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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:36 |
Entering its third season, the ProKart Challenge North is preparing for the opening round, set for February 12-13 at the Jim Russell International Karting Center. The Sonoma, California facility has become the home for the growing Superkarts! USA regional program and will once again play host to the series in its third year. The PKC North program will also be unveiling the new SKUSA class structure and licensing system to the area on the opening weekend.
“The Infineon Raceway and the Jim Russell USA people have been great to us during the first two years of the PKC North,” commented SKUSA CEO Tom Kutscher. “Each year we have continued to grow, and entering the third season we expect the same – thanks in part to our alignment with our new class and licensing program we have put together for 2010. There is a solid following of talented drivers in the area and we are pleased to have them support us again this year.”
The new class structure developed during the off-season has a focus on the SKUSA Stock Moto program, which now includes five categories. The headline S3 class has been renamed to S1 - Pro Stock Moto, with a number of contenders from last year expected to return. The S4 category (Masters Stock Moto) will remain intact, with new divisions to the class lineup for 2010 including S5 (Junior Stock Moto), S2 (Semi-Pro Stock Moto) and S3 (Novice Stock Moto). Committed to developing the S5 program, PKC North will provide free entry into the opening round of the series. Furthermore, and to match the same offer made to the PKC South drivers, the North program has put together an attractive prize package to bring more Junior Stock drivers out for the season. Provided they run at least five of the six events, the top-three drivers in the final S5 standings will receive a free entry into the SKUSA SuperNationals XIV scheduled for November 17-22. |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 09:50 |
- Hotel Room Block for PKC So Cal Opening Round at CalSpeed EXPIRES
TONIGHT at 5pm SUNDAY, JANUARY 24th at 5pm! If you need a hotel room for next weekend, be sure to contact the Doubletree Ontario Airport hotel right away! Click HERE for the details and info on how to reserve your room.
- Pre-Entry cutoff for the Opening Round of the 2010 PKC So Cal Championship Series at CalSpeed is midnight next Wednesday, January 27th. Enter before the cutoff and save $35 on your entry fees -- PLUS save yourself time at registration that you could be prepping your kart! Enter the event and purchase everything you need ONLINE with a credit card -- or call 951-491-0808. You can also download, fill out and fax your entry to 951-491-0809.
If you do not receive an email confirmation of your entry within 24 hours, please call the PKC office: 951-491-0808. Don't forget to register for your new SKUSA racing license level, as well. Drivers who wish to practice on Friday only can also pre-purchase it, or sign up at the track on Friday morning starting at 7am (for the same price). PKC can only guarantee the proper quantities of tires and fuel on site if you pre-register by next Wednesday. Don't wait! Do it today!
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Friday, 15 January 2010 11:41 |
 Now entering its sixth season, the ProKart Challenge South program will kick off the 2010 Superkarts! USA regional racing schedule at the end of the month with the running of the inaugural ‘Kal-Gard Grand Prix of Fontana’ at the CalSpeed Karting facility, located on the grounds of the Auto Club Speedway. The series will utilize the 3/4-mile Nuovo course at CalSpeed when the flagship regional program of the SKUSA organization visits the Fontana, California facility on January 29-30, beginning this year’s six-round calendar. This will be an important and exciting event, as the PKC crew pulls the cover off of SKUSA’s off-season updates, including a new spec oil supplier in Kal-Gard Lubricants.
This opening event will represent a re-launch of sorts for the Superkarts! USA program, as they will debut the new class structure that was developed during the off-season. With a focus on streamlining their Stock Moto program, SKUSA adjusted the name of its headline S3 class to S1 - Pro Stock Moto, which will now top a new lineup that includes five national Stock Moto categories running from the Junior Stock Moto class of S5 up through Master Stock Moto (S4), Rookie Stock Moto (S3) and Semi-Pro Stock Moto (S2). For the first time in recent years, there is a set road of progression within the Stock Moto ranks, which will be put on display at CalSpeed. Also offered for the second year in a row will be the local-option S4-Magnum Stock Moto class. The SKUSA staff is anticipating a strong turnout across the board, as the PKC faithful are ready to get back on-track for the first time since the SuperNationals. |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 16:49 |
Recently SKUSA released some changes to our Stock Moto program. We have received almost universal support from our partners, competitors and engine builders for these changes. There have been some questions that need further clarification and updating.
 SKUSA CR125 Timing Plate: the optional Timing plate was developed to allow competitors to set their timing to stock settings, as we recently required for 2010. While the reinstallation of an unmodified stock stamped steel plate is also permitted, many have been removed or modified – which makes them unacceptable. As the plate is not available from Honda separately, the only way to obtain one is to purchase a complete ignition. The SKUSA Timing Plate was developed to meet this requirement, and is now available from SKUSA on the on-line PKC store (at cost). Note that by developing this solution, even modified aluminum stator base plates may continue to be used.
Installation is simple: install the new plate in place of the stock plate with the standard 6 x 18 hex bolt or full thread replacement. Make sure the plate locates on the cast dowel and hold in position with a 4 x 10 screw (the stock 4 x 8 will also work if you have retained it).
Note that no modifications to the stator hold down bolts or to the SKUSA plate is permitted. No other modification to any of the ignition components that changes static timing is permitted beyond what the stock plate or SKUSA plate allows. This also applies to the rotor, crankshaft, keys and keyways.
- “Squish” or deck height measurement through the spark plug hole will be a minimum of .050” using .060” solder for 1997-1999 cylinders; for 2000-2002 cylinders the dimension is .045”. This was not intended to be a “target” dimension; no other change to the rules such as gasket requirements was made. Rather, this dimension was inserted as a simple check to determine if any non-conforming modifications were present.
- Only 1999 reed cage assemblies will be allowed. We originally indicated no additional modification or components such as reed stiffeners would be permitted, and only aftermarket direct replacement reed petals would be allowed. We have received many comments on this change, with the vast majority questioning the requirement for direct replacement reeds without stiffeners. Most comments indicated support for continued use of “mono reeds” or stiffeners for longevity reasons. Accordingly, we are rescinding this requirement. Note that this revision only allows reeds that may be installed without modification to the 1999 reed cage, and does not permit multi stage reeds.
- We have also received questions regarding cylinder/head legality. Cylinders with matching heads from 1997 to 2002 continue to be allowed at this time. No change to this rule is planned for 2010.
Updates to the Rulebook are in process and will be published soon.
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