Wash it all away: Scott’s victory in Pro Briggs class salvages day at Grand Prix of Karting

By Steve Eighinger | June 13, 2022
Karters come out of a turn in single file during one of Sunday's races at the 36th Grand Prix of Karting in South Park. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

QUINCY — The final memory was made possible on the final lap of the final race. Sunday had been an excruciating day, in terms of both frustration and pain, for the Scott family. Riley Scott helped wash away all — or at least most — of that with a late charge to the front to…

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Karting notebook: Avery Scott returns after accident, Kellys keep racing in family

By Steve Eighinger | June 13, 2022
A driver gets congratulated at the end of a race during Sunday's action at the 36th Grand Prix of Karting at South Park. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

QUINCY — Avery Scott may have been the biggest winner at the Grand Prix of Karting. And it had nothing to do with winning a race. The 20-year-old Quincyan survived a tumultuous crash early Sunday at South Park, an accident that red-flagged the event for a considerable period of time. Scott returned to race later…

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Scott family claims three of top eight spots in Briggs Heavy class on Grand Prix’s opening day

By Steve Eighinger | June 11, 2022
Jeff, Riley and Avery Scott hope to build on Saturday's success to bring home some Gussies on Sunday. — Photo by Steve Eighinger

QUINCY — Only a father can truly appreciate a day like Saturday. Quincy’s Jeff Scott, son Riley and daughter Avery all finished among the top eight in the Briggs Heavy class of the Grand Prix of Karting on a sun-splashed Saturday afternoon at South Park. “It’s awesome,” Jeff Scott said. “Being able to race with…

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