I have a couple Hot Rod West Bend 580's I'll be working on for next year. Not anything like the normal when I get done. Re-invent the wheel.

I'm looking more at the unusual crankshaft you have in the engine

For some reason people seem to think the rod that is shown as being the good one is some special race only part. It is the stock factory rod of today in all the USMP engines. In the days of old when People would do all the mods (they did these same engine porting mods in the 60's as are done today),...

This is the first of my Video's on helping to understand the West bend rods for racing use. https://youtu.be/XOo4wUPGGwk We have been racing West Bend 820s and US Motor Power 820s for a while now. We thought it would be a good time while building a couple of 820s to share some what we do in building...

I was actually an Alsport dealer when they came to an end. I can also remember in 1960 my cousin only ran Steen C in his Mac 10's. It had a very different smell.

The 360 is an advantage however what you should really find is an HR for a 91 or 101. While on the subject I'll just mention that a 360 is not legal in the Sportsman classes or classes that call for a 1" throttle bore.

Back to 1960/61 at our go kart track in Germantown Hills, IL. a racer named Norm Van Alsteen of Peoria, IL. would show up each weekend with his Kurtis, powered with dual Homelite K 82's. It was a strange sight to watch him brake and turn into the tight turns. With the knee action front it would pick...

I had the pleasure at Delmar to drive this kart. Even better my son Shawn got to race it! I was excited for Shawn to get to race something from the past. A blast from the past! the kart he found interesting and the engine even more so. If the clutch came in about 500 rpm higher and the kart had bett...