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Davis-Carlson Mite (s/n DC-12)
Originally owned by John Carlson, Chicago, IL
Of the 24 Davis-Carlson Mites which were originally produced, only four of those cars were powered with .19-size engines. And three of those four .19-size cars were powered with Hornet .199 model engines. All of the .19-size Davis-Carlson Mites were built by John Carlson, and each of those cars was personally raced by Carlson after they were finished. It was not unusual for Carlson to enter one of his cars at the AMRCA National Championship Races, make a couple test runs to demonstrate the car's capability, and then sell the car to another competitor.
It is no surprise that the first three of the four .19-size Davis-Carlson Mites were powered with Hornet .199 engines. The Hornet .199 engine was Carlson's "engine of choice" for cars competing in the .19-Mite class, and the first three .19-size Davis-Carlson Mites which Carlson built to race himself, like his earlier .19-size Carlson Mites, were all powered with Hornet .199's.
The Davis-Carlson Mite shown in the photos (s/n DC-12) was the most successful of John Carlson's Hornet .199 powered Davis-Carlson Mites. The car placed 2nd in the .19-Mite class at the 1961 AMRCA National Championship Races held in Anderson, IN with a top speed of 93.07 mph. The following year, the car placed 1st in the .19-Mite class at the 1962 AMRCA Nationals in Anderson with a top speed of 94.53 mph.
