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Saturday, 02 November 2024 13:08 |
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KA100 Junior championship podium (Photo: Spencer Russell – photosbysmr1)
Two decades of racing completed in September for the California ProKart Challenge. The Superkarts! USA regional program hosted five events, featuring six rounds of competition throughout southern California. It was another successful year, experiencing tight racing in every category, while the organization awarded over $50,000 in prizes over the course of the season, including weekend and championship awards.
The 2024 California ProKart Challenge was a best five of six championship format, visiting four facilities over five weekends. Buttonwillow Raceway Park hosted the opening two rounds in March and April before the series traveled to the Santa Maria Karting Association facility in May. A double-header weekend in August ushered in the new K1 Circuit before returning to the Winchester, CA facility in September for the sixth and final round of the championship program.
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Monday, 07 October 2024 09:38 |
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Shea Aldrich drove to his second victory of the season in KA100 Senior (Photo: Spencer Russell – photosbysmr1)
The sixth and final round of the Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge was held over the September 28-29 weekend, returning to the K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility sparked up the entry total once again, surpassing the 150-mark for 11 classes in competition. Perfect weather greeted the teams and drivers completing the 20th season for the championship program.
KA100 Senior by P1 Engines class welcomed one entry short of the season high from last month, as 45 drivers contested the final round. For a second time on the season, Jackson Menchu set fast time in qualifying, laying down a 1:03.937 lap to edge out Frankie Mossman by 78 thousandths. Menchu led the first three laps of the Prefinal before the fight began for the top spot. Eventually, Jesus Vasquez Jr. – making his first start in 2024 – came up from ninth to claim the lead and the race win. Vasquez led the first 14 laps of the Final before a charging Shea Aldrich took over the spot after starting sixth. Aldrich was able to escape from the battle behind him for second, driving away to 2.8-second advantage to clinch his second victory of the season. Vasquez held on to second ahead of Keagan Kaminski, Round Four winner John Burke and Menchu – who recorded fast lap of the race.
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Monday, 23 September 2024 08:46 |
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California ProKart Challenge to close out the 2024 championship chase with a second
straight visit to the K1 Circuit (Photo: Spencer Russell – photosbysmr1)
The California ProKart Challenge is carrying the momentum of the season’s fourth event in August into the 2024 series finale, scheduled for September 28-29 at the new K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility welcomed 171 entries for the double-round weekend, with another big turnout expected for the two-day, one round series finale of the Superkarts! USA regional program.
This event will be the second ever regional competition at K1 Circuit. The new 13-turn, 1-mile course featuring 33 feet of elevation, with its longest straightaway at 750 feet was well received by those in attendance at the August event. Superkarts! USA has confirmed from local officials that the event will be held without any restrictions. Friday, September 27 is move-in day, along with unofficial practice hosted by K1 Circuit. Four rounds of practice begin the official event on Saturday, with Qualifying to conclude the day. Warm-up, Prefinal and Final sessions make up the schedule for Sunday, with podiums at the end of the day.
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Friday, 06 September 2024 09:24 |
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(Photo: Spencer Russell – photosbysmr1)
The Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge made its very much anticipated first visit to the new K1 Circuit on August 23-25. The Winchester, California facility welcomed 171 entries over the two days of racing, which counted as Rounds Four and Five of the 2024 six-round championship program. The weather was perfect, and the competitors shined around the new southern California track as the first ever competition karting event at the facility.
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Saturday, 17 August 2024 11:19 |
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California ProKart Challenge will make its first ever visit to the new K1 Circuit on the August 23-25 weekend (Photo: K1Circuit.com)
The highly anticipated first trip for the California ProKart Challenge to the new K1 Circuit is coming in one week. The 20th season of Superkarts! USA’s regional championship is set to host a double-header event on August 23-25 at the Winchester, California facility.
Numbers for the event are expected to be massive, with pre-entries already over the 130 mark for the Round Four and Round Five races, which will serve as the first ever regional competition at K1 Circuit. For most, it will be the first time turning laps around the new 13-turn, 1-mile course featuring 33 feet of elevation, with its longest straightaway at 750 feet.
“We are thrilled to be heading to K1 Circuit for the first time,” added SKUSA CEO Tom Kutscher. “This new track is amazing, a world-caliber facility, and I can’t wait to bring our racers there to experience a new era in karting for southern California. Our hope is to make K1 Circuit a cornerstone for the California ProKart Challenge – to help re-fuel the fire of karting here in the region.”
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