Friday, December 16, 2011

Why dont go karts have numbers on the back?

We've recently started going go karting regularly and was wondering last night why they only have numbers on the front. Its hard when you know kart 15 (for example) is the driver in front of you in the race but you dont know which kart he is. Your could be chasing karts that are lapping you for example. Any ideas why they dont have numbers on the back so you know who your chasing?|||Simple answer... most karts do. The organizing bodies that handle kart racing that I am familar with require numbers front and rear (if not more). And the arrive and drive facilities I've used in the last few years also generally have numbers front and back.





But, with the later, it is entirely upto the owners of the facility, and it sounds like you are doing an arrive and drive rather than running your own karts? In that case, you will need to ask the place you are running why they don't put the numbers on the back... though most likely it's a practical reason (ie, for reasons in aiding regular service they do not keep a certain panel on the kart, which is where a number plate is designed to attach, or something similar).|||They have the numbers on the back and the sides around here. It really doesn't matter who you are behind, you need to pass them no matter what their number is.|||Numbers are required on the back of the kart for WKA events. If the number comes off or for some reason is unreadable the kart must pit to repair it. If they don't the kart is DQ'ed.

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