You don’t need a lot of horsepower to set impressive lap times at the race track. Weight is just as crucial to acceleration as power; the less you have, the quicker you go. Division 1 Superkarts have only 100 horsepower on tap, but they also weigh just 145 kilograms (320 pounds) without the driver. This gives them otherworldly power-to-weight ratios that the Overdrive crew on YouTube got to experience firsthand at Rockingham Speedway in the UK.
Division 1 Superkarts don’t have seatbelts, operating more like motorcycles than Formula 1 cars, which adds to the danger. They make about 690 hp per ton, which is more than the McLaren Senna and any full-blown GT3 race car. The oversized roller skate packs a punch.
