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Ok,
this is your starting point. You can't go karting if you can't
find a circuit! The list of countries is below, click on the country
you wish to search.
In
most cases the circuits are in some sort of order, alphabetically
by name or region.
Quick
Tip for searching...
Use the Search feature of your browser to find what your looking
for. If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer use the Edit
-> Find feature or CTRL + F. Type in
the name of a circuit, region or anything to identify the track
you're looking for.
There
is a significant difference in karting circuits which you need
to understand to begin racing. To start with we have indoor circuits.
These tend to be short circuits available to corporate groups
and arrive and drive. Karts are usually single engined GX160 or
similar, usually not high on power. In recent times however indoor
circuits especially throughout Europe have become larger and more
high profile. Progressing on, we move outdoors. Here we have several
types of circuits. Generally there are smaller, tighter tracks
which are used very much like indoor circuits, corporate events
with the added bonus of the weather variable. Slightly larger
outdoor circuits are usually used for championship events. They
don't have to be larger but generally have better facilities or
the capacity to hold large amounts of karts. This is usually for
owner-drivers. Some higher profile tracks however are not available
for arrive and drive or corporate events. Dirt tracks and ovals
are pretty common in the US Dirt tracks present a whole new challenge
to owner-drivers while karts run on both short ovals and some
speedways. This form of racing isn't, as of yet, very popular
in Europe. The top rung of the ladder is the long circuit tracks.
These are usually confined to gearbox or shifter karts but this
is not a strict rule, these are however confined to owner-drivers
and usually very expensive to test on. Round-the-house circuits
are one last type of track. These are temporary tracks usually
run on public roads etc... not as common as permanent circuits
but still in use.
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