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Tuesday, 10 May 2011 08:34 |
 Coming off the successful Honda Racing/HPD SpringNationals – the opening round of the 2011 Pro Tour – Superkarts! USA is back in action this weekend as the ProKart Challenge South program gets its second half of the season underway. A popular destination for the Southern California karting community, the opportunity to race on the Streets of Willow circuit – a 1.8-mile road course on the grounds of the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park – will host this fourth round of the series. With just three more races left on the season’s schedule including Streets, the championship for the 10 categories in their best 5 of 6 races is still up for grabs.
The Extreme Karting-sponsored S1 Pro Stock Moto championship chase is among the closest entering this weekend’s action, with three different winners in as many events thus far. Ryon Beachner currently holds a slim five-point advantage over Brad Dunford – with defending class champ Clinton Schoombee 20 points back. All three showed the speed in Tucson; however, none left with hardware. Each will be looking to jump back on the winning streak and gain the extra edge on the title hunt. Nicky Freytag will be riding high off the Pro Tour opener as he continues to lead the 2 Wild Karting-sponsored S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto point standings heading into Streets of Willow. Freytag won the opening round feature in Arizona and came back to podium the following day to position himself to battle for the Pro Tour title. In Rosamond, Vivek Tandon and Bryan Lemon will look to close the gap on Freytag’s PKC point lead.
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Monday, 09 May 2011 10:49 |
Just a reminder that the deadline to pre-register for PKC South Round 4 at STREETS OF WILLOW is this Wednesday, May 11, at midnight! Pre-register for this race before midnight on Wednesday for HUGE savings! The new online race entry fees INCLUDING a set of race tires+tax, is just $295. This is a $50 savings from last year's pre-entry pricing and $85 off of the walk-up pricing if you wait to register at the track!
You can save time AND MONEY upon arrival at the track by pre-entering the race and purchasing the other items you need thru our online store. You will receive an email confirmation of your entry/order within 24 hours of submitting it. If you prefer to pay by cash or check, we still have a registration form that you can download, fill out and fax in (or mail in with payment), but it must be received by May 11th to qualify for 'manual' pre-entry pricing. Call 951-491-0808 with questions or if you need help.
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Written by Tony Leone
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Friday, 06 May 2011 14:37 |
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Wow! What a track, what a race! We had some stacked fields in most of the classes, although the competition was fierce in ALL classes... well except for TaG Cadet where Colton Herta took P1 in all 4 heats and both mains. So it comes as no surprise that his motor was claimed by another competitor. EKN was on site doing a live broadcast of the race call, alongside my live timing feed for the people who couldn't be there. They've also written complete recaps of each day. (Saturday, Sunday) For stunning visuals make sure to check out the photos (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) provided by Todd McCall of On Track Promotions. And finally, a special thanks to SKUSA's own Ken Schilling, for his work on the Championship Points. Bench racers and beyond can find complete MyLaps results for Round 1 and Round 2. Hope to see you all at the Streets of Willow next weekend, and stay tuned for more exciting announcements! |
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Written by eKartingNews.com
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Tuesday, 03 May 2011 13:53 |
The final day of the Superkarts! USA Honda Racing/HPD SpringNationals completed a near perfect start to the 2011 SKUSA Pro Tour. The Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona and the nearly 170 drivers on hand provided an exciting show from the morning hours in qualifying to the last corner of the final main event of the day. The weather was the best it had been all weekend with comfortable temperatures and a slight wind. Leaving the weekend, eight drivers have put themselves in the best position at claiming the Pro Tour championship, including a couple double winners on the weekend.
 TaG Senior
The qualifying session for TaG Senior was an open pit lane, but no one waited to take the track for the 12-minute run as all 33 karts hit the track. Louie Pagano (Birel) was the provisional pole holder early until SKUSA SuperNationals winner Andre Nicastro (Italkart) took the position from him. Five minutes in, the top driver from Saturday’s qualifying session - Mason Marotta (Tony Kart) - moved to the top spot. Nearly every driver came into the pit lane to make changes, looking for some extra speed but it appeared that no one was able to better their own personal best. That was until Matt Johnson (Tony Kart) found Marotta on track and used him as a rabbit. Johnson jumped to P3 to move Pagano down to fourth. Marotta’s 49.777 was best and he would end the session with another pole position on the weekend with Nicastro starting outside row one of heat one. Adam Isman (Italkart) had a great session, posting the fifth fastest lap to complete the fast-five.
Marotta kept his P1 position as the TaG Senior field was clean through the start of heat one. Johnson shuffled Nicastro back to third, while Pagano and Devin Lindsey (Tony Kart) were right there. The group was busy with Nicastro back up into second and a host of others fighting for third. Saturday winner Brett Felkins (Intrepid) was the driver on the move from his sixth starting spot. By the halfway mark, he was on the bumper of Pagano looking for a way by for the third spot. Nicastro kept close to Marotta with two to go as Felkins now was into the third position and closing in on the front two. Nicastro looked at the big picture and did not make an advance on Marotta, who would score the win. Felkins was a close third with Pagano and Johnson capping off the top-five.
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Written by eKartingNews.com
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Sunday, 01 May 2011 00:00 |
The Honda Racing/HPD SpringNationals kicked off the start of the 2011 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour season, putting in the first round of results into the books Saturday at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. After battling hash weather conditions during Friday’s practice, including high temperatures and strong wind gusts that damaged tents throughout the paddock, Saturday was a warm welcome to comfortable racing conditions. With roughly 170 drivers in attendance and the fields stacked with talent, the racing on track was phenomenal as the nearly 8/10-mile circuit provided the perfect backdrop for exciting wheel-to-wheel action. At the end of the day, the first 2011 Pro Tour winners were established with a number of drivers earning their first ever series victory.
 S1
With the pro drivers of the S1 category, track time was limited to what they needed to post the fast lap. For Brad Dunford (CRG), he did it on his out lap early on. The SoCal driver set the bar with a 48.453 and returned to pit lane after a few more laps to see where he stood. Happy with the result, he watched as the veterans took to the track. Kiwi driver Daniel Bray (GP) posted the second best lap of the session and was unable to better Dunford’s time. Defending champion Fritz Leesmann (CRG) ended the session in third with Clinton Schoombee (DR Kart) in fourth while S1 rookie Ryon Beachner (Tony Kart) capped off the fast-five. Two-time SKUSA SuperNationals winner Tom Dyer (GP) made his first lap without a transponder, and once equipped with one he was only able to post the sixth fastest lap.
Bray was able to grab the holeshot to begin heat one as he darted just in front of Dunford as they entered the opening corner. Schoombee worked by Dunford through the opening lap, exchanging positions once again as they began lap two. Bray got away on the cold tires and the shuffling going on behind him helped his cause. Schoombee continued to fall back, losing third to Leesmann and eventually dropping to sixth at the end. The top two ran unchallenged for the remainder of the race with Bray taking the win by over a second. Leesmann fell to fourth as Dyer was able to take the spot in the closing laps, with Ryan Phinny (Wild Kart) charging to fifth.
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