Photo Gallery
Winston Cup Safety Official and kart racing director Tom Argy Jr. modernized go kart street racing at the Rock Island Grand Prix until his untimely death in 2003. In 2023, we want to keep making him proud of the foundation work he did and to keep this race a staple in American kart racing.
from right to left Bill Beeler, Kurtis-Konig Kart from Escalon, CA, Chuck Balsiger, kart Magazine Spl.-250cc Yamaha and Dick Connors, Go Kart-Mc10's.
Captain Jack W. McClure With his first rocket powered Dart Kart special custom built by Mickey Rupp. Jack went over 200 mph in a quarter mile. He is known though out the world because of the rocket kart, he also won a B-open class at an IKF Grand National.
Alway loved flagmen that looked the part.
Don't know the drivers name looks like a Duel Dart Kart.
#28 Andy Thompson, #4 ?, #1 Lynn Haddock Tulare PKA Pro Race.