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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.1



              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


  
We consent to the use in Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 Registration Statement
under The Securities Act of 1933 of Karts International Incorporated (a Nevada
corporation) of our report dated February 28, 1997 (except for Note I as to
which the date is March 6, 1997) on the consolidated financial statements of
Karts International Incorporated as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each
of the years then ended, accompanying the financial statements contained in
such Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 Registration Statement Under The Securities
Act of 1933, and to the use of our name and the statements with respect to us
as appearing under the heading "Experts".



                                                S. W. HATFIELD + ASSOCIATES

Dallas, Texas
May 27, 1997