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Tuesday, 06 December 2011 11:56 |
 Oakley continued their long standing partnership with SKUSA and their direct support of the SuperNationals by providing eyewear for podium finishers on SuperSunday. Winners and runners up in all eleven of the contested classes received a pair of the Oakley HALF JACKET sunglasses. In addition to Oakley prizes for the podium, a full array of Oakley products were onsite and available in vendor row throughout the event.
As a lifestyle brand, Oakley has long supported kart racing, in particular SKUSA, with everything from exhibiting the “Hanger” in 2009 to the coveted TIME BOMB watch award. “The SuperNationals is the Indy 500 of karting, and we’re proud to continue our relationship with SKUSA and be involved for years to come,” stated Sheldon O’Connell, Motorsports Marketing Manager for Oakley.
From driving suits to footwear, Oakley’s partnership penetrates all aspects of the kart racing lifestyle. The Oakley prizes were part of the over $120,000 in prizes and purses offered at this year’s SuperNationals XV. |
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Friday, 02 December 2011 14:51 |
 Skip Barber Racing School awarded two Three-Day Racing Schools to S2 winner Nick Neri and TaG Junior winner George Russell at the SKUSA SuperNationals XV in Las Vegas on November 20. Both Neri and Russell claimed their prizes by besting their respective fields on Super Sunday’s main events. The two drivers will be invited to attend one of Skip Barber Racing School’s instruction sessions at the track of their choice.
In addition, Skip Barber Racing School Staff was on hand for the event, discussing their programs and other opportunities. “We are honored that we could be a part of this event and proud to award 2 amazing drivers with an opportunity to move forward into cars and advance their careers. We look forward to seeing them at the track!” stated Kelly Pattison, Manager of Sales and Marketing for the Skip Barber Racing School.
The Skip Barber Racing School awards were part of over $120,000 in cash and prizes offered at the SKUSA SuperNationals XV. |
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Thursday, 01 December 2011 10:31 |
 World Speed Motorsports, continuing their long association with the SKUSA SuperNationals, selected two S4 drivers to complete tests of the Formula Speed 2.0 at the team’s headquarters in Sonoma, California.
The first test was awarded to S4 Winner Bonner Moulton, who was the clear veteran of the field competing in his 15th SuperNationals and having a near perfect weekend qualifying P2 and scoring three heat wins in addition to the main.
The at-large pick, for his performance both on and off the track, was Robert Marks hailing from Visalia, California. Marks, capping off a season competing in SKUSA’s ProKart Challenge and Pro Tour Events, showed speed throughout -- with a consistent battle to overcome adversity finishing 11th in the main. “I’m really excited and appreciative to receive the award. I’d really like to thank SKUSA for all they do and the series they run. Looking forward to the opportunity and representing SKUSA well,” explained Marks.
The two S4 drivers will be scheduled to complete the test with World Speed Motorsports at their headquarters which is based at Infineon Raceway. The two tests are part of over $120,000 awarded at SuperNationals XV. |
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Sunday, 20 November 2011 00:00 |
 Fifteen years in the making, the 2011 Superkarts! USA SuperNationals completed November 20 with the crowning of the 11 event winners outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. A record number of 528 entries and over 500 drivers from around the world gathered for the five-day event to close out the organizations Pro Tour championship series. Over $122,000 in cash and prizes were dolled out at the Sunday evening award ceremonies, non bigger than the $10,000 check awarded to KZ2 driver Anthony Abbasse for his victory in the headline category. Italian Mirko Torsellini and Canadian Phillip Orcic rounded out the Pro categories, taking the checkered flag in S1 and TaG Senior.
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Abbasse (Sodi) and Rick Dreezen (Tony Kart) sat on the front row as the lights went out to begin the 25-lap main event. Abbasse grabbed the holeshot with Dreezen holding on to the second spot as Bas Lammers (Praga), Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart) and Yanick De Brabander (Formula K) slotted in behind. Lammers was the driver on the move early, working by Dreezen, he began to run down Abbasse who pulled out to a 1.2-second lead in the first two circuits. Just four laps later, the gap was only four-tenths. That distance vanished two laps later with Lammers diving inside Abbasse for the lead in turn six. Abbasse held his ground until lap 10, when he returned to the point with a draft maneuver into turn one. Their suffling allowed Ardigo and Dreezen to close the gap. At the same time, it appeared that Lammers made contact with a barrier as his paced slowed. First with Ardigo working around and then Dreezen through as well, Lammers continued on and eventually finished 10th.
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Saturday, 19 November 2011 00:00 |
The stage is set for the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XV as the two days of practice, two days of competition are now in the books with everything leading up to SuperSunday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Eleven categories will battle tomorrow on the 0.7-mile for the victory and to put their name in the history books as a SuperNationals winner. Also, the Pro Tour championships are on the line for the series divisions with those champions to be crowned on Sunday.
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After scoring a podium finish last year in his debut, Dutch driver Indy Dontje is showing the American contingent how to power around a S1 Pro Stock Moto entry. Dontje completed the sweep up to Sunday as he scored the win in Heat 2 and Heat 3 to start from the P1 grid box. The Energy driver powered away to a three-second win in the opening run of the day over Italian Mirko Torsellini (CRG). 2010 Pro Tour champion Fritz Leesmann (CRG) was third over Jason Toft (GP) and current Pro Tour title contender Tom Dyer (GP). Torsellini ran second again in the third heat with Leesmann once again third. Dyer moved up to fourth with Nic LeDuc (Energy) in fifth. Point leader Daniel Bray (GP) had a tough day trying to move up from his 23rd qualifying position in both motos. The first run of the day, Bray was making progress until he made contact with the turn three barriers, eventually finishing 15th. The other heat race ended with more contact, this time on the final lap after nearly into the top-five.
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