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. The common types are:
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Short circuit
Any outdoor circuit of less than 1,500 meters in length (e.g. Buckmore Park). 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
- Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway
- Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
- Albury/Wodonga Kart Club
- Kart Hire Australia
Canada Kart Circuits
- Formula Kartways Brampton, Ontario
- Goodwood Kartways Stouffville, Ontario
- SRA Karting St-Roch-de-L’Achigan, Quebec
France Kart Circuits
- Angerville - RKO Located near Paris - 2006 World Championship circuit
- Racing Kart Cormeilles - RKC Racing track near Paris
Hong Kong Kart Circuits
- Da Dog House - News, photos and videos of Diamond Coast Kart Circuit
- Photos and videos of Diamond Coast Kart Circuit
- News and photos of Diamond Coast Kart Circuit
South Africa Kart Circuits
- Kyalami Kart Circuit Corporate Karting facility in Gauteng, South Africa
Spain Kart Circuits
- La Ciudad del Motor de Aragón Alcañiz, Zaragoza
- Kartódromo de Cartaya Cartaya, Huelva
- Gran Karting Gran Canaria/Lanzarote, Islas Canarias
- Karting La Roca Quijas, Cantabria
- Multipistes Sils Sils, Girona
- Circuito Internacional de Zuera Zuera, Zaragoza
UK Kart Circuits
- Buckmore Park Kart Circuit
- Camberley Kart Club
- Carver Barracks Kart Club
- Clay Pigeon Kart Club
- Daytona Karting
- Grand Prix Karting - Birmingham
- Kimbolton Kart Club
- Llandow Kart Club
- Warden Law Kart Circuit
- Lydd International Raceway
- Matchams Karting
- Midland Karting - Lichfield
- Rowrah Kart Club
- Rye House Kart Raceway
- ScotKart Indoor Kart Racing Glasgow
- Shenington Kart Racing Club
US Kart Circuits
- Adams Kart Track / Adams Motorsports Park Riverside, CA
- Albuquerque Indoor Karting Albuquerque, NM (indoor)
- Andretti Indoor Karting Roswell, GA (indoor)
- Arnold's Go-Kart Oaks, PA (indoor)
- Badger Kart Club Dousman, WI
- Dromo One Orange, CA (indoor)
- F1 Outdoors East Bridgewater, MA
- Grand Junction Motor Speedway Grand Junction, CO.
- Lemans Karting Center Fremont, CA (indoor)
- Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Allentown, PA (indoor)
- Moran Raceway Beaumont, CA
- Oakland Valley Raceway Park Cuddebackville, NY
- P1 Kart Circuit Tucson, AZ
- Phoenix Kart Racing Association Phoenix, AZ
- Plantation Valley Kart Track at VIR Danville, VA
- Route 66 Karting Albuquerque, NM
- Springridge Raceway Clinton, MS
- SugarHill Speedway Weare, NH
- The Track at Centennial Centennial, CO
