2024 go kart hall of fame inductees

Lynn Haddock:

As a driver, Lynn won over 100 National championships in IKF, WKA and PKA -- he raced in two cycle, four cycle, sprint, enduro, speedway and road race on both dirt and asphalt -- this includes over 35 Duffy awards in the IKF."

"Winning the 1978 World Championships with driver Lake Speed (he was the mechanic)."

"Lynn raced for 40 years straight, from 1958 until 1998."  

Gary Wisener

Jeff Nelson One of only 5 drivers to win Duffies in all 3 divisions of IKF National Championships, Sprint, Speedway and Enduro competition.

Mike Manning:

Born: 9/12/1947 in Glendale, CA

Current Age: 76

Mike is 1 of 4 children of Fred and Betty Manning of Granada Hills, CA

Mike is a proud father of 6 children: Kimmi, Kevin, Rebecca, Michel, Jamie, & Christina

Mike 1st drove a go kart late in life, at age 31, in 1978

2 years later he officially established Mike Manning Karting in 1980

Mike is one of the few to be an engine builder and kart tea

  Robert Cancilla (Left), and Family

Duffy" Livingstone Founder. of Go Kart Mfg., Go Kart Club of America/International Karting Federation.

Vince Puleo

Chris Rice

Junior Neal (Left) Tim Meyer

Gary Nelson Founder of Nelson Mfg., and Invader Karts, son Jeff and Grandson Cole follows in his foot steps.

Lake Speed:

Won 6 National Championships and the FIA Karting World Championship in Le Mans France in 1978. In 1979 I began a career in NASCAR Winston Cup and shortly sold out his karting business. lake was reintroduced to karting in 2005 and added another WKA National Championship in TAG road racing in 2007. 

Bob Burris:The father of Mike Burris, grandsons Kurt and Derrick, innovator of the Burris Clutch and Burris Mfg.

Dean Seavers

Terry Traeder multi-time IKF Duffy winner, owner of TNT Raceway, Quincy, IL.

Gus Traeder ,Father of Terry, TNT Raceway Founder, one of the best promoters of Kart Racing.

Rocky Buff

Scott Pruett

Ronnie Emmick, Son of Gary and Linda Emmick, Multi-IKF Duffy winner, a true legion in the sport of Karting.

Jack Lehmann, from the Northwest, promoter, go kart official, kart shop owner and all around good guy.  RIP

TerryI Ives, Racer, Duffy Winner, Kart Builder, Engine Specialist, main stay of West Coast Vintage Karting.

Frank Cancilla (Right), One of the very first Kart Shop owners, racer, innovator, Karting pioneer, father of Robert.

Left: Robert Cancilla, Wheeler Gresham

John Rugani

Kyle Adkins

Mike Burris:

Burris Racing as the company it is today was established in 1976. The story, however, starts long before that.

As a teen, Mike Burris began racing karts in 1958 and with access to his father’s machine shop would make various parts for his own kart as things failed. As time went on, his competitors began asking if he could make the same pieces for them. So in the evenings Mike would prod

Heart of Texas Partway, Waco Texas 

Richard Peck

Gary Hartman, wheelman, engine builder, Sprint and Enduro legend and one of the greats.

Mickey Rupp

Scott Pruett (Left) Bob Pruett Sr.

Bobby Pruett Jr.

Faye Pierson

Jerrill Rice (Center)

Tom Pierson

Linda Emmick

Kathy Hartman

Tony Adkins

Gary Emmick

Bill Adkins

Mark Dismore

Emerson "Diz" Dismore

John Hartman and Cathy Hartman