Fun Facts about Go Karts
* Karting is the most popular motorsport in the world
* Michael Schumacher, the most successful racing driver of all time, once said “I learned everything I know about racing from my karting days.”
* Ayrton Senna described it as “The purest form of motorsport”
* Karts do not have suspension and their back axles are fixed with no differential
* Most karts have rear wheel brakes only, which is why spins are so common
* The first kart was built by Art Ingels in 1956 and was made from scrap parts with a two stroke engine
* Both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton started races karts at age 8
* Because they have no differential karts are designed so that the inside rear wheel lifts off the road when cornering
* Karting is the most popular motorsport in the world
* Michael Schumacher, the most successful racing driver of all time, once said “I learned everything I know about racing from my karting days.”
* Ayrton Senna described it as “The purest form of motorsport”
* Karts do not have suspension and their back axles are fixed with no differential
* Most karts have rear wheel brakes only, which is why spins are so common
* The first kart was built by Art Ingels in 1956 and was made from scrap parts with a two stroke engine
* Both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton started races karts at age 8
* Because they have no differential karts are designed so that the inside rear wheel lifts off the road when cornering