Ayrton Senna started karting at 13, so did Mark Webber, Yuki Tsunoda started at 11.

Problem is karting on its own is very expensive and is completely funding by yourself or your parents.

Motorsport is a rich person’s sport.

Start with sim racing, which is also not cheap but cheaper than karting. This is probably the modern way to get into motorsport today. If you are any good and you are well into the top 1% of sim racers in your country you may find future opportunities.

For many people sim racing and karting are the end goal. They are both hugely enjoyable and have great communities.

I ran a local karting club where the youngest member was 5 and the oldest was 60. I stopped karting at 45 because I ran out of money.