In the world of kart racing there are a handful of companies that continue to dominate and have been around for a long time. Kart racing is a sport that continues to grow every year and the various kart circuits are a mainstay for most enthusiasts. Lets take a look at the racing go cart companies that continue to pound the pavement with hardcore racing carts.
Arrow Racing Karts
Arrow go karts are all about performance and reliability and considering they have won over 200 National Championships worldwide it is easy to see why they stand out. Arrow uses the most up to date advanced production techniques with CAD/CAM technology.
For over thirty years Arrow has been building race go karts and parts to exceed the industry standard. Every part and kart are built with the worlds best chrome moly tubing from Europe and the United State combined. Here is a list of their current race model karts.
Current Models
- X1 Midget
- X1 Junior
- X1-28
- X1-30
- X1-E
- 125 Shifter
- X1-E DD2
- X1-D Dirt
Kosmic Racing Karts
Kosmic racing go karts are an Italian product and made popular from the Tony Kart Factory which is a manufacturing division of OTK Kart group that builds world class karting parts.
CRG Racing Karts
CRG was founded in 1986 and is one of the industry leaders in go kart chassis and parts. Their award winning go kart frames have won them CIK championships more than any other company. Many of the biggest names in racing have raced a CRG chassis. Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton have all competed and won with CRG frames. Their race kart chassis include many different models and variations.
Here is a list of some of their race chassis models and many come in the 100-125 cc version:
- Bad Boy (shown here)
- Road Rebel
- Black Star
- Dark Rider
- Kalifornia
- KT1
The CRG racing kart commitment to excellence is unsurpassed and that is evident by their National and International Championships.
Margay Racing Karts
One of the most popular go karting chassis on the market is made by Margay Racing. Originally known as Mar-Kart, Margay was started in 1964 out of St. Louis Missouri. The name Margay comes from a cat that looks like a Jaquar, very fast. Margay racing go carts hit speeds of 80mph plus. Margay has a reputation much like that of CRG in that winning is a tradition for this American made go-kart. There are several models of their Brava line:
- Brava 1.11
- Brava 1.11ck
- Brava Rookie
- Brava 4.11
- Brava 4.2c
- Wildcat
DR Racing Karts
DR Racing Kart USA was formed by two go kart racing champions Danilo Rossi (5 time world champion) and Phil Carlson (3 time US National Champion). Based out of California, DR Racing Kart is the first Italian importer of racing karts. They carry a full like of Italian made racing go kart parts and set out to take on the American racing market. They have karts for Junior, Cadet and Kid Kart racing categories. DR Racing has performed rigorous testing on all their carts to be sure they cover all of the American go cart racing needs.
DR Racing has two main product lines and each line has 3 models
- J90 series karts
- M92 series karts
Both lines feature the same models and they are:
- KF3 – the base kart in each of the lines that features a rear brake only
- KF1, KF2 – a special order kart that features hand controlled front brakes designed for the KF2 racing class
- KZ – designed for shifter class and comes with all wheel brakes that are pedal operated
