When you were a kid growing up you loved to go on vacation to the beach and ride the go karts with the family. Something about driving before you are old enough to drive a car is really appealing especially for young boys. Anything motorized is always appealing at any age. But go carts are not just for kids and they get bigger and faster all the time. They are basically considered an all terrain vehicle to some people. You can buy a street racing go cart or you can get an off road go kart as well.
The size and design of the kart determines whether it is made for off road duties or street racing. The off road go karts are made to handle very rough terrain like a 4 wheeler. It is an off road buggy with massive tires and heavy duty running gear to withstand tough bumps. The size of the kart is also much larger and thus the engine has to be bigger to handle the heavier workload. Now this kind of riding is safe and dangerous at the same time. The roll cage is usually very heavy duty and larger so you have a safer ride as long as a helmet and seatbelts are worn.
The street racing go kart is much more sleek and lower profile. The tires are slick and the kart itself is much more arrow dynamic for the street. These karts can get up into the hundred mile an hour range and even faster. They are very much made for those that have a need for speed and racing background. The racing side of it often is a precursor to the Craftsman truck racing series. If you can get through that then you are well on your way to racings most dominant series, Nascar. Many Nascar drivers have gotten their start in racing go karts and the sport has grown exponentially in the past decade. More and more kids and young adults are getting into the sport in hopes to one day make it big in the sport of racing. There are also a lot of young women getting into racing mainly because of the success that Indycar racing Danica Patrick has displayed. She has been the face of Indy racing for the last 5 years.
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