Go Cart Racing—Sprints and Long Distance
Mitch Johnson
Auto racing has become a popular sport among both the drivers and the
spectators and the appeal of the sport continues to attract more people as
the diversity within grows as well. The span of vehicles types drivers race
ranges from all terrain vehicles to Nascar and Indy racecars and everything
in between. Among the large selection of automobiles being raced are
go-carts, which have diversity within themselves. Go cart racing may be done
on a homemade, makeshift track or races are taken to the “street” on
professionally established, asphalt tracks.
Like any of the vehicles popularly driven in auto races, go carts are driven
in different styles of races, depending on the type of cart you are driving.
Go carts with small, compact, aerodynamic and low to the ground
characteristics are the type you will see competing in short distance sprint
races, sometimes referred to as “Fast and the Furious” racing. These races
are traditionally 3/8 to ¾ of a mile in distance.
Nascar racing, another style of go cart competitions, attracts many people
because it closely imitates real Nascar racing by using an oval asphalt
track. The Nascar go-cart races are also sprints ranging from 1/10 to ¼ of a
mile long. Nascar and Indy go cart racing are popular among participants not
only because the race track style is similar to the actual races, the race
imitations also pleases drivers because the cart designs resemble that of
real one or two seater Nascar and Indy racecars.
The last commonly known style of go cart racing takes a complete 180 degree
turn to give you long distance, or “enduro,” carting. Enduro cart racing is
largely a test of a go-cart’s capabilities. The races may last more than
five miles, which is an unusual distance to drive most go-carts in one race.
Some “enduro” races last hours and require teams in order to have driver
switches.
Any of these three go cart race styles will most likely be found at
established racetracks during scheduled events that may bring hundreds of
registered participants. Professional and amateur drivers usually bring
their own, often customized, go carts, depending on the level of competition
expected. Across the nation are many professional and amateur established go
cart tracks that are hosts to the race events, but “just for fun” go cart
tracks are also available for families or newly interested go cart racers.
These tracks have rental go carts to allow their customers the experience of
amateur cart riding. Races are not the norm at tracks for this purpose,
however, some scheduled family events or race days let participants rent a
go cart for scheduled races that are classified by age, experience level,
cart type and race distance. At larger, more frequented tracks you will
usually find a better selection of go-cart rentals. Any go-cart rental track
has typical stock carts, but some allow you the choice of two seater carts,
Indy pacer imitation carts or Nascar style go-carts.
Mitch Johnson is a successful freelance author that writes regularly for
http://www.atv-parts-n-accessories.com/ , a site that focuses exclusively on
atv reviews, as well as tips on choosing parts and accessories. His
articles have also been featured on recreational automotive sites such as
http://www.go-cart-plans-n-kits.com/ and
http://www.best-scooters-n-mopeds.com/
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