OVERVIEW: Karting World covered both quarter midgets and karts, and it was likely a merger with Quarter Midget
magazine in mid- to late 1959. The merged title started as Quarter Midget World, changed to
Quarter Midget & Karting World, then finally made the transition to Karting World with the May 1960
issue when content shifted solely to karting. The magazine format was digest-sized but switched to full-sized with the April 1962 issue.
OWNERSHIP:
It was published by Midget-Karting World Inc in Inglewood, California. The publisher was John Sauer, and Jack Pelzer was the editor and
general manager.
Pelzer was later elevated to general manager, purchased the title in the mid-1960s, and printed it under Pelzer Publications. He also launched
Modern Karting in 1968.
In late 1966 after a break in publishing, ownership changed to Lott Publishing in Santa Monica, California.
The publisher was Dave Lott, and the editor was Drake Hudson. This ownership
was short-lived, as the title ceased publication in late 1968.
The table of contents can be seen by clicking on the icon.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
Approximately 96 issues was printed from 1959 through 1968. Cover images are complete except for most of volume 1 and 7/66 through 11/66.
Vol 1 Nbrs 1-6Jul 1959 Vol 1 No 7Aug 1959 Vol 1 No 8Sept 1959 Vol 1 Nbr 9Oct 1959 Vol 1 Nbr 10Nov 1959 Vol 1 No 11Dec 1959 Vol 1 No 12Jan 1960 Vol 2 No 1Mar 1960 Vol 2 No 2May 1960 Vol 2 No 3 Name changeJune 1960 Vol 2 No 4July 1960 Vol 2 No 5Aug 1960 Vol 2 No 6Sept 1960 Vol 2 No 7Oct 1960 Vol 2 No 8Nov 1960 Vol 2 No 9Dec 1960 Vol 2 No 10Jan 1961 Vol 2 No 11Feb 1961 Vol 2 No 12Mar 1961 Vol 3 No 1Apr 1961 Vol 3 No 2May 1961 Vol 3 No 3June 1961 Vol 3 No 4July 1961 Vol 3 No 5Aug 1961 Vol 3 No 6Sept 1961 Vol 3 No 7Oct 1961 Vol 3 No 8Nov 1961 Vol 3 No 9Dec 1961 Vol 3 No 10Jan 1962 Vol 3 No 11Feb 1962 Vol 3 No 12Mar 1962 Vol 4 No 1Apr 1962 Vol 4 No 2 Large FormatMay 1962 Vol 4 No 3June 1962 Vol 4 No 4July 1962 Vol 4 No 5Aug 1962 Vol 4 No 6Sept 1962 Vol 4 No 7Oct 1962 Vol 4 No 8Nov 1962 Vol 4 No 9Dec 1962 Vol 4 No 10Jan 1963 Vol 4 No 11Feb 1963 Vol 4 No 12Mar 1963 Vol 5 No 1Apr 1963 Vol 5 No 2May 1963 Vol 5 No 3June 1963 Vol 5 No 4July 1963 Vol 5 No 5Aug 1963 Vol 5 No 6Sept 1963 Vol 5 No 7Oct 1963 Vol 5 No 8Nov 1963 Vol 5 No 9Dec 1963 Vol 5 No 10Jan 1964 Vol 5 No 11Feb 1964 Vol 5 No 12Mar 1964 Vol 6 No 1Apr 1964 Vol 6 No 2May 1964 Vol 6 No 3June 1964 Vol 6 No 4July 1964 Vol 6 No 5Aug 1964 Vol 6 No 6Sept 1964 Vol 6 No 7Oct 1964 Vol 6 No 8Nov 1964 Vol 6 No 9Dec 1964 Vol 6 No 10Jan 1965 Vol 6 No 11Feb 1965 Vol 6 No 12Mar 1965 Vol 7 No 1Apr 1965 Vol 7 No 2May 1965 Vol 7 No 3June 1965 Vol 7 No 4July 1965 Vol 7 No 5Aug 1965 Vol 7 No 6Sept 1965 Vol 7 No 7Dec 1965 Vol 7 No 8Jan 1966 Vol 7 No 9Feb 1966 Vol 7 No 10Mar 1966 Vol 7 No 11Apr 1966 Vol 7 No 12May 1966 Vol 8 No 1June 1966 Vol 8 No 2Dec 1966 New PublisherFeb/Mar 1967 Vol 9 No 1?May 1967 Vol 9 No 2?July 1967 Vol 9 No 3Sept 1967 Vol 9 No 4Nov/Dec 1967 (Winter)Mar 1968June 1968Jul/Aug 1968Dec 1968 LAST KNOWN ISSUE