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PRE-REG OPENS TODAY at 7 PM
Will close April 16 at 11:59 PM PDT
 

Round 2 - Buttonwillow (Reverse) April 20-21, 2024
Buttonwillow Raceway Park
24551 Lerdo Highway
Buttonwillow, CA 93206
(661) 764-5333
buttonwillowraceway.com
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Please contact the facility for Kart Track hours.  No Friday practice.
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 Important News

EKN Trackside: SKUSA Pro Tour MG Tires SpringNationals - Saturday Report
Written by eKartingNews.com   
Saturday, 21 April 2012 00:00
The first round of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals provided a day full of action and excitement around the PKRA Formula K Raceway in Phoenix, AZ. Heat was a major factor on the day with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees for much of the day. The SKUSA staff dug dip, working a long 12-hour day to make sure all the full action went into the books. On-track, the story was a day of first-time winners, as all eight feature victors earned their first Pro Tour Main Event trophy. In the headline categories, Phil DeLaO walked away with the TaG Senior category for a perfect point day while Joey Wimsett outran the veterans in S1 for his debut win.

DRT Racing TaG Senior
A record-breaking total of 43 drivers opened up the 2012 season for the TaG Senior division. With the massive amount of drivers, the field was randomly split into two groups for qualifying. Arizona driver Phil DeLaO laid down a monster lap in the first group, with no one able to match his pace. Quicker by over three-tenths in the timed session, DeLaO continued the torrid pace as the day wore on. Untouched in the two heat races with wins by more than three seconds, DeLaO went wire-to-wire for a near nine-second victory in his Pro Tour debut. SKUSA #3 plate holder Matt Johnson (Energy) appeared to be the top challenger, but a electrical issue on his engine put him on the sideline in the Main Event. As the race continued, it was Canadian Remo Ruscitti (Italkart) up to the second position. His teammate Michael Valiante (Italkart) was holding third until Shawn Cricca (FA Kart), up from 12th on the grid, worked around to steal the final podium position. Valiante finished fourth with TaG Senior sophomore Austin Elliott (Top Kart) finishing fifth.

Read the full story on eKartingNews.com
 
EKN Trackside: SKUSA Pro Tour MG Tires SpringNationals - Preview
Written by eKartingNews.com   
Thursday, 19 April 2012 00:00
This weekend begins the third season of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour with the running of the MG Tires SpringNationals. The Phoenix Kart Racing Association (PKRA) Formula K Raceway will host the April 20-22 event with over 175 drivers in eight categories set to do battle for SpringNationals glory and move ahead during step one of three towards a Pro Tour title. 2012 will be a year of progression, both for the series itself and the drivers within the program. A number of champions from a year ago, along with many others, are moving up the internal SKUSA Ladder System, in TaG and Stock Moto, with a number of championship contenders returning as well.

The PKRA facility will be hosting its first SKUSA event since the May 2000 ProMoto Tour event. The first era of the organization hosted a large event that included some current big names in motorsports, including Scott Speed, AJ Allmendinger, Michael McDowell, Charlie Kimball, Jonathan Bomarito, Darren Elliott, and S1 winner that weekend Alan Rudolph. Many others who will be in Phoenix this weekend were part of the event 12 years ago, and we'll talk about them during our weekend coverage.

Read the full story on eKartingNews.com


 
 
If you missed the pre-entry cutoff for the MG Tires SpringNationals in Phoenix this weekend...!
Monday, 16 April 2012 13:56
Sorry! The SKUSA staff has closed their pre-registration and is heading to Arizona shortly! You will be able to register at the track and purchase the other items you will need for this event starting at 10am this Thursday, April 19th or Friday morning starting at 6:30am. Click here for the RECENTLY UPDATED race schedule for this event, and here for directions to the track! You can also click here for the most current pit map. Please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 951-491-0808 if you need to purchase items at the track such as a pit spot, tires, fuel or oil, so that we can add to to the list and be prepared for your arrival.

See you at PKRA!
 
Pro Tour SpringNationals BREAKING NEWS: TaG Senior is officially SOLD OUT at 40 Entries!
Friday, 13 April 2012 14:01
With 2 days left before the PRE-ENTRY cutoff for the 2012 MG Tires SpringNationals in Phoenix, Arizona, the TaG Senior class has reached a new milestone -- SOLD OUT at the 40-entry class cap! SKUSA has officially started a wait list for any TaG Senior drivers that were hoping to race next weekend at this exciting event, but have not yet pre-registered! Call 951-491-0808 or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  with the driver name and contact phone number to be added to this wait list. Names will be added to the list in the order received, and all drivers will be re-contacted as openings become available.
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Honda Performance Development to Award $17,000 Back to Karting for 2012
Friday, 13 April 2012 13:31
A major player in the motorsports industry, Honda Performance Development (HPD) has announced that they will continue their support of the karting ranks. The popular Honda CR125 engine is the backbone of shifterkart racing in the United States and HPD is once again giving back to the karting community with a number of contingency programs for the 2012 season. HPD is working specifically with the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour, California ProKart Challenge, Northwest Karting Challenge, the World Karting Association, the Rock Island Grand Prix and their ‘Spec Honda’ classes. In total, Honda Performance Development will award $17,000 in cash and ‘HPD Bucks’ to racers across the country.

Competitors in the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour Stock Honda categories - S1, S2, S4, and S5 - will have a chance at the $6,400 in cash awards from HPD toward the season championship standings. Each category will see the champion receive $750, vice-champion $500, and third $350. At the SKUSA SuperNationals XVI in Las Vegas, HPD will have an engine raffle for the S2 podium drivers, one to receive a new CR125 Engine Kit, worth $2,500. The California ProKart Challenge, the current longest running SKUSA regional program, will see all five Stock Honda categories (S1 through S5) earn HPD Bucks at the end of the season. The champion in each class will receive $200, runner-up $100, with third place $75. A Honda EU1000i Generator is to be raffled off at the banquet with a new CR125 Top End Kit raffled per event.
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