The spirit and intent of this class is to allow kids to become accustomed to driving a kart and driving with other competitors on a track. The Kid Kart competitors are aged 5 years to 7 years. Kid Kart classes are purpose built karting chassis that use a spec 50cc Comer C-51 Engine or Honda GXH50. Different regions and clubs call the same class a different name even if the package is identical. The difference in performance is around 5 hp! The pipe class is known as Yamaha Light or Heavy (depending on the classes weight) or with the “can” it’s known as Sportsman Can or Senior Super Can. The KT100S Yamaha is a perfect example, in Senior classes the KT100 or “Yamaha” is run with either a spec “can” exhaust or a “tuned pipe” exhaust. Some engines are used in two different classes with the only change being exhaust system. Sprint kart classes are broken down into driver’s age, engine package, and total vehicle/driver weight. Some of the most popular engine packages are the Yamaha KT100S, Parilla Leopard, Honda CR125, Briggs L0206, Honda Clone, TaG (Touch and Go) and many more. Some street races are very successful the Rock Island Grand Prix in Illinois has over 20,000 spectators every year with a few hundred entries! Sprint karts are also raced at large “street races”, tracks setup in parking lots of shopping centers or tracks setup on city streets. Most tracks are between one-half mile to one mile in length. Sprint karts are special built racing chassis' designed to turn both left and right on asphalt tracks up to one mile in length. Doing a little homework before you buy will save you a lot of trouble and money later. Do you want new, used? Are you going sprint racing on a road course or oval dirt racing? The kart you would use on one is completely different than the other. Go to the local kart track and walk around, ask racers questions, most are very friendly and love to talk to new people interested in getting started in this great sport! Visit a local kart shop or two and check out all the equipment. Until you know those two answers you might end up buying a bunch of equipment that you can't run against anyone. The most important thing to decide before buying anything is knowing where you are going to run your kart and what class you want to run in. Even a bum knee that sidelined your jogging or a shoulder injury, as an example, is rarely an issue driving a kart. The great part about karting is that even though it's a good work out you can be 5 or 75 and still drive a kart! It's aerobic for sure but you don't have to have any special physical talents to enjoy and excel at karting. It's a great way to spend a day with your family as well as teaching a lot of life lessons such as sportsmanship and mechanical know how. It's not unusual to see a family of four all racing together on any given weekend. You'll see dads and moms and grandparents enjoying a day at the track, mom or dad might race as well as the kids.
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