Tony Kart

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Tony Kart is an Italian company founded in 1958, producing racing quality kart chassis.

They have had a number of wins and recently a book on the history of the company was published. JM Racing of Carson, California introduced the brand in the USA with drivers Alex Barron, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Danica Patrick, Keith Williamson, Scott Speed and Phil Giebler. Today, after a long stint with distributor CompCor in the United States, Tony Kart Srl of Italy has established its own dealer network and employs top Stars of Karting drivers such as Keith Spicer, David Jurca and Jason Bowles.

Tony Kart is one of the most successful kart manufacturers ever, boasting many international wins and championships. Notable famous drivers include Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli. Tony Kart continues to produce chassis and components for karts that are designed and built in Italy for the purpose of amateur and professional competition. Tony Kart also produces the well known Kosmic Kart chassis as well as RedSpeed, Trulli and Alonso (FA Kart) chassis.

Tony Kart has won the 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2006 karting World Championships with Davide Fore, an Italian driver and the 2007 title with Marco Ardigò.

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