A go-kart is a small four-wheeled vehicle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from motorless models to high-powered racing machines, some, like Superkarts, being able to beat racing cars on long circuits.

Gravity racers, usually referred to as soap-box carts, are the simplest type of go-karts. They are propelled by gravity, with some races taking place down a single hill.

Amusement park go-karts can be powered by 4-stroke engines or electric motors, while racing karts use small 2-stroke or 4-stroke engines. Most of them are single seater but recreational models can sometimes accommodate a passenger.

Recreational, concession and indoor karts

Outdoor tracks can offer low speed karts strictly for amusement (dedicated chassis equipped with low powered 4-stroke engines or electric motors), to faster, more powerful karts similar to a racing kart (powered by 4-stroke engines up to 15 hp and more rarely by 2-stroke engines) but designed to be more robust for rental use. Typically, these outdoor tracks may also be used for traditional kart races.

Indoor kart tracks can be found in many large cities in different parts of the world. These tracks are often located in refurbished factories or warehouses and are typically shorter than traditional outdoor tracks. Indoor karts are typically powered by a 4-stroke gasoline engine producing anywhere from 5 to 13 horsepower, or sometimes by an electric motor. Many tracks offer competitive races and leagues. At the top level, an Indoor Karting World Championship (IKWC) exists.

There are nearly 80 indoor kart tracks in the United States.

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Electric go-karts are low maintenance, requiring only that the lead-acid batteries of the cars be plugged into an array of chargers after each run. Since they are pollution-free and emit no smoke, the racetracks can be indoors in controlled environments. Most fully charged electric karts can run a maximum of 20 minutes before performance is affected. Some karts have been fitted with hydrogen fuel cells.

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Tony Danza (born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza, April 21, 1951) is an American actor best known for starring on the TV series ''Taxi'' and ''Who's the Boss?'', for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 1998, Danza won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his work on the 1997 sitcom ''The Tony Danza Show''.

Personal life

Shortly after his college graduation, Danza was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York. He then earned a spot on the television show ''Taxi''. In 1986, Danza married for the second time, to Tracy Robinson. The couple separated in 2006 and filed for divorce on March 10, 2011. They have two daughters, Katherine (born 1987) and Emily (born 1993). In 2005, Tony Danza became a grandfather when his son Marc and his son's wife, Julie, had a son, Nicholas. In 2008, Danza and his son Marc published a cookbook, ''Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook''.

Danza is a registered Republican.

On October 6, 2011, Danza came out to show his support for Occupy Wall Street at Zucotti Park in New York.

Acting, show business, and teaching

Danza also starred in the short-lived sitcoms ''Hudson Street'' (1995) and ''The Tony Danza Show'' (1997), not to be confused with his talk show of the same name. He had a role in the TV drama ''Family Law'' from 2000 until 2002. He took his first role, a nonspeaking part as a poker player in ''National Lampoon's Animal House.''

He was nominated for an ''Emmy Award'' for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series ''The Practice''. His movie debut was in the comedy ''The Hollywood Knights'' (1980), which was followed by ''Going Ape!'' (1981). He received critical acclaim for his performance in the 1999 Broadway revival of the Eugene O'Neill play ''The Iceman Cometh''. In 2002, Danza released his debut album ''The House I Live In'' as a 1950s-style crooner.

Danza hosted his own TV talk show, ''The Tony Danza Show'', that was produced each weekday morning in his hometown of New York and was syndicated across the US. On May 9, 2005, during a go-kart race with NASCAR star Rusty Wallace, who was a guest on the show, Danza's kart flipped after Wallace accidentally bumped him. Neither he nor Wallace was wearing a helmet at the time. Danza returned to go-kart racing on October 20, 2005, to challenge IndyCar driver Danica Patrick, but his brakes malfunctioned and he skidded into a wall, unharmed. His daytime talk show ended in May 2006; the last live episode aired on May 26, 2006.

He starred on Broadway as "Max Bialystock" in ''The Producers'', from December 19, 2006, to March 11, 2007 and reprised his role at the Paris Las Vegas from August 13, 2007, to February 9, 2008.

In September 2008, it was reported that Danza would host the 4th season of ''The Contender'', which was filmed in Singapore and began airing in December 2008 on the Versus TV sports channel. In August 2009, it was reported that Danza would appear in a new A&E; reality show ''Teach: Tony Danza'', in which he would co-instruct a 10th Grade English class at Northeast High School in Philadelphia. The series was filmed during the 2009-2010 school year and premiered on October 1, 2010.

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