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Association and USKA – United States Karting Association, just to
name a few.
The major kart
manufacturers were Go
Kart Manufacturing Co. in
California, Rupp Manu-
facturing Co. in Ohio and
Fox Go Boy Carts in
Wisconsin.
White pants, loud engine
headers and 4-wheel
drifting in the turns were
the “thing” back then
In 1961 the GKCA Grand National Championships moved from
Azusa, California to Dart Kart Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio. There
were 435 entries in seven classes. The major players were Chuck
Pittinger, Gary Hartman, Pete Berlt and Chuck Florian.
Early racetracks were located on the plant sites of the early manufac-
turers, like Go Kart Raceway in California on the Go Kart
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