So what does karting mean in general?

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Go Karting is a type of motorsports. It is designed to be as simple as possible as also many current well known racing drivers have started their career from it. 

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There are usually two main types of karting:

1.Rental karting

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2.Pro-karting 

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1.In terms of the first example (Rental karting), it is just a hobby or a way to spend your holidays in a fun way with friends. You just go to a local go-karting track that provides you with karts to rent and all of the needed equipment (Usually just a helmet). This is much more affordable and safer way to get to know with karting compared to the second example. This is what I have personally started from. 

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2. In terms of the second example (sport karting), this is a completely different story.

This karting is a professional type of motorsports. That is no longer such an affordable and easy thing to try. This is a high-performance athlete sport, which requires a lot of physical&mental strength, but not less important, money. 

The karts themself are also different,

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they are much faster, lighter and harder to drive.

 

There are a lot of karting championships around the world. The most popular championship is the FIA Karting Championship,

which was hosted since 1964. Loads of legendary F1 drivers have competed there, such as: Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso or even Michael Schumacher. More info on karting history and its competitors you can find at                                        page. 

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To deal with a proper racing kart you need to be well prepared, as not even a bodybuilder or any sportsman except of motorsports driver can't handle a race or even a full training session. As I started quite late, but did other sports before, I know what I am talking about and can confirm it from my own experience. 

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