

It is quite common for winning racers to sell off their winning chassis to purchase new ones. My advice when looking for a racing go kart chassis is to shop around and ask local racers. However, new you are looking at easily $1500 to $5000 USD depending on how complete they are and whether it comes with wheels and an engine. If you buy used you may find a quality frame for as little as $750 USD.

When a go kart goes so fast and weighs so little, flips can happen… you wouldn’t want to be strapped in when the kart is upside-down on top of you while going 100 km an hour would you? It is safer that there are no seat belts. It should be a ridged steel and it must be welded, not simply bolted or glued or taped (<- You’d be surprised!) together.Ī racing go kart frame does not have shocks, or roll bars, or a seat belt. It is important to note that the racing go kart chassis should not be flexible or provide any sort of shock absorbency. The wheel track (outside front right wheel to outside front left wheel) should be around 2/3 the length of the wheelbase.The wheelbase (furthest component back to furthest component forward) should be between 101 cm and 107 cm (so only a 6 cm leeway here).The chassis must not be higher than 65 cm from the ground (obviously not including the seat!).

