| At a modern go kart track of today, you can | | | | systems. |
| drive a new generation of state-of-the-art | | | | Before you get started out on the track, let's |
| high-torque karts that put the old-style karts to | | | | take a look at steering, braking and other tricks |
| shame. These new high-tech karts, combined with | | | | to help you compete. |
| road-race style kart tracks are designed to give | | | | Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can |
| you the experience and feel of a real race, as | | | | really have an effect on the performance of the |
| experienced by real race car drivers. Karts are | | | | gokart. Place your hands at the nine and three |
| only an inch or two off of the racing surface and | | | | positions and avoid holding the steering wheel too |
| can reach speeds of up to 40 mph. Many courses | | | | tightly. Hold it loosely so you don't affect the |
| measure lap times with computerized timing | | | | handling. |