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Monday, 27 July 2026 00:00 |
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Matheus Morgatto won his third straight on the season, securing a second career Pro Shifter crown (Photo: EKN)
After five rounds of racing through events in Tucson in March, Cincinnati in May, and Saturday’s action at New Castle Motorsports Park, the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour crowned its 2026 champions on Sunday at the 17th SummerNationals. The weather in the morning was damp and misty, and a light sprinkle challenged the drivers midday, but the sun eventually peaked its way through. When the dust settled after all the main events, Velocity Racing’s Matheus Morgatto (Sodikart) had completed a dream season in Pro Shifter, winning all three main events to score his second SKUSA Pro Tour title. Likewise, MPG Motorsports’ Joe Turney (Kart Republic) recovered from a lackluster Round Five on Saturday to find the speed that eluded him on Saturday, finishing third in Pro X30 to win the title over fellow Englishman Gus Lawrence (RPG / Kosmic).
The Prefinal and Final action for Round Three in PSL Karting Pro Shifter were contested on Sunday. Morgatto and AJ Myers (Magik Kart USA) started from the front row, but through the opening two corners Kiwi Jay Urwin (PSL / Birelart) had worked around both for the lead early. It lasted only one lap before Myers took control, however, the driver on the charge was Kyle Wick (GFC Karting). The former Pro Tour champion came up from 12th on the grid to the lead by lap eight, driving away to the win over Urwin with Heat Two winner Daniel Formal (GFC Karting) up from ninth to third. Morgatto was fourth with Myers fifth. This kept Morgatto on the pole position alongside Urwin with Myers now going from P3 with Wick improving up to fourth. Formal and former SpringNationals winner Josh Conquer (Carblos / Maranello) were in row three.
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Sunday, 26 July 2026 00:00 |
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Gus Lawrence claimed his second victory on the season in Pro X30 (Photo: EKN)
The 17th running of the Superkarts! USA SummerNationals returned to its spiritual home at New Castle Motorsports Park this weekend and the SKUSA Pro Tour’s fifth round had no shortage of fireworks as two championships were secured and others tightened while welcoming five new winners on the season in the seven main events on the day. The weather began with ideal conditions, although light rain arrived during the KA100 Master finale only to fade away for the remainder of the main events. Rolison Performance Group’s Gus Lawrence (Kosmic) emerged as the victor in the Pro X30 class, optimizing his chances to battle Joe Turney (MPG / Kart Republic) for the title with wins in both the Prefinal and Final. In the Pro Shifter class, point leader Matheus Morgatto (Velocity / Sodikart) scored the opening heat race win, while Daniel Formal (GFC Karting and Kyle Wick (GFC Karting) recovered from Heat 1 DNFs to finish 1-2 in the second moto. Lots of work remains to be done on Championship Sunday.
It was a near perfect day for Gus Lawrence in the Nash Motorsportz Pro X30 category on the day. He was only nine thousandths from earning the fast time in qualifying with Spanish driver Ruben Moya (FDM / Pantano) stealing the honor with a 1:07.592. Lawrence led all eight laps of the Prefinal, stretching out to an over three-second advantage with Pauly Massimino (BJR / LN Kart) up to second over Moya. The main event was all Lawrence, away from the field early, he continued with consistent laps over the course of the 16-lap distance, pulling away to a four-second wire-to-wire victory for his second on the season. The fight was for second which including six drivers but was eventually in control in the closing laps by Oliver Hodgson (Factory Karts). Jake Drew, making his SKUSA debut on the RPG / Kosmic machine, was back in 10th early on in the race but clawed his way up to third to relegate Moya to fourth and Massimino to fifth.
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Friday, 17 July 2026 07:10 |
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Superkarts! USA has confirmed the official class lineup for the 29th running of the SKUSA SuperNationals, scheduled for November 11-15, 2026 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2026 event will feature 10 classes, including the return of Rotax competition to the SuperNationals for the first time since 2013.
The official class lineup includes:
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Micro Swift
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Mini Swift
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KA100 Junior
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KA100 Senior
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KA100 Master
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X30 Junior
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Pro X30
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Pro Shifter
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Rotax Mini MAX
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Rotax Senior MAX
“It’s no secret that the Rotax Grand Finals and the SuperNationals fall on the same weekend this year,” said Superkarts! USA CEO Tom Kutscher. “That left a lot of racers with a difficult decision to make. In the interest of doing what is best for the sport, we wanted to provide an opportunity for Rotax competitors who will not be traveling to Portimão.”
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Friday, 17 July 2026 00:00 |
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2024 Pro Shifter champion Matheus Morgatto seeks a second career title this weekend (Photo: On Track Promotions – otp.ca)
The 2026 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is set to wrap up over the July 24-26 weekend with a 12th straight visit to the New Castle Motorsports Park for the SummerNationals. The New Castle, Indiana facility is set to welcome over 200 entries over the eight categories that will close out their championships with the final rounds of the season that began with the WinterNationals in Tucson and the SpringNationals in Cincinnati.
New Castle Motorsports Park, which opened in 2004, is hosting the SKUSA SummerNationals for the 12th straight time, featuring multiple different layouts since 2015. The 2026 layout is the same as last year, featuring the ‘National’ course with the ‘Monza’ section – or titled by many as the ‘Shark Fin’ – in the counter-clockwise direction. The change from last year to this year will be the movement of the finish line. Last year was the original line in front of the Racer’s Grill, while this year the checkered flag will be a drag race to the line on the ‘Long Pond Straight’. Read full story on eKartingNews.com |
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Monday, 15 June 2026 00:00 |
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Matheus Morgatto navigated the drying track to claim a second straight victory in Pro Shifter (Photo: EKN)
The final day of action for the 2026 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals brought on a challenging day for drivers, teams and staff at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. Rain finally hit the Batavia, Ohio facility – a brief shower prior to the Pro Shifter main event during lunch and the other at the end of Mini Swift just before Pro X30 hit the track for their feature race. This Sunday ended similar to that of the WinterNationals with Velocity Racing’s Matheus Morgatto (Sodikart) coming through the wet to dry conditions to claim a second straight Pro Shifter victory while MPG Motorsports driver Joe Turney (Kart Republic) powered through the raining conditions at the end of the day to add a third Pro X30 victory in four rounds.
The Pro Shifter presented by PSL Karting featured their 14-lap Prefinal and main event on the day. WinterNationals winner Morgatto started on the pole position but was pushed back to fourth through the opening laps with top qualifier and Heat Two winner Kyle Wick (GFC Karting) taking control with Daniel Formal (GFC Karting) and Heat One winner Marijn Kremers (Carblos / Maranello) into the top four. Wick led to lap six when Kremers slipped by and the train began pushing past, including Morgatto. As they exited turn 13 and quickly went to turn 14, Morgatto and Wick made contact. Wick suffered the worst of it and spun off the track, falling down the order. Kremers drove away to the victory with Formal into second and Morgatto third. Morgatto was penalized five seconds for the contact with Wick, placing him to seventh. The points from the Prefinal put Formal on the pole position with Kremers starting on the outside for the front row. Defending champion Billy Musgrave (Factory Karts) and Morgatto went from row two with Jacob Gulick (GFC Karting) and defending race winner Josh Conquer (Carblos / Maranello) in row three.
The holeshot went to Kremers for the now 20-minute plus one lap final with the track damp and most of the drivers on rain tires. Those who did not have rain tires one were black flagged off prior to getting lapped by lap six. Kremers had established a solid lead as the track was wet with Formal fighting with Morgatto for the second spot. By lap 11, Morgatto secured the position and the dry lines began forming. Morgatto’s pace on wet tires and a drying track was unmatched, nearly three to four tenths quicker than Kremers. Just prior to the 20-minute mark, Morgatto caught and passed Kremers quickly. Over the last lap, Morgatto pulled away to a 1.9-second advantage over Kremers for a second straight victory. Formal drove to third on the podium with young Kiwi driver Lachlan Tombleson (Velocity / Sodikart) coming up from ninth to fourth. Conquer was fifth at the line however was removed for a track width DQ in tech. This would have promoted Musgrave to fifth, however, he was removed from the results for ignoring the meatball flag with his rear bumper lodge into the tire. This put Vincenzo Sarracino (PSL / Birelart) into fifth, up from 12th.
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