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...
Snadden, Patuelli score Pro Series wins
These are the stories of the first Canadian Pro championship karting series that toured several tracks in Ontario and one in Quebec in 1978....
40th anniversary of thriller race for kids’ burn unit
Story by Derek Cadzow with contributions from Sean Sweet and Fred Zufelt. All photos on this page are credited to the late Dirk Van...
Finally racing on our own track
September, 1977 — For me, our very first race weekend on our new track at Quyon, Quebec, was pretty close to perfect -- I...
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...
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...
Picton hill proves painful
Full disclosure: the above picture is the start-finish line at the Picton racetrack, but it is from the 1978 Canadian Pro race and...
Why I loved racing
About 20 years ago, I discovered a long-lost teenage crush online. Thousands of miles apart, we spent many emails catching up on our lives....
Radio-controlled racing cars and … a curb
One of a series of posts about the racing antics we got up to before arriving in competitive karting. Check the overview for...
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...
