Introducing myself, from Southwest Florida...

[Randy Forbes]

Thanks Peter & Richard, I appreciate the welcoming!

With a screen name like skintkarter, does that have any connection to these sorts of karts?

This one is a 1961 era McCulloch R1 go-kart chassis & (originally designed for chainsaw) engines. When I can get the problematic carbs working right, it's pretty stimulating to drive! There's quite a following of vintage karts here in The States, and I will concede that this is my one true mid-life crisis!



The most recent panel I shaped, was a cowl for the R1 above; these are most often referred to as a Nassau Panel (or simply number plate). I don't have it painted and fitted yet, but I'll try to get a completed picture of that soon. Just a simple little bench-top English wheel project.

[skintkarter]

Originally Posted by Randy Forbes

Thanks Peter & Richard, I appreciate the welcoming!

With a screen name like skintkarter, does that have any connection to these sorts of karts?

Hi Randy, no we were a bit later than than. Have two boys now 22 and 19 and we karted through the various classes from around age 8. Got fairly serious and spent our way pretty much to the pointy end. Boys were quick but we were only doing around 12-15 meetings per year, so they didn't have the seat time of say Mitch Evans or Tom Blomqvist, who were our top guys around that time. We didn't have the money or the connections to make the jump to single seaters and do it properly, so parked the gear up as the guys went through their crucial exams. Decided that a crazy track day car would be good family fun, hence the Group 5 E21 replica in current build.

The McCulloch looks great! Would be just nasty with pipes!

[Kerry Pinkerton]

Welcome Randy. I drove one of those in about '62. It was in a parking lot and I hit a seam and went airborne for about 50'. Scared the crap out of me!