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A variety of kart circuits permit the sport to be practiced, although only homologated tracks can have official races in Europe (see Kart circuits).
Racing classes start at age 7 or 8 (5 in the US with "Kid Karts") and generally run in 3-year age groupings or weight divisions until ¡°senior¡± status is reached at age 15 or 16, depending on the series.
The current 2006 World Champion is Davide Fore from Italy. Many kart racers in the USA prefer shifter karts, which have a six-speed manual transmission and a clutch to make better use of the more powerful engine. The sprint format is a series of short-duration races, normally for a small number of laps, that qualify for a final, with a variety of point scoring calculations to determine the event's overall winner.Tracks primarily consist of two straight and four left-turn corners, few tracks are symmetric and often the shape parallels that of an egg or a tri-oval. All are using the same water-cooled 125 cc ¡°long life¡± two-stroke engines with starter and clutch, each with different technical specifications (mufflers, air boxes, carburetor,
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