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Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:13 |
 Without a doubt, the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas is the biggest sprint karting event in the world. This coming November, with the exciting addition of the Rotax Junior and DD2 categories, race attendance is expected to top the 575-driver mark. With each class size restricted to a pre-set maximum of either 40 or 80 spots, simply gaining entry into the event will be a competitor’s first victory. SKUSA is once again taking steps to ensure that its core customers will get the first chance to enter through their Priority Pre-Entry Program. Drivers who run in all of their ProKart Challenge races up to July 1, or who raced in the Pro Tour’s SpringNationals and are pre-entered in the SummerNationals by July 1, will be provided with special access to enter ahead of the official opening of SuperNationals registration on August 1.
“We’ve designed our SuperNationals Priority Pre-Entry process to be very straight-forward, but we’re still going to do our best to detail the procedure for our drivers so that they’ll be able to successfully take advantage of it,” offered Tom Kutscher, Superkart! USA President. “There are simple steps for our racers to take to make sure that they’ll be part of this year’s SuperNationals, because when we open registration to the public on August 1st, we’re expecting a flood of entries. It’s going to be a huge event this year – especially with the addition of the Rotax classes to commemorate the running of the Rotax Grand Finals in America – AND the free transfer spots for the winners to the 2014 Rotax Grand Finals. Needless to say, all available spots are going to go quickly.”
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Friday, 07 June 2013 11:40 |
 A record-breaking SpringNationals event in April is leading to big expectations for the upcoming Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals. The fourth annual event returns to the Grand Junction Motor Speedway in western Colorado on the July 19-21 weekend. The first stop of the 2013 Pro Tour program welcomed a record 227 entries to the event in Tucson, marking the first time a non-SuperNationals event eclipsed the 200-mark. The previous was set at the SummerNationals held last year in Utah. Teams and drivers are now preparing for the challenging 9/10-mile Grand Junction circuit that hosted the SummerNats in 2011.
“We were thrilled with the numbers at the SpringNationals, and are very much looking forward to our trip to Grand Junction for the next two rounds,” stated Superkarts! USA CEO Tom Kutscher. “The last two Pro Tour race weekends have been our biggest to date, and I believe this next one could be even bigger. There is no other reason to come to Grand Junction, other than to race one of the smoothest and most-enjoyable tracks in the United States. We will continue with our positive and fun-filled SKUSA atmosphere, with a possible endurance race in the rental karts Thursday night, followed by a complimentary dinner Friday night before things get serious on Saturday and Sunday. Anyone would be crazy if they were to miss out on this event.”
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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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