The beauty of building your own go cart is in work and effort put into construction and pride that comes with finished product. Little money is needed to build your own go cart, however, if you are in market for a fancy, self-made set of cart wheels, there are more elaborate plans to follow. For kids building go carts with their parent or friends, or for adults who enjoy go cart construction as a hobby, most all building materials are scraps that can be picked up around house or easily found other places.

An even easier way to build your own go cart is to buy a go cart building kit. Kits can be ordered online and they include every material you need to complete your own go cart, even engine. Young kids are capable of completing a project themselves by following guide included with go cart kits. The kits will be more expensive than using scrap materials, but you will probably have a sharper looking end product, although quality or look of a go cart is not why all people build their own. Go cart kits are great for those who want to save time by not having to search for building materials, but some people still prefer getting all done themselves, completely from scratch. The choice is yours.

Any of these three go cart race styles will most likely be found at established racetracks during scheduled events that may bring hundreds of registered participants. Professional and amateur drivers usually bring their own, often customized, go carts, depending on level of competition expected. Across nation are many professional and amateur established go cart tracks that are hosts to race events, but “just for fun” go cart tracks are also available for families or newly interested go cart racers.

These tracks have rental go carts to allow their customers experience of amateur cart riding. Races are not norm at tracks for this purpose, however, some scheduled family events or race days let participants rent a go cart for scheduled races that are classified by age, experience level, cart type and race distance. At larger, more frequented tracks you will usually find a better selection of go-cart rentals. Any go-cart rental track has typical stock carts, but some allow you choice of two seater carts, Indy pacer imitation carts or Nascar style go-carts.