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I'm not sure about enduro karts (pictured).. but I have done some karting and have a few friends that still do it...
It can be more expensive than you think. Plan on spending about $3500-$4000 for a good used, competitive kart. Then budget another $3000 a season for everything else, not including the safety gear.
That will get you mid pack if you're a fast guy. Maybe up front a few times.
My friend, who lives on a nice salary, is having trouble affording racing karts this season and balancing his mortgage payment and student loan payments. Rebuilding those little two strokes can be a healthy chunk of change (His is a TAG kart). That plus 110 octane race fuel and the two stroke oil to go with it is pretty ridiculous, and you burn through it pretty quick.
All in all though, karting, weather TAG or shifter karts, is comparatively cheap to club racing. And if you just want to have fun, a couple grand goes a long way in the used market.
Especially in tires. Just think how much you spend on tires in club racing. Kart tires, while they may not last as long, are much cheaper, and you can get a box of race-offs to practice on for practically free at a big track.
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