Reddit reviews The Karting Manual: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Competitive Kart Racing - 2nd Edition (Haynes Owners' Workshop Manuals)
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As a beginner, you're going to benefit way more from getting your form and technique in line before you start tweaking things with the kart. Change one thing at a time until you get a handle on things.
Karting techniques:
http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Bondurant-Race-Kart-Driving/dp/0760310769
http://www.amazon.com/The-Karting-Manual-Beginners-Competitive/dp/0857330861/
http://www.amazon.com/Kart-Driving-Techniques-Jim-Hall/dp/0936834471/
Not karting specific:
http://www.amazon.com/Going-Faster-Mastering-Race-Driving/dp/0837602262/
First things first, what type of karts does this track have by you, the more detail the better (rentals, competition karts, chassis name, engine model/mfg.)
Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown, MD
Sandyhook Speedway in Sandyhook, MD
These are the only two sprint tracks that I found in MD, Since you live in an area that makes it easier to travel to other states I would look at those as well.
Here is a list of master tracks through out the country, these tracks are recognised by the WKA for having solid clubs to support the tracks and follow the WKA rule book fairly closely.