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McCULLOCH SUPERCHARGES HIS LIFE.
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Jason Castellucci
Many thanks for this excellent blog post about our great city and its founder! I shared it on our Facebook page @lakehavasucityarizona.
Jaylyn
Our pleasure. We love Lake Havasu AZ and visit there often. Thank you for your kind words. Mega thanks for the share! <3
Gordon Duax
There are but a few professional race car drivers that haven’t also been effected by an off shot of the McCulloch chain saws, the McCulloch kart engines that were the dominate kart race engine from the mid-50s, well through to the mid ’80s, as karts were the starting point for many pro drivers. In the early ’60s.
The McCulloch chainsaw division was the driving force behind all modern high performance two-cycle engines, and are responsible for many SAE technical letters about two-cycle development.
When Yamaha first brought race motorcycles to Daytona for Bike Week, they were out run by European 4-cycle bikes of the time.
Some of the Japanese engineers that attended that first attempt happened to go to a local kart race, and were amazed at the performance of the McCulloch engines. They bought several, took them back to Japan to study, and when Yamaha returned to Daytona the following year, not only won the race, but continued to do so for many years to come, thus ending the rein of the Euro 4-stroke engines.
McCulloch also made complete race karts, that are much prized today by collectors.
When the chain saw division was sold off to another company in the late ’70s (after McCulloch’s passing?) the new owners discontinued the kart engine line.
Today his kart engines bring high prices on eBay. An engine that retailed for $100 in the mid-60s, will bring upwards of $1200 if in excellent or new condition.
Jaylyn
Hi Gordon! Thank you very much for your informative post. McCullouch certainly was a man of vision.
Brenda Gemelli
I lived in Lake Havasu for 11 years. I use to cross the London Bridge every day to get to the Nautical Inn where I was employed. My best memories was Christmas time and seeing the spectacular bridge decorated with lights. What a beautiful sight to see!
It was always a treasured conversation when you tell people the story of Robert McCollouch and his London Bridge!
I will move back there one day and I can’t wait!!
Oscar McGee
Magnificent great knowledge American ingenuity