05-01-2017, 05:30 AM
Great picture! Thanks for sharing your story about your kart! Ironically, both my parents were serious award winning photographers, somehow I do not have a single photograph of any of my karts.
My story starts out similar as yours. I saw my first kart as a surprise from my dad in the car trunk in a few bushel baskets what kart parts not in them laid loose on the floor. The kart was saved from the scrap pile. It was a Speed Mobile. No instructions I had about 90% put together by the following day--bolted together. I didn't understand the drive system (it was more tractor-like, than car like). My dad saw that I showed great interest in the kart and we took it to the mower shop to complete the work. The karting adventure starts...
While there were no pictures, dad did take a home movie (I had no intention years ago of posting this movie short until I saw a Speed Mobile at the Rear Engine American Racers' The Big One! Event, Fremont, Ohio years ago and saw the participants great interest in the kart.)...
https://vimeo.com/49976793
My story starts out similar as yours. I saw my first kart as a surprise from my dad in the car trunk in a few bushel baskets what kart parts not in them laid loose on the floor. The kart was saved from the scrap pile. It was a Speed Mobile. No instructions I had about 90% put together by the following day--bolted together. I didn't understand the drive system (it was more tractor-like, than car like). My dad saw that I showed great interest in the kart and we took it to the mower shop to complete the work. The karting adventure starts...
While there were no pictures, dad did take a home movie (I had no intention years ago of posting this movie short until I saw a Speed Mobile at the Rear Engine American Racers' The Big One! Event, Fremont, Ohio years ago and saw the participants great interest in the kart.)...
https://vimeo.com/49976793