Brazilian Kart Friend

[Scott Elkes]

A Facebook friend Fernando Ribeiro is from Brazil and speaks and writes a little English. I use Bing and Google translators to communicate with Fernando. Along with his vintage karts from Brazil, he has a McCulloch R300 kart / Mc-92. He saw and enjoyed the short video I did of the 2013 TBO and some of the 2012 TBO clips. This is part of a FB string that follows and I thought you may enjoy reading the following. [within the brackets are inserts by me].

Scott Elkes: You will see Steve Suppa driving the yellow R1 McCulloch kart with dual Mc-20 engines toward the end of the 2013 TBO video. Folks attending literally come from all over the U.S.A. New York, California, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Arizona and even a few from Ohio. lol! https://vimeo.com/73545678

The Big One 2013
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Saturday's action at R.E.A.R's The Big One (TBO), at Fremont Raceway Park, Fremont, Ohio.
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Fernando Ribeiro: Dear Scott Elkes, what enchants [amazes] me most in Vintage Kart American [R.E.A.R.s] are loads of really old cars [karts], white hair predominating in place and feel of Harmonia [harmony in] this video.
Congratulations to vintage men who know how to do this for so long.
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Scott Elkes: Fernando Ribeiro, Obrigado pelas palavras gentis. O esporte kart nos mantém jovens! O grupo de karting vintage ter filhos, mas para muitos a escola tem apenas começou e incapaz de escapar. Vou compartilhar isto com o material de Kart FB Vintage e o fórum de http://rearenginekarts.com. / Thank you for the kind words. The karting sport keeps us young! The vintage karting group do have kids, but for many school has just started and unable to get away. I will share this with the FB Vintage Kart Stuff and the http://rearenginekarts.com forum.

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12th Annual “The Big One” was held Labor Day Weekend Sat & Sun, 2013 at Fremont Raceway Park located at 708 Bartson Road in Fremont OH.

The Big One 2013
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Saturday's action at R.E.A.R's The Big One (TBO), at Fremont Raceway Park, Fremont, Ohio.


All the best, Scott

[REAR]

Scott,

Thanks for sharing this, always good to see international enjoyment of our hobby.

Do you know how Fernando acquired his kart ? Was it a new recent purchase imported from the states or did he find it in Brazil ?

R.E.A.R.

[Scott Elkes]

Scott,

Thanks for sharing this, always good to see international enjoyment of our hobby.

Do you know how Fernando acquired his kart ? Was it a new recent purchase imported from the states or did he find it in Brazil ?

R.E.A.R.

Sorry about the delay in response. The kart was purchased in the U.S., likely somewhere in the Northeast. His son--attending school in Mass. and also, a kart racer--shipped (exported) the kart to his dad in Brazil. I don't know if kart was bought restored or if Fernando restored it. I believe he has had the kart for for at least a couple of years.

Scott Elkes