1975 Blackhawk Sidewinder Vintage Kart - Brodhead 2009

Vintage Kart Show at The Brodhead Historics - Produced by http://VintagePowerSport.com
Winner - "Best Original Sidewinder"
This kart belongs to Mike Karels, it's a very clean original 1975 Blackhawk Sidewinder kart with a McCulloch MC101 (125cc) engine. The Brodhead HIstorics is an annual vintage karting event held at the historic Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead WI.

Blackhawk racing karts were extremely unique in design. Don Fairman was a GM engineer when he designed the first Blackhawk kart. Don quit his job at GM to pursue kart manufacturing and running his race track. He built Sugar River Raceway literally in his own backyard in the early 60's. The track became very popular, so much so, the Nationals where held there in 1965, 1972, & 1981. Don continued making Blackhawk karts until he passed away in 1994. His karts all had the same very distinctive frame design, but models did progress over the years from rear engine to sidewinder, to bucket seat, and later to adjustable castor/camber.....

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• vka
• ikf
• wka
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• racing
• vintage
• gocart
• restoration
• Blackhawk

[rednoseroxy]

Another hobby the retired and wealthy have ruined. 5k or better for a go kart... then you don't even ride them and keep the plastic on the tires??? C'mon guys.. you should be ashamed

[foxkart61]

@rednoseroxy ... you have to understand what this hobby is, there are several facets some vintage karts are raced in low level competitive heat races and some are show karts that are entered in the Kart Show held at every VKA event. The kart in this video is a somewhat rare model, that someone has decided to preserve instead of thrash on the track... its a show kart. This hobby can be about having low cost fun (not all vintage karts cost a lot), and its about preserving the history of karting.

[skyypilot]

beatiful cart, but I want to hear it run!

[doctorindy]

It looks great!