Editing Michael Schumacher (section)

===Karting===
When Schumacher was four, his father modified his [[pedal kart]] by adding a small [[motorcycle engine]]. After he crashed it into a lamp post in [[Kerpen]], his parents took him to the karting track at Kerpen-Horrem, where he became the youngest member of the karting club. His father built him a kart from discarded parts; at the age of six, Schumacher won his first club championship. To support his racing, Schumacher's father took on a second job renting and repairing karts, while his mother worked at the track's canteen. Nevertheless, when Schumacher needed a new engine costing 800 [[Deutsche Mark|DM]], his parents were unable to afford it; he was able to continue racing with support from local businessmen.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Collings|first=Timothy|title=Team Schumacher|publisher=Highdown|year=2005|isbn=978-1-905156-03-0|pages=35–37|url=https://archive.org/details/teamschumacherma0000coll/page/34/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref>

Regulations in Germany require a driver to be at least 14 years old to obtain a kart license. To get around this, Schumacher obtained a license in [[Luxembourg]] at the age of 12.<ref name="The Beginning 2006">{{Cite web|year=2006|title=The Beginning|url=http://www.mschumacher.com/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416160810/http://www.mschumacher.com/history.html|archive-date=16 April 2007|access-date=23 April 2007|website=MSchumacher.com}}</ref> In 1983, he obtained his German license, a year after he won the German Junior Kart Championship. Schumacher joined Eurokart dealer Adolf Neubert in 1985, and by 1987 was the German and European kart champion, then he quit school and began working as a mechanic.<ref name="Domenjoz 2002">{{Cite book|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc|title=Michael Schumacher: Rise of a genius|publisher=Parragon|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7525-9228-2|pages=10–12, 170–171}}</ref>