John Arthur “Art” Ingels (sometimes misspelled as Ingles; May 14, 1918 - December 16, 1981) is known as 'the father of
karting'.
In 1956, while he was a race car builder at
Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft was an American designer and builder of race cars. The company built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars, Bonneville cars, and USAC Championship cars. It was founded by Frank Kurtis when he built his own mid ...
, a famous builder of
Indy race car
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s during the 1950s, he assembled the first
Go-Kart in history out of scrap metal and a surplus
West Bend Company two-stroke
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engine
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. It was built in his two-car garage in
Echo Park, California, (now FIX Coffee Co), and was tested in the
Rose Bowl parking lot, where it gained hundreds of enthusiasts.
See also
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List of people known as "father" or "mother" of something
References
External links
The first kart at Vintage Karts
People from Echo Park, Los Angeles
Place of birth missing
1918 births
1981 deaths
Racing drivers from Los Angeles
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