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Today we are fast forwarding a few years and headed several hundred miles south of Long Island to historic and beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg pictures will of course be coming but first we're making a quick stop at an exciting extra attraction in Williamsburg, Go Karts Plus!
Go Karts Plus is still operating today! This picture set is from the summer of 1998 and a lot of changes have occurred at this small park between then and now!
Today we're going to give you a quick preview of the layout of the park and an image of two retired attractions.
Up first, here's an overview shot of the Super Stockart Raceway and its Stockart Go Karts by Amusement Products.
Up above is a nice shot of the Super Stockart Raceway. Outside of the speedway you can see two big checkered flag umbrellas which provided great shade from the hot, sun-filled Virginia summer. Behind us are the Stockarts themselves wearing their NASCAR livery. Included are some very famous paint schemes including Jeff Gordon's rainbow #24 DuPont Chevrolet and Dale Earnhardt's black #3 Goodwrench Service Chevrolet.
1998 was one of the last NASCAR seasons before paint schemes and drivers really seemed to shift all around all the time. The paint schemes used on the Stockarts at Go Karts Plus reflected many of the most famous and popular drivers and schemes from the 1994-1996 seasons. Back in 1998, there was almost 2 of every paint scheme (a #24 A and a #24 B, a # 3 A and a #3 B). Over the years several cars have received new paint schemes and some doubles have been split to reflect new schemes and sponsorships. For example, a #9 Dodge was introduced over the years and one of the Dale Earnhardt #3's was repainted to reflect the paint scheme his replacement Kevin Harvick was driving at the time.
One last note on the picture above is of the Intimidator himself, featured on the Coca Cola machine during the popular NASCAR Coca Cola campaign that ran in the mid-to-late 90's.
Our sendoff for today is an image of two retired attractions! I believe them to be retired because they are no longer featured on the current park map found on the Go Karts Plus website.
These are your basic Kowasaki Power Wheels ATVs that you could purchase at your local Toys "R" Us at the time but Go Karts Plus had lots of them and a nice big and smooth track for you to cruise around them on.
The play area on the left is also no longer at the park. My best guess is that both of these sections were removed to make room for either the park's miniature golf course, the Disk 'O', or the Python Pit Kiddie Coaster. The Roller Coaster Data Base says that the Python Pit Kiddie Coaster debuted at Go Karts Plus in April of 2007 but for some reason I just don't remember it being at the park at that time. If you know where exactly the playground and Power Wheels track were located feel free to leave a comment or e-mail me!
Well folks, that wraps things up for today! Be sure to stop back tomorrow for two more from Go Karts Plus!
The playground and Power Wheels track were located behind Miniature Golf and to the left of the Figure Eight track. The yellow building is still there along with the cement area. But nothing new is back there and it has since been closed off.
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