“We had three karts, and we’d make it a social occasion with my dad, uncles and their friends. “It’s been in my blood since I was born,” Richard said.
He said his older brothers played hockey, and any extra family dollars went to their travel and equipment, so there was no money left for him to race go-karts competitively. Richard said he has loved go-karts since he was a child and still has a newspaper clipping about his father, uncles and friends racing go-karts. My dad promised me I was not going to get a go-kart.” “Then I opened it, and I was so surprised. “I could feel part of the frame, but I thought, ‘I’m scared. Alissa, who turns 10 on Friday, has been racing all summer. When Christmas morning came, Alissa headed for the tree.Īlissa Wilson shows off her custom fabricated go-kart and the sign her friend made for her at Owosso Motorsports Park. She started crying because she thought she was in trouble, and I said, ‘No more racing.’ She said, ‘No, I want to race.’”Īlissa told her dad she wanted a go-kart for Christmas, but he told her that wasn’t going to happen. Her helmet flew off, and she flew out of the kart. “The third time I took her there, she hit the wall straight on. She’s got a gas-powered four-wheeler, and I showed her a thing on YouTube about extreme indoor kart racing,” he said. Her proud dad, Richard Wilson, took her to Extreme Indoor Kart Racing in Clio last year to race go-karts.
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This girl is coming up right behind you.Īlissa Wilson of Burton wants to race in the tracks of female drivers like her hero, Patrick, and is getting an early start by racing her custom-fabricated go-kart at Owosso Motorsports Park.Īlissa, who turns 10 on Friday and starts fifth grade at West Bendle Elementary School on Sept. Photos provided by Richard WilsonīURTON - Move over, Danica Patrick. Alissa Wilson gets ready to race at Owosso Motorsports Park in her custom-fabricated go-kart.
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