Watching Go Kart Races at the Southtown Speedway in Forest City, Iowa

Every Saturday night from

May through July there is

Go Kart Racing at

  Southtown  Speedway.

There is no charge to watch the races.  Access to the pits is $10.00 per person.

Eric & I sit on the bleachers,
waiting for the Hot Laps
to start.

The Forest City Ambulance

stands by.

No one here wants to

use the service.

A Go Kart is unloaded

from its work rack.

Two drivers head out to

start their Hot Laps.

A driver waits for the

signal to go on the

track.

A Self Contained Mini

Starter is used on

the Go Karts.

Racers compete by age group.

Older drivers line up for

their Hot Laps.

The track is graded after

the Hot Laps.

The Go Karts go into the 

pits to get adjustments 

before races.

The races start.

Younger drivers

race first.

The biggest group of
racers are on the
track.

White flag...

One lap to go.

The Checkered flag...

The winner of this

race is Number 49! 

Young children in the audience

from one to seven race, by age,

 on Big Wheels.

There are more

races.

The competition is

fierce.

And the winner is
Number 24!