There was a rare moment on the timeline of 20th century America when time suddenly sped up.

The nation turned a corner after the war and all at once anything seemed possible: it was the Space Age; the Atomic Age—hearts were racing, the economy was charging full throttle in ambitious enthusiasm.

And right in time to capture the spirit of the country’s race to the future was a nationwide craze that focused for a moment on Mansfield: it was zipping around on go-carts.  Especially ones made out by the airport called Dart Karts.

The heartbeat of America quickened in the early ‘60s, and it was Rupp in Mansfield that set the pace.

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Author: Timothy Brian Mckee