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A kart circuit is a race track designed for kart racing. There are several types of kart circuit, depending of the type of use desired.
Circuit types
Short circuit
Any outdoor circuit of less than 1,500 meters in length.
The average length for a serious racing track for karts is around 1,100 - 1,200 meters, 7 to 9 meters in width. Normally custom-built for karting, they resemble road courses, with left and right turns. They generally allow sprint racing for both gearbox and non-gearbox karts.
Long circuit
A long circuit is defined as being an outdoor circuit of more than 1,500 m in length. Typically they are shared for other motorsport and only have gearbox kart races.
This type of event can see karts (Superkart) reach speeds in excess of 160 mph (250 km/h).
Indoor
Normally for casual racers, the indoor circuits can be in any closed space (often old factories), sometimes with a short outdoor section to add interest. Normally they have their own fleet of karts or micro karts, chosen more for economy than out-and-out speed.
In Europe, indoor karting is where most people will sample their first time in a kart. Indoor karting exploded across the UK in the 1990s and had a similar impact in European countries such as France and Belgium. It has made a lesser impact in the United States. Indoor karting still offers a competitive experience for all levels of racers.
Others
In this category fall the dirt-tracks, oval tracks and ice rinks. Speedway racing is the most popular form of karting in the USA.
Locations
Karting is truly international, most countries have circuits where racing can be done.
Australia Kart Circuits
- Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway
- Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
- Albury/Wodonga Kart Club
- Kart Hire Australia
- Tamworth Kart Racing Club (Oakburn Park)
- Fun City Go Karts Sunshine, Victoria
Brazil Kart Circuits
- Kartódromo Internacional Granja Viana Cotia, São Paulo
Canada Kart Circuits
- Karting Thetford Thetford Mines, Québec
- Formula Kartways Brampton, Ontario
- Goodwood Kartways Stouffville, Ontario
- SRA Karting St-Roch-de-L’Achigan, Quebec
- SH Karting Saint-Hilaire-des-Monts, Quebec
- Gamebridge Go Karts, Brechin, Ontario
Estonia Kart Circuits
- FK Keskus Hobby Track Near Tallinn
- Saurix Kardikeskus Hobby Track at Saue
France Kart Circuits
- Angerville - RKO Located near Paris - 2006 World Championship circuit
- Racing Kart Cormeilles - RKC Racing track near Paris
Italy Kart Circuits
- Circuito Internazionale Napoli Located in Sarno (Sa, IT), Naples region, Campania. The circuit is located at foot of Vesuvius volcano. Other local interests: Naples, Amalfi and Sorrento Coast, Salerno, and Avellino
Hong Kong Kart Circuits
- Diamond Coast - International Kart Circuit Tuen Mun, NT
Latvia Circuits
- Swedbank kartodroms Kandava, Tukums region
Malaysia Kart Circuit
- Sepang International Karting Circuit Sepang, Malaysia
Portugal Kart Circuits
- Kartódromo Internacional de Palmela Palmela
- Kartódromo Internacional da Região Oeste Bombarral
- FunPark Fatima
- Kartódromo Internacional de Leiria Leiria
- Kartódromo de Carnide Pombal
South Africa Kart Circuits
- Kyalami Kart Circuit Corporate Karting facility in Gauteng
Spain Kart Circuits
- Karting Club Vendrell El Vendrell, Tarragona
- La Ciudad del Motor de Aragón Alcañiz, Zaragoza
- Kartódromo de Cartaya Cartaya, Huelva
- Gran Karting Gran Canaria/Lanzarote, Islas Canarias
- Karting La Roca Quijas, Cantabria
- Multipistes Sils Sils, Girona
- Circuito Internacional de Zuera Zuera, Zaragoza
UK Kart Circuits
- Action Karts - West Yorkshire
- PF International - Lincolnshire
- Rissington Kart Club - Gloucestershire
- Stretton Circuit - Leicestershire
- Golspie Kart Club - North Of Scotland
- Buckmore Park Kart Circuit
- Camberley Kart Club
- Carver Barracks Kart Club
- Clay Pigeon Kart Club
- Daytona Motorsport
- Grand Prix Karting - Birmingham
- Kimbolton Kart Club
- Llandow Kart Club
- Warden Law Kart Circuit
- Lydd International Raceway
- Matchams Karting
- Midland Karting - Lichfield
- Rowrah Kart Club
- Rye House Kart Raceway
- ScotKart Indoor Kart Racing Glasgow
- Shenington Kart Racing Club
- Priory Park Circuit - Tamworth
- GP Karting Indoor Kart Racing Circuit - Northampton
US Kart Circuits
- Adams Kart Track / Adams Motorsports Park Riverside, CA
- Albuquerque Indoor Karting Albuquerque, NM (indoor)
- Andretti Indoor Karting Roswell, GA (indoor)
- Arnold's Go-Kart Oaks, PA (indoor)
- Badger Kart Club Dousman, WI
- Dromo One Orange, CA (indoor)
- F1 Outdoors East Bridgewater, MA
- Grand Junction Motor Speedway Grand Junction, CO.
- Grand Prarie Speedway Grand Prairie, TX
- Grand Prix New York Mount Kisco, NY
- Grange Motor Circuit Apple Valley, CA
- K1 Speed Anaheim Anaheim, CA[1]
- K1 Speed Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA[1]
- K1 Speed Irvine Irvine, CA[1]
- K1 Speed Ontario Ontario, CA[1]
- K1 Speed Seattle Redmond, WA[1]
- Golden Triangle Raceway China, TX
- Gulf Coast Karter Katy, TX
- Heart of Texas Kart Club Waco, TX
- Iron Rock Raceway Austin, TX
- Lamar County Speedway Barnesville GA
- Lemans Karting Center Fremont, CA (indoor)
- Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Allentown, PA (indoor)
- Oreville Kart Club Oreville, PA (Lehigh Valley)
- Moran Raceway Beaumont, CA
- New Castle Motorsport Park New Castle, IN
- New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, NJ
- North Texas Karters Denton, TX
- Oakland Valley Raceway Park Cuddebackville, NY
- P1 Kart Circuit Tucson, AZ
- Pacific Grand Prix Kent, WA
- Phoenix Kart Racing Association Phoenix, AZ
- Plantation Valley Kart Track at VIR Danville, VA
- Pole Position Raceway Corona, CA[2]
- Pole Position Raceway Las Vegas, NV[2]
- Pole Position Raceway Murrieta, CA[2]
- Pole Position Raceway Oklahoma City, OK[2]
- Route 66 Karting Albuquerque, NM
- Springridge Raceway Clinton, MS
- SugarHill Speedway Weare, NH
- Sykart Indoor Racing Tukwilla, WA
- Sykart Indoor Racing Tigard, OR
- Texas World Speedway College Station, TX
- Texas Twister Raceway Texarkana, TX
- The Track at Centennial Centennial, CO
- West Texas Karting Association - Rimrock Raceway Odessa, TX
- Batavia International Motorsports Park Batavia, NY
- IMI Motorsports Erie, CO
- Action Karts @ Bandimere Speedway Morrison, CO (Rental)
- Ocala Grand prix Ocala, FL