Photo Gallery - Vintage Gathering At Over 40s Grand Prix

The Over 40s Grand Prix at Numurkah earlier this month saw a huge gathering of vintage karts, plus local and international karting identities that have shaped the sport into what it is today. A report, results and photos from the meeting were posted on November 15 HERE.

above: Around 70 Vintage machines were on display and many were fully operational karts that took to the track in a number of demonstration runs.
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above: The Lady and her Bug. The remarkable Faye Pierson from America was involved in the development of Bug karts in the 50s and is still going strong today.
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above: USA's Richard Kennedy, gassed up and laying rubber.
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above: A highlight of the weekend was the presentation dinner on Saturday night that included presentation of an Australian Karting Hall of Fame. The first inductee to the Hall of Fames was 15-time Australian Champion John Pizarro. Pictured above are (L to R) Peter Ward, Geoff Jacobs, Greg Smith, Graham Powles, John Pizarro, Marlene Dean, Noel Judd, Brian Hunter, Robert Hunter.
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above: The Over 40s GP entrants
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above & below: Dont try this at home! Richard Kennedy's incredible 2-wheel stunt work was very popular.
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above: Part of the massive field of karts doing demo runs from the various eras of karting.
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above: Not a kart, but these miniature 'sprint cars' were part of the sport when it first started.
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above: The American Margay company has been producing karts and components since the mid 60s and continues to manufacture modern-day race karts.
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above: Don Smith's engine collection shows how motors have evolved over the years. Most of these were highly modified by their owners.
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above: Karting legend Duffy Livingston (left) prepares to 'do battle' with Faye Pierson.
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above: Duffy keeps a tight line as Faye looks for a way around. Not long after, the two came together negotiating the infield, Livingston flipping his kart! Thankfully the veteran was not injured and in true gritty go-karter style, insisted on finishing the demo run and got back in his uprighted machine!
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above: Ahh, the memories... 2-stroke fumes and lots of noise.
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above: Powles and Pizarro go for it.
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above: The visiting internationals (L to R) Faye Pierson (USA), Duffy Livingston (USA), Richard Kennedy (USA), Terry Fullerton (UK).
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above: "Now listen carefully: this is the GO pedal. The one on the other side might slow you down a bit..."
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above: The visiting Americans - Pierson, Kennedy and Livingston
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above: more on track action
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above: JP, the Aussie karting legend from Parkes, NSW
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above: Faye has a go in the lead
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