If one were polled to pick a single country that exemplified a passion for motorsport, they’d be hard pressed not to choose Brazil. The country has produced many of the greatest racing drivers of all time, including Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, and the late Ayrton Senna. The interest Brazilians have for motor racing is rivaled only by their love of futbol and that fervor for competition is echoed in the very soul of the national culture. It’s something every fan of racing should witness at least once, and for the Superkarts! USA / MG Tires national race team, that opportunity came this past November at the annual Granja Viana endurance race in São Paulo, Brazil.  SKUSA’s man at the track, Chris Ortenburger was on scene to capture the action and flavor of the event.  Click here to experience the spectacle with Chris as your guide.

Several competitors were seen at this year’s event with helmet cams and “loser cams” (focuses out the rear of the kart).  As a result, postings of ”in the seat” experiences at SuperNats XI are beginning to appear.  Two of these are courtesy of Matt Kistler (click here) and Pulp Racing’s Doug Hayashi (click here).  In addition, Doug also includes his always fun “Pulp View” of the event.

All the WinterNats details are now available at www.skusasupernats.com.  In addition, you can enter events and purchase tires, pit reservations, SKUSA memberships, etc. through the online store on that site.

The MG Tires / SKUSA national race team is alive and kicking at the annual Granja Viana endurance race, taking place this weekend in beautiful Sao Paulo, Brazil. Drivers Connor DePhillippi, Alex Speed, Brian Eady, and Fritz Leesmann are proudly representing the United States and American karting in prestigious fashion. Read Full Story »

FirstKart.com driver Brendan Langlois had another strong finish at the SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas this past weekend. Brendan raced in the very competitive TaG senior class and placed 7th overall in the 80 driver field. He was also the highest finishing Canadian driver as well as the youngest in the top ten in this senior class.  Full story on EKN

MG Tires SuperNationals XI presented by Mazda took place November 14-18 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam Boyd Stadium. The event was an overwhelming success and attracted the top domestic based and international teams the sport has to offer.  For the second year, Superkarts! USA has acknowledged the top manufacturer with the Constructors Championship cup.  Full story on EKN.

This November saw a return to the SKUSA SuperNationals by the Shockwave Karting Team. Explaining the 2 year absence was team principle Doug Welch “ With the team drivers off to college, it didn’t seem to make sense to attend an event of this magnitude without a first rate effort. So the decision was made not to attend until such time as we could put forth a first class effort.� So it was with a renewed focus that Shockwave Karting loaded the trailer and headed west to Las Vegas.  Full story on EKN

FX Racing USA returned to the famed SuperKarts USA! SuperNationals event in Las Vegas for the 11th edition supported by partners Monster Energy, K&N Filters, Piloti Driving Shoes, Bain’s Hardware and Trackmagic Racing Karts. Two new drivers flew the FX Racing colors for this event with Craig Caringella joining the team for a run in the S1 class and Kyle Kuntze making a step up from 100cc karts to run in the Rotax International class. Veteran Steve Wiener piloted a new Trackmagic FTR in the TaG Masters category.  Full story on EKN

With the introduction of the new S5 Junior category, Team Top Kart USA and Kartel Motorsports fielded both Brendan Phinny and Taylor Miinch. Qualifying was no surprise after practice times with Brendan taking pole position for the heat races followed by Taylor. Both drivers were using Swedetech power and were the class of the field all weekend long. Brendan would start pole for the final and never look back taking a seven second victory. Unfortunately Taylor was caught up in a wreck at the start, which also took another Top Kart driver, Timmy Bachman out of the mix.  Full story on EKN

Amid the dry and arid climate in Las Vegas, NV – J3 Competition completed its 2007 racing schedule at the SKUSA SuperNationals. The trip to the SKUSA SuperNationals was the first time J3’s top-tier team has made the year-ending trip to the much talked about event. J3 arrived in Las Vegas with tenth ranked ICC rookie driver Richard Benitez competing in Super Pro and a trio of TaG Senior drivers including Victor Cabrera, Cy Schumacher, and Johnny Johnson.  Full story on EKN