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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 21:11 |
After a big weekend at the Stars of Karting National Finals in Las Vegas, Kartel Motorsports drivers looked to end the Nor Cal Region 11 IKF on a positive note, and prepare for the SKUSA SuperNationals XII. As the 2008 season came to an end for most, the Kartel staff was still in full assault mode. Kartel drivers were at the track testing every weekend, and Kartel was testing themselves every chance they had. All the time paid off in big ways. Read Full Story on EKN.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 19:20 |
It was a successful weekend for the Team Aluminos squad at the recent National Guard Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XII. A large tent filled with Aluminos-prepped GP Kart machines did battle outside the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to earn victories and prizes at the biggest event of the year. With nearly 20 drivers running under the Aluminos banner - many for the first time at the SuperNats - the overall picture was a success for owner Rob Soares and his hard-working staff.
The highlight of the event was the consistent weeklong run by New Zealander Daniel Bray. A second-time SuperNats driver, Bray returned this year determined to redeem himself from a DNF in the S1 main event last fall. With this unfinished business, Bray battled some of the top up-and-coming shifter kart drivers of North America and definitely held his own. Qualifying third, he would go on to finish third, fourth and fifth in the heat races to start outside row one for the main event on SuperSunday. Starting outside row one, Bray ran second for the majority of the 30-lap feature. Heavy pressure put the Kiwi back to fourth with five laps to go, but he battled back to cross the line in second, getting the chance to stand on the SuperNationals podium. Read Full Story on EKN.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 15:05 |
An all new look and strong results for Italkart and Italian Motors were delivered at this year’s SKUSA Super Nationals. With over 400 driver entries in the event, ten drivers took part under the Italian Motors banner in five separate classes.
With one hundred entries in the TaG Senior category, it was Grand Am driver Michael Valiante making an appearance along with Stars of Karting TAG ICC Eastern Champion Michael Hogg and Cameron Karting’s Brett Buckwalter. In qualifying it was Valiante securing the second position only a tenth behind the leader. Buckwalter was also able to put down a fast lap grabbing the 8th place position while Hogg was unable to complete the qualifying session and was forced to put together several great runs to advance into Sunday’s “A” main. Valiante would grid seventh with Buckwalter starting on the front row. Valiante would be the driver on the move making up several positions on the first corner, he would go on to battle with the front runners throughout the race and would cross the line taking home a fourth place position while Buckwalter maintained a top ten position in sixth. Hogg continued his forward drive making up positions and would place twenty first. Read Full Story on EKN.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 15:04 |
On the Las Vegas podium of the 12th “Skusa SuperNationals” final, the two Intrepid drivers Jordy Vorrath and Jérémy Iglesias were very proud to show the cheques given to the best drivers in the Super Pro category, the top category of the weekend.
The already long list of successful results in 2008 – both at an international level and in many countries all over the world – was further enriched by Intrepid’s excellent performance. Very well represented on the other side of the Atlantic thanks to the dynamism of local importers and distributors, the Italian brand dominated the competition held in the parking area of Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, which hosted one of the most important kart events of the season in America. Read Full Story on EKN.
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Monday, 01 December 2008 21:13 |
Team Top Kart USA and Tyler Thomas Motorsports pilot Tyler Thomas scored a second place podium result at last weekend’s Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals held on a temporary circuit adjacent to the RIO All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the podium result, Thomas proved that he will be one of the drivers to beat in 2009 TaG Junior competition in all series of competition.
After looking very good through the test days leading up to the event, Thomas was close to the top of the time charts in Thursday’s official timed sessions. Working with tuner Mike Maurini, the duo worked on a good qualifying setup to ensure up front starting positions for the three heat race format.
After turning a solid 43.897 lap in qualifying, Thomas could be seen fifth on the time charts out of a field of 49 as he would look to begin his quest towards SuperNationals glory. Lining up fifth for the start of each heat race, the Tulsa, Oklahoma pilot would look for consistent race finishes to ensure an upfront starting position for the main event. Read Full Story on EKN.
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