Types of Racing Karts

Types of Racing Karts

There are many different racing karts around. In America and all over the world. They each have their own styles and ways they are used. I can't cover all of them here, because there is so many but I can cover the major ones you may encounter.

The Speedway Kart races primarily on pavement oval tracks. These are seen a lot in America mostly, as road course racing is more popular everywhere else in the world. The oval tracks can range in size from 1/6 of a mile to 1/4 of a mile.

This is kind of similar to the Speedway kart but these race on dirt. This is once again a mostly American thing with a lot of weekend dirt racers around that enjoy to race on dirt. Dirt tracks are almost always ovals, in fact I have never seen an official dirt road course track, but it is possible.

The Champ Kart is like the two kart types above but has a roll cage. A roll cage is basically a roof for it, but it's not really a roof, just some bars over your head to keep you away from anything if the kart flips over. This offers added protection onto an already safe form of racing. Plus some people just think it looks cooler to race one of these.

The Shifter Kart has a gearbox. A gearbox allows the people who race this type of kart to shift gears, which allows more speed and action to racing. These are almost always raced on road course tracks, and are popular everywhere. Most professional kart racers race these types of karts.

The superkart is the fastest type in the world. It has a gearbox like a shifter, and because of it's fast speeds, has a more aerodynamic body and a spoiler in most cases to keep the kart down while achieving these speeds. (up to 160mph!)

Other types of racing karts include the Rotax Kart, Sprint Kart, Kid Kart, Enduro Kart, Indoor Race Kart, Outlaw Sprint Kart, and the TaG Kart (touch and go).