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Written by John Motley - National Technical Director
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 17:17 |
Recently we issued a revision to our rules regarding the use of cylinders for all Stock Honda classes. The intent of the new rule is similar to our TAG class rules where only one engine brand change per competition year is allowed.
After receiving input from competitors we decided to clarify the rule.
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Cylinders are defined by two groups regardless of the actual year of the cylinder. Either 1997-1999 (early) or 2000-2002 (late).
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If you have a damaged cylinder, you will not be allowed to change to the other cylinder group.
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Regional series are “stand alone.” Pro Tour -- the three race series including the SuperNationals -- is also to be considered “stand alone.” You select the cylinder group you wish to run at the first event of the series and continue to run that group for the remainder of the year.
Basically, we feel that the concept of having a certain cylinder type that might possibly be a few tenths faster at a given track, and the considerable expense and testing involved to determine that, is not a desirable situation for the majority of our competitors. We believe that the time, expense and effort would be better spent in getting the chassis right and improving the driver’s skill level.
Thank you for taking the time to comment on this issue.
JOHN MOTLEY
NATIONAL TECH DIRECTOR
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 14:27 |
 The popular ProKart Challenge will enter its eighth season when they open the gates on February 10 at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The two-day event will kick off the 2012 six-race championship season for the Superkarts! USA California region. The flagship program for the growing organization - which now promotes a total of six regional series with the creation of the Northwest Karting Challenge and Texas ProKart Challenge - will set the bar for the upcoming season as over 100 karters from all over California and the surrounding states are expected to take on the 7/10-mile course. Many are gunning for a piece of the over $65,000 prize package offered this year by SKUSA.
For the 2012 season, the ProKart Challenge will be awarding a total of roughly $14,000 in prizes during the podium ceremonies, thanks to the partnerships with MG Tires, VP Fuel, Mothers Polish and Honda Performance Development (HPD). A contingency program will also be available through HPD for the Stock Moto categories on the season.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 12:25 |
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It’s been a number of years since an official Superkarts! USA event has been run in Texas, but this will change during the 2012 season as the SKUSA National Office is thrilled to announce the formation of an official regional program in the Lone Star State. The organization has long enjoyed strong participation from the Texas karting community, especially at the annual SuperNationals, making this a huge step towards further developing their growing regional platform. The new Texas ProKart Challenge will consist of three double-race weekends, running with the Gulf Coast Karters in Katy, Grandsport Speedway in Houston, and the North Texas Karters in Denton. This announcement comes hot on the heels of the recent confirmation of SKUSA’s renewed involvement in the Pacific Northwest, and sets the stage for an exciting season in 2012.
“Texas has an incredible wealth of talent, and we’re always happy to be able to host so many of them every year at the SuperNationals,” said Tom Kutscher, Superkarts! USA President. “The announcement of this new region in Texas means a lot to us, and it’s a major addition to our growing regional program. Expanding the reach of our Stock Moto and TaG rules package is a primary goal here at SKUSA, and I’m pleased to be able to begin what I believe will be a long relationship with the Texas karting community.”
The following is the schedule for this year’s debut season:
2012 Texas ProKart Challenge
May 5-6: Gulf Coast Karters - Katy, TX
June 2-3: Grandsport Speedway - Houston, TX
June 30-July 1: North Texas Karters - Denton, TX
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 17:27 |
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.
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Written by John Motley - National Technical Director
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Friday, 20 January 2012 13:01 |
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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. |
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