Italian Kart Manufactures

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- August 11, 2014 at 6:39 am #31776
  
  Rick Senechal
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  First off I am only asking these questions out of curiosity. So if I offend anyone please except my apologies.
  
  When I go to the track I see the vast majority of the karts at Italian made. There seems to be dozens of companies making chassis yet I wonder how many factories there really are and how many companies OEM their chassis from a few factories. Either way I have no issue. I am just trying to understand how it all works.
  
  On a related note, in the world of sprint racing there are a few karts made in the USA and in other countries. Why is this? In oval racing there are a bunch of US made karts so I am guessing making a chassis doesn’t require the skilled hands of the Italians.
  
  Is having a kart made in Italy a key marketing driver or do they simply make a better product?
  Thanks. Rick
- August 11, 2014 at 6:48 am #31777
  
  David Cole
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  This link will give you an idea of the chassis that are approved by the CIK-FIA. That doesn’t mean there are not more out there that are in the karting market.
- August 11, 2014 at 7:08 am #31779
  
  brian downing
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  I think motorsports are much more popular in Italy in general, with a rich history of manufacturing race cars, including the likes of Ferrari, etc.
  
  Italian karts aren’t better because they’re made in Italy, but because Italy is the center of the industry, there are few other sources for quality karts.
  
  At Ferrari, they sell cars to fund their racing effort while in the US they race cars to help advertise and sell cars. Maybe that mentality influences the kart mfrgs as well.
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