Formula One. | | | | transmission and external controls (mostly prevalent in |
| In fact, many of the biggies of professional racing like | | | | amusement parks). There are many manufacturers of |
| Michael Schumacher, Ricky Rudd, Fernando Alonso, | | | | go cart as well including the biggies like Coyote, |
| etc started out their careers on these miniature go | | | | Emmick, Gillard, Rotax etc. Also the organizations |
| carts. Thus it is just not a hobby but can be a very | | | | associated with racing go carts include World Karting |
| good career option as well. | | | | Association (WKA), International Kart Federation (IKF), |
| Now one question that might pop up in your mind is | | | | IRA (International Racing Association), KART (Karter's |
| are they fast enough? The answer to this question is | | | | of America Racing Triad) etc. The thrills and |
| that the speed of these depends on its design as well | | | | excitement attached to racing go karts is something to |
| its engine. There are mostly two types of engines | | | | look out for! Enough to make one's adrenalin pump up! |