Kyle Adkins

The California Flash as he was called by Margay in their advertising campaigns in the middle 1970’s... (Kyle was a karting champion)
Kyle was President of Adkins Speed Center one of the leading builders of kart engines in North America having acquired over 30 years of experience with every type of kart engine. During the seventies Kyle and his brother Tony along with their father Bill were a formidable team in karting, trading as Adkins Speed Specialist, and were located in the Los Angeles area of California.
Kyle relocated to northern Ohio in 1986 having purchased the karting facility at Gnadenhutten near Port Washington were he continued to develop his customer's engine programs and provide trackside services at all WKA Manufactures Cup and Midwest Sprint Series races along with selected club races in the Midwest.
  . . . written by Frank Weir

Kyle eventually went racing in supers driving for Jim Mayfield. He qualified 12th for the 1991 Classic, finishing 11th in the 200 driving #41.
He was named rookie of the race. Kyle also finished 11th in points at Sandusky in 1992.