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Monday, 02 March 2015 11:43 |
If you were to look at the recent history of karting in North America, you would see that the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is the sport’s biggest success story in terms of national competition. A focus on steady growth and consistent improvement has resulted in the largest fields in recent memory, as over 230 racers took part in last year’s SpringNationals and SummerNationals. The season-ending SuperNationals has grown to monumental proportions with well over 500 drivers traveling to Las Vegas each November. In keeping with its dedication to constant evolution and improvement, Superkarts! USA is thrilled to announce that the assembled prize package for the 2015 Pro Tour season will exceed $150,000 in cash and awards.
“From the day that we launched the Pro Tour, our focus has always been on growing and improving the series so that we may one day have that professional series that karting has been looking for, something that we can market to mainstream motorsports fans to come out to see,” commented Tom Kutscher, Superkarts! USA CEO. “To that end, we’ve made some technical moves to level the playing field and lower overall costs, and we continue to cultivate partnerships with the industry to grow the prize package that we can offer to our racers. We’ve surpassed the $150,000 mark, but I’m aiming for $200,000 before we open the gates at the SpringNationals in May.”
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Friday, 27 February 2015 10:53 |
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Big fields are expected once again, this time without the rain, for Round Two of the California ProKart Challenge (Photo: dromophotos.com)
The 2015 season is underway for the Superkarts! USA organization, as its flagship regional program – the California ProKart Challenge – is set for its second event of the year. On March 6-7, racers from all over the western half of the United States will converge on the kart track at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, California. The 6/10-mile course has been a regular destination for the 11-year program as competitors continue their battle to take home a piece of the more than $75,000 in cash, gift certificates and prizes to be handed out during 2015. The opening race at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in February challenged the more than 150 drivers on hand, with rainy conditions greeting the drivers in their first start of the new year.
“It was a wild and crazy way to start the season,” offered Superkarts! USA CEO and California ProKart Challenge promoter Tom Kutscher. “In previous years, we’ve had to battle rain and snow nearly every opening weekend of the season. Our racers always persevere and make it out, putting on a great show. I enjoyed seeing a lot of new winners at our first event earlier this month, and the numbers show that our competitors are ready for another amazing year.”
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Tuesday, 17 February 2015 21:08 |
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Please click HERE for an informational update regarding clutches – which affects the TaG Junior, TaG Senior and TaG Master classes only. |
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:05 |
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Sonny Cervelli escaped Buttonwillow as the victor in TaG Senior (Photo: dromophotos.com)
The 2015 season began for the California ProKart Challenge, the flagship regional program of Superkarts! USA, under changing conditions at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park over February 6-7. Now entering its 11th year, the six-round championship series welcomed sunny skies for practice day, then was hit by cooler temperatures and rain falling from the clouds that surrounded the 7/10-mile course on race day. A revised class structure welcomed 159 entries over the now 11 categories offered this season, including a record 42 TaG Cadet/Cadet Rookie drivers. For many drivers, Saturday’s victory was their first in the series – or at least a first in their new category – as the chase for a piece of the $75,000 prize package in 2015 begins.
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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 16:06 |
In case you saw the latest weather forecast, there is now a chance of rain this weekend in Buttonwillow. But don’t fret if you do not have a set of Rain Tires in your trailer! We race --rain or shine -- and we will bring extra rain tires to the track. No need to pre-order them now, as we will bring everything we have.
The PKC Registration desk will be open for check-in and on-site purchases starting Friday morning at 7:00am and Saturday morning starting at 6:30am. We were also able to get extra pit spots and camping spots in Row 6 for our attendees, so you will also have a place to park and can camp on site upon arrival! Here is the latest pit map, and here is the latest TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE (which was recently adjusted to accommodate drivers running 2 classes).
See you there!
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