May i ask who the guy is in north carolina, im looking to find a used kart myself…thank youWhere are you located. There’s a guy here in North Carolina who primarily deals in used karts and parts. You can get a lot of stuff from him at a fair price. As said above buyouts are helpful. I suggest FB Marketplace to buy a Kart. We race Phantom Karts, long history of success, and they resell well. Stay away from Kid Karts. Not many race them, and they’re hard to sell for that reason.
Most of us race Dad’s use adult karts outfitted for kids.
I’d stay away from anything 10 years old, spend a little more on something 4-5 years old. Therefore your kids some time out of it, but it will still sell when your ready to upgrade.
Phantom, Charger, Ultramax, Fanatic, and
Premier seem to be the manufacturers I see winning. Premiers can be pricey.
Check your PMCompletely new to karting. We went with a buddy and his 6-year-old son tonight to practice. My son (6) did 3 different practice sessions and fell in love with it. By the 3rd practice session, he really started to have the hang of it. I guess just looking advice to see where to start? I have a few other buddies who's kids race but they are extremely serious with it all. They have multiple chassis, multiple engines etc. I just want to start simple with him. Where is the best place to buy used karts and equipment?
Old thread, the OP hasn't been on since October od 2022.Check your PM
Right here is the spirit that started karting.I just got into it for some backyard racing. Few of buddy's built dirt ovals. FB market place you can sometimes score huge but don't get greedy with what you first see. I'd stick to the local tracks to someone always knows someone haha. There was a Top kart I missed out on if I just waited two days that had everything you would absolutely need to go racing. Not that I'm disappointed with what I got just it was a better deal just little more loot. Then ask on here everyone is super helpful, I had no idea there was so much into setting a kart up, "used to setting up dirt bike suspension sag etc". Karts have just as much if not more depending on the chassis. It's an absolute blast building them, driving and racing them.