Art Ingels

{{Short description|American racing driver (1918–1981)}} {{sources needed|date=April 2026}} '''John Arthur Ingels''' (May 14, 1918 – December 16, 1981) was an American [[racing driver]]. He is known as "the father of [[kart racing|karting]]" for his invention of the [[go-kart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Art Ingels Cool Photo|url=http://www.vintagekarts.com/ingels.htm|publisher=Vintage Karts|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In 1956, while he was a race car builder at [[Kurtis Kraft]], a famous builder of [[Indianapolis 500|Indy]] [[race car]]s during the 1950s, Ingels assembled the first go-kart in history out of scrap metal and a surplus [[West Bend Company]] [[two-stroke]] [[engine]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The very first Kart|url=http://www.cikfia.com/inside-cikfia/wall-of-fame/view/article/the-very-first-kart.html|website=Commission Internationale de Karting|publisher=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref> It was built in his two-car garage in [[Echo Park, California]], (now FIX Coffee Co), and was tested in the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] parking lot, where it gained hundreds of enthusiasts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rose Bowl Karters|url=http://www.vintagekarts.com/rosebowl.htm|publisher=Vintage Karts|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref>

==See also== * [[People known as the father or mother of something#I|List of people known as "father" or "mother" of something]]

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==External links== *[http://www.vintagekarts.com/kart1.htm The first kart at Vintage Karts] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060810190350/http://rearenginekarts.com/the%20first%20kart.htm Commentary on Art Ingels Kart at Rear Engine Karts Website]

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