They added a new canopy over the starting grid that was much appreciated in the Saturday afternoon sun.
The infamous turn one hairpin. Many dreams have been crushed in this spot just after the start of a race.
Canada's Colm O'Higgins pushes his B-Limited kart to the grid under the new canopy.
Rice' and RT await the arrival of the driver.
RT listens as Lake lays out the plan for the "6.1 single engine sidewinder" class.
The sweeper leading into the front straight.
TC standing at the "hump" in the backstretch.
RT is about a half a lane high at the backstretch hump.
Saturday morning and the karts are lined up for judging.
An impressive lineup of SAE karts.
A Bug Wasp looking very much like the one I drove in '76, '77, and '78.
A nice looking Margay that competed in the "Twin American 6.1 Sidewinder" class.
This Margay looked like it just rolled out the door of the factory in St. Louis.
A 1960 Putt-Nik kart.
A 1964 Lancer that competed in the "Dual American 6.1 Rear Engine" class. I think "Big J" would approve.
Junior Neal and Dan Klutz. Two of the legends of karting who were on hand.
Mike Birdsell scored a couple of class wins on this Margay Xpert kart.
Not many Parilla's on hand, but here was one on a Margay Xpert III.
A Fox Kart. I would guess this would have to be from the late fifties.
Colm O'Higgins gets his "Single Foreign Engine less than 6.1 Sidewinder" crossed up heading into the hairpin.
Unfortunately he spun right after I snapped this shot.
Lake Speed finished second in the Single Foreign 6.1 Sidewinder class.
Dicky Wilson is tuning and leading at the halfway mark in the B-Limited final. The engine was a bear to start, but once it did it was fast!
Lake hands the duct tape to Rice' after attaching the transponder to the C-Open kart.
Rice' and Lake have been a team for over 30 years. Two of the nicest people, not just in karting, but ever.
Lake and Dicky on the grid for heat 3 of C-Open. Lake debuted a brand new replica Invader. It turned the first lap I've ever seen in the 21-second range at Barnesville.
As you see by the waving yellow flag at the bottom, the first attempt at a start was waved off by the flagman.