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Superkarts! USA returns to the Sonoma Raceway karting circuit for the first time since the 2017 SpringNationals,
hosting the ProKart Challenge over the August 23-24 weekend (Photo: eKartingNews.com)
A significant weekend lies ahead for the ProKart Challenge program. The Superkarts! USA regional program is set to host Round Five of the 2025 schedule on August 23-24 at Sonoma Raceway. The weekend marks the first trip to the Sonoma, California facility for the organization since 2017 when they hosted the SKUSA Pro Tour SpringNationals.
Round Five action for the ProKart Challenge is going to take place on the ‘National Pro’ layout, which eliminates most of the famous Tic-Tac-Toe section of the course. Official practice begins on Saturday, August 23 with four rounds prior to qualifying to close out the day. Sunday, August 24 welcomes warm-up, Prefinal and Final to conclude action for Round Five for all categories.
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Ryan Norberg won in a photo finish in the Pro X30 main event (Photo: EKN)
It was a picture-perfect day on Saturday at the 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals. The Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati provided a sunny day and comfortable temperatures as Round Three of the championship was completed on the day for the seven semi-pro categories with the Pro Show running their first day of action. While Rolison Performance Group drivers Ryan Norberg (Pro X30) and Alexander Vanchev (X30 Junior / KA Junior) were able to add to their win total on the season, four others claimed their first wins on the year.
Alan Isambard (RRC / LN Racing Kart) shocked the paddock with fast time in qualifying for the Kart CRG USA Pro X30 division. A 55.239-lap put him at the top of the order over Round One winner Ryan Norberg (RPG / Kosmic) and California driver Blake Nash (Nash / EOS). It was British driver Gus Lawrence (RPG / Kosmic) that showed the pace in the Prefinal, holding off Norberg for the race win to lead the 33 driver field to the green flag. The top two were able to break away from the field early on with Lawrence at the point. Norberg applied the pressure by the halfway point of the 20-lap race, trying to get around for the lead. He finally did on lap 15, but the rest of the top six was right there, including Round Two winner Austin Garrison (SCR / CS55). Garrison got around Lawrence on lap 17 and closed up on Norberg. Coming to the white flag, Garrison was able to work past Norberg for the lead with an over/under move. Through the final lap, Garrison held the defensive line up until the run onto the main straight to the checkered flag. Norberg timed the run perfectly to dive to the right of Garrison in the drag race, reaching the checkered flag first by 20 thousandths of a second for the victory. Ruben Moya (FDM / Pantano) celebrated his first SKUSA Pro Tour podium, working up to third in the closing laps ahead of Lawrence while Diego Ramos (PSL / Birelart) was fifth at the line. Unfortunately, he was removed from the results for a DQ in tech. That promoted Isambard up to fifth.
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In what can only be described as a difficult year for the sport, Superkarts! USA is pleased to confirm and verify the prizes they gave out for the 2020 season. Earlier in the year, the Temecula based company vowed to give back even more to the racers. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the series is proud to have made good on that commitment.
Many have asked what exactly we give back to the drivers and “we’re beyond proud to confirm we gave out nearly $300,000 in cash, prizes, and entry credits,” remarked Tom Kutscher. “It’s one thing to say it, but it’s another thing entirely to do it. In an era where we’re aiming to be more transparent with our racers, we felt it was very important to let people see the prizes we awarded.”
For anyone interested, the full breakdown is here and includes some of the following highlights:
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The newest category to the SKUSA SuperNationals is KA100 Master, which was introduced into the line-up in 2022. The class has taken over as the headline single-speed category for drivers over the age of 30. While there is no KA100 Master class on the SKUSA Pro Tour, multiple other programs including the Texas Sprint Racing Series and ProKart Challenge contest the division, and it had continued to sell out for Vegas over its first four editions. Read full story on eKartingNews.com |
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Daniel Formal swept the weekend in Pro Shifter (Photo: EKN)
The opening weekend of the 2025 Superkarts! USA Winter Series came to a close on Sunday at the Orlando Kart Center. It was an improvement on the weather side for the over 300 entries at the Orlando, Florida facility. Clear skies brought on sunshine all day, despite chilly temps when the gates opened, there was no wind to allow the temps to rise into the 60s. Laps were cut down by two in both the Prefinal and Final, helping to keep on the printed schedule on the day. The main events wrapped up as the sun set and Round Two winners were decided. It ended with two wins each for the Senior drivers – Daniel Formal (Pro Shifter), Joe Turney (Pro X30) and Frankie Mossman (KA100 Senior).
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