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I had a go-kart when I was a kid.
My next-door neighbor had grown too old (think 12) and too cool (his opinion) for such trivial things.
He sold it to me for $75.00.
It was initially blue, later neon pink due to a mix-up at the paint store that my 10-year-old wallet couldn’t afford to fix.
This neon pink bundle of joy was powered by a 5-hp engine that my father worked his magic on.
He tuned it so high that when I pulled the pull starter, the machine would take off down the driveway, and I had to run and jump into its single seat.
Fortunately, there was no roll cage, so that I could do that.
Unfortunately, for those rare occasions when I flipped it.
Between me weighing as little as a small dog, the lightness of the machine, and my father’s magic, we estimate it did about 55 mph.
My family lived on a private dirt road which meant the entire road was my playground; I could never get in trouble with the police for driving on the road.
I was fortunate to have many cool toys, but my go-kart was hands down the coolest.
Like many schoolchildren, I remember sitting at my desk in elementary school…
