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Indianapolis, IN

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A Story that was in the News about New Castle Kart Track (INDY SuperMoto)

Go-karts get the green light

Former IRL driver Dismore sets fast pace while building his father's racing dream.

Doug White (left) of Hagerstown, Ind., removes his 6-year-old son Dillon's helmet during a day of practice on the track at the New Castle Motorsports Park.

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By Phillip B. Wilson
phillip.wilson@indystar.com

May 14, 2004

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Mark Dismore still has the colorful Kelley Racing helmet with the neon yellow, orange and green hues.

The Greenfield, Ind., native wore the bright headgear in 2001 when he led the Indianapolis 500 for 29 laps. That was the highlight of seven dubious runs at the prestigious track he's idolized since childhood.

Now the helmet is used for 80-mph laps in a go-kart on his 1.1-mile New Castle Motorsports Park road course and facility that is taking shape next to Interstate 70 off Ind. 3.

"I want to do an eight," Dismore told his son-in-law, Mike Adams, referring to a lap of 1 minute, 8 seconds, before a recent run.

A go-kart champion with more national titles than he can remember because "I never counted 'em," Dismore had yet to go faster than 1:09.8. Much to his chagrin, a sputtering carburetor limited the go-kart to a 1:11 this day.

"When we get this finished, there won't be another go-kart facility better in the world," said Dismore, who has spent more than $1 million on his creation.

Where one dream ended close to home -- his last 500 was in 2002 -- another took its place. Most of the $3.8 million he won in 58 career Indy Racing League starts was used to secure a loan. Since the groundbreaking 14 months ago, family and friends have volunteered their time at an indefatigable seven-day-a-week pace to help Dismore get the track running.

"I've been overwhelmed by true friends," he said. "I don't know how to repay them. I told 'em they've got unlimited go-kart rides."

Grand opening

NCMP, which encompasses nearly two-thirds of Dismore's 50-acre site, opened for practice April 1 and has hosted four events. The weekend calendar is full -- one obvious exception being 500 weekend -- through early October.

Dismore said he's "47 going on 100" because so much work remains.

A full-service, sports-bar style restaurant might be ready this weekend. He plans to have big-screen televisions and live scoring, as well as men's and women's showers next to the Formula One-style garages. The lot will have 32 camper hookups. Grass spectator mounds need to mature -- he's not building grandstands because "I want it to be a park, not a racetrack." Dismore also expects to build a dirt oval.

"I am proud of it, but there's no time to be proud," he said. "There's just time to get more stuff done."

It's with his late father's determination that Dismore and his supporting cast attack each day. It was Emerson Dismore who, six months from a pension in 1958, stunned his family and friends by going into business via Greenfield's Comet Kart Sales. In addition to carrying go-kart-related inventory, the business is home to more than 300 race trophies and plaques. There are just as many at home. Some were won by Emerson, most by Mark, and now a few are being added by Mark's son with the same first name.

Emerson Dismore dreamed of building a go-kart track, a pursuit passed on to his son, who bought the land from Paul Pearce of Spiceland, Ind., and got the zoning approval from Henry County officials. A previous deal at another site was nixed by a Knightstown zoning board.

"He's going to have a lot of customers, and a lot of people are going to like this," Pearce said during a recent visit to the track.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999, Emerson Dismore endured despite the prognosis that he had six months to live. He died Oct. 28, 2003, but got a chance to see the track come to life.

"He had the constitution of a battleship," Mark Dismore said. "I just wish he could have lived long enough to see the first race here."

Impressive facility

What a track Dismore has designed. The 27-foot-wide winding asphalt has eight possible configurations and nearly every challenging corner or straightaway a driver could expect.

Like reading from a blueprint, Dismore lists, "There's sweeping corners, 90-degree corners, 110-degree corners, 120-degree corners, corners that are banked, corners that are off-camber (maximizing tire-to-track degrees), a 1,000-foot straightaway, a 750-foot straightaway and a 600-foot straightaway."

Asked about the degree of difficulty, Dismore smiled and said, "I've been around tracks my whole life, so I knew what I wanted."

IRL drivers Tomas Scheckter, Sarah Fisher, Ed Carpenter and Vitor Meira have taken rides at NCMP. So, too, did Tony George, who before becoming Indianapolis Motor Speedway president dabbled as a driver on a regional level.

"He actually drives a shifter kart pretty good for a big guy," Dismore said of the 6-4 George.

The list of those who have helped with the project includes former go-kart competitor and Dismore's longtime friend, Greg Moore. As project manager, Moore has moved dirt and handled excavation in addition to working on electrical, water and sewer lines.

"All he had to do was call and I'd be ready," Moore said of Dismore. "He's such a big-hearted person. As soon as I get this done, I'm going to race him again. That track is as smooth as a baby's butt."

Longtime friends Kevin and Jamie Bell have worked on internal landscaping.

Adams, 23, is often joined in project work by his father, Terry.

"It's going to be a beautiful place when we get it done," Terry Adams said. "It's like watching your kid grow up."

Mike Adams rarely takes a break, doing everything from construction to digging ditches. It was Mike who mowed 30 acres of corn stalks so the track could be staked out.

"Mike gets up every morning at about 5 and comes home at about 10:30 (p.m.)," said Dismore's 22-year-old daughter, Esteina Adams, who is expecting the couple's first child, a son, on May 30, the day of the 500.

"Mike said I can have him two days for the birth, then he has to go back to work."

The boy will make Dismore a grandfather for the first time and perhaps provide the family with a go-kart prodigy.

"He'll be a track rat, that's for sure," she said.

Until then, Dismore can't wait until the day he can have fun driving and not worry about developing his go-kart dream.

"You can tell he's serious out there right now, can't you?" Pearce said as Dismore screeched by the front straightaway and through a turn.

Mike Adams recalls early October, just days before Dismore's father died, when the go-kart racer took the first lap.

"He knew he loved the track," Adams said. "All his plans came together that day. Then he kept going. He didn't want to stop."

Finally, a proud Dismore climbed out of the go-kart and took off that shiny helmet.

"He had a smile on his face as wide as it's ever been," Adams said.

Call Star reporter Phillip B. Wilson at (317) 444-6642.