Here is a Vintage Scalextric Go-Kart in action! (starts at 1:07 minute mark in the video)
My favorite toy (yes, I have one) has to be the Strombecker Electric Powered Go-Kart Plastic Model, Go-Kart Racer Kit No. D51-149, made by Strombeck-Becker Mfg, Moline, Illinois. This kit was actually approved by the Go-Kart Club of America, and had the GKCA logo on the front of the box. The model kart was patterned after one of the early Go-Kart brand karts with a Clinton engine, and the box and instruction sheet has the Go-Kart company logo on them. On the side of the box is a little blurp about Karting:
America's Fastest Growing Sport
Go-Karting began 3 years ago in Southern California. Enthusiasm for these ingenious little competition machines has snowballed throughout the country. Speeds up to 50mph coupled to the kart's 50 inch wheelbase result in excitement for even the professional racedriver. The opening of a Grand Prix type road racing course in California and the promise of more to come across the country guarantee an exciting future for Karters.
Jeff