The chassis are made of chrome moly tubing. Later, in the 1960s, motorcycle engines were also adapted for kart use, before dedicated manufacturers, especially in Italy ( IAME), started to build engines for the sport. Its first engine, the McCulloch MC-10, was an adapted chainsaw two-stroke engine. In 1959, McCulloch was the first company to produce engines for karts. The first kart manufacturer was an American company, Go Kart Manufacturing Co. Instantly popular, Karting rapidly spread to other countries, and currently has a large following in Europe. Early karting events were held in the Rose Bowl Stadium car park. A veteran hot rodder and a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft, he built the first kart in Southern California in 1956. Kart racing in the streets of Berlin, DDR, 1963Īmerican Art Ingels is generally accepted to be the father of karting. Karts vary widely in speed and some (known as superkarts) can reach speeds exceeding 161 kilometres per hour (100 mph), while recreational go-karts intended for the general public may be limited to lower speeds. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher ranks of motorsports, with many former and current Formula One drivers such as Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso, having begun their careers in karting. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motorsport circuits. Kart racing or karting is a variant of motorsport road racing with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. Our karts are carefully maintained by our dedicated team of mechanics and are always presented to you in the best possible condition.For the 2020 Australian sports drama film, see Go Karts (film). Cadet Karts offer laps of fun for kids aged 8-11 years old and are the perfect introduction to karting for the younger generation. Powered by a 270cc Honda engine our Karts are capable of speeds up to 50mph.

Our fleet of SODI Karts are fuelled by LPG Gas making them quick, smooth and very responsive from a standing start. Our location is second to none based in the heart of Scotland's National Motorsport Centre! Our karting staff are friendly, very experienced and fully trained. Up to the minute lap timing technology is installed in every Kart at Knockhill allowing you to track your progress and take home a printout of your times. We have an average track time of 36 seconds with our Pro Karts and 42 seconds with the kadet karts. Our Pro Karts can reach speeds of 50mph on the straights and tackle the twists and turns of the track with ease. Our purpose built karting track is 500m long by 9 metres wide, fully floodlit and available 7 days a week all year round.

Kart racing pro track times