Go-kart

Japanese: ゴーカート
Go-kart
Also called a kart. A one-seater car without a body. "Go-kart" is the product name. It has a simple structure, with a two-stroke engine, wheels, and seats attached to an exposed frame, and the steering and power transmission are direct, with no gear change mechanism. It is said to have been invented by an American racing car designer in 1956, and became popular in the United States as a leisure and simple sport, before spreading to Japan. Races are held according to certain rules, such as limiting the size of the cars and stipulating the shape of the course. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) govern international and domestic kart racing. →Automobile racing

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Japanese:
カートkartとも。ボディのない1人乗り自動車。〈ゴーカートGo-kart〉は商品名。むき出しのフレームに2サイクルエンジン,車輪,座席などを付け,かじ取装置,動力伝達装置は直接式で変速機構がないなど,簡単な構造。1956年,米国のレーシングカーの設計者が考案したといわれ,遊戯用,簡便なスポーツ用として米国で流行,日本にも伝わった。車の大きさを制限し,コースの形態を規定するなど,一定の規則によるレースも行われている。国際自動車連盟(FIA),日本自動車連盟(JAF)が国際・国内のカートレースを統轄している。→自動車競走

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