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| Inaugural ProKart Challenge Event at Spring Mountain Karting a Success |
| Thursday, 17 April 2025 14:45 |
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Keagan Kaminski won a third straight in KA100 Senior (Photo: Sector 5 Media) The 2025 ProKart Challenge hosted the second event of the season, making its inaugural visit to the Spring Mountain Karting facility over the April 12-13 weekend. The new karting track in Pahrump, Nevada – roughly one hour from downtown Las Vegas – welcomed over 130 entries to contest the third round of the championship chase. At just over 7/10-mile long, the ‘North Track’ is a replica of the former XPlex course outside Las Vegas, site of the first five SKUSA SuperNationals.
The Spring Mountain Karting facility hosted the third round of the ProKart Challenge (Photo: Spring Mountain Karting) “Everything about this new facility is five-star,” commented ProKart Challenge series owner Tom Kutscher. “It is a world-class track and something the West Coast karting community has been lacking for a long time. I look forward to its contribution to growing the sport.”Keagan Kaminski was able to make it three straight to begin the 2025 season in the Formula Works KA100 Senior class. Leading the 37 driver field in qualifying on Saturday was Aiden Kempf with a 47.210 lap. Kaminski was only off by 46 thousandths, second in the order. Kempf and Kaminski fought off Jackson Menchu early in the Prefinal before Shea Aldrich was in the mix. Eventually, Kaminski took control and went on to claim the win and pole position for the Final. Kaminski turned the P1 starting spot into a wire-to-wire victory. Cristian Martinez was the early challenger before John Dunnigan took over and held the second spot for the majority of the race. Aldrich put himself in the spot on lap 21, but would not be able to challenge for the top spot – as Kaminski scored the victory by over two tenths of a second. Martinez stood on the podium in third in his series debut with Nixx Eggleston able to work up to fourth ahead of Dunnigan. Matthew Cagle added a second win on the year in the SuperSpeed Bearings KA100 Junior division. Canadian Nathan Dupuis came away with a fast time of 47.344 lap to lead the 25-driver field in qualifying. Cagle was third in the session while Luca Popescu was second. Cagle worked up to the lead by lap three in the Prefinal, showing the way the rest of the 13-lap race. Starting from the pole position, Cagle was able to go wire-to-wire in the 25-lap Final, stretching out to a near four-second advantage. Nixon Ellsworth was able to grab second early, holding the spot to the checkered flag, with Dupuis ending up on the podium in third. Mateo Calderon drove to fourth with JohnJohn McLellan placing fifth.
Matthew Cagle claimed a second victory on the year in KA100 Junior (Photo: Sector 5 Media) The HRT Driver Development Mini Swift class welcomed a new winner on the season. Andrew Janus opened up the Round Three action with fast time in qualifying, edging out Asher Biezonsky. Issues for Biezonsky on the opening lap dropped him down the order in the Prefinal, as Janus led all but the last lap. Joshua Wheeler was able to grab the win at the line by only 86 thousandths over Janus. It was Janus jumping out to the lead to begin the 23-lap Final. He led the first 19 laps before Wheeler made his move for the front. The race came down to the final circuit where Janus was able to reclaim the position and reach the line first, claiming his first series victory. Wheeler settled for second, with Biezonsky working up to the third spot ahead of two-time race winner Luis Martinez and Hudson Hidalgo.A third different driver celebrated the top step of the podium for 2025 in the Sanner Racing Micro Swift category. Mason Brody narrowly earned fast time in qualifying with a 51.168 lap, edging out Chase Riddering by only one thousandth of a second. It was Round Two winner Matthew Paciulli that would challenge Brody in the Prefinal, leading for one lap but coming up 45 thousandths short at the line. Brody led the field to the green flag in the Final, showing the way for the opening few circuits before Paciulli took control. Riddering moved up to second, waiting until the final six laps of the race to challenge for the lead. Paciulli and Riddering swapped the top spot several times, and in the end, Riddering was able to reach the checkered flag first for a career-first victory. Paciulli had fast lap of the race in second, with Brody joining them on the podium in third. Round One winner Aidan Go was fourth with Lyon McPhail completing the top five.
Andrew Janus claimed his first series win in the Mini Swift category (Photo: Sector 5 Media) It was a third straight win for Truly Adams in the new P1 Engines FZ125 class. Jonathon Bischof was able to set fast time in qualifying with a 45.597 lap over the 12 drivers in the field. Adams was second in the session, only 68 thousandths off – but jumped to the lead in the Prefinal, going on to the race win. Adams led all but the opening lap, going on to score a third victory in 2025. Bischof was second with Dean Heldt in third. Dane Idelson and Matthew McCoy completed the top five. Four drivers made up the FZ125 Master class, welcoming new winner Tony Rossetti. It was Chris Muecke that led the way in qualifying and the Prefinal, before an issue put him on the sidelines after 15 laps of the Final. Rossetti went on to score the win over Larry Hernandez, with Round One winner Jeff Krogstad in third.Erik Doan made it three-for-three in the new Nash Motorsportz FZ Junior Shifter class. Doan set fast time in qualifying with a 46.015 lap. Doan led every lap of the Prefinal before he was challenged by Matthew Reinoehl in the early laps of the Final. After leading three laps, Reinoehl relinquished the top spot to Doan before retiring on lap 10. Doan went on to lead the rest of the way to keep the three-round sweep going in 2025. JohnJohn McLellan won the battle for second over Nathan Dupuis.
Micro Swift welcomed Chase Riddering as a new winner for 2025 (Photo: Sector 5 Media) The Precision Karting FZ Mini Shifter class welcomed a new winner in Brandon Ng. It was Ng at the top of the time charts in qualifying with a 46.832 lap to clear two-time winner Troy Ferguson by only 50 thousandths of a second. Ng led the first half of the Prefinal before Ferguson took over for the race win. At the drop of the green flag, Ng grabbed the hole shot and was able to control all 24 laps of the Final. Ferguson closed in late but was unable to steal the top spot, allowing Ng to celebrate his first victory. Dante Rodrigues joined them on the podium in third.Multi-time series champion Billy Musgrave grabbed his first win of the season in Precision Works Racing Engines Pro Shifter. Keawn Tandon set the new track record with a 44.097 in qualifying. Musgrave came through to win in the Prefinal, then led all 24 laps for the victory in the Final. Anthony Freese won the battle for second over Tandon, with former SuperNationals winner Matt Jaskol placing fourth ahead of Lucas Weisenberg. Mega Power Engines Master Shifter championship leader Volodymyr Borodavchenko was able to extend his lead with victory at Spring Mountain. Michael Guasch set fast time in qualifying, but Borodavchenko came through for the Prefinal win before leading all 24 laps in the Final to claim his first series victory. Walker Lytle drove to second with Guasch in third.
Truly Adams claimed a third straight victory in the new FZ125 class (Photo: Sector 5 Media) Tim Meyer picked up a second victory of the season in the Mike Manning Karting KA100 Master class. Meyer was able to clear Damon Duckworth by a mere 24 thousandths in qualifying for fast time. It was Duckworth that claimed the win with a last lap move in the Prefinal to start the main event from the pole position. It was not until lap four that Meyer grabbed the lead in the Final, showing the way the rest of the distance, claiming the victory. Logan Manus was able to steal the second spot from Duckworth, with Robert Switzler and Craig Vasquez completing the top five.The second half of the 2025 ProKart Challenge begins on the June 21-22 weekend as the series returns to the K1 Circuit in Winchester, California. Registration is set to open soon. |
