Getting my feet wet in buzz-bomb karts
After completing the Jim Russell school in the summer of 1975, my attention turned to college — but I was still so fixated on...
Goodyear crush at 1978 Canadian Pro Series finale
(Cover photo): Paul Mason leads Bill Packham in the MRD (Mason Racing Developments) Deavinson karts during the International heats. Paul took pole from eventual...
Hello kart 2.0; goodbye racetrack
1977 was the year that saw Roots change television, the Concorde and the shuttle take their first flights, Elvis leave the building for the...
Playing with the big boys
(Above) Getting ready to go out onto the track for practice: in red, Dave Elliot (#5), in white, me (#25). In the yellow...
A passion for racing little electric projectiles
One of a series of posts about the racing antics we got up to before arriving in competitive karting. Check the overview for...
It’s just a soap box — what could possibly go wrong?
As racers know, racing is racing.
Back when racing contracts used to allow it, drivers would compete in more than one series at a time. ...
1978: a chaotic start to a new year
1978 was the year that Jimmy Carter led Israel and Egypt to sign a lasting peace accord, the first test-tube baby was born...
Racing School: the best $1,200 I ever spent
One of a series of posts about the racing antics we got up to before arriving in competitive karting. Check the overview for...
Kart racing returns to the capital
A friend recently described a photograph as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone. When I posted several photos of karting days-gone-by on...
Nepean Grand Prix raises $ for Children’s Hospital burn unit
Story by Derek Cadzow with contributions from Sean Sweet and Fred Zufelt. Prints of photos are available in our client galleries.
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