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TBO 2005

The Big One 2005 - if you weren't there, you should have been!

History is defined as a record of past events or a pattern for the future. History can also be made by setting new standards of accomplishment. With a record turn out this year of 92 drivers representing 16 different states and Canada, the rear engine karting community brought out close to 150 rear engine karts to not only run'em like they ran'em but also to secure a place in the history books as the largest single gathering of this type of racing kart in the world. We at Rear Engine American Racers would like to Thank each and every one of you along with our generous sponsers for allowing us to be part of this experience. Your support and dedication to the preservation of these great little machines we call go-karts truly made this years event,THE BIG ONE...R.E.A.R.

A BIG Thank-You to all the Sponsers: Al Eshman, American Power Sports, Azusa Engineering, Burris Corp, Don Renton, Don Thompson, Ed Sahagian, FMC, G.D. Engineering (tank), Gil Berge, Henry Motor Sports, Jeff Campbell, John Copeland (Fox Valley Kart Shop), Klotz Lubricants, L&H Industrial, National Kart News, Pierre Wang, Power Pads, Randy and Hanson Duncan, Robron, Ron Cubel, S&M Karting, S&N Engineering, Sonny Gerber, Target Distributing, Virg Love, and  Randy Sordelet

The Photos

Photo Set 1 (159 Photos)

Photo Set 2 (200+ Photos) - courtesy of Jeff Troy

Photo Set 3 (100 Photos) - courtesy of Steve Sherry

Photo Set 4 (150+ Photos) - courtesy of Steve Cam

The Worldwide Coverage

"The Big One" makes Big News in the December National Kart News. Seven pages of articles and photos, plus the cover!

The February 2006 issue of "Karting Magazine", the sports oldest publication, is featuring a series of articles devoted to the roots of karting in America as the sport celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Foreign correspondent Frank Weir traveled from Ireland to attend The Big One 2005 this past Labor Day weekend in Fremont Ohio. Through his own personal insights, Frank  documented this history making event that spotlights the machines that formed the beginning of the sport.There is also an aritcle featuring the kart that started it all, the Ingels and Borelli original from 1956. If you would like a copy of the magazine, they can be ordered from the official "Karting Magazine" website at kartingmagazine.com .....R.E.A.R.

The Big One 2005 article  Courtesy Karting Magazine

Courtesy Karting Magazine: from the February 2006 issue, Download "The First Kart" article (pdf - 2.4Mb)

 

 

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