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go-kart|ˈgəʊkɑːt|
[Commercial adaptation of go-cart.]
(See quot. 1963.) Also attrib. Cf. kart.
1959Times 17 Sept. 5/7 The R.A.C. are prepared in principle to accept the control in Britain of go-kart racing—the new miniature car racing popular in the United States. 1959Daily Tel. 26 Oct. 15/4 (caption) Drivers negotiating straw-bale obstacles while competing..yesterday in a Go-Kart meeting, the first in England. 1960Sunday Express 11 Sept. 5/3 The Go-karts, which were bought for Prince Charles and Princess Anne..are capable of about 15 miles an hour. 1963Times 12 Feb. 15/3 The name ‘go-kart’ was given to a miniature racing car, which consisted of a bare skeleton or chassis of small size mounted on four wheels and powered by a light two-stroke internal combustion engine, with the driver's seat a few inches from ground level. 1971Flying Apr. 47/2 Tallman has a wooden leg, but he got it in a freak accident on a go-kart. |