[quote quote=55722]Hi John, Welcome. Your best bet to get started in karting is to get in touch with a local kart shop and have them assist you. Karting is split up into classes by age/weight/engine. A shop can point you in the correct direction in terms of what classes and kart brands are popular in your area. This is important because you don’t want to end up with a kart brand that isn’t supported in your area so you can’t get parts, and you don’t want to buy an engine package that doesn’t have a class to race in near you. Most people don’t “build” their karts from the ground up. It’s much cheaper, easier, and quicker to buy a used setup that’s built up and proven. Shops usually have used gear for sale or can point you in the direction of something in your budget. At your age, you would fall into the Junior classes (12-15 year olds). It’s a matter of figuring out what is the popular junior class in your area. Hopefully someone from the Phoenix area can chime in with some more specific information. [/quote]
Thanks for the reply! :)
