Karting Sanctioning Bodies 

CIK-FIA: Commission Internationale de Karting - the worldwide sanctioning body for karting 

• International Kart Federation
  
• World Karting Association
  
• Superkarts!USA 
  
  
  
  • North American ProMoto Tour 
    
  • SKUSA Regional Pro Tours 
    
  
  
• Karters of America Racing Triad
  
• North American Karting Association - sanctions "CART Stars of Tomorrow" series
  

Kart Racing Series 

• Region 7 Championship Series Website - Southern California sprint series 
  
• ROTAX MAX Challenge - watch here for news about the 2002 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
  
• Kart Klassifieds - new karting classifeds site
  
• KartFinder.com - helpful links to most kart manufacturers' websites 
  
• KartingAuction.com - online classifieds and auction site for karters 
  
• Kartline + GoKarts USA - online forum, karting links, driver profiles
  
• Kartracer.com - nice little site, infrequent updates 
  
• NationalKarting - this site continues to add new content 
  
• National Kart News - the online face of this mid-west magazine
  
• PlanetKart -- a lot of material, but not all of it's current
  
• Resonate Brendel Racing Team -- site has stalled and will no longer be updated 
  
• Shifter Kart Illustrated - our favorite magazine's site has undergone major reconstruction 
  
• TCM Racing - Tom Argy's consulting and officiating company 
  
• Tech Page of GoKarts - site by Tim Harral in Australia with a lot of good reference material
  
• Texas Race Karts - they do for Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas what we do for Northern California and Nevada
  
• Vintage Karts - a site dedicated to the early days of karting
  
• Vintage Kart Racing - a new site about vintage karts 
  

Racer personell web sites 

• AndrewCaddell.com - Andrew Caddell 
  
• Bryan Hawkins Kart Racing - Bryan Hawkins 
  
• David Mayhew - David Mayhew 
  
• Downtown Carol Brown - Carol Brown 
  
• DVS-R - Sonny Van Hook, Chris Sigua, and Jussy Rusit
  
• Impact Motorsports - Joseph Hammill 
  
• J & J Racing - Johnny Loucks 
  
• Kartgirl.com - Amanda Cavolt 
  
• Kart Products - Patrick Hubbell 
  
• landonyee.com - Landon Yee 
  
• McKnight Racing - Kristina and Alexis McKnight 
  
• Moon Racing Online - Benny Moon and Justin Moon 
  
• Pence Motorsports - John Pence
  
• Peterson Racing - Jess Peterson and Matt Peterson
  
• BS Kart Racing - Ryan Bertsch and Kyle Smith 
  
• Tyler Lewis Racing - Tyler Lewis
  
• Valerio Racing - John and Anthony Valerio 
  
• Vince's Racing Page - Vince Fernandes
  

Kart Clubs and Tracks 

• Northern California and Nevada
  
  
  
  
  • Atwater Kart Club 
    
  • Northern Nevada Kart Club (new URL) 
    
  • Prairie City SVRA Raceway Park (new URL) 
    
  • Salinas Valley Karters
    
  • Sears Point Raceway
    
  • Stockton Motorplex Park 
    
  • Thunderhill Park
    
  • Vallejo Speedway2 
    
  
  
• Southern California and Nevada
  
  
  
  • Amago Raceway
    
  • Las Vegas Kart Club - possibly the oldest continuously-operated kart club on the planet 
    
  • Las Vegas Karting Center 
    
  • Los Angeles Kart Club
    
  • San Diego Karting Association 
    
  • Santa Maria Karting Association - site of the 2001 IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals
    
  • SoCal Sprinters
    
  • Southern California Karters
    
  • Willow Springs International Raceway
    
  
  
• Indoor Karting
  
  
  
  • Indianapolis
    
    
    
    • Stefan Johansson Karting Centers -
      
    
    
  • Santa Clara, California
    
    
    
    • Speedring Indoor Kart Racing
      
    
    
  • Stockton, California
    
    
    
    • The Inside Track
      
    
    
  
  
• Other Places You'd Like to Visit
  
  
  
  • Hawaii
    
    
    
    • Pacific Karting Club
      
    
    
  • Midwest
    
    
    
    • 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 
      
    • Nessa Brothers Speedway - Webster City, Iowa - site of the 2002 4-Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals 
      
    • Newton Kart Klub - Newton, Iowa - site of past IKF speedway championships 
      
    • Norway Speedway - Norway, Illinois - site of past IKF sprint championships (updated URL) 
      
    
    
  • Northwest
    
    
    
    • 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 
      
    • Portland International Raceway - site of the 2001 IKF Road Race Grand Nationals 
      
    • Tri-City Kart Club - at Horn Rapids ORV Park in Richland, WA; site of the 2001 IKF Shifter Grand Nationals 
      
    
    
  • Southwest
    
    
    
    • Albuquerque Kart Club - Albuquerque, NM; site of the 2002 IKF 2-Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals 
      
    • Hilltop Raceway Park - in Waller, TX; site of the 2001 IKF 4-Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals 
      
    
    
  
  

Karting Schools 

• Lisa Caceres' Race Karts, Inc - Novato CA
  
• Jim Hall II Kart Racing Schools - Ventura CA
  
• Jim Russell International Karting - Sonoma CA 
  
• Joey Hand Driving School - Sacramento 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 - Phoenix AZ
  

Kart Engines & Motors 

• Manufacturers
  
  
  
  • Briggs & Stratton
    
  • Kawasaki Motorsports  
    
  • Kohler Engines 
    
  • Planet Honda Racing
    
  • ROTAX  
    
  • TM/Parilla (Italian Motors)
    
  • TM Racing (in Italian)
    
  • Vortex Engines 
    
  • Yamaha USA
    
  
  
• Engine Builders 
  
  
  
  • Banke Racing Works - legendary engine and exhaust builder George Banke's shop
    
  • 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
    
  • Murphy Brothers Racing - very popular builder and shop in Salinas CA
    
  • Poeton Max Power - Cylinder bore coating and finishing
    
  • Two Cycle Technology - sales and service of 2-cycle kart motors, in Wisconsin
    
  
  

Kart Manufacturers & Importers 

• Allkart
  
• Arrow Kart (Race Kart Engineering)
  
• Aurora Karts 
  
• Biesse Karts (Kartwerks Racing Imports)
  
• Birel Karts Home (Italian) under construction 
  
  
  
  • MRP/Speed 
    
  • Team M.M.I. 
    
  
  
• BRM (Genesis Racing)
  
• Bug Karts 
  
• CTS Championship Race Karts 
  
• Comer/Top Kart
  
• DFM Karts (Co-Race Karting) 
  
• Emmick Enterprises, Inc.
  
• Energy Karts 
  
• First Kart
  
• Haase Karts
  
• Hammer Werks (Arsenal)
  
• Invader Karts
  
• ItalKart (Italian Motors)
  
• King Racing Karts (DPK Motorsports) 
  
• KGB Karts
  
• Margay Karts
  
• MBA Karts (KLS Racing)
  
• Mike Wilson Karts 
  
• Paul Tracy Karts
  
• PCR Karts (Franklin Motorsports)
  
• CRG Home (Italian)
  
  
  
  • 3G's Racing
    
  • SSC Racing
    
  
  
• SodiKarts
  
• Swiss Hutless (Eurokart Racing International)
  
• Tony Karts (JM Racing)
  
• Trackmagic Karts
  

Kart Shops, Kart Parts & Racing Accessories 

• AeroGrafiks - custom helmet painting (new site, new URL) 
  
• Aeroquip - the racing hose and fitting manufacturer
  
• AIM Sportsystems - distributors of Drack and My-Chron systems
  
• Airtrix - helmet art in SoCal 
  
• Alfano - engine display and magnetic lap timing systems
  
• AMB Identification & Timing - makers of transponder timing & scoring systems
  
• 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
  
• ATD Clutch aka RaceKartClutch.com - this company has a new clutch design for race karts 
  
• 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 
  
• 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 
  
• Club Plug - nothing but spark plugs -- lots of spark plugs! 
  
• Coello Racing - Jolly Karts, Fox Karts, and lots more, in Waukesha WI
  
• Comet Kart Sales - huge karting supplier in Greenfield, IN
  
• Competition Motors Corp (CMC) - full service retail, manufacturer and importer in Portland OR
  
• Co-Race Karting - DFM importer and David Harold's shop in Englewood CO
  
• 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
  
• dBcom Timing and Scoring Systems - manufacturers of transponder timing systems
  
• Digitron - manufacturer of digital instrumentation for monitoring engine and vehicle parameters 
  
• Emmick Enterprises - popular manufacturer and shop in Sacramento CA
  
• Extreme Motorsports - aka The Extreme Store in Napa CA 
  
• Extreme Motorsports - this is Steve Eady's shop in Redding CA
  
• Fastech-Racing - online shopping from Monterey CA 
  
• Franklin Motorsports - the huge mail order house and importer
  
• Gatellie Racewear - very good European racewear
  
• Go-Kart Tech - LapTech Timing Systems in San Diego CA 
  
• Helmet City - "The World Capital of Helmets" and other safety gear in Oakland CA
  
• HelmetGraphics.com - custom graphic design shop in Houston TX 
  
• Horstman Manufacturing - manufacturers of components from clutches to hubs to HPV motors
  
• Intercomp - "Advanced Weighing Technologies" scales & alignment tools
  
• JetPro - 2-cycle tuners, exhaust manufacturers and kart shop in San Jose CA
  
• JM Racing - major west coast shop and TonyKart importer in Arcadia CA
  
• JM Racing of Nor-Cal - TonyKarts and trackside support at most NorCal tracks 
  
• JN Racing - Jonathan Nevoso's shop in Bloomingdale NJ 
  
• K&P Manufacturing - racing products manufacturer and ardent sponsor of west coast kart racing 
  
• KLS Racing - full service team and shop in Vacaville CA
  
• Kart Connection Plus - kart shop and retailer in Frederick MD
  
• KartScore Systems - kart parts & race event management software
  
• kartWAREHOUSEworld.com - huge new online site 
  
• KAM Karting Supply - in Fort Worth, TX
  
• Kartlift - one-person lifting kart stands
  
• Kartmart Dot Com - a division of Alamo Motorsports Inc. in Baton Rouge LA
  
• Kartshop.com - in Brownsburg, IN
  
• Kartsuperstore - big, new online kart parts store in Laguna Niguel CA 
  
• 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) 
  
• Longacre Racing Products - everything from scale systems to stopwatches
  
• Martin Racing - Briggs engines and accessories in Linden CA
  
• Mayer Motorsports, Inc - Team M.M.I. is the newest Birel Kart dealer and shop in Northern California 
  
• Max-Torque Clutches - popular 4-cycle clutches 
  
• Mechanix Wear - the famous glove people 
  
• Mikuni Performance Carburetors - helpful technical help for these popular carburetors 
  
• MIR Racewear - very good and very popular driving suits and accessories
  
• MTC Racing - major team and shop in Las Vegas NV site under construction
  
• 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
  
• Murphy Brothers Racing - very popular builder and shop in Salinas CA
  
• Nacoma Software Solutions - developers of KartSmart and Kart Filer software
  
• OGracing - motorsports safety equipment supplier in Manassas, VA
  
• Ontrack - "digital performance testing" software for your PC 
  
• Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies - big time mail order, catalog and online sales in Wisconsin
  
• Phoenix Performance Products - makers of protective vests, is actually in Ontario, Canada 
  
• Pit Lane Racing Equipment - custom made race suits, race equipment & team uniforms
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• Seattle Karting Specialties - mail order and store in Seattle, WA
  
• Silver King Power Sports - mail order karting and drag racing from Utah
  
• Simpson Race Products or SimpsonWorld - helmet, suits, gloves -- legendary safety products
  
• ShiftWerx - Todd Belew's great shop in Dayton OH
  
• Shoei Helmets - the America home of this Japanese helmet manufacturer
  
• Southern Motorcycle Supply - parts and info of interest to karters, in San Diego CA
  
• Sports Car Accessories, Inc. - dealer for Sparco and Momo karting gear
  
• Spocket Specialists - chains and sprockets for bikes, but they make kart stuff, too, in Oroville CA 
  
• Stewart Racing Products - karting suits and accessories
  
• SwedeTech Racing Engines - Reine Persson's renowned shop in Elk Grove CA - (site under construction) 
  
• 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
  
• Vulcan Performance Products - Mike Wilson Karts in Galion OH 
  
• Wentz Tech Kart Works - Custom Kart Graphics, Belleville IL 
  
• Windjammer "Kart-a-Logue" - good source of parts and accessories
  

Kart Racing Fuels & Lubricants 

• Test Equipment
  
  
  
  • High Desert Engineering - fuel test and certification instruments
    
  
  
• Racing Fuels
  
  
  
  • Elf Racing Fuels 
    
    
    
    • NOCO Racing, Inc. is Canada's agent for this French fuel brewer, and
      
    • Competition Fuels, Inc. is an Indianapolis dealer -- 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
      
    • VP Fuels - excellent, informative site from their California distributor
      
    
    
  
  
• Racing Oils & Other Additives
  
  
  
  • AMSOIL - synthetic lubricants 
    
  • Castrol - lots of products from this worldwide manufacturer 
    
  • FHS Superior Racing Oils - 4-cycle lubricants
    
  • Klotz Lubricants - oils, lubes and fuels
    
  • 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
    
  • RC20 - new cooling system additive
    
  • Red Line Synthetic Lubricants - the California maker of every kind of lubricant
    
  • WD40 - the indispensible, multi-purpose, mystery fluid 
    
  
  

Kart Tires & Wheels

• Bridgestone/Firestone Tires
  
• Burris Tires
  
• Douglas Wheels
  
• Dunlop Tires
  
• Maxxis Tires
  
• MG Tires 
  
• Van K Wheels
  
• Vega Tires
  

Auto Racing Websites