So many familiar names and sites of auto racing are on hand at a kart track that without looking at the small sized machines whizzing about the track, it would be easy to imagine that a spectator is at car race. The paddock and garage area are usually easier to access, though, and spectators are free to walk around and watch a race from many different parts of the track, rather than being stuck in one grand stand seat as often happens at a Formula 1 event.
Kart Tracks Are Familiar Looking Venues, F1 on a Small Scale
Spectators Find it Easier to Move Around and Access Kart Events
From Brad Spurgeon, About.com
The paddock, trackside and garages are easier to access for a public eager to see, hear and smell the karts, where future stars of Formula 1 learn their sport.
Spectators watch the 250cc kart circle the track at the Circuit Carole, north of Paris, in February during the Kart Discovery fair.
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