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Friday, 21 December 2012 13:06 |
 Southern California karting is now preparing for the beginning of the 2013 racing season, kicking off with the opening round of the Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge on February 1-2 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. With another wildly-successful SuperNationals in the books, the SKUSA staff is now back to work putting things together for the ninth year of the flagship ProKart Challenge series, and the program will see improvements in certain areas as well as the continuation of an incredible package of event and year-end prizes for series competitors. One of the most exciting items of note is a new incentive program for Mini Rok drivers, which will be part of the evolution of the TaG Cadet class in PKC action.
“We enjoyed some exciting racing in our local ProKart Challenge last year, and that means a great deal to us as it was a big step moving back to a single series for all of California,” offered Tom Kutscher, SKUSA President. “As we plan for 2013, our focus remains on steady and continuous improvement, and this year we’re really looking to develop and support our youngest drivers – TaG Cadet – with a new opportunity for racers to get on-board the Mini Rok program.”
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Written by eKartingNews.com
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Sunday, 25 November 2012 00:00 |
 Only one day of the year is like today - SuperSunday at the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals presented by MG Tires. The atmosphere and excitement outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was electric, as nine categories culminated a week’s worth of work around the temporary circuit, all to etch their name in the karting history books and earn a piece of the nearly $100,000 prize purse, all while crowning the 2012 SKUSA Pro Tour champions.
The SuperSunday quest for a SuperNats win and Pro Tour title commenced with the 42-kart TaG Senior field rolling on-course for a 25-lap run. Leading the talented field to the green were Dennis Olsen (Energy) and Austin Elliott (Top Kart), that, however, was the highlight of their race, as contact during the opening tour ended both racers chance at the victory. Having avoided the opening lap incidents, Joel Jens (Tony Kart) jumped into lead ahead of Scott Hargrove (Italkart), Kiel Spaulding (FA Kart), and Luke Chudleigh (Maranello). Unfortunately for the Canadian Chudleigh, the first of two incidents quickly halted his charge, ending his run prematurely. Out front, Jens made the most of a clear track to build a multi-kart advantage over Hargrove and the hard charging Gabby Chaves (Kosmic). Thanks to some fast laps, the distance between first and second steadily evaporated, culminating in Hargrove taking over the lead on lap six, with Chaves following him through into second. With Hargrove looking comfortable out front, Louie Pagano (Birel) became the driver to watch, slicing his way up to second and reeling in Hargrove. This ultimately led to a three-driver dice for the top spot. All three promptly took a turn out front. Read full story on eKartingNews.com |
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Written by eKartingNews.com
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Saturday, 17 November 2012 00:00 |
Another beautiful day welcomed the competitors and fans of the SKUSA SuperNationals XVI outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. With weather a non-factor, the conditions were perfect for some solid racing in the nine categories taking part of the Pro Tour season finale. Both under the sun and the night lights, the racing was exciting and got the fans excited for the big show - SuperSunday main events. With grid places for the main events up for grabs, day three at the SuperNationals featured two more Heat races for all the classes.
First up were the morning classes (S4, S5, KZ2, and TaG Senior). Hitting the Rio parking lot course bright and early was the opening heat race featuring the S4 A vs. C groups. Bonnier Moulton (Tony Kart) and Eddie Olpin (Kosmic) led the field to the green and the duo held station through the opening stages of the 12 lap race. In fact, the order up front did not alter until the final lap, when Jordon Musser (Birel) executed a pass for the runner-spot to gain five more points then his championship rival Olpin. Behind the trio, Robert Marks (CRG) steadily worked his way forward, ultimately coming home in fourth, ahead of Emilio Padron (Tony Kart). Read full story on eKartingNews.com |
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Written by eKartingNews.com
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Friday, 16 November 2012 00:00 |
The 2012 edition of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals began two days ago outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas as nearly 500 drivers made their way onto the temporary circuit for the first time. Friday marked the first day of three where results on track matter - with qualifying and the opening round of heat races taking place. The day commenced on Friday morning under overcast and cloudy skies on a track that is most-favourable to all the racers here, touting it as one of the best tracks ever for the SKUSA SuperNationals.
Following a seven minute warm-up run for the morning classes (S4, S5, KZ2, and TaG Senior), it was time for the qualifying runs to determine the grids for the three heat races to come for each class. Read full story on eKartingNews.com |
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Friday, 09 November 2012 12:35 |
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The tech staff here at SKUSA wanted to remind you of two important rules updates. The first is the Optional Mini ROK Air Filter, the second being a few Tech Updates/Clarifications for the MY09 Leopard and the Motori 7. |
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