11-03-2017, 08:11 PM
I am new to vintage karting. My brother raced in the early 80s (flathead Briggs), but I was too young. I started searching for and restoring a few earlier this year, and if you are diligent in searching, there are lots of reasonably priced karts out there. It's easy for buying karts to become a nasty addiction! Hoping to make my first event at Bushnell or Barnesville. I have a related question for everyone. I stripped my first kart down to send it off to powder coating, but I can't bring myself to do it. I started looking at the patina and the small touches from the original owner such as the garden hose on the pedals and the faded stickers on the 80s bodywork. Is it okay to just run them "as raced" from back in the day?