Enjoy the sweet smell of Alky and Klotz while your building your next bullet.

20 minute video but worth the watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlXlhxCwxv8

See you at THE BIG ONE...R.E.A.R.

Tentatively going to the track Saturday Oct.21 at 11:00 am. This Fun Day is open to everything from historical rear engine karts to modern sticky tired sidewinders, 2 cycle and 4 stroke. We will be posting weather updates as the date gets nearer so keep your eyes peeled right here and tell your frie...

Happy Mothers Day to all of the Moms out there. Enjoy your day.

R.E.A.R.

Need this guy to do some karts.

Better yet, anybody up to the challenge of building and bring some 'Kart Art' to THE BIG ONE this year ?

https://www.facebook.com/Pistonheadarmy

R.E.A.R.

Mark,

Check your emails for log-in info or simply rejoin using your full correct name.

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Steve, Welcome to the family. You've come to the right place if you enjoy the iron from America's early years of Karting. Feel free to ask any question you want and were sure somebody will always try to help you. That's the nice thing about preserving as opposed to racing, the more of the old karts ...

We at R.E.A.R. are already burning the midnight oil getting ready for this years running of THE BIG ONE and it appears the folks at Eastwood products may be doing the same thing. We spotted this recent ad for Eastwood's powder coating systems and they seem to be restoring a rear engine kart of there...

Everybody knows we at REAR have a fondness for another of the popular hobbies from the 60's, slotcars and how can you not like the kool slot karts pictured below.

https://s6.postimg.org/jyidk0b69/slot_kart_3.jpg

https://s6.postimg.org/mq1nam9ox/slot_kart_1.jpg

Enjoy....R.E.A.R.

Frank,

Upon further research late 1960-1961 was when the Chilton seatbacks started showing up. LiL 500 was one of the models that had them.

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Got word this morning on the passing of Kyle Adkins and I would like to pass on my deepest condolences to the Adkins family. Kyle was regarded as one of the top drivers and engine builders in American karting and he will be deeply missed by many. Was fortunate to know Kyle, his father Bill, and moth...