There are many more ways to race than when I started karting. Chumpcar, FormulaSAE, SAE Baja, Electric Karts, etc, etc. There are also lots of things that are called Powersports where you can have fun with an Internal Combustion engine (side by sides, 4 wheelers, jetskis). The sport is very fractured (and always has been), which doesn’t help it thrive.
Mike White
Former B stock Karter