History of Go Karts Have you ever heard the word "kart"? Many people still don't know what karting is. They try to connect it to the wagon; the basket to take your things from the market with wheels. In this situation, karting refers to the miniature car racing, especially Formula One (F-1) cars. And karting means racing using a kart. Maybe if I say “go kart” you will understand what I'm talking about. In reality “go kart” is a trademark of karting. It is the manufacturing company that gave rise to the kart in 1958. The history and accessories of the kart are important for getting started in karting. The history of go karting is quite interesting. To begin with, there were two boys whose names were Duffy Livingstone and Roy Desbrow. They were partners in a muffler company in Monrovia, California. Both were experts in component welding. Once they saw a unique creation of Art Ingle (model of the car). So they were inspired to make their own versions. Duffy built a pair for their friends. And there was another guy named Bill Rowles, a surplus materials salesman in Los Angeles. He visited their muffler shop very often. He also obtained cheap engines from a failed West Bend rotary mower business. These three people have formed a loose cooperation to produce and sell go kart kit components. One day, while they were relaxing in the small office of their muffler shop, the postman arrived with many envelopes. These envelopes carried about thirty orders for that day. The demand became constant in the following days, so they thought they had to change activities. They formed a company for the company called Go Kart manufacturing and leased a five-acre facility in Azusa from AeroJet General Corporation. This company had six shareholders. Duffy Livingstone, Roy Desbrow and Bill Rowles were major shareholders. Other shareholders included Jim Patronite (the company's accountant, who later founded Azusa Engineering), Don Boberick, and the company's office manager. In 1962, Art Linkletter Enterprises wanted to purchase the shares for $750,000. But Go Kart rejected the offer because the proposal gave Linkletter Group the management of Go Kart mfg and Go Kart did not trust Linkletter Group's ability to manage Go Kart mfg. However, in less than a year, Go Kart has hired a very experienced, energetic and enthusiastic person to manage sales.