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Thursday, 20 October 2011 21:31 |
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Thursday, 20 October 2011 21:30 |
The Superkarts! USA Mountain Region held its series finale this past weekend (October 15-16), hosted by the Grand Junction Motor Speedway in western Colorado. The facility was the site of the opening two rounds of the series of the four race program, welcoming karters back for the final event of the season to decide this year’s champions and give racers a chance to prepare for the upcoming SKUSA SuperNationals XV in Las Vegas next month. Grand Junction-based CRG-USA also offered cash payback to the top three in the S2 and TaG Senior divisions.
One driver to watch will be S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto event winner and new regional champion Cory Milne. Entering the event trailing championship leader Christian Schureman by 60 points, Milne stepped up to the challenge to negate that deficit and score the class title. Starting out the event on top however, was Sabre' Cook daughter of GJMS owner Stacey Cook, as she posted the fast lap of qualifying (52.817). Christian Bird was second with Jack Bradley third. Schureman and Milne capped off the top-five. Milne was quick off the line to begin heat one, up to second by the completion of the first lap and into the lead the following circuit. He would drive off to a one-second victory over Bradley with Schureman in third. Milne scored the win in heat two, this time pressured by Schureman to put the top two drivers on the front row for the main event. From the drop of the green, Milne asserted himself as the leader and drove to a two-second victory. Meanwhile, Schureman was engaged in a battle for second and eventually was pushed back to fifth on the final stages of the race behind Bradley, Cook and Bird. Calculating the points, Milne earned enough points to secure the championship by five points over Schureman.
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Thursday, 13 October 2011 08:59 |
 Before the winter season creeps into the Colorado area, racers can take advantage of the final chance to compete against some of the top drivers at one of the best facilities in the western half of the United States. The Superkarts! USA Mountain Region series finale will take place this weekend at the Grand Junction Motor Speedway – October 15-16. The Grand Junction, Colorado facility will welcome the series for a second time this season and have opened up the schedule for numerous local option categories for those to experience the SKUSA-style event.
“We are committed to what Superkarts! USA is offering to the karting community,” stated Stacey Cook of Grand Junction Motor Speedway. “After hosting the SKUSA Pro Tour in July and the opening rounds of the SKUSA Mountain Region earlier this year, we have witnessed first hand how professional they handle their events, how much fun racers are having, and how competitive the fields are. If you live within five hours of here, you need to be in Grand Junction this weekend.”
The standard SKUSA categories will be offered once again (S2, S4, S5, TaG Senior, TaG Master, TaG Junior and TaG Cadet). Local option classes to take part include Open Shifter, Open TaG, DD2, Mini Max, Micro Max, Comer, Briggs, and Kid Karts. Grand Junction will be offering cash purses for the S2 and TaG Senior divisions with a 20% payback (50% for first, 30% for second, 20% for third). Saturday, October 15 will host a full day of practice, set for 9am to 5pm for a $40 fee. Sunday will be the fourth round of the series with practice beginning at 8am, qualifying at 10am and awards around 5pm.
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 12:50 |
The fourth and final round of the Superkarts! USA Mountain Region program – originally set for September 17-18 – has been postponed until the October 15-16 weekend. The event has been moved to the Grand Junction Motor Speedway in Grand Junction, Colorado after originally being set for the Pikes Peak International Raceway facility. The finale will host the seven SKUSA regional categories, and the season championships will be decided following the on-track action.
“Our racers and staff enjoyed traveling to the Pikes Peak facility in August and we enjoyed the circuit they have to offer,” commented SKUSA Mountain Regional Director Curt Kistler. “Despite that, we felt it was in the best interest for the series to move the finale to Grand Junction. I would like to thank the Pikes Peak Kart Racing Club for their assistance last month, along with Stacey Cook and the Grand Junction staff for welcoming us back for this weekend. That said, due to unforeseen circumstances, we need to postpone the race at this time, and we are happy to secure the date in October to wrap up the year.”
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 23:14 |
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Please see the Series Points page for the latest updates following Round 3 at Pikes Peak. |
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