Art Ingels
Encyclopedia
Art Ingels is known as 'the father of karting
'.
In 1956, while he was a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft
, a famous builder of Indy
race cars during the 1950s, he assembled the first Go-Kart in history out of scrap metal and a surplus West Bend Company
two-stroke cycle
engine
. It was built in his two-car garage in Echo Park, and tested in the Rose Bowl
parking lot, where it gained hundreds of enthusiasts.
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
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In 1956, while he was a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis.Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars....
, a famous builder of Indy
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
race cars during the 1950s, he assembled the first Go-Kart in history out of scrap metal and a surplus West Bend Company
West Bend Company
The West Bend Company was a West Bend, Wisconsin company from 1911 to 2003. It manufactures aluminum cookware and electrical appliances, but also made two-stroke cycle engines including outboard boat motors. Art Ingels used a surplus West Bend engine to power the first kart...
two-stroke cycle
Two-stroke cycle
A two-stroke engine is an internal combustion engine that completes the process cycle in one revolution of the crankshaft...
engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
. It was built in his two-car garage in Echo Park, and tested in the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (stadium)
The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
parking lot, where it gained hundreds of enthusiasts.
See also
- List of people known as "father" or "mother" of something