As announced prior to the 2011 Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix and Supernats 15, SKUSA has now gone to a new spec rain tire for the 2012 season and beyond. The original press release, along with additional information, can be found by clicking HERE.

 

Just as a courtesy reminder to all PKC and SKUSA racers, in the event that a 'rain race' is declared by the race director, the official spec 'rain' tire starting with the 2012 season is the new MG-WT "wet" tire ONLY (although the older MG-WZ rain tire will also be allowed). This means that Bridgestone tires are no longer accepted. Also as previously announced, SKUSA has inventoried an initial supply of the new MG-WT rain tires at an introductory price of $165 per set. As of the time of this post, there are approx. 20 sets left at the introductory price. Once this supply is gone, the tires will retail for $218/set+tax ($212 for TaG Cadets). 

 

You can order your rain tires now through SKUSA's new online store by clicking HERE.

 

See you at the track!

Effective 1/19/12 - There has been much discussion and debate regarding the various stock Honda cylinders allowed in SKUSA competition, and how they affect performance at different tracks.

 

In the interest of controlling racing costs, maintaining fairness and promoting uniformity between the various SKUSA series and regions across the US, each Stock Honda driver will now have to declare a cylinder at his/her first race of the season (for each SKUSA series), and then not vary this cylinder version for the rest of the season. For example, if a driver is running a ‘99 cylinder for ProKart Challenge at the Buttonwillow event on Feb. 11, the driver must run a 99 cylinder for the other 5 PKC races of the season. The cylinder will now be a tech item on the Pre-Tech Certification Form.

For the past seven years, the SKUSA ProKart Challenge has been THE program to race for shifterkarts and TaG-powered karts in California. Superkarts! USA has solidified that statement once again with the announcement of the prizes and contingencies that have been set out for the 2012 PKC season, beginning with the opener at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Southern California on February 10-11. The flagship regional program for the SKUSA organization is among the largest in the country and will kick-start the new year on-track. SKUSA’s 2012 prize package for the program will be focused on supporting the racers who participate fully in the series, in addition to those who perform best at each of the six events on the year, as it currently tops the $65,000 mark in prizes and contingencies.

 

“It’s hard to imagine that we are entering our eighth season for the ProKart Challenge,” stated Superkarts! USA President and ProKart Challenge promoter Tom Kutscher. “Originally, this was just something we put together to organize the racers and shops in the area so that we could all have a good time and get out to the track, and now it just continues to grow and evolve. Our mission has always been to support those who support us. We have a number of industry partners who have stepped up for this year to take it to the next level what we will be awarding our racers. This commitment to our racers proves that the ProKart Challenge is the ‘baddest’ place to race in Cali.”