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A go kart set up tool for checking a longitudinal chassis alignment of a go kart and for gauging a steering mechanism of the go kart having a first front stub axle and a second front stub axle on opposing sides of the go kart and having a rear axle, includes a tool body, a level disposed in the tool

A go kart set up tool for checking a longitudinal chassis alignment of a go kart and for gauging a steering mechanism of the go kart having a first front stub axle and a second front stub axle on opposing sides of the go kart and having a rear axle, includes a tool body, a level disposed in the tool body for vertically aligning the tool body in at least one dimension, a laser emitter disposed within the tool body and adapted to emit a laser beam in a laser emission direction, with the laser emitter being aimable at a first target for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment of the go kart and being aimable at a second target for gauging the steering mechanism, and an axle engagement structure. The axle engagement structure allows for the tool body to be positioned on any one of the first and second front stub axles in two orientations, with the laser emitter aiming towards a rear of the go kart in a first orientation of the tool body for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment and with the laser emitter aiming towards the other one of the first and second front stub axles in a second orientation of the tool body for gauging the steering mechanism.

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1. A go kart set up tool for checking a longitudinal chassis alignment of a go kart and for gauging a steering mechanism of the go kart having a first front stub axle and a second front stub axle on opposing sides of the go kart and having a rear axle, the go kart set up tool comprising: a tool body

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A go kart set up tool for checking a longitudinal chassis alignment of a go kart and for gauging a steering mechanism of the go kart having a first front stub axle and a second front stub axle on opposing sides of the go kart and having a rear axle, the go kart set up tool comprising: a tool body;a level disposed in the tool body for vertically aligning the tool body in at least one dimension;a laser emitter disposed within the tool body and adapted to emit a laser beam in a laser emission direction, with the laser emitter being aimable at a first target for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment of the go kart and being aimable at a second target for gauging the steering mechanism; andan axle engagement structure,wherein the axle engagement structure allows for the tool body to be positioned on any one of the first and second front stub axles in two orientations, with the laser emitter aiming towards a rear of the go kart in a first orientation of the tool body for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment and with the laser emitter aiming towards the other one of the first and second front stub axles in a second orientation of the tool body for gauging the steering mechanism; orwherein the axle engagement structure allows for the tool body to be positioned on the rear axle in a first orientation, with the laser emitter aiming towards a front of the go kart in the first orientation of the tool body for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment, and wherein the axle engagement structure allows for the tool body to be positioned on any one of the first and second front stub axles in a second orientation, with the laser emitter aiming towards the other one of the first and second front stub axles in the second orientation of the tool body for gauging the steering mechanism. 2. The go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the laser emission direction in the first orientation is rotated 90° with respect to the laser emission direction in the second orientation. 3. The go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the axle engagement structure has a first engagement element and a second engagement element, with the tool body having the first orientation, when the first engagement element is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles or when the first engagement element is in engagement with the rear axle, and with the tool body having the second orientation, when the second engagement element is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles. 4. The go kart set up tool according to claim 3, wherein the first and second engagement elements cross. 5. The go kart set up tool according to claim 3, wherein the first engagement element is substantially perpendicular to the laser emission direction and/or wherein the second engagement element is substantially parallel to the laser emission direction. 6. The go kart set up tool according to claim 3, wherein the axle engagement structure is integral with the tool body, with the entire go kart set up tool having the first orientation, when the first engagement element is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles or when the first engagement element is in engagement with the rear axle, and with the entire go kart set up tool having the second orientation, when the second engagement element is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles. 7. The go kart set up tool according to claim 3, wherein the first and second engagement elements are a first tubular channel and a second tubular channel. 8. The go kart set up tool according to claim 3, wherein the first and second engagement elements are a first engagement groove and second engagement groove. 9. The go kart set up tool according to claim 8, wherein the first and second engagement grooves are V-shaped grooves. 10. The go kart set up tool according to claim 8, wherein the first and second engagement grooves cross. 11. The go kart set up tool according to claim 8, wherein the first engagement groove is substantially perpendicular to the laser emission direction and/or wherein the second engagement groove is substantially parallel to the laser emission direction. 12. The go kart set up tool according to claim 8, wherein the axle engagement structure is integral with the tool body, with the entire go kart set up tool having the first orientation, when the first engagement groove is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles or when the first engagement groove is in engagement with the rear axle, and with the entire go kart set up tool having the second orientation, when the second engagement groove is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles. 13. The go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the axle engagement structure has exactly one engagement element and wherein the axle engagement structure is separable from the tool body and attachable to the tool body in a first attachment configuration and in a second attachment configuration, with the tool body having the first orientation, when the axle engagement structure is attached to the tool body in the first attachment configuration and the one engagement element is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles or when the axle engagement structure is attached to the tool body in the first attachment configuration and the one engagement element is in engagement with the rear axle, and with the tool body having the second orientation, when the axle engagement structure is attached to the tool body in the second attachment configuration and the one engagement element is in engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles. 14. The go kart set up tool according to claim 13, wherein the axle engagement structure is magnetically attachable to the tool body. 15. The go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool body and/or the axle engagement structure comprise(s) a magnet, such that the go kart set up tool can be brought into magnetic engagement with the one of the first and second front stub axles and/or such that the go kart set up tool can be brought into magnetic engagement with the rear axle. 16. The Go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool body comprises a first target surface for making an impinging laser beam visible to a user, with the first target surface having a first grid of markings, such that the go kart set up tool is usable as the first target for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment of the go kart. 17. The go kart set up tool according to claim 16, wherein the tool body comprises a second target surface for making an impinging laser beam visible to a user, with the second target surface having a second grid of markings, such that the go kart set up tool is usable as the second target for gauging the steering mechanism of the go kart. 18. The go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool body comprises a second target surface for making an impinging laser beam visible to a user, with the second target surface having a second grid of markings, such that the go kart set up tool is usable as the second target for gauging the steering mechanism of the go kart. 19. The go kart set up tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool body has a target surface for making an impinging laser beam from a separate laser emission tool visible to a user of the go kart set up tool, wherein the target surface comprises a first scale, comprising a plurality of first markings, and a second scale, comprising a plurality of second markings, with the first scale and the second scale having the same scaling, andwherein the first scale and the second scale are spaced apart, such that, upon the separate laser emission tool being attached to the front wheel steering mechanism and the front wheel steering mechanism being turned and the impinging laser beam moving across the target surface as a result thereof, a first measurement on the first scale and a second measurement on the second scale can be made by visual inspection, with a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement being an indication of the caster angle or of the king pin angle of a steerable stub axle of the go kart. 20. A set of a plurality of go kart set up tools, comprising: a first go kart set up tool in accordance with claim 17; anda second go kart set up tool in accordance with claim 17,wherein, in operation, at least one of checking the longitudinal alignment of the go kart and gauging the steering mechanism of the go kart can be carried out with the first and second go kart set up tools only.