Kart Racer (2003)

Directed by

Stuart Gillard

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Watts wants to race go-karts but cannot afford one. He gets his father, a former racer, to help him build a kart and learn to drive. He then competes against a champion and a local bully.

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What happens

Kart Racer is a 2003 sports drama film directed by Stuart Gillard, and starring Will Rothhaar, David Gallagher and Randy Quaid. In the United States, it premiered on television on ABC Family in 2005. The film centers on a boy named Watts "Lightbulb" Davies (Will Rothhaar) who likes to race go-karts. Unable to come up with enough funds to purchase his own kart, Watts convinces his father, Vic Davies (Randy Quaid) (a former kart racer himself), to help him build a cart and teach him how to drive. As he follows his dream, he then has to race against karting champion Scott McKenna and local bully Rodney Wells. Footage of the racing simulator NASCAR Racing 2002 Season by Papyrus Design Group can be seen as they are playing it at the arcade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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