Classic Kart Collection of Northumbria

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WHAT'S THE KART

IF YOU HAVE A KART AND YOUR NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, PUT IT IN THE  

WHAT'S THE KART PHOTO ALBUM

IN THE PICTURE GALLERY

AND MEMBERS OR MYSELF MAY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT IT IS.

                                      NEW AWNING FITTED

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                       THE AWNING COMPANY

             Here is the team of awning makers and fitters at

    GH Awnings at Bolton, they couldn't of been more helpful

         if they tried. I got everything I asked for and more.

               Thanks to you all for making the long day

                                      all worthwhile.

    Regards Jim

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             Whilton Mill Golden Jubilee Kart Meeting

                          September 2009

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                            PICTURES BY NICK PURDIE

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       THE BIG ONE         

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THE GOLDEN JUBILEE

19th- 20th SEPTEMBER

( AT WHILTON MILL )

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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BRITISH KARTING

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ORGANISED BY

THE BRITISH HISTORIC KART CLUB

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       DONT MISS IT                 

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FOR SALE

BLOW GNAT 1972

CHASSIS WITH T/L SHOE BRAKE

Tel 01665 714169

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FOR SALE

TRO KART

ROLLING CHASSIS

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FOR SALE

BLOW VICTOR III 1970 £250

Tel 01665 714169

Can Deliver to

Wombwell September 13th for £25

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The British Historic Kart Club Weekend Pictures

at

Rowrah 2009

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PICTURES BY JOHN N MILLER

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My name is Adele Wilson and I am the sister of Mike Wilson who used to race karts and went on to win the World Championships 6 times. Mike moved to Italy when he was 17 years old and he has just celebrated his 50th. My mum and dad (Eileen & Brian) decided to have a kart shop and van that they took to the circuit when Mike moved waway to race for IAME, it was to help my dad because he missed him so much. I have been involved in karting since I was 7 years old - 40 years ago! It never leaves your blood, I think it must be something to do with the fumes!

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I am trying to get in touch with some 'old' karters, Gary Latham, Paul Proctor, Ian Williams,

The Shaws (Gary, Mike, Mark),

( Jack Brown, Jackie Brown, )

John Parkinson,

if any one can help please.

Tel 01665 714169

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MY MEMORIES OF ALAN

In early 2005 I had a phone call from a Mr Alan Button.  He sounded very enthusiastic about the vintage and classic karting scene.  He had heard there was going to be a full weekend of vintage karting at Rowrah in 2005.  Alan didn't own a vintage kart at this time - he just wanted to be part of it.  He asked me if there was anywhere to stay at Rowrah and if I could help him book in somewhere, as he wanted to travel up from High Wycombe and stay 3 nights.  I booked him into The Stork Hotel at Rowrah for the September Vintage Kart weekend. 

The first time I met Alan in the flesh was actually in the Pub when we went for a drink, and Alan and David were sitting there in the corner enjoying a drink and a smoke.  We sat down beside them and Alan was full of enthusiasm about what was happening with these old karts from the past.  He also mentioned that he raced himself for a few years and that he had travelled to The Bahamas to race against some of the top drivers in the world.  Over that weekend, Alan absolutely threw himself at these karts.  He just wanted to work on them and help people get them started.  Both Alan and his son, David, never stopped helping other people getting their karts ready and prepared to go out on the track. 

Eventually, on the Sunday, someone asked Alan if he would like to go round the track on a kart - well Alan couldn't believe his luck.  He put on some overalls and a crash helmet and went out on the track for about 15 minutes.  He came in and he was absolutely full of it.  The first words he said were "I'm going home to  buy a kart".  From then on, once he had bought his first kart, Alan hit almost every vintage meeting that was going and young David was always working on his Dad's kart.  David seemed to have exactly the same enthusiasm as his Dad.  The photograph shows Alan on a Class IV Fastakart over that first Rowrah weekend.

Alan came across as a gentleman, well mannered and well spoken.  Over the last 4 years I have spoken to Alan frequently on the phone and I found it very relaxing talking to him as he seemed to take everything in his stride.  I spoke to Alan about 2 weeks ago and he told me the news.  He also said he was going to try to go to Shenington and if possible, get on a kart one last time - even if it was just at 10 mile an hour.  I think that says it all about Alan Button.  He will be a big miss around the vintage karting scene.

I would like to say just one more thing - if there was anyone who could have been an ambassador for vintage karting, Alan Button would have been at the top of my list.  I think Alan Button will be remembered for a very long time by all of us - both as an enthusiastic vintage karter and a gentleman.

My thoughts are with Alan's family at this very sad time.

Regards, Jim Coulthard

          Alan on a Class IV Fastakart over that first Rowrah weekend.

I would like to say a Big THANK YOU to Les Bailey for taking some pictures at the Teesside Vintage karting weekend 23rd 24th May.

Regards Jim Coulthard

GUESS WHO THIS IS ON THE FAR RIGHT

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( Clue 1 ) He lives on an island.

( Clue 2 ) He wasn't the man in the iron mask.

( Clue 3 ) When he gets going he is hard to beat.

( Clue 4 ) He is part of a Press Gang.

 

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FOR SALE

YAMAHA YZ250

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MOTOPLAT - COIL - CARB - FUEL PUMP

£400

TEL 01665 714169

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KART TRACK GEARING RATIOS

TIM FIELD A MEMBER OF C.K.C.N. HAS DONE A GREAT JOB SURFING THE INTERNET AND COME UP WITH THIS WEB SITE SHOWING A VERY COMPREHENSIVE GEAR RATIOS FOR DIFFERENT KART TRACKS AROUND THE ( UK ). A LINK CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDEX PAGE. WELL DONE TIM

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( http://www.lkrc.uk.com/cirgear.htm )

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REGARDS JIM

YOUR SITE MANAGER

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FOR SALE

A PAIR OF AZUSA TRI-STAR 6'' X 4''

CLASS IV FRONT WHEELS £40

AS SEEN IN KARTING MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1971 PAGE 296

RING FOR DETAILS

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FOR SALE

1970 BLOW VICTOR III

£300

The kart we have for sale is a 1970 Blow Victor III. This was the same model of kart that Kelvin Hesketh used to win the 1970 World Cup at Heysham Head, Morcambe. The kart comes with 2 Blow Power front wheels and 2 Dino rear wheels (the 2 rear wheels aren't the original ones for the kart.) The kart also comes with Mini-Fin twin leading shoe drum brake which is a very rare brake to find on a kart today. It is complete as far as having original front and rear bumpers, 3 Blow pedals, original steering and adjustable steering height. The chassis has been painted with aluminium silver paint. The person who painted it has painted straight onto dirt and grease. I have given it a wipe over with petrol and the silver paint comes off - as seen on the front of the kart with the LUCKSPEED sticker. The kart's original colour is a very light powder blue. Obviously the kart would still need a full restoration. The kart is missing the gear lever and petrol tank.

Ring 01665 714169

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FOR SALE

IAME FIT 9T or 10T - 219 PITCH

ENGINE SPROCKETS

TO FIT 100cc PARILLA - KOMET - BM

WILL POST WORLD WIDE

£3.95 EACH + P&P

Tel 01665 714169

email coulthardjim@aol.com

YOU WILL NOT BUY CHEAPER ANYWARE

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Hello members

Good news, you can post your own pictures onto the site from today. If any members wish to put there own picture gallery onto the site, sign in & go to Picture Gallery and open a new album in your own name for example, SHANNON GASSON PICTURE GALLERY -  SIMON MURPHY PICTURE GALLERY and so on. Please put your own pictures into your own albums, this way it keeps the site tidy and your pictures easier to find.

One member one album.

Reference for MONZA & VEVEY silencers / exhausts

The long Italian silencers as they called them in the karting magazines, but the proper names for them were MONZA & VEVEY Silencers as seen in the picture. The Monza was out first then the Vevey came out later, then the TR8 was made compulsory for the 90dB noise regulations to be used with the Vevey silencers in 1970. In the early 1970s the New Vevey came out with the removable chrome end and is still used today on some engines.