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Mathias Podboj scored his first career victory in the S1 Pro Stock Honda (Photo: DromoPhotos.com)
The California ProKart Challenge is now into the second half of the season after hosting Round Four of the 2017 championship chase at the Santa Maria Karting Association circuit. West of the Alamo wildfires, the flagship Superkarts! USA regional program contested two days of racing on July 7-8 around the 7/10-mile course, helping to shape the title chases even further as the program looks toward the final two rounds in September. The weekend in Santa Maria also marked the debut of the pushback bumper in the X30 Senior and X30 Junior categories. SKUSA officials are optimistic with the addition of the pushback bumper, while understanding it is a learning curve for both the officials and the competitors. On track, however, the competitors are putting in 100% effort toward victories, and those still in the chase are keeping their eye on the year-end prize of a championship.
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Brandon Jarsocrak secured his first SKUSA Pro Tour victory in the X30 Senior division (Photo: EKN)
The Superkarts! USA Pro Tour wrapped up a wild run to their eighth season with this weekend’s SummerNationals at the New Castle Motorsports Park. DKC’s Jake French (Sodi Kart) eliminated all doubt that he is the best shifter kart driver in the country when he completed his sweep of the weekend, after international professional Gary Carlton (Formula K) suffered a mechanical DNF. KartSport North America’s Brandon Jarsocrak (Praga) out-gunned Saturday winner Braden Eves (Vemme) for the win in X30 Senior.
Today marked the most dramatic finish to a SKUSA Pro Tour X30 Senior championship chase. It boiled down to defending champion Ryan Norberg (PSL / Birel ART) and 2014 title winner Jake Craig (RPM / Tony Kart). Both were vying to be the first repeat champion in series history, however, both would have to do it from the back of the field. Both were among the lead pack in the Prefinal. Norberg was turned around in the I-70 corner after contact with Craig. That dropped the defending champ down the order while Craig was involved in contact shortly after with Marjin Kremers (PSL / Birel ART). Kremers was removed from the remainder of the event for the questionable contact, as Craig placed 25th and Norberg 38th. Up front, Brandon Jarsocrak (KSNA / Praga) bounced back from his issues Saturday to qualify first and earn the victory in the Prefinal. Read the full story on eKartingNews.com
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Round Four of the California ProKart Challenge is set for July 7-8 at the Santa Maria Kart Track (Photo: DromoPhotos.com)
The halfway point is here for the California ProKart Challenge with the first three rounds of the 2017 championship chase in the books. The remaining three events are on the horizon, with the Superkarts! USA regional program heading back to the Santa Maria Kart Track on July 7-8, home of the Santa Maria Karting Association. A number of the 10 championship battles remain up for grabs with only a select few with a chance to battle down the stretch for the titles. A number of series regulars are at the IKF Sprint Grand Nationals at Santa Maria this weekend, working for a chance at earning the prestigious ‘Duffy’ trophy while putting in work preparing for the California PKC event.
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Attention SKUSA racers! Tonight at midnight is the cut-off to pre-register at our MSR link for our ProKart Challenge competitors’ FAVORITE summertime racing destination: Santa Maria!
All event info is posted on the Santa Maria Event Page. Don’t forget to reserve your pit spot or on-site camping thru the SKUSA online STORE by tonight, as well.
Entries will open later this weekend for the SummerNationals at New Castle, so watch for that info to be posted soon, as well.
Hope to see you in Santa Maria!
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X30 Senior and X30 Junior - In all official track sessions (practice, qualifying, heats and final) the Pushback system must be installed. Failure to have it installed in official practice sessions may result in the loss of practice sessions.
In qualifying, heat(s), and the final, each driver must enter the pre-grid or grid area with the front fairing detached from their kart. The mechanic or the driver himself/herself must mount the front fairing without the use of tools under the supervision of the grid steward(s). The fairing will be inspected for modification or excessive wear.
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