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Friday, 24 August 2012 14:42 |
 The newly-revitalized downtown core of Lancaster, California will take its entertainment line-up to the next level in just three week’s time, when the Superkarts! USA road warriors of the California ProKart Challenge invade the ‘Boulevard’ for the 4th annual Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix. The event promises to be the largest in its history, as talk of this year’s festival has spread throughout the karting community. As the perfect ‘temporary circuit’ tune-up for SKUSA’s annual SuperNationals at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this November, the Grand Prix will attract the top shifterkart and TaG racers on the West Coast. No one can argue that Superkarts! USA is the series on the move these days, and their combination of hardcore racing, growing entry numbers, competitive fields, and an enjoyable atmosphere have become the standard to which all other organizations aspire. Registration for the race is now open on the Superkarts! USA website.
SKUSA made its debut as the organizer of the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix last year, and brought professional event management to the street race, taking the layout right to the heart of the downtown core to kick things up a notch. The addition of a 1000’ straightaway only served to give the layout a character that is unique in North American karting. The racing that resulted was thrilling for the massive crowd that packed the area’s downtown core for the event. The race has the definite possibility of becoming the largest karting event in southern California, as SKUSA is anticipating that more than 150 drivers will be setting up in the paddock come Friday, September 14.
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Wednesday, 22 August 2012 11:26 |
 The California ProKart Challenge hosted the penultimate round of the 2012 series championship at the popular Santa Maria Karting Association facility in Santa Maria last weekend. A rare facility – located on the grounds of an airport – offered a challenging course and comfortable weather conditions for racing. The fight on-track witnessed the championship leaders in the headline categories – TaG Senior and S1 Pro Stock Moto – extend their advantage in the standings with feature wins Saturday, August 18. Matt Johnson and Jimmy McNeil each scored their third victory of the year in convincing fashion.
Johnson had to battle his way to the front in the Leading Edge Motorsports-sponsored TaG Senior category after qualifying seventh. Top honors went to young pilots Enzo Mestre and Jake Craig. The field was tight as the top six drivers in the session were all within a tenth of Mestre’s time. In the opening heat race, Johnson found his pace and worked his way to the point. By lap seven, Johnson secured the lead and went on to score the win. Mestre and Johnson went back and forth in the second heat race. At the checkered flag, Johnson crossed the line first with Mestre on his bumper. The main event was all Johnson. Jumping out to the lead, championship rival Travis Lowe advanced his way into the second position. The two drivers ran 1-2 the entire time. Johnson drove to his third victory of the season with Lowe, earning fast lap honors, placing second for the third time on the year. Mestre was a close third to round out the podium, with Devin Lindsey and Bobby Kelley completing the top-five.
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012 11:09 |
Hope you're planning on joining your fellow Pro Kart Challenge racers for some fun this weekend! ProKart So Cal is running in Santa Maria, CA -- and TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT is the deadline to register for this event! Full details can be found on the Santa Maria Event Page and you can sign up now thru the Online Store.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 10:21 |
 The California ProKart Challenge returns to action this weekend (August 17-18) when it hosts the fifth round of the 2012 season at the Santa Maria Karting Association facility in Santa Maria. A favorite by the competitors and their families, the SMKA kart track has been a familiar meeting ground for the NorCal contingent to meet with the Southern California crowd, hosting the West Coast Shootout in previous years. After a year off of the Superkarts! USA calendar, California PKC drivers will contest the penultimate round of the year at this destination location once again.
With the best five of six results counting toward the final standings, the championships and pieces of the $65,000 prize package are still up for grabs. Matt Johnson has been the best in the Leading Edge Motorsports-sponsored TaG Senior category. Starting out the year with two victories, Johnson has continued to run up front and leads the title chase by 201 points. Defending champ Travis Lowe has two runner-up finishes this season, shut out thus far in the win column to sit second. With his victory in Buttonwillow back in June, Jimmy McNeil secured the lead in the S1 Pro Stock Moto championship, sponsored by Extreme Karting/Vemme Kart. Round three winner Nicky Freytag currently sits second, 124 points out of the lead. Just 24 markers behind him is Ryon Beachner, riding on two straight runner-up finishes.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2012 08:04 |
 The second half of the 2012 California ProKart Challenge season got underway on June 22-23 at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park kart track. Visiting the Buttonwillow, California circuit for the second time this season, the California PKC program welcomed another strong contingent of new and current competitors to heat up the championship chases – all competing for a portion of the $65,000 prize purse. The 7/10-mile course was mastered in the headline categories by Jimmy McNeil and young gun Mason Daughters.
The day appeared to belong to rookie Jake Craig in the Leading Edge Motorsports TaG Senior division. The 2011 SKUSA Pro Tour TaG Junior champion was at the front of the 19-driver field all day. He began qualifying first with a 46.172-second lap, edging out Austin Dement, Enzo Mestre and point leader Matt Johnson -- all within 68-thousandths of a second. Craig fell back to third to begin heat one, but drove his way back past Dement and Johnson by the final lap to score the win. Johnson challenged once again in heat two, but Craig had the pace when the checkered flag fell, taking the lead over on lap six and holding on to the end. Craig led the field to the green flag for the 20-lap main event and held the point for the first two laps. On lap three, Craig hit dirt laid out on the track from other karts on the previous lap and went wide in turn 10, heading onto the straightaway. This shuffled up the front pack as Craig dropped to eighth while Mason Daughters advanced from fourth to first in the lap. Once out front, Daughters kept a consistent pace and led until the checkered flag to score the victory by nearly two seconds. The win is his first in his career at the ProKart Challenge program. Dement went on to finish second, his first podium of the season as well, with Johnson placing third. Andrew Wiener also recorded his best finish of the year, ending up fourth, with Travis Lowe in fifth.
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