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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:21 |
 Familiar names were once again taking home the hardware from the fourth round of the California ProKart Challenge. The Superkarts! USA regional event took place at the challenging Willow Springs International Raceway karting circuit on May 31-June 1. It was the second visit to the Rosamond, California facility, with this event contested on the 6/10-mile in the reverse direction (clockwise). Competitors took on the challenge as the series began the second half of the season, shaping up the championships even more – and eliminating the pretenders from the contenders. Those able to earn the top step of the podium Saturday evening, where over $1,500 worth of prizes were handed out by SKUSA, were some of the same names seen there thus far on the season.
Jake Craig has shown to be the best in class for much of the 2013 series, but this weekend was a dominant performance in the Pure Karting TaG Senior division. The former SKUSA Pro Tour Junior champ swept the Willow event to extend his championship lead while claiming his third straight feature win of the season. Craig set the tone in qualifying with the fast lap of the session (44.047). Carlee Taylor was impressive, ending up in the second position with Chris Cricca – making his first start of 2013 – in third. Jake led wire-to-wire in the heat races, with Taylor and Cricca trailing. The main event was another perfect run by Craig, leading all 20 laps for the victory. Cricca jumped to second early and held it to the end, trailing by six seconds. The fight was for third with former series champ Matt Johnson coming through on the final lap to steal the position from Taylor and Alejo Fernandez.
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Monday, 27 May 2013 10:04 |
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Happy Memorial Day and thanks to all of our servicemen! Just a reminder that ProKart Challenge is running the Willow Springs kart track BACKWARDS for Round 4 of the 2013 championship series this coming weekend May 31 and June 1. All day Friday practice is just $60. Saturday is race day! Go to www.skusastore.com to register now. The discounted price of $295 for race entry and race tires ends Wednesday night at midnight! All event details are HERE. Hope to see you in Rosamond! |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 14:06 |
 The California ProKart Challenge has reached the halfway mark of the 2013 season, with round four of the six event series set for the Willow Springs International Raceway karting circuit. While this will be the second visit for the Superkarts! USA regional series this year to the Rosamond, California facility, the May 31-June 1 event will be contested on the 6/10-mile in the reverse direction (clockwise).
“We are running the track backwards this time for a few different reasons,” added SKUSA CEO and California ProKart Challenge promoter Tom Kutscher. “First of all, it runs well in this direction. We’ve done it twice before, the last time being in 2008. Second of all, it mixes it up for our competitors who are running the whole series, as we already ran it counter clockwise in March. Lastly, it minimizes any ‘hometown’ advantage and helps even the playing field, which makes for an even more exciting championship battle. If anyone is concerned about the safety aspects, rest assured that SKUSA is doing everything possible to make it a safe AND fast event weekend, starting with the Friday practice day and carrying over to Saturday’s race day. We are bringing in extra Techpros and water barriers, and will be making other on-site adjustments to ease track entry, exit and race starts. Anyone that wants to make it out to practice in the reverse direction prior to our California PKC Friday practice day should call the track office to confirm when they are allowing practice in this direction.”
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 14:03 |
 The California ProKart Challenge returned back to action this past weekend (May 3-4) as the Superkarts! USA regional program hosted round three of the 2013 season at the Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, CA. The historic facility for karting brought together another solid turnout, welcoming 115 drivers to take on the challenging 3/4-mile course. The weekend saw a number of drivers returning to the top of the podium, setting the stage for the second half of the championship chase that will take place in the coming four months.
Another talented Pure Karting TaG Senior roster battled for round three, with Jake Craig breaking through for his second straight victory. Former series champ Travis Lowe edged out Craig for the pole position, stealing 10 bonus points. Austin DeMent was quickest on track in heat one, advancing up to the front and scoring the win over Lowe and Craig. He backed it up in heat two, leading all 12 laps with Lowe and Craig fighting it out for second once again. DeMent led the field to the green flag for the main event, but it would be the only time at the front as contact during the opening lap would put him off the track and out of the race. This allowed Craig to take over the lead and hold it all the way to the checkered flag, taking over the championship lead with the absence of Alex Keyes. Mason Daughters held off Bobby Kelley for the runner-up position, with Alejo Fernandez and Matt Johnson completing the top-five.
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 19:59 |
Can you believe we are already half-way thru the season? Don't miss out on our race event this weekend! Pre-registration cutoff is tomorrow (Wednesday) night at midnight. After that, you can sign up at the track starting Friday morning at 6:30am.
The pits will be packed for sure, and although parking will be a challenge (starting Friday morning), the weather and the competition will be HOT, HOT, HOT! Register for this race now at www.skusastore.com. Click here for additional event details, including the track directions, schedule, host hotels and more: http://www.superkartsusa.com/regional/california-pkc/event-calendar/round-3-2013.html
Hope to see you there!
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