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I don't know how many tracks do this, but there's no reason to shy away from it just because it hasn't been done before.
Some people are concerned that vinyl may skip, this is an issue for the mastering engineer, if they think the vinyl might skip they can easily narrow the bass stereo field down. That's part of their job so theres no need for the producer to worry about it.
If a club system is mono, then you still won't have really lost anything, just check your not getting phase cancellation from any widening you've done, then again, that's just good practise for any part of your tunes, kick, pads, bass or lead.
As to how to actually accomplish widening, I would imagine you could get some effects from stacking your kicks and then panning them out a little, don't use a stereo widener, they are never a good idea. Maybe try adding a hihat that triggers with the kick and try pannning it, echoes, reverbs, etc. might also sound good on the kick itself, but be careful not to create too much mud. You could also try some stereo flange or phase but be careful as they diminish impact and send things to the back of the mix.
BT says (and I think I've noticed the same) that panning is much less evident at low frequencies. If you hard pan a hihat you'll get dizzy, but if you hard pan a kick, you may not notice, so take this into account, you may need to pan the lows more than you would the highs to achieve the same amount of percieved pan.
But also remember that bass usually is heard as mono from a single sub, so only the higher range of your kick might end up being heard in stereo.
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