Kart Girls - Resources for your Go-karting needs

Links & Resources

Kart Sanctioning Bodies

CART Stars of Tomorrow
CIK-FIA - Commission Internationale de Karting
IKF - International Kart Federation
WKA - World Karting Association
KART - Karters of America Racing Triad

Kart Racing Series

ROTAX MAX Challenge - watch here for news about the series

Links to Karting Websites

4-Cycle.com - this site continues as the best resource for 4-cycle speedway racing
eKartingnews.com - great karting news site with national coverage + discussion forums
e-KMI.com - good source of karting industry news
Go-Karts R Us - source for fun karts, ATVs, scooters, helmets, etc.
Go Racing Magazine - new online home for this valuable west coast publication
KartFinder.com - helpful links to most kart manufacturers' websites
Kartline + GoKarts USA - online forum, karting links, driver profiles
National Kart News - the online face of this mid-west magazine - Getting Started in Karting
NorCal Karting - awesome source of information on all forms of karting
Shifter Kart Illustrated - our favorite magazine's site has undergone major reconstruction
Texas Race Karts - karting info for Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
Vintage Karts - a site dedicated to the early days of karting

Links to Personal Websites

Kart Girls Racing - Bethany & Jessica Honer
David Mayhew Industries - David Mayhew - IKF Expert - Karting Instructor
Jackie's Kart - Jacqueline F. Weiss
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Kart Clubs and Tracks

Northern California and Nevada

Atwater Kart Club - site of the 2003 IKF Shifter Grand Nationals *
Blue Max Kart Club (Davis)
Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway) (Pending new URL)
Kinsmen Kart Club (Dixon)
Northern Nevada Kart Club
Northern California Karters (NCK)
Portland Karting Association (PKA)
Ahrens Motorsports Promotions
Red Bluff Outlaws
Reno-Fernley Raceway *
Salinas Valley Karters
Stockton Motorplex Park
Thunderhill Park - site of the 2003 IKF Road Race Grand Nationals
Southern California and Nevada
- Adams Kart Track
- Bakersfield Kart Club - host of the 2004 IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals
- Buttonwillow Raceway Park - includes the Buttonwillow Kart Track
- Las Vegas Kart Club - possibly the oldest continuously-operated kart club on the planet
- Los Angeles Kart Club
- Moran Raceway
- San Diego Karting Association
- Santa Maria Karting Association - host of the 2001 IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals
- SoCal Sprinters
- Southern California Karters *
- Tri-C Karters - holds monthly races @ Moran Raceway; annual King Taco Open @ California Speedway, hosts the annual California State Championships and a Region 7 race.
- Willow Springs International Raceway - includes links to the Willow Springs Kart Track
Indoor Karting (West Coast)
- SuperKart Racing - Bakersfield, CA
- GoKart Racer - Burlingame, CA
- P2R - Corona, CA
- LeMans Karting - Fremont, CA
- Dromo 1 - Orange, CA
- Miramar Speed Circuit - San Diego, CA
- Perfect Laps - Santa Barbara, CA
- Slick Kart - Medford, OR
- Racing Schools - Cave Creek, AZ
- Traxx Racing - Mulikteo, WA
- S yKart Indoor Racing Center - Tukwila, WA
Non-California Kart Clubs
- Miscellaneous locations
  - Maui Go-Karting Association - home of the Hawaii State Karting Championships
  - Pacific Karting Club - Hawaii's oldest kart club (new URL)
  - Thailand Kart Clubs - Karting in Thailand
- The West
  - CRE Motorsports Park - near Colorado Springs, at Calhan, CO
  - Phoenix Kart Club - Phoenix, AZ
- Midwest
  - Briggs & Stratton Motorplex - Elkhart Lake, WI - the kart track at Road America
  - Iowa International Raceway - Marshalltown, Iowa - site of the 2002 IKF Shifter and 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals
  - Jamaica Raceway - Jamaica, Iowa - site of the 2002 IKF Speedway Pavement Grand Nationals (new URL)
  - Newton Kart Klub - Newton, Iowa - site of past IKF speedway championships
  - Road America - Elkhart Lake, WI - the most gorgeous road racing circuit in America
- Northwest
  - CartBC - new sprint track in British Columbia, Canada
  - Pat's Acres Karting Complex - the excellent facility near Portland, Oregon
  - Puget Sound Go-Kart Association - owns and operates the Mountain Highway Raceway near Spanaway WA
- Southwest
  - Hilltop Raceway Park - in Waller, TX; site of the 2001 IKF 4-Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals
  - Albuquerque Kart Club - Albuquerque, NM; site of the 2002 IKF 2-Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals

Karting Schools

David Mayhew Industries - David Mayhew - IKF Expert - Karting Instructor
Lisa Caceres' Race Karts, Inc - Novato CA
Jim Hall II Kart Racing Schools - Ventura CA
Jim Russell International Karting - Sonoma CA
Las Vegas Kart Racing School - Las Vegas NV
Perfect Laps Kart Racing School - Santa Barbara CA
Terry Ives Racing School - Citrus Heights CA
Bondurant SuperKart School - Chandler, AZ

Kart Engines & Motors

Manufacturers

Briggs & Stratton
Kawasaki Motorsports
Kohler Engines
Planet Honda Racing
ROTAX
TM/Parilla (Italian Motors) *
Vortex Engines
Yamaha USA
Engine Builders
- Banke Racing Works - legendary engine and exhaust builder George Banke's shop
- Clements Racing - 4-Stroke/cycle engine builder & manufacturer; based in Minnesota
- Dodson Engineering - Engine builder in San Bernardino, CA
- Emmick Enterprises, Inc. - they also build and tune Yamaha and Honda engines
- Factory-X-Racing - shifter kart engine shop in Sacramento CA
- Forward Motion - 2-stroke tuner Eric Gorr now has a shifter kart section
- JetPro - 2-cycle tuners and exhaust manufacturers in San Jose CA
- Leading Edge Motorsports - Greg Bell's shop in Lodi CA (new URL)
- Martin Racing - Briggs engines and accessories in Linden CA
- MB-Racing - very popular builder and shop in Salinas CA
- MCR Engines - Local Bakersfield engine builders with awesome trackside support
- Nelson Manufacturing - US manufacturer of karts, supplies & engine builder in Atwater, CA
- Powerworks Racing Engines - NorCal guru George Whitson's shop in Atwater CA
- Pro Circuit Racing - Engine builder
- Rick Peterson Motorsports (RPM) - Engine builder & cylinder nikasil plating and repairing, no cylinder is too damaged for repair. Makes HIGH HORSEPOWER engines
- SwedeTech Racing Engines - championship award winner Reine Persson's shop near Sacramento CA
- Two Cycle Technology - sales and service of 2-cycle kart motors, in Wisconsin
- Woltjer Racing Engines - guru Carl Woltjer's shop in Santa Maria CA
Engine & Machine Services
- Edwards Heat Treating Service - heat treating and cryogenic services, in San Leandro CA
- HQ Cryo - cryogenic services in Lafayette CA
- Millennium Technologies - cylinder plating for "chainsaws to Indy cars" in Wisconsin
- Poeton Max Power - cylinder bore coating and finishing

Kart Manufacturers & Importers

Allkart
Arrow Karts - An Australian kart manufacturer
Arrow Kart - Race Kart Engineering
Aurora Karts
Biesse Karts - Kartwerks Racing Imports
Birel Karts Home (Italian) under construction
- MRP/Speed
- Birel Karts - US importer
Bombardier - RM1 Chassis
BRM - Genesis Racing
Bug Karts
CRG Home (Italian)
- SSC Racing
CTS Championship Race Karts
Comer/Top Kart
Emmick Enterprises, Inc.
Energy Karts - North America
Energy Karts
First Kart
GT Karts - Hand-fitted & tig welded Sprint Karts - Washington
Haase Karts
Hammer Werks - Arsenal
Invader Karts
ItalKart
KGB Karts
Mach 1 Kart - Orlado Racing
Margay Karts
Maranello Karts - Mile High Karting
MBA Karts - Italian Kart Manufacturer
MBA Karts - KLS Racing
MS Karts - CZ kart manufacturer
Paul Tracy Karts
PCR Karts - Franklin Motorsports
Sodikart - French kart manufacturer
Swiss Hutless - Kart manufacturer
Swiss Hutless - Eurokart Racing International
Tony Karts - JM Racing
Trackmagic Karts
Zipkart Racing Karts - Karts manufactured in England

Kart Shops, Kart Parts & Racing Accessories

AAR Racing Gear Team - specializes in selling racing equipment for the younger racer - have a large inventory and usually ships the same day
Acceleration Karting - kart shop
AeroGrafiks - custom helmet painting (new site, new URL)
Aeroquip - the racing hose and fitting manufacturer - distributors of Drack and My-Chron systems
Airtrix - helmet art in SoCal
Alfano - kart parts
American Power Sports - the popular mail order catalog
Advanced Racing Technologies - very sophisticated alignment tools
Arai Helmets - this site focuses on their motorcycle helmet models
Arsenal - Hammer and BRM karts, and full service shop in Neptune Beach FL
Axcel Fast Graphics - helmet painters in Arcadia CA
Aztec Paintworks - Chris Rosales, helmet painter (and karter) in Tennessee
Azusa Engineering - the maker of OEM and replacement kart components, accessories and racewear
Baker Precision - race car parts and accessories
Bell Helmets - just helmets and info about them
Bell Racing - also helmets plus some more accessories
Bieffe Helmets - this European helmet manufacturer's American website
Blowsion Kolors - helmet painters in Sherwood OR
Brendel Racing - kart shop
BTK Motorsports - kart dealer and shop in Decatur AL
Bullseye Visual - "Flying Colors For Your Head" (helmet painters) in Kokomo IN
Carburetor Parts Warehouse - online source for Mikuni and Keihin carbs & parts
Century Performance - the new online face of The Parts Place in Ft. Collins CO
Champion Kart Shop - full-service shop in Norman OK site under construction
Club Plug - nothing but spark plugs -- lots of spark plugs!
Comet Kart Sales - huge karting supplier in Greenfield, IN
Corby Concepts - Michael Corby, famous Northern California helmet painter, now living in Indianapolis
Courtney Concepts - AFAM sprockets, Subaki chain
CRC Racing - Rik Crews' new shop in Frisco TX
Dave's Performance - kart shop
Digitron - manufacturer of digital instrumentation for monitoring engine and vehicle parameters
Emmick Enterprises - popular manufacturer and shop in Sacramento CA
Empire Karts - kart shop in Redlands, CA
Extreme Motorsports - this is Steve Eady's shop in Redding CA
Fastech-Racing - Maranello & Intrepid karts and secure online shopping from Monterey CA
Fast Fusion - driver development, kart setup and trackside services in SF Bay Area
Flat Out Group Decals - Racing decals
Fox Valley Karts - Kart shop in Indiana
Franklin Motorsports - the huge mail order house and importer
Full Bore Karting - online shopping from Cheektowaga NY
Gatellie Racewear - very good European racewear
GoKarting - Karts and parts for fun or racing
Go-Lift - "One Man * One Stand" racing kart carrier
Grand Products - Kart shop
Helmet City - "The World Capital of Helmets" and other safety gear in Oakland CA
Hearn Competition Karting - Kart shop
Horstman Manufacturing - manufacturers of components from clutches to hubs to HPV motors
Intercomp - "Advanced Weighing Technologies" scales & alignment tools
Jass Graphix - signs, banners and lettering, in central Georgia
JetPro - 2-cycle tuners, exhaust manufacturers and kart shop in San Jose CA
JP Manufacturing - Kart shop
JM Racing - major west coast shop and TonyKart importer in Arcadia CA
JN Racing - Jonathan Nevoso's shop in Bloomingdale NJ
Karts and Parts of Bakersfield - for all your karting needs!
KLS Racing - full service team and shop in Vacaville CA
Kart Connection Plus - kart shop and retailer in Frederick MD
KAM Karting Supply - in Fort Worth, TX
Kartlift - one-person lifting kart stands
Kartshop.com - in Brownsburg, IN
Kartsuperstore - big, new online kart parts store in Laguna Niguel CA
Kart Warehouse World - huge new online site
Kart Werks - Kart shop specializing in shifter kart racing
K & N Filters (or K&N Powersports)- washable high-flow air filters & accessories
Kuzzins Kustom - Helmet Design & Paint Studio in Pennsylvania
L.A.D. Specialties - 2-cycle & 4-cycle engine builders in Bridgeview IL
Leading Edge Motorsports - Greg Bell's championship-winning shop in Lodi CA (new URL)
Leaf Racewear - Driving suit manufacturer
Longacre Racing Products - everything from scale systems to stopwatches
Marin Karting - new full service kart shop and CRG dealer in Novato CA
Martin Racing - Briggs engines and accessories in Linden CA
Max-Torque Clutches - popular 4-cycle clutches
MB-Racing - very popular builder and shop in Salinas CA
Mechanix Wear - the famous glove people
Mike's Kart Stands - in Banks OR
MIR Racewear *- very good and very popular driving suits and accessories
MMI - Mayer Motorsports, Inc - Team MMI is the largest Rocket Kart and Parilla Motor Distributor on the West Coast
Motion Pro - motorcycle accessories manufacturer, good source for shifter clutch cables
Msquared Online - Bonnier Moulton's new shop in Salt Lake City UT -- site under construction
Nacoma Software Solutions - developers of KartSmart and Kart Filer software
0-1 Racing - Kart shop in Oregon
OGracing - motorsports safety equipment supplier in Manassas, VA
Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies - big time mail order, catalog and online sales in Wisconsin
Pit Pal Products - storage racks, shelves, hangers an' stuff for your trailer or race shop
Pitts Performance - distributor for Top Kart and CRG, full service shop and retail in Van Nuys, CA
PKS Go Karts - Kart shop
Power Source Racing - J.R. Clasen's shop in San Marcos CA
Pro Circuit - mostly motorcycle stuff, but they also make popular shifter exhausts
Prospeed Kartsports - Sparco, Swiss Hutless, Italsistem and Tuffduty stands, in Massachusetts
Race Kart Engineering - Arrow importer and big shop in Paso Robles CA
Racer Wholesale - "Racing Safety Equipment" supplier in Roswell, GA
Racer Parts Wholesale - "Racing Parts & Equipment" sister store to Racer Wholesale in Indianapolis
Rapid Racing - KGB dealer and kart shop in Clermont IN
Razor Image - helmet painters in Lemont IL
RCE Design & Development - exhaust systems for shifter motors
Reed's Trailer Sales - recreational and utility trailers in Petaluma CA
Rib-Tect - absolutely THE BEST rib protection!
Rieken's Racing - speedway specialists in Marion, IA
Righetti Ridolfi - home page for this Italian producer of kart components
Russell Karting Specialties - mail order and store in Raymore, MO
SSC Racing - major retailer and shop in Palm Springs CA
Scorpion Racing - East Coast kart shop
Seattle Karting Specialties - mail order and store in Seattle, WA
Service Honda - online shopping for factory Honda parts in Indiana
Shark Shifter - Kart shop in Sherwood, OR
Shift Kart - Washington kart shop
Simpson Race Products - helmet, suits, gloves -- legendary safety products
Shoei Helmets - the America home of this Japanese helmet manufacturer
Southern Motorcycle Supply - parts and info of interest to karters, in San Diego CA
Sparco - Driving suit manufacturer
Speed Magazine (in German)
Sports Car Accessories, Inc. - dealer for Sparco and Momo karting gear
SoCal Decals - Racing decals
Spocket Specialists - chains and sprockets for bikes, but they make kart stuff, too, in Oroville CA
Stewart Racing Products - karting suits and accessories
Team MMI - Kart shop - Birel
Tillett Seats - everything you need to know about these excellent kart seats
TrackClaw - everything you wanted to know about this popular tire conditioner
Trailer Wiz - race trailer accessories
Troy Lee Designs - Troy Lee is maybe the most famous helmet painter in America
TS Racing - kart shop and store, engine builder in Florida
Van K Wheels - good source of info about these racing kart wheels
Victory Lane Data - the complete line of AIM/Drack data acquisition products
Vintage Karts - Vintage racing karts - cool site - lots of history/photos
Vortex Ignitions - Engine ignitions
Wiseco Pistons - Engine piston manufacturer
Windjammer "Kart-a-Logue" - good source of parts and accessories
Yamaha of Troy - Honda engines

Kart Racing Fuels & Lubricants

Test Equipment
Racing Fuels
- Elf Racing Fuels
  - Competition Fuels, Inc. is an Indianapolis dealer -- site under construction
- ERC Racing Fuels - site under construction
- Race Fuel Comparison - Century Performance Center's informative fuel brand reference chart
- Sunoco Race Fuels - what it's got and where to get it
- Unocal 76 Race Fuel - check out this independent source of 76 fuel info
- VP Racing Fuels
  - VP Racing Fuels - this is the official site from the Texas company
Racing Oils & Other Additives
- AMSOIL - synthetic lubricants
- FHS Superior Racing Oils - 4-cycle lubricants
- Maxima - oils, fluids and very good lubricant technical info -- very slick site! (sorry for the pun)
- Motul - "Innovative High-tech Lubricants" from France
- Neo Synthetic Oils - one of the pioneering synthetic lubricants producers
- Red Line Synthetic Lubricants - the California maker of every kind of lubricant

Karting & Racing Software

For Handheld Devices

Laptimer -- and "RallyTimer" from TapPoint (see also Longacre Racing)
RD33 - kart setup management for Palm OS from KartSystems
Versid - temperature data collection from Tangent Systems
For Laptops/Desktop Computers
- Alfano - engine display and magnetic lap timing systems
- AMB Identification & Timing - makers of transponder timing & scoring systems
- Co-Pilot - race car data acquisition system from Competition Data Systems
- Corsa for Windows - supports Corsa Smart Driver displays Corsa Instruments
- dBcom Timing and Scoring Systems - manufacturers of transponder timing systems
- Debrief3 - data acquisition analysis from Mitchell Software
- Gear Selector - from Rebel Racing
- Iceman - dash data acquisition system imported by Warrior Racing Int'l
- Kart Filer - karting record keeping from Nacoma Software Solutions
- KartManager - analysis and management of race data for karters from KartMagic
- Kart Smart - aid to karting calculations from Nacoma Software Solutions
- Ontrack - "digital performance testing" software for your PC
- Pi System 1 - data logging systems from Pi Research
- Race Car Management - set-up and session data recording, also interfaces with scale systems from Intercomp
- Race Studio - companion to MyChron and EVO data acquisition systems from AimSports
- Stack Dash-2 - and Dash-1 Kart Logger systems from Stack
- TrackTimer - setup and session data management from Tough Technology

Kart Tires & Wheels

Burris Tires
Circle Karting Wheels (previously Van K Wheels)
Douglas Wheels
Dunlop Tires
Edwards Kart Wheels *
Maxxis Kart Tires
MG Tires

Auto Racing Websites

General Auto Racing News

Autosport Magazine - a world of auto racing news
rpm.espn.com - focus on motorsports news and coverage
Racing News Online - CART, IRL, Formula 1 & NASCAR
RacingOne.Com - anchor point for an online family of racing news
SPEED Channel - racing news, a new name and, of course, their TV listings
IndyStar.com - the Indianapolis Star has completely redesigned their website
Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing
- FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile: the mother of all sanctioning bodies
- F1 Magazine - up-to-the-minute news in three languages
- Formula 1 - another very good news site
- Gale Force F1 - one of the first F1 news websites
Champ Car Racing
- CART - Championship Auto Racing Teams official site
- CART/Toyota Atlantic - the most mature development series in the world
- Seventh Gear - CART unofficial site with lots of info
Open Wheel Oval Racing
- Indianapolis 500 - official site of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing"
- Indy Racing League - what can you say about the IRL?
- World of Outlaws - everybody's favorite sprint car stars (new URL)
- Panther Racing - IRL race team
Open Wheel Road Racing
- American IndyCar Series - ever wonder where older IndyCar chassis go?
- Barber Dodge Pro Series - the arrive-and-drive pro series
- Formula Palmer Audi - a similar European driver development series
- Star Formula Mazda - the popular spec open wheel series
- US Formula 2000 Championship - an SCCA national series
- US Formula 3 Championship - a new series under the SCCA Pro umbrella
Sports Car Racing
- Grand American Road Racing Assoc. - John Bishop's rival group, the Rolex Sports Car Series (Rolex 24 at Daytona)
- IMSA / International Motor Sports Association - formerly known as Professional Sportscar Racing ,the sanctioning group behind ALMS
- NASA / National Auto Sport Association - club and semi-pro regional racing
- SCCA / Sports Car Club of America - the huge amateur racing organization
- SCCA Pro Racing - the professional side of SCCA
- TransAm Series - oldest road racing series in North America
Stock Car Racing
- ARCA - Automobile Racing Club of America
- NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

Racing Directories and Search Websites

KartMonster - the world's first indexed, cross-referenced and keyword-searchable search engine devoted solely to karting.
Motorheads Kart Links - this "Directory of Motorsports" has more than just karts
RacerWorld - "The Racer's Search Engine" but only what is listed with them
RaceSearch.com - "The Internet Motorsports Race Car Parts Marketplace"