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Sunday, 24 August 2008 19:05 |
 After six months of hard racing and traveling around the Southern portion of California, the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge South program will host its sixth and final event of the 2008 season at the Santa Maria Kart Track in Santa Maria, Calif. on August 30. The event could the be the last at the facility, as it is rumored to be closing in the near future and the PKC event may be the last chance to compete at the 7/10-mile circuit, which is located on the city’s airport grounds. Ten different title winners will be determined next Saturday – and with the championship counting the best five of six races, nothing will be decided until the final checkered flag falls.
The class that everyone has been keeping an eye on throughout the year has been the S3 Light category. It has seen some heavy hitters make one-off appearances; however, the PKC contingent has stepped up continuously throughout the year. Leading the championship chase heading into round six is Bobby Legate. After winning the opening two round of the years, Legate went winless until round five in San Diego. Round four victor Patrick Cushenberry sits second, 163 points behind before dropping his worst finish. With a race this tight, a win in Santa Maria could see the championship decided by a couple of points. Clinton Schoombee sits third, and will need some help if he wants to leave Santa Maria with the title. S3 Heavy is even tighter, with Phil Conte and Marty Henderson separated by just 20 points heading into the final round. Each driver has two feature wins on the season, but with PKC counting points from qualifying and both heat races, each lap will be key for both drivers.
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 21:12 |
In preparation for the SuperNats, we will now be running MG-FZ tires as spec for the rest of the NorCal (except HPV2) and SoCal seasons. In addition, anyone who places an order for practice or race tires will get FZ's for the same price.
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 17:36 |
Santa Maria kart track will be closed this Thursday 8/21 thru Sunday 8/24 for an airshow, so no practicing will be allowed on these dates. PKC is holding its practice day next Friday, August 29th.
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 09:31 |
The S3, S4 and G1 classes have less than 10 spots left for this year’s Supernationals -- and will be wait listing soon! TaG Jr and TaG Sr are each past the halfway mark; this means that TaG Jr will definitely be included in this year’s race, and both classes are also expected to reach their class caps and sell out. Entries for SuperPro, TaG Master, S1 and HPV2 Jr are each under 20 as of today. As a reminder, HPV2 is a new class for SKUSA, and needs to have a minimum of 25 entries by October 1st to stay in the class line-up. The only class in serious danger of being eliminated is S5. Currently at 5 entries, this class will be removed from the Supernats if it does not reach a minimum of 25 entries by October 1st.
Please help us pass on the word to those who don’t want to miss out on this historical race!
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Friday, 15 August 2008 20:19 |
 The fifth round of the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge North program saw another great turnout at the Jim Russell International Karting Center under clear sunny skies this last weekend. The penultimate round of the series competed on August 9 utilizing the standard 3/4-mile national configuration of the Sonoma, California facility. Following a full day of practice and BBQ sponsored by Diede Construction the day before, drivers and teams continued chasing the championship in the eight divisions.
Heading into the weekend, Jason Toft held the top spot in the two divisions, TaG Senior and S3. His shifter machine was near perfection in round five. After earning top honors in S3 qualifying, Toft ran second in heat one to Steve Reasoner – who was penalized three positions for jumping the start, thereby giving Toft the win. Heat two was a great battle with championship rival Marc Elliott, with a last lap for Toft for win number two on the day. A slow start dropped Toft to second on the opening circuit of the 20-lap final before assuming the top spot and going on to a 2.407-second victory for a clean sweep on the day. Elliott ran second with Brad Dunford completing the podium.
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