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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 09:44 |
 Following 13 events from January to September, the ProKart Challenge franchise honored its class champions in the last few weeks during the year-end award banquets. The ProKart Challenge South program held their awards ceremony at the Grand Event Center in Long Beach, California on October 3, while two weeks later the Tuscan Car Barn in Larkspur, California hosted the ProKart Challenge North extravaganza.
Nine different classes recognized the 2009 PKC South champions, with only one driver able to score two titles. Young Jacob Neal was honored as the S1 and S3 champion, where he won a total of nine feature races between the two divisions to clinch both titles by a solid margin. Neal was also honored as the PKC North champion in S3 – and was presented with a three-time championship jacket during the awards presentation.
“At the beginning of the year, I would have never thought I would have won three championships, let alone be racing Stock Moto,” commented Neal following the awards banquets. “This past year a lot has changed for me. My main class, S1, became a secondary class for me and S3 became our primary concern. S3 has done more for my career thus far than any other class I have ever raced, and I have not had this much fun racing since my days in Junior 1 Cadet. But the year was long and tiring running two classes; it took a lot out of me physically and mentally. We went on quite a winning spree from the beginning to the middle of the year but at the end we found ourselves still fighting for the championships. I am glad we were able to win the three championships, but I am disappointed to lose the fourth championship (PKC North S1) to Cody (Hodgson) – but congratulations to him.” |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 01:00 |
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TaG Master and S4 join TaG Senior on the SOLD OUT list. The SKUSA office is collecting names on a wait list. Don't wait! Call today 951-491-0808 or email
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to be added to the wait list. If you get our answering machine, please leave a message with the Driver Name, Contact Person's Name, Contact Phone Number and Contact Email to be properly added to the wait list. |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 11:00 |
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SKUSA headquarters has just confirmed that the TaG Senior class is officially sold out at 80 entries for Supernats 13 next month! Drivers that are still interested in running this class are encouraged to contact SKUSA at 951-491-0808 or email
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immediately to be put on the wait list. Drivers needing to cancel their entries may do so with the renewed possibility of a refund, as long as SKUSA is contacted immediately. |
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 11:16 |
 The recent announcement regarding the return of Superkarts! USA to a national level program, coupled with SKUSA’s unveiling of a re-worked class structure, has certainly prompted many trackside and online discussions. Shifter aficionados often look back at the initial explosion of the gearbox categories, which debuted in the early 90s and blossomed at the end of the previous decade thanks to Jim Murley and the Superkarts! USA ProMoto Tour, and wish for a return to form. One of the highlights of the ProMoto Tour was the inclusion of a single class for younger drivers – 80cc Junior – which helped launch the careers of so many current pros, such as Scott Speed, AJ Allmendinger, Robert Wickens, Cole Whitt and Colin Braun.
Just as they have done for the past five seasons, SKUSA is now focused on further developing their Stock Moto program, which touts the package’s limited buy-in and operating costs in contrast to the sky-rocketing prices of ICC powerplants. Along these lines, SKUSA still longs for a solid gearbox program for its Junior level drivers and the S5 class promises even more value than its 80cc predecessor. There is no doubt that 80cc Junior was an expensive undertaking. As engine development progressed, the motors became increasingly fragile with a number of weak points, including the gearbox. Should S5 catch up as the past junior gearbox class did, it would do so without the cost. S5 is simply the Junior version of the proven Stock Moto category, which has become more attractive thanks to the absence of necessary engine modifications and the affordability of replacement parts. And in the end, the young drivers get to shift gears, which has always been the selling point. One only needs to look at the face of a young pilot when he or she gets out of a shifterkart for the first time to see how much they enjoyed the experience. Ear-to-ear smiles are the norm.
EKN spoke recently with SKUSA’s Tom Kutscher to discuss the development of his Junior program, touching on its current status and what the organization plans on doing to fuel its development. |
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 13:01 |
 Our webmaster and staff photographer is currently running a special for ProKart Challenge competitors. For a limited time, get digital(original/high-res) copies of any and all photos he has taken of you during the 2008 and 2009 seasons for the low price of $50 (personal use only).
Visit www.sixspeedphotos.com to view all of the galleries. You can also order actual prints of various sizes directly from the website. Please direct any questions to
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