Karting Evolution
Contributed by Dennis Smirl
This shot, contributed by Dennis Smirl, tells a lot about the state of enduro kart evolution in 1967. Dennis explains:
"This is a 1967 shot of two karts taken at Continental Divide Raceways just
south of Denver CO. The #708 kart is a Bug Scorpion (mine) with a Mac91 and the first
expansion chamber exhaust we saw for the Mac. The kart, itself, had an adjustable seat
back for semi-laydown operation. However, the kart was short wheelbase, so without the
tanks, it was really quick on sprint tracks.
The #710 kart was a Bug Scarab (my friend, Robbie Robison ran it) and it was a
semi-sidewinder. I'm wondering if it wasn't the first move toward sidewinder karts. As you
can see from the picture, the engine was still over the axle, but moved as far right as
possible. That allowed the seat to be offset to the left, with the headrest behind the
vertical
plane of the axle. This was also a short wheelbase kart, and it was a handling terror."
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