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Wednesday, 13 March 2013 11:05 |
 In less than 30 days, racers from across North America will converge on the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona for the opening rounds of the 2013 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour. The fourth annual SKUSA SpringNationals is set for the April 12-14 weekend on the 8/10-mile course. Registration has opened at skusastore.com, and by early numbers, many of the categories are likely going to see a full grid. Fields for the 2013 SKUSA Pro Tour, and especially the SpringNationals, are expected to reach the 40-driver cap mark as entry numbers are already higher than in previous years. The competition level is expected to increase to the next level compared to before, with a number of the SKUSA #1 plate holders returning to defend that honor.
Looking at the eight categories offered, all eight champions will be returning – with many of them defending their titles in 2013. S1 Pro Stock Moto champion Fritz Leesmann earned his second title in just three years, and will have a number of drivers looking to stop him from gaining a third. Those include class rookies Billy Musgrave, the 2012 SKUSA SuperNationals S2 Semi-Pro winner, and last year’s S2 series champion Sabré Cook, in addition to a number of returning drivers. That will leave the S2 category open for a new champion, with a number of young pilots looking to add it to their resume. Phil DeLaO is projected to return to defend his TaG Senior championship with what could be a capped field of 40 racers fighting it out at the SpringNationals.
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 15:04 |
 The California ProKart Challenge followed up its opening event in February with another solid turnout for round two of the six race championship, held at the Willow Springs International Raceway on March 1-2. Roughly 140 drivers visited the Rosamond, California facility from throughout the state – in addition to a number of other states – including as far away as Missouri and Texas. The Superkarts! USA regional program welcomed four first time series winners in addition to four drivers gaining their second straight victories of the season.
A total of 26 drivers filled out the combined shifterkart grid made up of the Extreme Karting/Vemme S1 Pro Stock Moto and Buddy Rice Karting S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto categories. Billy Musgrave earned his second straight S1 feature win to kick off the 2013 season, while Texan Connor Wagner scored his first California PKC S2 victory. The field’s strength stepped up a level with the inclusion of SKUSA Pro Tour S1 champion Fritz Leesmann making his season debut. The NorCal driver started the day on top in qualifying (42.285) over defending series champ Jimmy McNeil and Musgrave. Leesmann went wire-to-wire in heat one, with McNeil and Musgrave trailing. Leesmann led the first 10 laps of heat two before engine trouble took him out of the race. That moved Musgrave to the lead and the win, with McNeil second and Cody Hodgson third. The 20-lap final was all Musgrave and McNeil as they ran close the entire race, with Musgrave at the point every lap to secure his second victory of the season. Hodgson ran a comfortable third as Leesmann fought his way forward through the S1/S2 field to end up fourth in class, edging out Matias Podboj on the final lap.
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Monday, 04 March 2013 14:18 |
 The 2013 season is going to be a big year for the sport of karting in the United States. The month of November will be a celebration of sport, for certain, as two of the worlds largest and most prestigious events are set to take place on US soil over a span of three weekends. The Rotax Grand Finals will make their first trip to the United States this fall and will take place the week before the country’s biggest event, the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. Two of the most unique and exciting cities in the United States – New Orleans and Las Vegas – will provide the backdrops for what will be a memorable two weeks in the sport, ranging from the history and stories from Bourbon Street, to the bright lights and big dreams of the ‘Strip’.
It is with extreme excitement that the staff at Superkarts! USA announces the addition of a new program at this year’s SKUSA SuperNationals. Working in cooperation with MAXSpeed Group and the United States Rotax Max Challenge, and with a focus on promoting a celebration of karting in the fall of this year, SKUSA is officially announcing the addition of the Rotax Junior and DD2 classes to the SuperNationals XVII class line-up this November. SKUSA has also confirmed that they will be awarding the sport’s first tickets to the 2014 Rotax Grand Finals, as the winner in both the Rotax Junior and DD2 classes will win positions on their respective national teams for next year’s race.
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 23:19 |
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The online store is now open for pre-registration for the Pro Tour SpringNationals at www.skusastore.com, and the Host Hotel has been announced and can begin taking reservations at this link: http://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-pro-tour/event-calendar/springnationals.html?start=3. Click here for other event details: http://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-pro-tour/event-calendar/springnationals.html. More info to be posted soon! See you in Tucson! |
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 20:22 |
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Well, hope you're planning to come out to the Willow Springs kart track this Friday and Saturday for some AWESOME racing! Pre-entry cutoff is tomorrow night WEDNESDAY at midnight! Don't miss out on THE best pricing of just $295 for entry and tires, and don't forget the other stuff you need, like fuel and practice tires! No reserved pit spots needed for this one. Click here for the online store. Click here for all event details. See you in Rosamond! |
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