Kart racing

Kart racing or karting is a type of open-wheel motor sport. It uses small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down kart circuits. Karting is commonly seen as the stepping stone to the higher and more expensive ranks of motorsports.

Karts vary widely in speed. Some known as Superkarts can reach speeds exceeding 160 miles per hour (260 km/h).^[1] Go-karts for the general public used for fun may be limited to speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h).

1. ↑ "Superkart at Magny-Cours - 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2010-10-01.