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Variant of Open-wheeler racing but with miniaturised, simplified vehicles on scaled-down tracks.
Karts are typically no bigger than is needed to mount a seat for the driver and a small engine, typically a
two-stroke engine. Lower-end karts for club racing typically carry 100cc engines that produce from 10 to 16
horsepower, while some high-end karts (sometimes raced on conventional tracks) carry high-powered 250cc engines.
Karts typically have no suspension other than that provided by the flexibility of the tyre, nor do they have
a differential. Most karts also go without gearboxes.
Kart racing is usually used as a low-cost and relatively safe way to introduce children to motor racing, but
adults also race the vehicles as it is one of the only relatively affordable ways for individuals to go racing
from their own resources.
Many, perhaps most Formula One racers grew up racing karts.
Isn't it spelled "cart" as in "go-cart"? Either way, the page should be on either kart racing or cart racing (or go-cart, maybe?).
No, the racers themselves spell it kart. I'll investigate why. Robert Merkel
Try a Google search. "Cart racing" has many more hits that "kart racing". Ah, but "'kart racing'" beats out "'cart racing'". Feel free to delete this exchange. :-)