Kart circuits

Kart circuits

A kart circuit is a race track designed for kart racing. There are several types of kart circuit, depending of the type of use desired.

Circuit types

Short circuit

Any outdoor circuit of less than 1,500 meters in length.

The average length for a serious racing track for karts is around 1,100 - 1,200 meters, 7 to 9 meters in width. Normally custom-built for karting, they resemble road courses, with left and right turns. They generally allow sprint racing for both gearbox and non-gearbox karts.

Long circuit

A long circuit is defined as being an outdoor circuit of more than 1,500 m in length. Typically they are shared for other motorsport and only have gearbox kart races.

This type of event can see karts (Superkart) reach speeds in excess of 160 mph (250 km/h).

Indoor

Normally for casual racers, the indoor circuits can be in any closed space (often old factories), sometimes with a short outdoor section to add interest. Normally they have their own fleet of karts or micro karts, chosen more for economy than out-and-out speed.

In Europe, indoor karting is where most people will sample their first time in a kart. Indoor karting exploded across the UK in the 1990s and had a similar impact in European countries such as France and Belgium. It made a lesser impact in the United States.

Others

In this category fall the dirt-tracks, oval tracks and ice rinks. Speedway racing is the most popular form of karting in the USA.

Locations

Karting is truly international, most countries have circuits where racing can be done.

Australia Kart Circuits

* [http://www.easterncreekkarts.com.au/ Eastern Creek] Eastern Creek Raceway
* [http://www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au/karts.php Phillip Island] Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
* [http://www.kartracing.com.au/index.htm Albury/Wodonga Kart Club]
* [http://www.karthire.com.au/index.htm Kart Hire Australia]
* [http://tamworthkarts.bizhat.com/ Tamworth Kart Racing Club] ( [http://www.oakburnpark.com/ Oakburn Park] )

Canada Kart Circuits

* [http://www.formulakartways.com Formula Kartways] Brampton, Ontario
* [http://www.goodwoodkartways.com Goodwood Kartways] Stouffville, Ontario
* [http://www.srakarting.com SRA Karting] St-Roch-de-L’Achigan, Quebec
* [http://www.shkarting.com SH Karting] Saint-Hilaire-des-Monts, Quebec

France Kart Circuits

* [http://www.rko.fr/ Angerville - RKO] Located near Paris - 2006 World Championship circuit
* [http://www.rkc.fr/complexe/index.php Racing Kart Cormeilles - RKC] Racing track near Paris

Hong Kong Kart Circuits

* [http://dadoghouse.com/index.php?topic=karting Da Dog House - News, photos and videos of Diamond Coast Kart Circuit]
* [http://karting.shirster.com/ Photos and videos of Diamond Coast Kart Circuit]
* [http://www.chinakartingsport.com/ News and photos of Diamond Coast Kart Circuit]

South Africa Kart Circuits

* [http://www.sportstar.co.za/ Kyalami Kart Circuit] Corporate Karting facility in Gauteng

Spain Kart Circuits

* [http://www.kartingvendrell.com Karting Club Vendrell] El Vendrell, Tarragona
* [http://www.laciudaddelmotor.com La Ciudad del Motor de Aragón] Alcañiz, Zaragoza
* [http://www.kartodromodecartaya.com Kartódromo de Cartaya] Cartaya, Huelva
* [http://www.grankarting.com/index.php Gran Karting] Gran Canaria/Lanzarote, Islas Canarias
* [http://www.kartinglaroca.com Karting La Roca] Quijas, Cantabria
* [http://www.multipistes.com Multipistes Sils] Sils, Girona
* [http://www.circuitointernacionaldezuera.es Circuito Internacional de Zuera] Zuera, Zaragoza

UK Kart Circuits

* [http://www.tvkc-pfi.co.uk/ PF International - Lincolnshire]
* [http://www.nskcgolspie.com/ Golspie Kart Club - North Of Scotland]
* [http://www.buckmore.co.uk/ Buckmore Park Kart Circuit]
* [http://www.camberleykartclub.com/ Camberley Kart Club]
* [http://www.cbkc.co.uk/ Carver Barracks Kart Club]
* [http://www.claypigeonkartclub.com/ Clay Pigeon Kart Club]
* [http://www.daytona.co.uk/ Daytona Motorsport]
* [http://www.grandprixkarting.co.uk/ Grand Prix Karting - Birmingham]
* [http://www.hkrc.co.uk/ Kimbolton Kart Club]
* [http://www.llandowkartclub.co.uk/ Llandow Kart Club]
* [http://www.kartingnortheast.com/ Warden Law Kart Circuit]
* [http://www.heronspark.com/ Lydd International Raceway]
* [http://www.matchamskarting.co.uk/ Matchams Karting]
* [http://www.midlandkarting.co.uk/ Midland Karting - Lichfield]
* Rowrah Kart Club
* [http://www.rye-house.co.uk/ Rye House Kart Raceway]
* [http://www.scotkart.co.uk/ ScotKart Indoor Kart Racing Glasgow]
* [http://www.karting.co.uk/Shenington/ Shenington Kart Racing Club]
* [http://www.priorypark.co.uk/ Priory Park circuit - Tamworth]
* [http://www.stretton2000.com/ Stretton circuit - Leicestershire]
* St Eval Kart Circuit

US Kart Circuits

* [http://www.adamsmotorsportspark.com Adams Kart Track / Adams Motorsports Park] Riverside, CA
* [http://www.abqkarting.com Albuquerque Indoor Karting] Albuquerque, NM (indoor)
* [http://www.andrettikarting.com Andretti Indoor Karting] Roswell, GA (indoor)
* [http://www.arnoldsgokarts.com Arnold's Go-Kart] Oaks, PA (indoor)
* [http://www.badgerkartclub.com Badger Kart Club] Dousman, WI
* [http://www.dromo1.com Dromo One] Orange, CA (indoor)
* [http://www.f1outdoors.com/ F1 Outdoors] East Bridgewater, MA
* [http://www.gjmotorspeedway.com Grand Junction Motor Speedway] Grand Junction, CO.
* [http://www.gpspeedway.com/ Grand Prarie Speedway] Grand Prarie, TX
* [http://www.gpny.com Grand Prix New York] Mount Kisco, NY
* [http://www.grangeracetrack.com Grange Motor Circuit] Apple Valley, CA
* [http://www.K1Speed.com K1 Speed Anaheim] Anaheim, CA
* [http://www.k1speed.com K1 Speed Carlsbad] Carlsbad, CA
* [http://www.k1speed.com K1 Speed Irvine] Irvine, CA
* [http://www.k1speed.com K1 Speed Ontario] Ontario, CA
* [http://www.k1speed.com K1 Speed Seattle] Redmond, WA
* [http://www.motoramaspeedway.com/ Golden Triangle Raceway] China, TX
* [http://www.racekarts.com/ Gulf Coast Karter] Katy, TX
* [http://www.hotkartclub.com/ Heart of Texas Kart Club] Waco, TX
* [http://www.ironrockraceway.com/ Iron Rock Raceway] Austin, TX
* [http://www.georgiasprintkarting.net Lamar County Speedway] Barnesville GA
* [http://www.lemanskarting.com Lemans Karting Center] Fremont, CA (indoor)
* [http://www.lehighvalleygrandprix.com Lehigh Valley Grand Prix] Allentown, PA (indoor)
* [http://www.moranraceway.com/ Moran Raceway] Beaumont, CA
* [http://www.newcastlemotorsportspark.com/ New Castle Motorsport Park] New Castle, IN
* [http://www.njmp.com/ New Jersey Motorsports Park] Millville, NJ
* [http://www.ntkarters.com/ North Texas Karters] Denton, TX
* [http://www.ovrp.com/ Oakland Valley Raceway Park] Cuddebackville, NY
* [http://www.p1kartcircuit.com/ P1 Kart Circuit] Tucson, AZ
* [http://www.pkra.com Phoenix Kart Racing Association] Phoenix, AZ
* [http://www.virclub.com/vir/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=11&Itemid=70 Plantation Valley Kart Track at VIR] Danville, VA
*Pole Position Raceway Corona, CA [http://www.PolePositionRaceway.com Website]
*Pole Position Raceway Las Vegas, NV [http://www.PolePositionRaceway.com Website]
*Pole Position Raceway Murrieta, CA [http://www.PolePositionRaceway.com Website]
*Pole Position Raceway Oklahoma City, OK [http://www.PolePositionRaceway.com Website]
* [http://www.route66karting.com Route 66 Karting] Albuquerque, NM
* [http://www.mississippikarting.com Springridge Raceway] Clinton, MS
* [http://www.sugarhillspeedway.com SugarHill Speedway] Weare, NH
* [http://www.texasworldspeedway.com/ Texas World Speedway] College Station, TX
* [http://www.texastwisterraceway.net/ Texas Twister Raceway] Texarkana, TX
* [http://www.thetrack.us The Track at Centennial] Centennial, CO
* [http://www.wtka.net/ West Texas Karting Association - Rimrock Raceway] Odessa, TX
* [http://www.bataviakarting.com/ Batavia International Motorsports Park] Batavia, NY
* [http://www.imimotorsports.com/ IMI Motorsports] Erie, CO
* [http://www.actionkarts.com/ Action Karts @ Bandimere Speedway] Morrison, CO (Rental)
* [http://www.Ocalagranprix.com/ Ocala Grand prix] Ocala, FL

External links

* [http://www.karting.co.uk/Tracks/ List of karting tracks in the UK]
* [http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/KartTracks.html List of karting tracks in the US and Canada]
* [http://www.karting.nl List of karting tracks in the Netherlands]


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