Karting is the cheapest, safest, and one of the best opportunities for getting into motorsports, especially for someone who wants to compete but lacks the financial means to participate in a top-tier series. The sport has different classes, rules, affiliations, engines, tires, and tracks, and therefore, many people can participate according to what suits them or what is available. For example, you might have seen people of different ages participating in the Yas Kartzone at Yas Marina Circuit with different karts.
Let’s take a look at the different types of karts and the features that differentiate them: What's a kart? Karts are similar to little cars, with some defining characteristics which differentiate them from ATVs and other tiny conveyances. A kart has a single brake disc on the rear and nothing on the front (depending on the make and manufacturer), and the brake pedal is on left of the kart, the throttle on the right, making the driver adapt to left-foot-braking. The different vehicles seen on the Yas Kartzone are karts that are meant for different riders. As mentioned above, there are different types of Karts. Let’s take a look at some of them: Outdoor karts These are karts that are often seen at vacation destinations. Programs like Yas Kartzone will probably not have these karts around. Features: - Heavy bodywork - Gigantic bumpers - Thick wheels - Weighing 300 pounds Endurance/Rental Karts Enduro karts are primarily used for indoor or outdoor arrive-and-drive program of the kart track. Check out the different karts at the Yas Kartzone on your next visit to know if they have endurance karts. Features: - Racing chassis cloaked in a wrap-around bumper to prevent wheel-to-wheel contact. - Motors in the range of 8 to 10 - Weighing around 250 pounds Indoor tracks usually have very slick surfaces that lets karts drift very easily and turn on a dime despite the live rear axles. Outdoors tracks, on asphalt or concrete, have higher grip levels and the driving dynamics are different. Sprint Karts This kart is a proper racer kart intended for tracks that turn right and left. If you’re taking your kids for some sessions at the Yas Kartzone, remember to check what karts they are offering for kids. Features: - Two-stroke motors with a displacement of 80cc - 125cc, (with exceptions) - Output ranges from 10-35 hp - Weighing around 200 pounds (adult kart) Less powerful motors are fit into smaller karts, keeping speeds low and safety high. Sprint Karts can pull upwards of 2.5 g (more than any car on the road) on sticky tires and at the right course. Shifters A shifter is similar to a sprint kart but has a motor with a transmission, usually a motorcycle-sourced six-speed sequential, letting the driver bump up or down a gear quickly. Features: - 125cc engines - Mechanical advantage from multiple gears - Disc brakes at the front - Single disc at the rear Oval (a.k.a. Four Cycle) Speedway karting or ‘four cycle’ involves those karts where one can see a typical use of 4-stroke Briggs and Stratton engines. Features: - Less maintenance and cost - Larger tires on the right - More bodywork for better dynamics Superkarts Superkarts are larger, faster shifters, usually with 250cc motors that can produce around 70 to 100 hp. Features: - Acceleration to 60 mph in 3 seconds - Top speed of 140 kmph Now that you know how karts differ in terms of their features, you can appreciate them better when you ride them on an F1 track near you.
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