Jack Spitler sent me a couple more cool items from his scrapbook today. This would have been 1961:
Jack ran the Hurricane kart. He beat out over 150 drivers to earn one of the last two spots on the US team heading to Europe which included Bobby Allen/Fox Kart, Faye Pierson/ Bug GoKart, and Jerry Clark/Xterminator Kart.
You wouldn't know it today from his quiet demeanor, but this guy was a badass kart racer.
Jack Spitler (arrow). Legendary Faye "Lady Bug" Pierson is 2rd from the left, bottom row.