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Written by Dave Rodman, Nascar.com
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 18:45 |
 Motorsports, just like baseball, football and soccer, has participation levels including everything from kids to professionals. And in motorsports, the largest entry-level form of the sport is karting.
But unlike baseball or football, where Major League Baseball and National Football League players don't go back to Little League and Pop Warner to get their thrills, karting provides that for motorsports professionals.
Just ask Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray. A week after he finished third in the Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, McMurray was out in Las Vegas for one of the biggest karting events of the year, the 12th annual Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. Read Full Story on Nascar.com.
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Sunday, 07 December 2008 16:09 |
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Winning at the biggest event of the year can be very difficult, but earning your third is certainly no stroll in the park. On the November 24-26 weekend at the National Guard Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XII in Las Vegas, two-time national champion runner-up Gustavo Menezes attempted to join the names of NASCAR’s Scott Speed and Rolex Grand-Am’s Michael Valiante as the only three-time SuperNats victors. With 48 other TaG Junior drivers looking to become the first ever winner in the class, Menezes was up against a tough challenge but nothing he would back down from. Held on the grounds of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, this race was the biggest event in North American karting in 2008. Read Full Story on EKN. |
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Written by ColdTrackDays.com
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 21:28 |
I just got back from the SUKSA Super Nationals in Las Vegas, and I have to say, I was surprised by what I saw. No, not the skill level or the dedication, the time (and money) invested or the advanced nature of the karts themselves, all of that I expected. What I was surprised by, was the turnout. Drivers from around the world came to Las Vegas to compete in what has become the premiere karting event of the season. Over 400 drivers entered into ten classes, with ages ranging from elementary to senior. The Italians took over one corner of the paddock, while a large turnout of both French and Brazilian drivers were there to show the stateside crowd what the international karting scene has to offer. Read Full Story on ColdTrackDays.com.
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 21:27 |
In its last event of the 2008 season, a six-man Cameron Motorsports/CRG line-up headed to Las Vegas a week ago for National Guard Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XII at the Rio Hotel and Casino. In a fitting close to a stellar campaign, the weekend ended with a podium performance once again.
The run came from reigning ICC National Champion Michael Vincec in SuperPro as the familiar #5 took fifth on Super Sunday. It capped a strong recovery run for the weekend’s work, four days where Vincec and tuner Trevor Wickens were hustling in perhaps the deepest SuperPro field in SuperNationals history. “Practice started off well, but in the final couple of sessions we struggled a little,” Vincec set in replaying his start to the weekend. Qualifying followed, and the pair had some work to do going forward. “P13 wasn’t what I was hoping for,” he said. “I was in the 5 spot until the last few minutes, then in the final minutes of the session I couldn’t get a clean lap together.” Read Full Story on EKN.
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 21:14 |
Race car drivers will tell you that any win is special, but in reality some tend to be a bit more special than others. For Brendan Phinny, his win at the SKUSA SuperNationals XII on Sunday, November 23 fell into that category as it concluded a championship-winning karting season and could be considered the biggest of his fledgling career as he beat a renowned NASCAR Sprint Cup star across the finish line.
At only 14-years of age, Phinny normally isn’t eligible to compete in the Senior division, but petitioned to compete in the S3 class at the SKUSA SuperNationals and was granted a waiver to do so. Coming into the Las Vegas event, Phinny wasn’t really considered much of a threat as it was going to be his first race in the Senior division (and the flagship one at that) and he was squaring off against several well-known professional drivers such as Jamie McMurray (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner) and Memo Gidley (Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototype driver). Read Full Story on EKN.
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