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Go-kart, an Italian Passion
With the recent success of Ducati Corse in the World
Motorcycle category "Moto GP", engines made in Italy have
shown, together with the "custom" Ferrari,
to be designed to be regarded as leaders around the globe.
Indeed, a bit like in all other areas, the Italian
manufacturing presents as well as a high quality product
also the passion and determination that distinguishes us in
achieving excellence and objectives.
In this regard, even in Go-Kart production Italian companies
are moving and promoting all over the world, thanks to a
great go-kart production using the best engines, components
and accessories.
But perhaps this fascinating world of competition with
mini-cars, called Kart or Go-Kart, is not well known and
less popular because of the two sports quoted above:
motorcycle and Formula One.
Indeed, karting is the simplest form of motorsports run with
small cars with essential shape: tubular steel frame without
suspension, wheels and
engine. The sport, just for fun transmitting in goal, was
born as a hobby but now is a step "almost mandatory" for
those who wish to embark on a career as a professional pilot.
Not surprisingly, the latest F1 exited from its "breeding
garden" of the go-kart (Schumacher, Senna, Prost, Alonso,
just to name a few).
The kart was born in America, as often happens, for economic
motivations in 1956 where cars race became increasingly
expensive and the number of participants (and especially the
audience) was so narrow to seek alternatives. In these
terms, the Karting was the dowry of remedy, at least in some
respects, this situation by proposing solutions extremely
funny but also economic and accessible to all fans of
engines.
In Italy the phenomenon develops and explodes in the early
'70s where simple manual constructions moved towards
specialization of some companies in the production and sales
of Go-Kart competition. The first racetracks were born and
passion spreads quickly from young to older who do not
disdain the emotions that only a sports car like
the Go-Kart can feel.
Recently Kart manufacturers have always researched and
developed new solutions, improving each component of
competition mini-cars with high technology spare parts able
to greatly improve the performance and consistency of the
same in sports and competition areas.
Finally we have only to indulge in this passion with friends
and colleagues in breathtaking races, perhaps without
exaggerating for the weak of heart.
This article was written by Michele De Capitani with support
from go
kart manufacturer. For any information on Chiarugi,
visit cheap
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