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© www.VKAkarting.com www.facebook.com/VintageKartingAssociation The Official Vintage Karting Association Magazine December 2017 Rolf Hill, Editor In this issue: 2018 SCHEDULE UPDATE ! 2018 Guidelines CHANGES - Summary SPECIAL Barnesville Event NE Promoters’ Cup Series SUMMARY Season Opener at Bushnell 2017 Roebling Road Enduro … and more VKA FIRSTURN © Dec 2017 MMXVII No. 8

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www.VKAkarting.com

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The Official Vintage Karting Association Magazine

December 2017

Rolf Hill, Editor

In this issue:

• 2018 SCHEDULE UPDATE !

• 2018 Guidelines CHANGES - Summary

• SPECIAL Barnesville Event

• NE Promoters’ Cup Series SUMMARY

• Season Opener at Bushnell

• 2017 Roebling Road Enduro

• … and more

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2018 SCHEDULE BY SCOTT KLINGLER & DICK CHAREST Chestertown date changed and Camden still pending as of printing.

TOPIC SOURCE p.

2018 VKA Event Schedule Scott Klingler/Dick Charest 2

New Members Bill Bloodworth 3

Editor’s Comments Rolf Hill 3

Bd. Short Summary (Sep & Oct) Bill Bloodworth 4

2017 N.E. Promoters’ Cup Series Al Postiglione 5

Lamar Speedway History Bob Barthelemy 6

2018 VKA at Bushnell Rebecca Spaude 8

2017 Roebling Road Enduro Dick Charest 10

2018 Guideline Changes Rolf Hill 13

VKA Resources Members 14

Upcoming Events Editor 16

2018 Event Schedule 12/27 – 30/17 Daytona

1/25 – 27 Bushnell, FL

2/1 – 3 Riverside, CA

3/9 – 11 Roebling Rd

3/15 – 17 Barnesville, GA

4/ 21 & 22 Shenandoah

4/26 – 28 Fremont, OH

5/4 – 6 AtlantaMotorsports Pk

5/4 & 5 Chestertown, MD

5/24 – 26 Springfield, IL

6/2 & 3 Summit Point

6/14 – 16 New Castle, IN

6/ TBD Mid-Ohio

7/5 – 7 Brodhead, WI

7/20 – 22 VIR

7/26 – 28 Avon, NY (Tier I & II)

8/2 – 4 Quincy, MO

8/23 – 25 *Camden, OH

8/10 -12 Hartland Pk, Topeka, KS

8/25 & 26 Summit Point

9/14 & 15 Oreville, PA

9/ TBD Atlanta Motorsports Pk

9/20 –22 Delmar, IA

9/29 & 60 Shenandoah

10/5 – 6 Cuddebackville, NY

10/11 - 13 Bakersfield, CA (Tier II)

10/20 – 21 Roebling Rd

11/3 & 4 Atwater, CA (Tier II)

11/9 – 11 NCMMP

VKA Sprint Events in BOLD Vintage Enduro Events in ITALICS

NE Promoters’ Cup Series * TENTATIVE

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NEW MEMBERS

There wasn’t room in the Oct/Nov issue to list all the new

members since the last publication, so here’s a complete list:

Richard Walters

Mike Dobie

Kevin Myers

Larry Pike

Jeff & Jack Sullivan

Duke Zink

David Nielsen

Tim Ryan

Steve Benford, Jr.

Brad Rose

Steve Curts

Daniel & Margaret Virt

Joe Weissner

Michael Drechnowicz

Mike Taylor

John Spalding

Justin Maze

James Batchelor

Vincent & Paula Arconati

EDITOR’S COMMENTS BY ROLF HILL

New Board coming, New Year, Old Friends … 2018

is just around the corner. Winter-work is underway

for many. Enjoy the Holidays. Some of you may have

missed the cover of the 2016 issue of VKA FirsTurn …

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SEP. BOARD MEETING SUMMARY BY BILL BLOODWORTH SYNOPSIS: There are 368 total members, 328 full members and

40 associate members. The ending August balance is $20,071.18

which reflects revenue of $1,152.00 and expenses of $1,102.55. Other

than the previously announced resignations, all other board members

and coordinators indicated their intension to serve in 2018. West coast

applicants are still being sought. The possible need for a legal

disclaimer regarding the intention of pre-event kart inspections was

brought to the club’s attention. The Bushnell event has been scheduled for late January

2018 and the Quincy event is back on the VKA schedule for August 2018. At the Delmar

event Scott Klingler will allow rear engine karts with foreign engines to participate by

placing them at the front of the grid. A Guidelines committee meeting is scheduled for

October 4. Rolf Hill ran a well-organized kart show for Gary Wlodarsky at the Camden

event. The historic show class will be added at the Delmar event. Interest in a Fall event

for the North Georgia area is not being pursued at this time due to the work which would

be required by Bob and his desire to avoid impacting the new upcoming Saltillo event.

Bob will provide a promoter’s option class at the Barnesville event for karts with Briggs

flathead 5hp 4-cycle engines if attendance supports such a class. Expenditure of $500 was

authorized for advertising in Rolf Hill’s vintage karting wall calendar, 2018 edition.

OCT. BOARD MEETING SUMMARY BY BILL BLOODWORTH

SYNOPSIS: There are 376 total members, 334 full members and 42 associate members.

The ending September balance is $20,229.26 which reflects revenue of $445.01 and

expenses of $286.93. Bill McCornack will provide a refresher article regarding overbore

rules for 80 cc and 100 cc motors. An altercation at the Delmar event precipitated by rough

driving, excessive blocking, and a bumping incident at pit entry was discussed. Scott

Klingler and the track owner’s son intervened, and further escalation was avoided. Scott

disqualified both participants. Scott would like to see a rule in place that would ban

participants in incidents such as this from future VKA events. Bill McCornack

complimented Scott Klingler, Gary Wlodarsky, and the Nielsen family for the

exceptionally well-run Delmar event. Gary Wlodarsky used the new show format at

Delmar which included a Historical class and he intends to use this format at future shows.

Scott Klingler has a tentative 2018 schedule which is about 80% firm. Fremont will replace

Circleville and Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown, Maryland will probably replace the

Sandy Hook event, but not at the same date. Lynn Haddock plans to research past rules

regarding aluminum flywheel use with 4-cycle engines. Rolf intends for every 2018

magazine to be a 2-month issue with the possible exception of January and December. The

decision to publish a 2018 December issue would be based on events to be covered and

available articles. Guest Sal Palatucci complimented Karl Ginter for Karl’s work with Joe

Weissner, owner of Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown Maryland.

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2017 NE PROMOTERS’ CUP BY AL POSTIGLIONE

Well, the season has come to an end

and the four events of “The

Northeast Vintage Kart Promoter’s

Cup Series” (NEPCS), are in the

books.

Looking back now, and knowing the

goals that were set, I can say that the

“Series” was a huge success.

With the NEPCS came an increase

of participation in each of the four

individual events from their

previous year. Also, along with

more karts in the five classes that

were spotlighted and scored in the

series, there was also a marked

increase of participation in ALL

classes, including the “Historic”

Class.

As for the events themselves, the

atmosphere was friendly and

nostalgic. On track action was fast,

exciting, close, and clean! The

weather, it was great, and so was the

food!

Kart Show participation at each

event was indicative of the overall

excitement generated by the Series.

Simply stated, it was BIG!

Awards were presented at the final

Event of the Series at Cuddeback.

All award recipients received a

framed certificate, with the First

Place winners also receiving a “N.E.

Promoter’s Cup Series” jacket

courtesy of Kent Windham. Paul

Hunter also was awarded the Series

“Sportsmanship Award.” (See p.15

of the Oct/Nov issue of VKA

FirsTurn©.

In addition, an award, created and

supported by Kent Windham, for

the “Best Appearing Team” was

awarded to Rolf Hill.

2017 NE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RESULTS

Class 1st 2nd 3rd / 4th

Rear 6.1 Federico Rotela Rolf Hill Rick Balliet

Doug Tenney

Rear 8.2 R. DeFrancisco Federico Rotela Rick Balliet

Yamaha Stock

Appearing Skip Owen Karl Ginter R. DeFrancisco

S/W 6.1 Skip Owen Karl Ginter Chris Postiglione

S/W 8.2 Steve Calabrese Perry Archer Eric Krobath

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A good time packed with

excitement and a whole lot of FUN

was had by all!

A special THANKS goes out to Karl

Ginter for his unwavering support

throughout the 2017 Season.

Also, special THANKS and

congratulations to everyone who

participated. It is because of all you

that this season was something

special to remember … for years to

come.

Best of all, we’re doing it all again

next season … and you’re all

invited!

See Schedule for complete

list of 2018 NEPCS event

dates.

LAMAR SPEEDWAY AKA BARNESVILLE BY BOB BARTHELEMY

As the word handed down has it, the

Lamar County Speedway, just west

of the small town of Barnesville,

Georgia first came into existence in

1959. The dirt oval track was built

and operated by Mr. Richard

Wilson, the proprietor of Wilson

Appliance, a furniture and appliance

store in town of Barnesville. Mrs.

Helen, Richard’s lovely wife, was

very active at the store and the

registration and concessions at the

track. The new track became a

popular place to see the little go-

karts race. A few years later the

oval was paved, and a tower was

constructed to score the racing

activity. Dicky Wilson and his

sisters were just youngsters during

this time. Dicky was the only one of

the siblings to take to this new sport

of go-kart racing and boy did he

ever, as his many National wins will

attest.

As the interest grew in karting, so

did Richard’s and Dicky’s interest

in racing these little machines. To

keep up with the excitement, a .27-

mile road course expansion of the

paved oval occurred in 1965. In

March of 1966, the International

Karting Federation (IKF) held their

Winter National event at the

Barnesville facility. Our beloved

Louise Smiley, who has participated

at several of our recent VKA events,

was at that first Winter Nationals in

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1966. By this time Mr. Wilson had

become one of the best McCullough

engine builders and hung up his

driving gear to put Dicky up front.

In the years to follow the legend of

Barnesville kept growing as more

and more famed kart racers

participated at the small track in

middle Georgia.

By the early 70’s, the Lamar County

Speedway was the place to be for

the Winter Nationals in March.

Racers from all over the country and

even foreign countries converged at

Barnesville for some of the best

racing known to man. Scott Pruitt,

Scott Goodyear, Lake Speed, Lynn

Haddock, Kyle Adkins, Dwain

Lieber, Ken Burton, Jackie

Harrison, Junior Neal, and too many

others to name made the trek to

Barnesville virtually every year thru

the seventies. The very first World

Karting Association (WKA) race

was the 1972 Winter Nationals at

Barnesville, Georgia. Richard

Wilson and George Kugler, along

with others were quite instrumental

in the creation of the WKA. In

1975, the WKA Winter Olympics

logged 619 entries and I can attest

from experience, this was a crowded

but “happening place.”

Throughout the 80’s, 90’s and

since the turn of the century, the

Lamar County Speedway (LCS) has

been operating as a local track

promoting both two and four-cycle

kart racing. The four-cycle Winter

Nationals were always a very big

event at LCS during this time.

We at the Georgia Sprint

Karting Association (GSKA)

are proud of the history of the

Lamar County Speedway and

are committed to maintaining

and improving the track for

future generations to use and

enjoy. We also look forward to

our 12th annual Vintage Kart

Winter Nationals March 15th

thru 17th, 2018. In addition to

the 2018 line-up of VKA 2-

cycle classes, we will be

running the Briggs flatheads in

both stock and limited modified

classes at the 2018 event, March 15

– 17.

We are also inviting all the long

time VKA racers and even racers

from back in the day that may not

even be involved to come out and

join us for a true “Racers Reunion.”

Come join us for a good time!

Bob Barthelemy

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2018 VKA AT BUSHNELL BY REBECCA SPAUDE

Stop shoveling your show and come down to play at Bushnell

Motorsports Park (BMP) in sunny Florida on January 25 – 27!

Built in 2015, this brand-new facility features a ⅔ mile asphalt race

track with a bridge and an underpass, making it the only competition

karting track in the nation with those features. Located ¼ mile west

of I-75, BMP is easily accessible and an enjoyable race track to visit

for the entire family.

The Facility opened in October 2015, BMP has hosted Vintage

Karting Events every winter since opening, taking advantage of the

beautiful weather. Since Year 1, we have updated our facility and

now have an updated pit area, with bathrooms, showers, a

registration area, and a scoring tower. We also have a frozen yogurt

shop on the facility too! The track features 16 turns, one of which

is banked, and the ability to run multiple configurations.

The People of Bushnell Motorsports Park include Bil Spaude - The

Legend. Racing since the invention of the wheel, Bil has traveled

the county over the past 50+ years racing and making friends

everywhere he goes. Bil has helped promote and make the VKA

events at BMP a big turnout ... not just for on-track racers, but racers

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of the past who come and enjoy each other's company. Bil built the

track along with his grandson Bret and Bret's wife Rebecca.

Bret Spaude - Started racing at the age of nine and hasn't stopped

since. He grew up in Bushnell, Florida, but spent most of his time

traveling around America to different race tracks. He competed in

his first National Road Racing race, held at Daytona International

Speedway, at age 12, and won. Bret began Grand-Am racing in

2008. From 2010-2013, Bret was signed and sponsored by Subaru,

earning a victory and multiple pole awards competing in a

professional racing series.

Rebecca Spaude - Started racing in 2017 at the Vintage Karting

Race in Bushnell, Rebecca has officially raced three times. She

usually comes in last place, but has a blast regardless.

Finley Spaude - The miniature labradoodle that wins the heart of

every spectator and racer that visits Bushnell Motorsports Park.

We look forward to seeing the Vintage Karting Association down in

Bushnell in 2018!

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2017 ROEBLING ROAD ENDURO BY DICK CHAREST

Each year the Fall Southern Kart Club Enduro at Roebling Road Raceway

is a special event for vintage enduro karts. It is set-up so that we run twice

on Saturday and again twice on Sunday. Each demonstration event is 15

minutes long so that means we have the equivalent of a 30 minutes race

each day. The nice thing about this format is that if you have a problem

in one race, you can fix it and still get to run several more times.

About 5:30 pm on Friday, October 20, 2017, the track gates opened and

enduro karters entered the track to set-up their pit spots. Roebling Road is

a 2.02-mile road course and is a lot of fun to drive. The weather was warm

and sunny this year and the track was smooth and fast. Practice started on

Saturday morning and then it was time for our first vintage race.

We had a good variety of vintage karts and engines on the grid. Eight

vintage karts were gridded for the first race. After a few laps, things settled

down with Tony Ellison leading the race followed by Dick Charest. Bill

Johnson and Rick Gilmore dropped out early in the race, but everyone else

finished. Terry Armstrong finished in 3rd followed by Mark D’Elia, Bill

Anderson, and Daryl Parks. Tony set a fast time for Race 1 with a best lap

time of 1:24.124.

After the 1st race, we prepared our karts for Race 2. We had nine vintage

karts gridded for Race 2. Once the green flag dropped, Tony Ellison took

the lead again. Bill Johnson had problems right off the start and was

unable to complete a lap. Dick Charest dropped out about a third of the

way through the race with carburetor problems. Tony continued and won

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the race with Rick Gilmore in 2nd and Terry

Armstrong in 3rd followed by Bill Anderson, Daryl

Parks, Mark D’Elia, and Todd Breedlove. Tony

was very consistent and set fast time for Race 2

with a best lap time of 1:24.158. The weather

forecast changed overnight and the rain that was

originally forecasted to come in late on Sunday

was now scheduled to arrive by mid-day.

Consequently, the Southern Kart Club (SKC)

shortened practice and combined classes to try to

get races in for the participants. Also, there is a

“quiet time” on Sunday morning from 11 am to

noon for church services so that made the

scheduling of races even more challenging for the

SKC.

For Race 3, we had eight vintage karts gridded for the race. When the

green flag dropped, Rick Gilmore took the lead of the race followed by

Dick Charest. Tony Ellison had problems on the starting grid and finally

got started, but was quite a way back at the beginning of the race. Daryl

Parks had problems and dropped out early. Tony drove hard and worked

his way up to 2nd place. With only 2 laps left he passed Rick to take the

lead. Tony continued and won with Rick Gilmore in 2nd and Dick Charest

in 3rd. Terry Armstrong finished in 4th followed by Bill Anderson, Mark

D’Elia, and Todd Breedlove. Tony again ran very consistent laps and set

fast time for Race 3 with a best lap time of 1:23.861.

Unfortunately, shortly after the race during the “quiet time,” it began to

rain. Although the rain stopped shortly after noon, the track was too wet

to continue the races and the remainder of the event was cancelled.

THIS IS VINTAGE KARTING !

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All in all, the Fall Southern Kart Club Enduro at Roebling Road was a

success and we look forward to running at Roebling Road again in 2018.

The Spring WKA race at Roebling Road is scheduled for March 9-11 and

the Fall Southern Kart Club Enduro event there is scheduled for October

20-21, 2018. Mark your calendars now and plan to come to Roebling Road

for these enduro races.

Dick Charest

JOIN THE FUN

WHERE THE FUN IS STARTING … ALL OVER AGAIN.

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2018 GUIDELINE CHANGES BY ROLF HILL

By the time you read this, the COMPLETE (AND OFFICIAL) 2018

Guidelines should be posted on the VKA website:

www.VKAkarting.com. Below is a summary of the CHANGES (as I

understood them from the November Board meeting.

I. ADD two engines (both 100cc) to paragraph 6c(ii) 1980-87,

Engine Guidelines:

i. Komet KII and

ii. Sirio 45

II. REMOVE foreign engines from Rear 6.1 (promoters may

allow).

III. REVISE scoring system. (This change was tabled)

IV. CLARIFY Over-bore; limits are defined.

V. ELIMINATE modern tires in Class #15 (effective 2019)

VI. ADD four-stroke chassis through 1987 (promoters option)

VII. CREATE “Classic Division” for all kart/100cc engines 1988

and older.

VIII. ALLOW McCulloch 91 through 93 in Class #3, Sportsman

Rear.

IX. COMBINE Classes #9 & #10

THIS IS VINTAGE KARTING !

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RESOURCES

Bud, Kirt, or Craig Bennett - RM Motorsports Remanufactured S/W karts similar to Invader. Fabricating, restoration.

Tel: 248-344-1515 rmmotorsports.com

Jeff Brown - Full Engine Service; Modifying & Rebuilding foreign, WBs

and Macs since 1967; Honing, Inertia Dyno Testing

Tel: 248-613-5839 Email: [email protected]

John Copeland - Fox Valley Kart - - VKA required 3rd Bearing supports

for sidewinders. Also motor mounts and other machined accessories.

Tel: 765-742-0935 Email: [email protected]

Jim Donovan - Max-Torque Ltd. – Clutches for most engines

Tel: 630-369-9600 www.MaxTorque.com

Richie Engel – Clutch & Brake Shoe Relining, McCulloch Engine Repair

Tel: 705-445-5766 Email: [email protected]

Louie Figone – Reproduction Horstman mufflers for West Bend 610/820

and McCulloch's. Tel: 415-297-0374 Email: [email protected]

Greg Gouveia – New Fuel Tanks: Chilton, Azusa & Palmini

Shop Tel: 805-541-4310 Cell Tele: 805-305-2074

Web Site: GregsSpeedShop.com Email: [email protected]

Mike Golembesky; New Komet B-Bomb pistons; 55.30mm thru 55.65mm ;

$135 (free shipping for VKA Members) www.VintageKartParts.com

Tel: 818-321-0564; Email: [email protected]

Charles Groeteke - Vintage frame repair & parts, stripping and re-plating

Tel: 636-942-9988 Email: [email protected]

Nils Gustafson - Reproduction vintage tires

Tel: 541-471-7212 www.VintageSpeedTires.com

Lynn Haddock; Haddock, Ltd., Inc, -- Foreign engine parts/accessories;

Mac clutch guards; RLV vintage pipes; Tillotson carb kits; 423--698-0847

www.lynnhaddock.com E-Mail: [email protected]

Ken Head – KRH Engineering – Restore/sale of Sprint/Enduro Vintage

Karts. Tel.: 714-612-4102 Email: [email protected]

Rolf Hill – 2018 VINTAGE KARTING WALL CALENDAR will be available at

Bushnell. $12. Limited quantities.

Support Friedreich’s Ataxia – Together we can find a cure.

Tim Hinson – Dealer for Azusa, RVL Tuned Exhaust, USMP West Bend;

510, 580, 700 NOS & used parts; restoration/rebuild of karts and WB & PP.

Tel: 661-253-9000, [email protected]; www.CatKartRacing.com

Terry Ives- MAC pistons, parts, repair: Max-Torque spring tool/Burco/

Hartman/Horstman; Tilly & Walbro Parts; Gem Manifolds; Billet drums;

Ripley Parts Tel: 916-201-7707 Email [email protected]

Gordon Juhasz-Vintage Karting Specialty Quality Kart Restorations.

Buy - Sell- Trade. Ph: 765-969-7756 Email: [email protected]

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Howard Kaplan – DXL N.O.S. High temp, semi-metallic friction discs

Nippondenso – W34EN – Alky racing plugs for most foreign & Yamaha

Tel: 773-965-9755 Email: [email protected]

Bill McCornack – McCulloch and Yamaha engine building, Tillotson

carbs, L & T oil clutches, Big Volume Pipes, Red Line oils

Tel. 630-400-2645 nights /weekends Email: [email protected]

Jack Murray – Collector of Early and Mid 60's Karts, Engines, and Rare

NOS Parts. NOS GEM Pyramid Reed Cages, NOS Margay Dual Engine

Gear Boxes and Parts, New Tourek Type Ball Joints. Tel: 619-501-5066

Jim Perry - CKT Racing Engines, Inc.- - Full-time, full-service Kart shop;

Frame/Axle straightening; In-house Dyno – Red Line Oil; Gas; Alky. Tel: 630-513-5857 Email: [email protected]

Al Postiglione - Reproduction "Vintage Kart and Engine Stickers."

Email: [email protected]

Bill Rowan - R&I Metals- , 1876 S. Taylor Ave., Ontario, CA 91761

Fox Satellite Seat shells and foam;

Tel: 951-897-4951 www.RImetal.com Email: [email protected]

John Schutt Overhaul, rebuild and set up of West Bend 820s

& US820s. New gaskets, diaphragms, set "Pop Off" on all Tillotson HL

carburetors. Tel: 630-554-9095 Email: [email protected]

Robert Stanton - Robron Incorporated - Dart chassis, parts and repair

Tel: 843-479-6962 or 843-862-4559 (c) Email: [email protected]

Will Rogers - Rogeo Enterprises; recast Hands Wheels, Hovey Hawk kart

frames, welding, parts casting. Tel: 530-878-7594 Email: [email protected]

Ed Sahagian - Line boring, blueprinting, head surfacing, helicoiling &

prototyping Tel: 912-330-9120

Lake Speed – B Bomb Engines – Parts –Buy & Sell – Service & Repair TRIC-LOC Kart Clutch Oil Tel: 704-938-4912 Email: [email protected]

Dick Teal – Reproduction Fox pedals - floor pans - throttle arms – etc.

Tel: 920-485-2844 Email: [email protected]

Brian & Dotty Thomas – Custom Kart Covers & Power Products base

gaskets Tel:763-784-9095 Email:[email protected]

www.blackdogvintageracing.com

Thomas Thorin – Simplex decals; Hoffco & Fox floor pans; R&L Clintons

& WB. WB580/700 Lightning Bolt & shorty-finned headers; MC/GEM covers; some stuffers/manifolds. 818-938-9066 Email: [email protected]

Jim Waltz - Energy Racing Associates - Ball-Hex Starter Adapter/Repair

Tips; Fixes Broken/Worn Hex Tips on "Plug-in" Starters; 25 ° misalignment

makes starting easier. Tel: 925-447-1140 Email: [email protected]

Samantha Weakley (Price) - Early 70’s Margay Cheetah reproduction seats

Tel: 618-792-8438 Email: [email protected]

Scott Wigginton - ASW R&D Machining, 3535 Victor St., Santa Clara, CA

95054; 4” & 5” Go Power rims; front and rear.

Tel: 408-748-6949 Email: [email protected]

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