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Blackhawk Farms Raceway. Blackhawk Farms start/finish line. Blackhawk Farms is a 1.95-mile (3.14 km) private circuit racetrack located outside South Beloit, Illinois, on a 219-acre (0.9 km 2) farm on the border between Wisconsin and Illinois. Blackhawk Farms was established in 1967, about a decade after nearby Road America.
Kart racing in Illinois in 1962 Kart racing in Berlin, East Germany, 1963. American Art Ingels is generally accepted to be the father of karting. A veteran hot rodder and a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft, he built the first kart in Southern California in 1956. [1] Early karting events were held in the Rose Bowl Stadium car park. [2]
60551 (Sheridan, Illinois) Area codes. 815 & 779. [1] Norway is an unincorporated community in Mission Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Located along the Fox River, the community was the site of an early Norwegian-American settlement. Today it is the site of the State of Illinois Norwegian Settlers Memorial.
The FIA Karting World Championship, officially known as the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA. Hosted annually since 1964, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious karting competition in the world.
World championships. Rotax World Final kart racing. FIA Karting World Championship (1964–present) FIA Superkart World Championship (1983–1995) FIA Karting Academy Trophy (2010–present) Rotax Max Challenge (2000–present) IAME International Final (2007–present), previously the Bruno Grana International Trophy and the IAME International ...
3.380 km (2.100 miles) Turns. 15. Race lap record. 1:13.408 ( Keith Grant, Swift 016.a, 2021, Formula Atlantic) Autobahn Country Club is an auto racing road course located in Joliet, Illinois, operated as a country club, while also hosting many outside events. Autobahn was the first purpose-built motorsports country club in the United States ...
In 1956, the track was extended to have a half-mile oval layout, with the track extending further into the north end of the stadium. [11] In 1961, the track layout was paved to once again have a secondary half-mile oval arrangement. At this time, a separate eighth-mile go-kart track was also built in the north end of the stadium. [12]
Races for cars and bikes are arranged there in a variety of classes and the track is also hired out privately for corporate events and organisational training, for example for emergency services personnel. The Rudskogen karting track, located at the same facility, is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long and satisfies international karting standards.