At what was largely considered to be the greatest karting event in North American history, the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XII elevated the event’s prestige when it returned to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last November. Now, looking ahead six months, the organization is gunning to trump the previous edition of the program’s marquee race. SKUSA’s Tom Kutscher is pleased to announce that the 13th edition of the SuperNationals will return to the Rio on November 18-22, 2009, with a number of improvements scheduled to be unveiled prior and during this year’s event.
“The 2008 SuperNationals was a huge success for karting and for SKUSA,” stated Kutscher, looking back at an event that was the product of six months of work. “Without the hard work and dedication of the entire staff, both on and off the track, and those competing, the event would not have been possible. With last year’s event now in the SKUSA history books, we have a better idea of the challenges and opportunities that we face at this tremendous venue. With some fine tuning, we’re looking to make this year’s event even more spectacular – and one not to be missed!”
In what many are calling one of the largest, most epic kart races on North American soil – the 12th annual National Guard SuperNationals was arguably the best SuperNats ever. With an international field of competitors and unprecedented levels of prizes and promotion – the race underscored the potential of elevating karting to mainstream awareness.
Though the race is long over, SKUSA has partnered with polepositionproductions.com to release an official highlight video documenting the historic weekend. After several weeks of editing and compiling the footage, both parties are proud to debut the finished piece:
The video is also available for download, free of charge, allowing anyone with interest to archive a copy of the video. Its universal MPG video format lets viewers watch the clips on a myriad of devices – including, iPods, iPhones, XBOX’s, AppleTV’s, or just about any other medium.
“It’s about getting the awareness out there,” commented SKUSA CEO Tom Kutscher. “Everyone talks about awareness, but someone has to take the bull by the horns and show people what we’re doing.” The free video is also easily linked, embedded, and shared via free web video web sites. “Basically we’re not only allowing people to share or download it, we’re encouraging it,” added an elated Kutscher.
While official announcements of the 2009 SuperNationals have yet to be made, the excitement is already building in the SKUSA offices. With the 2008 race video now available, that anticipation is expected to build feverishly.
New to the eKartingNews.com Awards in 2008 is the ‘Event of the Year’ category. Like the EKN Awards program itself, this new honor has been re-kindled from the pages of Super Kart Illustrated as in the past, the magazine’s staff would list their selections of the top-10 events of the previous year. Now positioned as part of the EKN Awards, the site’s viewers submitted their favorite events and the top-five were then awarded a nomination. After long discussions among the website’s staff, the National Guard SKUSA SuperNationals XII has earned the honor of being named the inaugural winner of the award.
Considered by many as the biggest race in the history of the sport, the ’08 edition of the SKUSA SuperNationals had the prestige, the venue, star power and an unrivaled entry list that elevated the event to a brand new level. The 12th edition of the race was highlighted by a return to the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and a total entry count of roughly 400 competitors in 10 classes. A number of international drivers, mostly entered in the SuperPro category, made the journey to Vegas and a few of them took home the spoils in their respective classes. The TaG Senior category reached 100 entries alone, while the battle in the S3 main event may go down in history as the best shifter kart race ever run. The event was capped off with a Sunday event AfterParty celebration atop the Rio in the hotel’s VooDoo Lounge, which overlooks the Vegas strip. Read Full Story on EKN.
If you missed out on some of the fabulous merchandise that was on sale at Supernationals XII, don’t worry!
SKUSA now has a variety of items that you can order and have shipped to your door. Click HERE to see those items and order today! Quantities are limited and will not be replenished once sold out.
PKC Race Dates are Confirmed! See below. Each region will have 7 championship races, with 1 race drop.
ProKart NorCal 2009 Practice Date for Each Race is the Friday prior, and track configurations will vary and will be posted per event.
Round 1 - Mar 14th - Jim Russell Int’l Karting Ctr-Infineon
Round 2 - Apr 18th - Jim Russell Int’l Karting Ctr-Infineon
Round 3 - May 16th - Buttonwillow (NorCal/SoCal Shootout)
Round 4 - Jun 13th - Jim Russell Int’l Karting Ctr-Infineon
Round 5 - Jul 11th - Jim Russell Int’l Karting Ctr-Infineon
Round 6 - Aug 15th - Jim Russell Int’l Karting Ctr-Infineon
Round 7 - Sep 12th - Jim Russell Int’l Karting Ctr-Infineon
Banquet - Oct 17th - TBA
ProKart SoCal 2009 Practice Date for Each Race is the Friday Prior. Final track configurations to be posted per event.
Round 1 - Jan 24th - CalSpeed/Fontana
Round 2 - Feb 28th - Willow Kart/Willow Springs
Round 3 - Mar 28th - Grange
Round 4 - Apr 25th - Qualcomm/San Diego
Round 5 - May 16th – Buttonwillow (NorCal/SoCal Shootout)
Round 6 - Jun 27th - Santa Maria
Round 7 - Aug 29th - CalSpeed/Fontana (Backwards)
Banquet - Oct 3rd - TBA
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