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Monday, 09 November 2026 08:58 |
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Since day one, shifterkart racing has been the headline at the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. A collection of 28 editions of the race have led up to the 29th running, which welcomes a total of 62 drivers battling to become a winner on SuperSunday, adding their name to the record books to go alongside Barron, Elliott, Gidley, Speed and many others. Six drivers have won twice or more in that period, including one driver racing this year along with three former class winners seeking to add their name to that list.
Defending race winner Senna Van Walstijn (Velocity / Sodi Kart) is back, looking to become only the third driver to go back-to-back on SuperSunday in the headline shifter division (Scott Speed in 2000-2001; Paolo de Conto in 2016-2017). The Dutch driver is coming off a disappointing FIA Karting KZ World Championships as the defending winner, getting spun around early while battling for a podium position. Runner-up to Senna last year in Vegas was 2022 SuperNationals winner Pedro Hiltbrand (PSL / Birelart). The former FIA Karting World Champion was the driver who made contact with Van Walstijn at Le Mans during the main event in September. Will this carry over into Vegas? Read full story on eKartingNews.com. |
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Monday, 09 November 2026 08:57 |
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While shifterkart racing is at the heart of Superkarts! USA’s culture and DNA, the action every year in the Pro X30 – or the TaG Senior division as it started in 2003 – continues to provide the thrill and excitement that brings the entire paddock to the fence line and grandstands. Over the first 22 editions of the class at the SuperNationals, there have been 22 different winners. Ten different countries have been represented on the top step, with a US driver winning only seven times. The closest finish in history came back in 2010, and there have been four different occasions that a penalty decided which driver would take home the big trophy on SuperSunday.
The 2025 version of Pro X30 featured just that, with one driver taking the checkered flag and another celebrating the victory with the trophy sitting next to them on the plane ride home. 2024 winner Joe Turney (MPG / Kart Republic) was the driver to take the double checkered flags last November, only to have it taken away for a penalty. This promoted fellow Brit Gus Lawrence (RPG / Kosmic) to take the top honor in his first SuperNationals start. Turney comes in after securing a second SKUSA Pro Tour championship in 2026, while Lawrence – the current EKN TaG Driver Rankings #1 – was second in the point standings for his first full season in the USA. Read full story on eKartingNews.com. |
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Saturday, 07 November 2026 11:24 |
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Rotax competition is nothing new for the SKUSA SuperNationals. The first addition of Rotax came in 2001 at the old Las Vegas Karting Center when Andrew Alfonso won the inaugural main event for class. The runner-up that year featured Chris Carmody – on a PTK chassis – coming back to win in 2002 at the first event at the Rio. Rotax was absent from the SuperNationals until it returned with Senior and Masters divisions. Senior was won by Canadian Pier-Luc Ouellette on an Arrow chassis. The last time Rotax was part of the SuperNationals was in 2013 with DD2, DD2 Masters and Rotax Junior.
SuperNationals 29 marks the fourth time that the Rotax Senior division will be offered. While other Rotaxians from around globe will be competing in Portugal at the RMC Grand Finals on the same weekend, there will be 41 drivers vying to be part of the history books at the SuperNationals. The big positive of hosting the new category is the 21 drivers who will be making their first ever SuperNationals start, thanks to the Rotax Senior category. Read full story on eKartingNews.com. |
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Saturday, 07 November 2026 11:22 |
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The 2026 edition of the SKUSA SuperNationals marks the eighth year that the KA100 Senior category is being offered in the Las Vegas spectacular. The first seven races have featured seven different winners, dating back to Steven Barros making history as the inaugural winner in 2018 at the Rio. Defending race winner Diego Ramos will forgo the opportunity to become the first two-time winner in the category, electing to race the Rotax Senior category as his second class of the event.
A total of 38 other drivers of the sold-out 88-driver field will be racing both KA100 Senior and X30 Senior. Two of them are former KA100 Senior winners and are seeking a second victory. 2024 winner Joe Turney (MPG / Kart Republic) was just inches away from going back-to-back last year, finishing second to Ramos. Turney – the 2024 Pro X30 winner – is the only driver to win both Senior categories in the same event. Pauly Massimino (BJR / LN Kart) is the other former KA100 Senior winner in the field. The 2019 winner was third last year and in 2023, and is coming off the SKUSA Pro Tour championship which was highlighted by two wins and three other podium results. Read full story on eKartingNews.com. |
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Saturday, 07 November 2026 11:21 |
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It’s been an amazing run for the SKUSA SuperNationals, reaching 29 editions, and the X30 Junior division will be offered for the 18th time. And, for the 18th time, a new name will join the list of winners in the category. Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn came to the USA for the first time last year and added his name above the likes of Sebastian Garzon, Turner Brown and others with a victory on SuperSunday. Hoogendoorn – not returning for 2026 – was the first driver from the Netherlands to win in the category that has eight different nations represented on the win list. It was also the first win for Kart Republic in the class.
A total of 49 drivers are set to battle all week in Las Vegas for a chance to join this prestigious victory list, with all but one having never won at the SKUSA SuperNationals. The only driver on the entry list to have win at the SuperNats is two-time winner Maxwell Macha (Parolin Motorsport USA). The defending Mini Swift winner was a Micro Swift victor back in 2023 and he will be making his SuperNats debut in the Junior ranks for both categories. The Floridian was fourth this year in the SKUSA Pro Tour standings. Read full story on eKartingNews.com. |
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