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ROK Cup USA and Superkarts! USA will open up the season with two back-to-back events at the Orlando Kart Center in January and February
ROK Cup USA and Superkarts! USA entered a working relationship at the beginning of the 2024 season. The two karting organizations scheduled and hosted back-to-back events in January and February in Homestead and followed up with back-to-back weekends in Orlando for March. The association will continue this synergy for the 2025 season with the first three months of the year featuring back-to-back events.
The first month of 2025 will features the openers of both the Superkarts! USA Winter Series and the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour at the Orlando Kart Center in Orlando, Florida. Both programs return to the Orlando, Florida facility in February for their second stops.
“We are excited to continue this partnership with SKUSA heading into the 2025 season,” stated Michael Burrell of ROK Cup USA. “Our 2024 Florida Winter Tour welcomed an increase in entries over the three events from year’s past. The response from the competitors and teams was positive, receiving feedback from them saving over 30% in costs versus the previous year. We felt it was crucial to continue working together with SKUSA moving forward. It is a great example of what can happen when promoters work together for the common good of karting. Thank you to the staff at SKUSA for their continued cooperation.”
The 2025 relationship will expand outside the state of Florida. The series finale for the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour will be held at Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas in late March. The following weekend, Superkarts! USA will kick-off the 2025 edition of the SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals at the Speedsportz facility for the first time in series history.
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Matheus Morgatto won the Pro Shifter main event to claim the 2025 championship (Photo: EKN)
The 2025 Superkarts! USA Winter Series concluded on Sunday at the Orlando Kart Center, completing the fourth round of the ‘Spring Training’ championship. The penultimate round was contested on Saturday, with similar weather conditions featuring clear skies and warm temperatures greeted the over 285 entries at the Orlando, Florida facility. Drivers were all in on attacking the 8/10-mile course and the tough competition with the final SKUSA event until the WinterNationals in March. Defending Pro Shifter champion Matheus Morgatto was able to claim a second straight title with victory in Round Four while British driver Joe Turney won his fourth straight main event to earn a second Pro X30 crown at the series.
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Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 28 is set for November 12-16 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and registrations opens on July 31 (Photo: On Track Promotions – otp.ca)
Superkarts! USA has confirmed the opening day for registration for SKUSA SuperNationals 28. The November 12-16 event is set for a return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway following the success of the last two editions that welcomed over 550 entries from all over the world each year. The pathway to the international karting spectacular starts with the registration process that opens on July 31.
The Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 28 returns to the same area of parking lots as in 2021 and 2024 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2025 event will be similar to last year with the same nine categories to be offered in addition to a comparable event format and schedule. Pro Shifter and Pro X30 remain as the headline divisions. KA100 is offered for Senior, Junior and Master level drivers. X30 Junior and Master Shifter along with Mini Swift and Micro Swift round out the class roster for SKUSA SuperNationals 28.
“The first 27 editions of the SuperNationals have been historic and we aim to bring another memorable week in Las Vegas this November,” stated Tom Kutscher of Superkarts! USA. “Our planning for SuperNats 28 began last year as we wrapped up the 2024 edition and has continued every week. We are now in the area to begin refining our plans, including opening the registration process, setting up the host hotel, and planning out the facility, including the track layout. The last three editions were among the biggest in the history of the event, and our goal is to continue that momentum for 2025.”
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A fifth straight victory in KA100 Senior for Keagan Kaminski (Photo: Sector 5 Media)
The penultimate round of the 2025 ProKart Challenge took place at the Sonoma Raceway karting circuit over the August 23-24 weekend. It was the first time since 2017 that Superkarts! USA hosted an event at the Sonoma, California facility. The weekend weather was perfect for racing around the ‘National Pro’ layout, welcoming the second largest event of the season at over 160 entries competing in the 11 categories.
A total of 46 drivers contested the Formula Works KA100 Senior category on the weekend with the same end result as the first four rounds. Chase Hand was able to set fast time in qualifying, posting a 48.499 lap to edge out four-time race winner Keagan Kaminski by 75 thousandths. Hand was shuffled out of the lead on the opening lap of the Prefinal by Kaminski but returned to the point on lap three. He led until lap 10 with Texas Sprint Racing Series champion Jesus Vasquez Jr. taking control and the race win – as Jackson Menchu slipped into second. After leading the opening three laps of the Final, Vasquez dropped down to fifth as Hand took over the lead. Vasquez fought back to reclaim the top spot by lap 10. Hand led for a second time on lap 17, showing the way to the white flag. During the final circuit, Kaminski was able to work past Hand. Leading only the final lap, Kaminski celebrated his fifth straight victory on the season. Hand was short at the line by 58 thousandths, with Menchu joining them on the podium in third. Stephen Eisert and Ryan Persing finished fourth and fifth.
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Jay Urwin holds the Pro Shifter championship standings lead going into the SummerNationals (Photo: EKN)
The 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is set to conclude this weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park. For an 11th straight year, the New Castle, Indiana facility will be the site of the SKUSA Pro Tour SummerNationals. A record-setting 300 entries are registered over the eight categories on the July 25-27 weekend, set to conclude the 16th championship season of the SKUSA Pro Tour.
Event schedule begins with unofficial practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Official sessions begin on Friday with four, seven-minute sessions with a fifth and final 12-minute run for all eight categories to close out the day. Seven of the divisions will follow the two round format on the weekend, including Pro X30 moving away from the Pro Show format. Warm-up, qualifying, Prefinal (8 laps) and Final (16 laps) make up Saturday with the same lineup for Sunday to complete Round Three and Round Four of the SKUSA Pro Tour. The SKUSA Pro Show features only the Pro Shifter division. Qualifying, Super Pole, Heat 1 and Heat 2 on Saturday set the stage for the 12-lap Prefinal and the 20-lap Final to decide the SKUSA SummerNationals winner. Read full story on eKartingNews.com |
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