The following website (http://www.vintagekarts.com/karts.htm) has some excellent photos and articles on old vintage go-karts. These karts were made using the basic necessities, and still achieved high speeds with excellent cornering and handling. Several ideas can be taken from these vintage karts where there were “no frills” to building gokarts. Ideas which can be combed from the gallery of photos include:
- Twin Engines
- Simple friction brakes
- Types of Seats
- Keeping Chassis Designs Simple
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There are also some excellent in-depth articles about the history of karting, right up to the current day! Some of the topics discussed include:
- Karting Grand Nationals, from 1960 to 2005
- Transportation of GoKarts
- Women Gokart Racers
- Rocket Powered Karts
- McCulloch’s Entry into Karting
Hopefully this website will provide further insight and details as to how simple engine powered gokarts were and can be made. If you would like your karting website reviewed and mentioned here, or if you have any comments on this or any other article, please contact the author by email at 