September 2005 - KARTING HITS US NEWSPAPERS FROM COAST TO COAST

Editor Note: Rather than continue our “Snapshot of Karting” series we thought this ‘news” was more timely.  Next month, we’ll continue the series.

In the last month or so, three lengthy articles have been published in major US papers across the country. They are all worth your time to read.

1.

LOS ANGELES TIMES
CHANNELING DANICA
By Jonathan Abrams.

Indy star Patrick is the role model for a new generation of female drivers, and they're starting younger than ever at the go-kart level…

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http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-karts23jul23,1,4728903.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

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2.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

FULL-THROTTLE TEAMWORK ON LIFE’S RACETRACK

By R. Cotton Fite

The best thing about having children and, should you be so lucky, grandchildren--or for that matter youngish friends of any kind--is that they introduce you to aspects of the world about which you have not a clue. Such is the case with me and my 13-year-old grandson, Will…

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HTTP://WWW.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM/NEWS/OPINION/CHI-0507310403JUL31,1,7670980.STORY?CTRACK=1&CSET=TRUE

3.

WASHINGTON POST

CHILDREN, START YOUR ENGINES

By Dan Steinburg

Like any self-respecting 5-year-old, Christian Elder has started whittling down his career options. He might want to be a professional baseball player, which is why this spring he played T-ball once or twice a week near his Charles County home. He also might want to be a professional NASCAR driver, which is why after the Saturday morning T-ball games Christian and his father, Richie Elder, headed to a paved oval in King George County, Va., where Christian climbed into his $2,000 go-kart and piloted it around the 1/5 -mile track at speeds in excess of 30 mph…

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/05/AR2005080501852.html

We apologize for not printing the articles, but they do fall under U.S. copyright protection laws. – Editor, e-KMI.com

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