Project cars go kart12/24/2023 ![]() I decided on ½” thick acrylic for several reasons. Picture of the frame On top of the frame there needed to be a platform for sitting on. Uprights for steering and mounting other components could be welded to the main structure. ![]() I chose pvc pipe but there is no high load cannot be sit so i also added steel frame below the pipe frame because it is much tougher and easier to weld than materials such as aluminum. From previous projects I was familiar with box extrusions, which are strong beams that are suitable for structural applications. I wanted the frame to be strong because Eli-Kart would need to carry at least 100 kgs safely to account for one passenger. CIK-FIA plays an important role in regulating kart racing related matters such as technical regulations. It is also a part of FIA since 2000 which is a governing body for motorsport across the globe. Today, kart racing is governed by CIK-FIA which was founded in 1962 is the current primary international sanctioning body for kart racing. For example, according to Tony Kart’s company profile in its website from Italy, they have been producing gokart since 1958 and emerged as one of the main manufacturer to date. Although go-kart originated from United States, it has also gain interests from countries all over the worlds especially Europe. In 1959, McCullough also jump in the bandwagon of the industry, by becoming the first company to manufacture go-kart engines. Being the first company to manufacture and distribute go-karts after two years. The sport is quickly caught on with Go Kart Manufacturing Co. Initially,karting is a leisure motorsport enjoyed by airmen during the post-war period. According to Graham Smith (2002), Art Ingels who was a veteran hot rod and race carbuilder at Kurtis Kraft in California, America invented the first ever go-kart in 1956. Go-kart has long existed in our world whether used insport or recreation. Then, newly designed karts were beginning to gain popularity in Britian around the year 1959-1960. Go-kart was invented in California by Art Ingels and Lou Borelli using 100cc mower engines and strong steel frames. The first go-kart was simply a cart consisting of wheels and handles jointed together as children pushed from behind when learning to walk or a four-wheeler platform where children where children can sit on it while another push the kart around. ![]() But, it was not fully implemented in racing activity until the past three hundred years in America. Go-kart technology has been widely developed since the introduction of wheels.
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